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Guardrails installed on US-15 in Frederick after deadly tanker fire

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Montgomery Co. high school student suffers possible overdose in restaurant near school

A U.S. Park Police officer shot and killed a suspect while he was fleeing a stop for driving a stolen car. (WTOP/Luke Lukert)

Family of teen killed by US Park Police demands accountability

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DC's allergy season has lengthened by 20 days, study shows

Cherry blossoms are visable along Hains Point in Washington, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Blue Fog? Ambassadors? George Washington University students asked to weigh in on new nickname ideas

Virginia man gets 4 years for attacking police at Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old: 'I thought I had died'

Long & Foster co-founder Wes Foster dies

Growing bald eagle family at Dulles Greenway welcomes triplets as last egg hatches

If agencies let cyber employees temporarily leave their jobs, will it keep them on staff longer?

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Willis Reed, leader on Knicks' 2 title teams, dies at 80

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DC braces for 'robust oversight' after criminal code fiasco

Crews with the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration closed the right lane of westbound US 50 (John Hanson Highway) between the MD-2/Ritchie Highway on-ramp and the Severn River Bridge for the bridge repairs. (Courtesy MDOT)

Week-long work zone on US-50 in Maryland could hamper commuters

Nando’s opened its first flame-grilled chicken restaurant in Johannesburg, South Africa, 35 years ago. (Courtesy Nando's Peri-Peri)

Nando’s returns to Alexandria

Chipotle Mexican Grill in Silver Spring, Maryland, will be digital-only and have no dining room. (Courtesy Chipotle Mexican Grill)

Silver Spring gets a 'Chipotlane'

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal celebrates with teammates after scoring their team's first goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC at Emirates Stadium on October 09, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

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Metro is installing new doors meant to make it more difficult to side-step fares.

Metro's new solution to prevent fare evaders: 'saloon doors'?

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In this image released by PBS, Christine Lahti, portrays Gloria Steinem, right, in a scene from "Gloria - A Life." The taped theater production airs Friday on PBS. (Joan Marcus/PBS via AP)

Theater J stages 'Gloria: A Life' in tribute to feminist icon Gloria Steinem for Women's History Month

Discount start-up airline PLAY will begin nonstop service from D.C. to Iceland's Keflavik Airport near the capital of Reykjavik on April 26.

PLAY lands at Dulles with nonstop Iceland service

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Seeing red? Va. state police to add red lights to vehicles

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Magic Johnson pictured on March 17, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia, has joined a bid to acquire the NFL’s Washington Commanders from embattled owner Daniel Snyder.

Magic Johnson joins Josh Harris' bid for Commanders, source says

Transurban, which built and operates the 495 Express Lanes, agreed to a settlement with plaintiff who filed a class action lawsuit with the company over its excessive fees and penalties for skipped toll payments. The lanes require the use of an E-ZPas or an E-ZPass Flex. (WTOP File Photo/Kristi King)

McLean residents file lawsuit to stop Capital Beltway toll lane expansion

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