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Youngkin says he's 'extremely worried' about free speech on college campuses

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DC man sentenced to 16 years for armed carjacking at Southeast gas station

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Prince William Co. man dies after driving off of road, striking tree in Woodbridge

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DC man sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting outside Chevy Chase restaurant

Prince George's Co. man fatally shot in car

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Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday that inflation could rise further and recession is not off the table.

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Two days after the combined middle and high school on the grounds of the Quantico Marine Corps base opened for in-person instruction, a case of COVID-19 is temporarily putting the school year on hold.

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DC used $7 million of relief funds to support students with disabilities in the aftermath of COVID-19

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Single-vehicle crash in Frederick leaves 1 in critical condition

Virginia health department launches new webpage to track syphilis cases

DC man sentenced to 16 years for armed carjacking at Southeast gas station

Youngkin says he’s ‘extremely worried’ about free speech on college campuses

Kids fighting health battles take off from Dulles to the North Pole

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