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DC heightens testing efforts amid slight uptick in coronavirus cases

Alexandria school board votes to consider renaming TC Williams High

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Anne Arundel Co. to require masks outdoors, aims to increase testing

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Confederate statue toppled, defaced at Maryland church

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Johns Hopkins discusses return to class in the fall

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Calvert County extends local state of emergency 30 days

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Man’s body found in Waldorf lake after woman hears him yelling for help

Report shows school suspension and arrest rates remain highest for Black students

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Prosecutors drop stun gun charges, seek to indict Fairfax Co. officer

Police: Off-duty sergeant shot man in Virginia apartment

Fairfax Co. police investigating deadly shooting that involved DC officer

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Maryland’s Annual Great Frederick Fair canceled amid virus

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Confederate statue toppled, monuments defaced in Maryland

Body of girl, 17, found in Frederick, Md.

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Loudoun Co. teachers back distance learning as parents make return-to-school choice

Loudoun County plans to ask voters about forming a new police department

Loudoun Co. monument will be returned to Confederate group

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Herndon man’s body pulled from Potomac River

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Bethesda water main break snarls traffic

Montgomery Co. back-to-school plan features remote learning, in-class instruction

Montgomery Co. restaurant that defied mask requirement likely to change ownership

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Report: FedEx threatened to remove name from Redskins stadium

Prosecutor outlines plan for ending racism, discrimination in Prince George’s County

Prince George’s County leaders tout COVID-19 progress, urge continued caution

Prince William Co. school board considers mostly virtual school year due to coronavirus crisis

New flyover ramp from I-66 East to Route 28 North opens

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Prince William Co. crash involving car carrier delayed morning commuters

Police: Prince William Co. car chase ends with crash

Prince William County votes to rename schools honoring Stonewall Jackson

Don’t sell me a gun: Va. law will let people ban themselves from firearms purchase

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DC police chief says gun violence to blame for spike in murders

Capitol Hill’s Tortilla Coast faces uncertain future

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