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'It's a very, very bad situation': Dozens of immigrant families face eviction from White Oak apartment complex

Canna Cafe in Northwest D.C.

DC Health ordered cafe to be closed before owner was caught on video telling driver to 'learn English'

Hyattsville Train Derailment

A year later, Hyattsville and CSX closer to deal on reimbursement following big train derailment

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Shooter drills and school safety: Do teachers feel safer?

A row of ballot drop-off boxes in Maryland

Montgomery County Board of Elections sends out ballots with incorrect voter names

TOPSHOT - A voter walks to cast her ballot at the Old Stone School, used as a polling station, on primary election day in Hillsboro, Virginia on March 5, 2024. Americans from 15 states and one territory vote simultaneously on "Super Tuesday," a campaign calendar milestone expected to leave Donald Trump a hair's breadth from securing the Republican Party's presidential nomination. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

In-person early voting in Virginia starts Friday. Here's what to know

This Va. grooming business has 'zero turn-away policy' with aggressive dogs

Presto's Picks: Early takeaways for Maryland, Navy and Virginia Tech

Au pair charged in killing a man in a Fairfax Co. double homicide seeks dismissal of key evidence in trial

Online passport renewal is finally here … for some

Planning ahead: Montgomery Co. schools examine longer winter break, adding 'transition day' for new students

Senate passes $3B VA supplemental funding bill, averting delay in veterans’ benefits

WTOP's George Wallace hits Commanders practice

'Girls Aviation Day' aims to increase number of women in the industry

This DC-area tattoo artist also happens to be an underwater photographer

Everyone thinks there’s only one right way to eat a crab. What if they’re wrong?

How Taco Bamba brings flavor, community support to the DC area and other parts of the world

This Maryland brewery uses honey for its beer – from its own bees

Key Bridge victims’ families to take legal action against shipowner

UDC students spread civic awareness on Voter Registration Day

Former Loudoun Co. schools spokesman Wayde Byard on indictment, culture wars

Explore the hidden pop culture archive inside the National Museum of American History

Trial for missing Manassas Park mother’s husband to begin in December

How Commanders fans reacted to win over Giants in Week 2

WTOP looks at the murky future of the Chesapeake blue crab

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People Travel To Washington DC For 2020 March On Washington

ACLU-DC wants to work with police to ensure safe, constitutional election protests

Plane crashed in Fredericksburg

Pilot flown to hospital after small plane crashes in Fauquier County

Police activity is seen Aug. 22, 2024, at the home of 28-year-old Mamta Kafle Bhatt in Manassas Park after police named her husband, Naresh Bhatt, as a person of interest in her disappearance. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

Naresh Bhatt requests bond as defense blasts Manassas Park police investigation

Lucid-Bed Recall

Nearly 138,000 beds are being recalled after reports of them breaking or collapsing during use

Be Well Jet Lag

How do DC-area air travelers get themselves to the airport? The answer may surprise you

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DC’s apartment market one of the toughest for renters this summer

Small Business September: Do you need financial support launching or growing your small business?

Insight by Greater Washington Board of Trade

Dodgers Marlins Baseball

Shohei Ohtani surpasses 50-50 milestone in spectacular fashion with a 3-homer, 2-steal game

Workplace Reimagined: Does workforce shortage, emerging tech offer potential for transformation?

Insight by SAP

A Breeze aircraft on a runway.

Breeze Airways lands at Dulles with nonstops to smaller markets

Joan Vassos of Rockville, Maryland, is the first-ever Golden Bachelorette.

Recap: A Rockville teacher begins her journey to find love in ABC's 'The Golden Bachelorette'

New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) drives to the basket against Washington Mystics guard Ariel Atkins during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams)

Stewart has 15 points and 10 rebounds as Liberty beat Mystics 87-71 to clinch WNBA's best record

South Korea Financial Markets

Wall Street soars to records as Dow leaps 500 in a rate-cut rally that swept the world

Election 2024 Iran

The FBI says Iran tried to send hacked files to Democrats. It's another sign of foreign meddling

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Metro closing multiple stations for trackwork over winter holidays

Hands slather butter and seasoning on crabs on a grill

Claws and Effect: Everyone thinks there’s only one right way to eat a crab. What if they’re wrong?

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'One of the best colleagues': 41-year-old worker shot and killed at Prince George's Co. tire shop

Montgomery Co. police search for would-be thieves who rammed car into Giant grocery store ATM

Victor Albisu in kitchen showing off a dish.

How an unexpectedly popular Va. taco spot is giving back to Latin America

Washington DC, USA - April 12, 2015: Police vehicles stopping the traffic and closing a street in Washington DC

Violence interrupters in DC push back at police union calls for funding to be cut

County News

DC Health ordered cafe to be closed before owner was caught on video telling driver to ‘learn English’

‘Everybody kind of dropped the ball’: Dozens of resettled Montgomery Co. immigrant families may be evicted

Planning ahead: Montgomery Co. schools examine longer winter break, adding ‘transition day’ for new students

Au pair charged in killing a man in a Fairfax Co. double homicide seeks dismissal of key evidence in trial

Shooter drills and school safety: Do teachers feel safer?

A diver takes a takes a picture of a wreck underwater.

This tattoo artist and underwater photographer from Manassas is living life on the edge!

Waredaca Brewing Company, located on a sprawling 235-acre farm in Laytonsville, Maryland, has its own bees that provide honey for beer. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli)

This Maryland brewery uses honey for its beer — from its own bees

crabbers pick through buckets of crabs

Claws and Effect: What's driving Chesapeake Bay watermen away?

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France Rape Trial

French man admits drugging, raping wife

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The Nissan Z NISMO is hardcore track ready sports car with more power and improved handling to make a better driving experience. (WTOP/Mike Parris)

Car Review: Nissan Z NISMO

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The Great Frederick Fair

FAIRFAX COUNTY

Shadows from a jail cell

Fairfax Co. jail deputy gets 6 1/2 years for drug operation, sex trafficking

CRIME

CIA Sexual Misconduct

Veteran CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women gets 30 years in prison

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