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Two people vote on the first day of Virginia's in-person early voting at Long Bridge Park Aquatics and Fitness Center on September 20, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia.

Former State Del. Jay Jones wins Virginia's AG nomination as lieutenant governor up for grabs

Election 2024 Virginia Early Voting

Live results: Virginia primary races

Tara Jackson stands behind a podium

Tara Jackson’s third stint in State’s Attorney’s Office makes her Prince George’s top prosecutor now

Be Well-Fear Of Flying

Fairfax Co. leaders briefed on 'no-brainer' solutions to plane noise complaints south of Reagan Airport

Sorry We're Closed sign

Juneteenth 2025: What's open, what's closed in the DC area

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Kristi Noem is ‘alert and recovering’ after trip to hospital over allergic reaction, official says

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Orioles say minor league infielder Luis Guevara has died at 19

Back-to-back Cats: Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Oilers in 6 games

Arlington Co. Board member publicly releases death threats

Extreme heat in store for DC region with official start of summer

This scam should be raising 'red flags' to seniors

OPM seeks fewer top performance ratings, quicker discipline for poor performers

Kennedy Center Drag Queens

Photos of drag queens preparing to attend 'Les Miserables' at Kennedy Center, despite Trump

Banner of United Methodist Church.

God, gays and pride: Religious organizations reach out to members of the LGBTQ+ community

Cesar Toledo, the executive director of the Wanda Alston Foundation in D.C.

'Slay and Sauté' culinary program teaches homeless LGBTQ+ youth cooking and life skills

A grave marker that says "Gay is Good"

This DC cemetery is one of the only in the world with an LGBTQ+ section

WorldPride Parade

DC mayor and police chief defend police handling of WorldPride, saying event was 'successful'

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Zoey’s Law aims to prevent another fatal crash caused by a pursuit in Prince George’s Co.

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What to expect during the Va. primary this year

Has a federal officer asked you to buy gold bars?

Pets of the Week: Meet the charming Fjord and a pair of orange lovebugs

'It’s a good possibility’ Steve Hansgen will get kidney transplant for Stage 4 disease

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Helicopters have to fly even farther away from Reagan Airport

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Fairfax plans first new high school in decades at former private school

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Explore Tiffany & Co.’s historic connection to Arlington National Cemetery

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Trying out the new automatic pizza vending machine in Silver Spring

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‘Big, beautiful bill’ could make it more expensive to fly

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Police boot swampy reptile from Fairfax Co. motel

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Hundreds gather in DC to commemorate the ceremonial ‘Last Run of the Horses’

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DC roads reopen, cleanup continues after military parade

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Meet the Metro worker ensuring your bus doesn’t stall on the way to work

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What was the best advice your dad ever gave you?

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Protesters mark Trump’s birthday with fury instead of festivity

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Military might on display during Army’s 250th birthday parade in DC

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Trump-Transgender Passports

Judge says government can't limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people

Human Services Secretary Rafael J. López in a file photo from December in the State House.

Moore administration officials try to put human services secretary's DUI charge behind them

Army Helicopter Aborted Landing

Helicopters have to fly even farther away from Reagan Airport

Mortgage Rates

Average down payment for DC-area homebuyers is now 10%

person at podium with crowd behind in room

Zoey’s Law aims to prevent another fatal crash caused by a pursuit in Prince George's Co.

TikTok-Trump-Law

Trump will grant TikTok another 90-day extension in enforcement of sale-or-ban law

The power of play: Why people of all ages are playing video games

Insight by Entertainment Software Association

Sofia Cantore of Juventus celebrates after scoring a goal during the Women Serie A Playoffs match between ACF Fiorentina and Juventus at Viola Park on May 6, 2024 in Florence, Italy. (Simone Arveda/Getty Images)

Washington Spirit signs forward Sofia Cantore, first Italian NWSL player

Founding DC with host Dan Simons

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Anne Burrell makes a culinary presentation during the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival in October 2022 in New York City. Burrell has died at the age of 55.

Anne Burrell, popular Food Network chef, dead at 55

Steve Hansgen, whose thundering bass guitar lines propelled Minor Threat's "Out of Step" album, tells WTOP he's hopeful he'll soon get a kidney transplant to deal with his Stage 4 kidney disease diagnosis.

Minor Threat bassist Steve Hansgen: 'It's a good possibility' he'll get kidney transplant for Stage 4 disease

Trump Immigration Medicaid

Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he's never seen such discrimination in 40 years

Two people clinking coffee mugs.

Drinking coffee may reduce risk of these chronic diseases in women, study finds

chef carlos delgado and family

DC restaurant snags best chef award as Md. eatery snags outstanding wine honors at James Beard show

APTOPIX New York Immigration Court Arrest

NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander arrested at immigration court

Pets of the Week

Pets of the Week: Meet the charming Fjord and a pair of orange lovebugs

ECHAS Lifeline is a more limited app, but will help you understand the symptoms of stroke and cardiac arrest. But it stops short of providing any interaction, testing or recommendations that the new app will provide.

The new app that might help save your life — literally

APTOPIX Iran Israel Mideast Wars

Intense Israeli strikes hit Tehran after Trump demands 'unconditional surrender'

alligator waddles outside Fairfax County motel

400-pound alligator booted from Fairfax Co. motel

John Reid, Virginia's Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, greets supporters at his rally at Atlas 42 in Glen Allen, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Olivia Diaz)

Top of the ticket is set for Virginia GOP. But nominees aren't standing united

County News

Tara Jackson’s third stint in State’s Attorney’s Office makes her Prince George’s top prosecutor now

Fairfax Co. leaders briefed on ‘no-brainer’ solutions to plane noise complaints south of Reagan Airport

Virginians pick their Democratic ticket, setting up consequential November election

Juneteenth 2025: What’s open, what’s closed in the DC area

Sticky humidity and thunder with Tuesday’s showers in DC region

Tiffany & Co. studios headstones at Arlington National Cemetery

What does iconic designer Tiffany & Co. have to do with Arlington National Cemetery?

Recent high school graduate Luca Goles was among the first to try out a new pizza vending machine in Silver Spring, Maryland.

‘I’d try it again on a drunk night’: Md. locals weigh in on pizza vending machine

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 10: U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on July 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats from the Washington, D.C., region held a news conference "to call on Congress not to meddle with the safety and operations" of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, by "making changes to the slot and perimeter rules in the upcoming reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ could make it more expensive to fly in and out of DC area

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Minnesota Lawmaker Shot

WATCH: Minnesota Gov. Walz, officials speak after lawmaker shooting suspect was taken into custody

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Army’s 250th Birthday Parade in DC

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Pope Leo XIV sends message of hope to Chicago and the US

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2025 celebrity deaths

Trump Military Parade

Army's 250th birthday in DC

Protesters gather ahead of military parade in DC

Protests against trump coincide with Army parade

World

APTOPIX Israel Iran Mideast Wars

Analysis: The Iran-Israel clash deepens; no longer a proxy war

Virginia

the old King Abdullah Academy in Herndon

Fairfax Co. plans to buy closing private school, with eye on opening first new high school in decades

Education

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How a Fairfax Co. class helps students avoid stumbling when they start seeing future patients

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