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Photo of Norman Brown, who was pardoned by President Joe Biden

'I am a free citizen once again': DC man among those pardoned by President Biden

Mamta Kafle Bhatt

Court filings show DNA testing used in murder case against Mamta Kafle Bhatt's husband

Trump Senate

'This is critical': Town hall lays out plans to stop potential cuts to the federal workforce

Facade of Loudoun County Public Schools administrative building

Loudoun Co. teacher under fire for having high schoolers handle cotton during history lesson

toys donated

Montgomery Co. first responders lead toy drive for areas hit by Hurricane Helene

Nicotine pouch maker Zyn will pay DC $1.2 million

Wreaths Across America visits Black cemetery in Frederick Co. for 1st time

Data Doctors: Why the FBI warning on texting applies to everyone

Nonprofit Loudoun farm donates a quarter million pounds of food

2024’s brightest meteor shower has arrived. Here’s how to see the Geminids

House, Senate Democrats urge Biden to bump civilian federal pay raise up to 4.5%

dc mayor speaks at podium

‘We enforce our own laws’: DC mayor on the new administration’s stance on immigration

Commuters wait for a Metro train at the L'Enfant Plaza Metro station.

DC region is ‘losing the battle for talent.’ How will Trump administration impact business?

Maryland state flag

Majority Hispanic Maryland towns face uncertain future under second Trump term

Election 2024 Trump Photo Gallery

What does President Trump’s 1st term suggest for federal workers in his 2nd term?

The massive difference between a hydrated Christmas tree and the one you forget to water

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Popular Silver Spring Seafood Restaurant Crisfield Will Close Dec. 22

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‘Visible Vault’: Inside the National Building Museum’s newest permanent exhibition

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Edible ‘buttery’ croissant ornaments from Arlington Co. pastry chef

How this $18M project hopes to introduce a new generation to tennis in DC

Firefighters reunite with girl who lost fingers in meat grinder accident, help her shop for Christmas

App makes one of DC’s biggest libraries more accessible for blind, low-vision patrons

Volunteer firefighters in Prince George’s Co. collect bikes for kids

Explore the lost art of telling Christmas ghost stories on this historic Alexandria tour

Limani’s igloos offer a unique, festive waterside dining experience in DC

Dozens of kids get to shop with a cop in Prince George’s Co.

Almost 50 years later, man convicted of killing sisters will serve time for murders

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What is lying in wait under the Lincoln Memorial? A future museum

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Police approach a stolen Maryland State Highway Administration truck

10 years in prison for man who led police on 30-mile chase in stolen Md. highway truck

Christmas cookies

Friday Freebies: Cookies, Krampus and Charlie Brown headline this week’s holiday deals

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Popular Silver Spring seafood restaurant Crisfield will close Dec. 22

Road Closed and Detour Sign

Road closures for Jingle Bell 5K Run in Arlington

TikTok

Bracing for a ban, Maryland TikToker says users 'can't put all their eggs in one basket'

post of planned development

Developer wants town of Bladensburg to stop trying to annex old hospital site

Try a more organized approach to keeping systems and missions running

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Christmas wreaths on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery prepares for annual Wreaths Across America

The Health Care Agenda 2024: Navigating a path to reasonable medication costs

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ACC Championship Football

Presto's Picks: Tying a bow and taking a bow before the bowls

Washington Sports Stadium

Youngkin wants to restrict funding for localities that don’t comply with immigration enforcement

Plastic shopping bags

Fairfax County leaders say plastic bag tax is encouraging shoppers to bring their own

Under a bill Gov. Larry Hogan is expected to sign, privately-owned businesses would have the opportunity to sell liquor by obtaining a license from the Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, FILE)

Expanded alcohol sales in Maryland? Some businesses aren't happy with that idea

An ornament croissant in a gift box.

Edible 'buttery' croissant ornaments from Arlington Co. pastry chef

FILE - The Navy Midshipmen and the Army Black Knights line up for the snap at the line of scrimmage during the first quarter of an NCAA football game at Gillette Stadium, Dec. 9, 2023, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, file)

Army-Navy has added buzz this year after both teams spent time in the Top 25

Two kids playing tennis at Southeast Tennis and Learning Center

$18M project in DC hopes to introduce tennis to new generation

Biden

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

William J. Hennessy Jr.

Artist Bill Hennessy Jr., whose sketches brought courtroom drama to life, dies at 67

Ambulance drives through D.C.

1 dead after crash on Anacostia Freeway, DC police say

An early example of Lincoln Logs is on display at the National Building Museum in D.C.

Thousands of artifacts rarely on display are easy to enjoy at DC museum

County News

Montgomery Co. first responders lead toy drive for areas hit by Hurricane Helene

Loudoun Co. teacher under fire for having high schoolers handle cotton during history lesson

Court filings show DNA testing used in murder case against Mamta Kafle Bhatt’s husband

What’s up in the sky around Maryland’s Route 50? Even the state’s former governor is asking

‘I am a free citizen once again’: DC man among those pardoned by President Biden

Visitors walk in front of the Lincoln Memorial

What is lying in wait under the Lincoln Memorial? A future museum

One of the igloos at Limani

Things to do in the DC area: Igloo dining, a Taylor Swift dance party … and more!

girl wearing unicorn bike helmet

'I wanted some toys very bad': Kids shop with a cop in Prince George’s Co.

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Some Maryland nursing homes haven't been inspected since 2020

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Two dangerous bugs, capable of devastating crops, caught at Dulles

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Pharmacists on the frontline: Why access to local pharmacy care is in jeopardy as Congress faces critical deadline

Pharmacists on the frontline: Why access to local pharmacy care is in jeopardy as Congress faces critical deadline

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