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Can lessons from Europe help guide flood-prone Annapolis' plan to stay dry?

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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In this March 7, 2021 photo provided by PJ Hahn, a bald eagle raising an eaglet, seen below, takes off from its nest in Metairie, La., a suburb of New Orleans. The pair of bald eagles that nest in this suburban back yard near New Orleans have lost the chick — the latest in years of problems. The first year, crows ate their eggs. Youngsters had to be rescued and rehabilitated last year and the year before. The parents rebuilt their nest after a hurricane destroyed it in October, only to have this year's only chick die in the nest on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, bleeding from its mouth, coastal consultant and photographer P.J. Hahn said Friday. (PJ Hahn via AP)

Efforts underway to save bald eagle struck on Baltimore highway

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Loudoun Co. nonprofit raises money to help 16-year-old Blessing see again

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FBI agent carjacked in Washington, latest in string of high-profile carjackings

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Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100

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16-year-old Shih Tzu reunited with owner after being stolen during carjacking in Prince George's Co.

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Police ID man whose body was pulled from Montgomery Co. car crash with apparent gunshot wounds

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Frances Sternhagen, Tony Award-winning actor who was familiar maternal face on TV, dies at 93

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Road to recovery: Trauma patients honored for their resilience

Congress must act on chemical security before terrorists do

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Alexandria ends single-family-only zoning with housing-supply issues in mind

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'Glee' alum preparing to headline the National Christmas Tree lighting and then heads to this DC-area venue

Module is a maker of modular homes — prefabricated houses built in a factory somewhere and then shipped to their destination. (Courtesy Module)

Pittsburgh company that makes pre-fabricated homes gets $3M award to expand operations in Prince George's Co.

French bulldog stolen from Fairfax Co. home, police say

Rob Reiner said that Elton John and Paul McCartney are going to be in the upcoming “This is Spinal Tap” sequel. Reiner directed the original film.

‘This Is Spinal Tap’ sequel will feature Sir Paul McCartney and Elton John

Fast-casual restaurant honeygrow opens 4th DC-area location — here's where

1988 Olympic figure skater Brian Boitano, left, skates next to first lady Jill Biden during the unveiling of the White House Holiday Ice Rink, located at the south panel of the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jill Biden brings a holiday ice rink to the White House for children to skate and play hockey

The rocketry club at Oakton High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, launched a high-powered rocket 34,195 feet into the sky. (Courtesy Benjamin Miller)

The rocketry club at Oakton High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, launched a high-powered rocket 34,195 feet into the sky.

Oakton High School students launch high-powered rocket to 34,195 feet — higher than many airplanes

Lee's Flower and Card shop opened on U Street in D.C. in 1945. (WTOP/Nick Iannelli )

Workers at DC's oldest Black-owned flower shop are 'immune to the smell'

With the rain and wind amid the WCAC championship game, standout linebacker Aaron Chiles led Good Counsel to a 7-0 victory over DeMatha and was named the Military Bowl DC Touchdown Club High School Football Player of the Week.

Player of the Week: Good Counsel's Aaron Chiles

Trees lit up at Smithsonian National Zoo for "Zoo Lights"

WATCH: ZooLights at DC's National Zoo gets an upgrade for 2023

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9:30 Club gives chance for fans to receive free tickets for a year

Fourteen-year-old eighth-grader Kevin Guardado Landaverde died in a car crash in Fairfax County on Nov. 20.

How a Fairfax Co. mom is using a deadly crash to remind kids how important seat belts are

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Efforts underway to save bald eagle struck on Baltimore highway

What concerns teachers highlighted while visiting Prince William Co.’s ombudsman’s office

Can lessons from Europe help guide flood-prone Annapolis’ plan to stay dry?

Loudoun Co. nonprofit raises money to help 16-year-old Blessing see again

‘Never, ever seen crime this bad’: residents give passionate testimony on DC crime bill

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FILE - Henry Kissinger, professor of government at Harvard University, is seen in this December 1968 photo. Former Secretary of State Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. He was 100. (AP Photo, File)

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