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FBI boosts reward to $1M in decade‑old Hanover Dunkin’ Donuts murder case

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‘Short-sighted’: Loudoun Co. sheriff says despite vote against it, push for SROs in elementary schools will continue

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'Fully nude' intruder linked to at least 4 break-ins sought by Fairfax County police

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 24: A fountain in front of the Washington Monument sprays water on the National Mall on June 24, 2025 in D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Tuesday’s warm temperatures break decadelong record in DC

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2 construction workers trapped in collapsed trench near Bethesda home

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Howard County teen starts nonprofit to help young girls build confidence

Maryland sues Trump administration over Baltimore ICE holding room facility

Lime updates subscription service for frequent riders in DC

Human waste backing up in basements is a gut-churning sign of US infrastructure problems

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US says it destroyed 16 mine-laying vessels as Iran threatens to block Gulf oil exports

Fried chicken restaurant by celebrity chef to open in DC

OPM releases first round of Tech Force candidates for agencies to consider hiring

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 27: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky attend the Dior Homme Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 27, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/WireImage)

Prosecutor says Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, 3 kids were home when woman charged with attempted murder fired

The reshaping of the U.S. Justice Department continues with more career prosecutors being fired or being moved out of long-held positions. CBS News has learned nearly a dozen senior prosecutors who handled Jan. 6 related case were demoted last week at the direction of Ed Martin, the acting U.S. attorney in D.C. Scott MacFarlane has more.

DOJ's Ed Martin faces ethics charges over threatening letter to Georgetown

The National Park Service is planting 400 new Yoshino cherry trees around the Tidal Basin and the National Mall.

Cherry Blossom Festival visitors will be steered away from hundreds of new trees

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Baltimore police officer wounded, gunman killed during midday burglary call

FILE - This July 15, 2020, file photo shows the barracks at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va. The Virginia Military Institute will change its student-run honor court to make it more fair to cadets as part of a response to a state-ordered investigation into racism and sexism. The Washington Post reports VMI detailed the reforms in a progress report Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Va.’s congressional Republicans urge Trump admin to review legislation to tighten oversight of VMI

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1 dead, 4 wounded in shooting near basketball court in Dumfries, Va.

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Five Guys CEO on how chain will 'get it right' after BOGO offer went bad

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Howard County teen starts nonprofit to help young girls build confidence

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FBI offering $1M for information in Dunkin’ Donuts cold case

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Celebrity chef Carla Hall opens new fried chicken restaurant in Capitol Hill

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Cherry Blossom Festival visitors will be steered away from hundreds of new trees

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Meet Little Boy, a gentle and goofy Shepherd mix

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4 burglaries by naked suspect in one week in Centreville neighborhood

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Explore the Library of Congress’ underground film vault

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Inside Maru San, Capitol Hill's new Japanese-Peruvian handroll bar

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IndyCar street race planned for National Mall as part of America’s 250th birthday

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Washington National Opera opens first show since leaving Kennedy Center

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DC region gas prices jump amid war in Middle East

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Virginia legislators consider new gun control measures

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Lynda Carter honors 50 years of Wonder Woman in DC

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DC teacher shares experience on ‘Queer Eye’

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How a Fairfax Co. woman secured a new national powerlifting record

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Metro’s strategy to keep bags off escalators is not working as intended

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Virginia voters weigh in on redistricting plan that would heavily favor Democrats

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Va. Congressman working to get hundreds of constituents out of the Middle East

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This Women’s History Month book list features trailblazers in literature, activism, media

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Early voting underway for plan to redraw Virginia congressional districts

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32nd Annual Actor Awards - Arrivals

Dudamel says Chalamet shows ignorance in claiming 'no one cares' about opera and ballet

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Ravens nix trade for Raiders' Maxx Crosby after star pass rusher fails his physical, AP source says

Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones

Virginia lawmakers criticize anti-redistricting mailer with Jim Crow-era images

America 250: Fueled by gasoline: How the Interstate Highway System remade American life

America 250 | In Partnership with The American Petroleum Institute

IndyCar street race planned for National Mall as part of America’s 250th birthday

Giving patients with movement disorders like essential tremor new hope — without a single incision

Insight by GW Hospital

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US stocks hold steadier as Wall Street waits for the next signal on how long war with Iran may last

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ADOPT ME: Two friendly pups are ready to become part of your family

Uber-Women Preferences

Uber's women-only option goes nationwide in the US

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This new Capitol Hill restaurant is already booked out until July

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Alexandria residents sound off on sheriff’s alleged cooperation with ICE

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Hollywood meets the Library of Congress in this underground vault

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FAA briefly grounds all JetBlue flights due to short system outage

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Washington National Opera opens first show since leaving Kennedy Center

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Former DC officer already behind bars accused in several other alleged sexual assaults

DC Sewage Leak

Class action lawsuit filed against DC Water following Potomac River sewage spill

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Adventist HealthCare closing its Germantown Emergency Center

County News

‘Short-sighted’: Loudoun Co. sheriff says despite vote against it, push for SROs in elementary schools will continue

Howard County teen starts nonprofit to help young girls build confidence

Lime updates subscription service for frequent riders in DC

FBI boosts reward to $1M in decade‑old Hanover Dunkin’ Donuts murder case

Maryland sues Trump administration over Baltimore ICE holding room facility

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America 250: Fueled by gasoline: How the Interstate Highway System remade American life

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 27: American Red Cross employee Darryl Thompson Jr. sanitizes a blood bed during an American Red Cross blood drive to help alleviate a blood supply shortage as a result of the coronavirus pandemic at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 27, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

America 250: Civil War medicine and the pioneers who shaped care

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America 250: A woman’s place is where her nation needs her

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Protester, three Capitol Police officers treated for injuries after scuffle in Senate hearing room

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Former President Obama voices support for Virginia's redistricting plan

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‘Founding-era documents’ tour: ‘Freedom Plane’ takes off from Reagan National

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Prank Death-Georgia

Authorities say a Georgia teacher was killed in a prank gone wrong. A teen is charged with homicide

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Gas Prices

Gas prices jump dramatically across DC region amid war in Middle East

Sports

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Commanders are adding Odafe Oweh and re-signing Laremy Tunsil, AP sources say

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