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Headstrong fox freed from DC fence

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Prince George’s Co. says some people wrongly denied COVID retests

Police: 3 suspected of stealing TVs from Md. Walmart lead troopers on 13-mile chase in U-Haul

Md. congressman seeks federal probe of Montgomery Co. decision on private schools

Maryland state coronavirus positivity rate drops below 4% for 1st time

Hundreds of thousands still lack high-speed internet access in Maryland

Md. state trooper admits to writing fake DUIs

Chesapeake Bay lighthouse repairs nearly complete

Montgomery County school board votes on virtual learning, cancellation of sports season

Md. man who spat on restaurant worker facing stiffer charges, banned from restaurant for life

Johns Hopkins undergrads to have all-virtual fall semester

Company explains ‘major error’ that led to half-million erroneous ballot applications in Virginia

Virginia’s Albemarle County votes to remove Confederate statue in Charlottesville

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Loudoun County OKs online learning plan for new school year

Racial equity, police reform discussed in Virginia town hall

Virginia Democrats unveil wide-ranging police reform bill

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Loudoun Co. OKs online learning plan for new school year

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Md. man who spat on restaurant worker facing stiffer charges, banned from restaurant for life

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Police: 3 suspected of stealing TVs from Md. Walmart lead troopers on 13-mile chase in U-Haul

Md. congressman seeks federal probe of Montgomery Co. decision on private schools

Maryland state coronavirus positivity rate drops below 4% for 1st time

More rain expected Friday night; flash flood watch issued

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Company explains ‘major error’ that led to half-million erroneous ballot applications in Virginia

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Alexandria public schools plan virtual-only classes

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Anne Arundel Co. officer accused of stealing firearms from home

Annapolis man charged with shooting at truck on Beltway

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Johns Hopkins undergrads to have all-virtual fall semester

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Man charged with pointing laser pointer at police helicopter

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BWI Marshall TSA officer uses stimulus check to make masks for other front-line workers

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Maryland man who fired shots during barricade in custody

12-year-old boy shot, killed while playing with a gun in Charles Co.

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Charles County school board votes to start year with all-virtual learning

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Company explains ‘major error’ that led to half-million erroneous ballot applications in Virginia

Hilton sales plunge in second quarter with travel frozen

Fairfax County school superintendent says school system has not focused enough on equity

Fairfax Co. schools release new details on schedules, tech for virtual learning

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Fairfax County police hope new online resource will help crack cold cases

Maryland’s Frederick County schools to have all-virtual start

Frederick County school board to discuss reopening plan Wednesday

Frederick Co. man accused of large-scale cocaine, heroin distribution

Maryland 7-year-old shot while playing basketball

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Police investigate fatal dirt bike crash

Hundreds protest Maryland county’s agreement with ICE

Howard County man and family tell story of his COVID-19 fight

Moving target: Challenge of launching Sterling axe-throwing bar during pandemic

Loudoun County OKs online learning plan for new school year

Upgrades planned for a critical length of DC-area sewer pipe

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Montgomery County school board votes on virtual learning, cancellation of sports season

Md. man who spat on restaurant worker facing stiffer charges, banned from restaurant for life

After life sentence overturned, guilty plea in Md. transgender murder case

‘This was brutal’: Maryland man sentenced to 30 years for 2019 rape

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Prince George’s Co. executive sharply criticizes Hogan’s election plan

UMd. School of Medicine gets $2.5M donation from Baltimore developer

Applications open for new small business grants in Prince George’s Co.

County pledges probe into health worker’s coronavirus death

Giant Food significantly expands Maryland distribution center

Maryland hair salon takes business outdoors amid COVID-19 pandemic

Prince William County prepares to widen key stretch of US Route 1

Virginia Route 28 bypass loses key support

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Police searching for suspect in Prince William County stabbing

Commuters on busy US 15 may get safety improvements in Loudoun County

International Gourmet Foods moves HQ and jobs to Prince William County

Stafford County planning virtual learning for start of school year

Sheriff’s office: Good Samaritans save drowning victim in Stafford Co.

Large Confederate flag along I-95 in Stafford Co. draws criticism once again

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Fredericksburg, Va. adopts 3-part plan to address racial inequality

Feds sue Virginia county over law blocking Islamic cemetery

Headstrong fox freed from DC fence

What do higher levels in the Potomac River after Isaias mean for DC region?

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Sports betting in DC seems to fall short when compared with other states

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