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5 people, ages 18 to 22, wounded in shooting on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore

Edwin McCain is coming to The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia. (David McClister)

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Prince George's County police say 192 placards have been reported stolen since July, and in 70 percent of those cases, the thief smashed car windows to get what they wanted. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/WiktorD)

DC police don't know what's driving high rate of juvenile carjackings

The new Bowie Fairwood Medical Center, set to open Aug. 16, will offer next generation technology to more than 10,000 Kaiser Permanente members in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Hundreds of DC-area health care workers set to join Kaiser Permanente strike Wednesday

Parents and community members outside Wakefield High School

2 facing charges in connection with suspected fentanyl overdoses at Wakefield High School

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Maryland state trooper hospitalized after 2 men fleeing traffic stop crash into his vehicle

‘Continuous vetting’ procedures will soon apply to more feds governmentwide

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FILE - Liberty University's football stadium is empty as students were welcomed back to the university's campus, March 24, 2020, in Lynchburg, Va. A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit twelve women brought last summer against Liberty University, according to court documents filed, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Liberty University in Virginia failed to disclose crime data and warn of threats for years

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Congressman carjacked in DC says robbers 'came out of nowhere'

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Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short appears in "Only Murders in the Building."

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Suitland High School's football team suspended after incident with opposing coach

FILE - A vial of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine is seen ready for use in the trial at St. George's University hospital in London, Oct. 7, 2020. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine that could soon win federal approval may offer a boost for the U.S. military: an opportunity to get shots into some of the thousands of service members who have refused the vaccine for religious reasons. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine wins FDA approval

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A plastic bag is seen washed up on the banks of the Anacostia River on March 21, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Pepco dumped chemicals into Anacostia River for years, DC says. Now it has to pay up — and clean up

Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Commanders Corner: Soaring not high enough

Authorities recovered five pit-bull-type dogs from a residence in Arnold, Maryland, on Sept. 6, 2023. (via court documents)

2 Maryland men face charges tied to dogfighting ring, 1 is a Defense Dept. official

New taxpayer-funded scoreboard for Nats Park comes with an eye-popping price tag

FILE - The Maryland State House is seen from Maryland Avenue in Annapolis. (Maryland Matters/Danielle E. Gaines)

Poll reveals 'unexpected' racial divide when it comes to Maryland Democrats' views on violent juvenile crime

A maple tree in full color near Skyland, in Shenandoah National Park Nov. 1, 2017. (National Park Service/Margaret Barse)

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Pandas could be gone from America's zoos by the end of next year

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Maryland town swears in first Black council members in 200-year history

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Students get a head start in first year of cross-country at a Fairfax Co. middle school

A request from a D.C. church for a "COVID-immune" section for fully vaccinated parishioners that would have allowed more than 300 people to gather without social distancing requirements has been rejected by D.C. health officials.

Maryland priests have been sexually abusing children for decades, new lawsuit alleges

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5 people, ages 18 to 22, wounded in shooting on campus of Morgan State University in Baltimore

Edwin McCain rocks Birchmere in Alexandria, Rams Head in Annapolis — and we could not ask for more

Hundreds of DC-area health care workers set to join Kaiser Permanente strike Wednesday

DC police don’t know what’s driving high rate of juvenile carjackings

2 facing charges in connection with suspected fentanyl overdoses at Wakefield High School

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