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Fires at Wheaton Catholic school being investigated as arson

Outer Banks property owners file federal suit over coronavirus restrictions to their homes

‘Rumor has it’: Maryland moves to inoculate against false coronavirus rumors

Massage therapist, ruled nonessential, says her business is needed during coronavirus

Military stop-move order could go into August, Goldfein says

Fires at Wheaton Catholic school being investigated as arson

Gaithersburg’s Novavax sees early success with COVID-19 vaccine

Massage therapist, ruled nonessential, says her business is needed during coronavirus

‘Rumor has it’: Maryland moves to inoculate against false coronavirus rumors

Maryland to join DC and Va. in offering racial data on coronavirus

Video appears to show a Baltimore cop repeatedly coughing on residents, police launch investigation

Ocean City can ban women from going topless, federal judge rules

Maryland forms strike teams to battle virus in nursing homes

Montgomery County could make face masks mandatory for businesses

Ripken heads charity campaign, longs for baseball’s return

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Alexandria faces $100M budget gap because of coronavirus pandemic

Democrat Carroll Foy files to run for Virginia governor

Virginia Tech to move summer classes online, freeze hiring

As coronavirus spreads, organizations across the region seek volunteers

Arlington board member resigns after brain cancer diagnosis

New numbers show that gun sales are surging in Virginia

Virginia lawmaker wants unemployment benefits extended to Peace Corps volunteers

Local harp player hosts ‘Quaran-Tea’ livestreams for soothing quarantine

Court documents: Va.’s case against Jose Rodriguez-Cruz in 1989 death of estranged wife

DC fights to enforce distancing and braces for looming surge

Anonymous and emboldened: How mask use affects criminal behavior

Federal judge seeks quick action in DC jails coronavirus lawsuit

Memorial Day weekend motorcycle ride won’t roll in DC

Tidal Basin road closures lifted

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Coronavirus update: Gov. Northam pushes elections back, regional cases top 10,000; Shenandoah National Park shuttered

Lawmakers to FEMA: DC area needs medical supplies now to fight coronavirus

DC fights to enforce distancing and braces for looming surge

Anonymous and emboldened: How mask use affects criminal behavior

Outer Banks property owners file federal suit over coronavirus restrictions to their homes

Alexandria faces $100M budget gap because of coronavirus pandemic

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City of Alexandria could face nearly $100 million budget shortfall

Man ruled insane in 2013 officer shooting seeks same defense in Va. arson trial

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Alexandria fire leaves one dead and two injured

Police: Suspect wanted in theft of 3K pills from Md. pharmacy

Maryland officer charged with soliciting sex acts from child

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Anne Arundel Co. officer charged with domestic assault suspended

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Police: Officer fatally shoots armed man in East Baltimore

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Authorities pull man’s body from Maryland lake

DC-area readers rush to local libraries as coronavirus prompts closures

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Loudoun Co. musician hopes to retain part of his livelihood with a living room concert

Loudoun Co. schools transportation worker tests positive for coronavirus

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Loudoun Co. man charged with sexually assaulting girl at unlicensed dental clinic

Golfers travel to find open Virginia courses during coronavirus crisis

Fires at Wheaton Catholic school being investigated as arson

Gaithersburg’s Novavax sees early success with COVID-19 vaccine

Massage therapist, ruled nonessential, says her business is needed during coronavirus

Montgomery County could make face masks mandatory for businesses

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Prince George’s Co. police investigating Capitol Heights homicide

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Soldier from Bowie dies in Iraq

Giant Food donates $1.55 million to support food banks, research during coronavirus pandemic

Redskins reportedly ink Ronald Darby to 1-year deal

Prince George’s County hospital needs elastic bands to make masks

Democrat Carroll Foy files to run for Virginia governor

‘Food rescue’ app helps make sure food in Prince William County gets to those who need it

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Prince William Co. school official plans to keep students on track for graduation

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Court documents: Va.’s case against Jose Rodriguez-Cruz in 1989 death of estranged wife

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Man convicted of DC killing pleads not guilty in wife’s 1989 Virginia murder

Virginia teen charged after loaded gun found in school locker

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