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Critical vote coming on widening of Nice Bridge in Southern Maryland

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‘A miracle’: Lost dog found after 11 days in Shenandoah National Park

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Virginia Health Department data show heat illnesses doubled

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Rushern Baker, University of Maryland teaming up on leadership institute

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7 shooting deaths in DC in less than a week all involve illegal guns

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Round1 brings billiards, bowling, arcade games to Potomac Mills

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Online petition calls on Montgomery County schools to shrink carbon footprint

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Pope gives West Virginia diocese new leader after scandal

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Early morning crashes kill one, clog Capital Beltway and I-270 for 8 hours

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Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being remembered

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Rushern Baker, University of Maryland teaming up on leadership institute

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From beer to beets, almost 20 Montgomery County farms open to visitors this weekend

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Maryland firefighter’s death prompts department reforms

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Critical vote coming on widening of Nice Bridge in Southern Maryland

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Virginia Health Department data show heat illnesses doubled

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Virginia school’s transgender bathroom ban is back in court

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Ex-sailor sentenced to 5 months in prison for fraud

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FreightCar America closing Virginia plant, cutting 200 jobs

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Cooler weather rolls in after rains

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‘Leave it’ sign leads some to leave Virginia church service

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Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being remembered

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DC lawmaker defends vote on gambling contract

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Cooler weather rolls in after rains

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7 shooting deaths in DC in less than a week all involve illegal guns

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US Marshals offer $10K for info on suspect in death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson

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Witnesses detail night when 11-year-old DC boy was fatally shot: documents

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US Marshals offer $10K for info on suspect in death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson

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Pope gives West Virginia diocese new leader after scandal

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Early morning crashes kill one, clog Capital Beltway and I-270 for 8 hours

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Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being remembered

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Virginia Health Department data show heat illnesses doubled

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Aslin Beer opens Alexandria taproom

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Uber’s JUMP e-scooters land in Arlington, Alexandria

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Trial of former Flynn business partner begins in Virginia

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A-peel-ing idea: Amazon HQ2 might include a free-banana stand

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Floods destroyed books for Alexandria summer reading program

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In response to floods, Arlington Co. declares state of emergency

Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being remembered

Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being remembered

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Rushern Baker, University of Maryland teaming up on leadership institute

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Hogan proposes Maryland toll changes to save drivers money

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Ex-NSA contractor sentenced to 9 years for stolen documents

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Judge in newspaper shooting case rules on evidence sharing

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Maryland midwife charged with stealing from pregnant women

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Retired Justice John Paul Stevens to be laid to rest Tuesday

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Amazon effect: JBG Smith plans 1,000 condos, apartments, townhouses for National Landing

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No charge for I-66 tolls after sign failure Thursday morning

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Seeing red: Break-in, theft at Inner Ear Studio, home studio of iconic DC punk bands

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Stevens to be 13th Supreme Court justice buried at Arlington

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Pentagon City mall seeks plus-sized models, no experience required

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Pope gives West Virginia diocese new leader after scandal

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Maryland gov. announces $125M grant for Howard Street Tunnel

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Pimlico improvement plans delayed after racing commission cancels meeting

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Protesters urge Johns Hopkins to not sue over unpaid bills

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Labor groups rally at Johns Hopkins Hospital against medical debt lawsuits

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Officer wounded in shooting released from hospital

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3 Md. counties increase enforcement against unbuckled, distracted driving

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Child dead, 2 others injured after go-kart crash in Dunkirk

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Cause of fatal Chesapeake Beach fire will remain undetermined

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Chesapeake Beach remembers fire victims during 125th anniversary

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Calvert Co. community comes together to support fire victims

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2 killed, nearly a dozen displaced in Calvert Co. house fire

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Critical vote coming on widening of Nice Bridge in Southern Maryland

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Charles Co. officials hope new marine sanctuary boosts economy

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Charles Co. man faces human trafficking, drug charges in Howard Co.

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Sheriff: Suspect threw hard objects at drivers in Charles Co.

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Waldorf man admits falsifying drug test results for a price

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Child, 2 adults airlifted to hospital after Charles County crash

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Loudoun Co., VDOT fastrack stoplight removal to improve Route 7 commute

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Plane tracking company Aireon expands in Tysons

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Reston company wants electric vehicle charging Emoji

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Woman sentenced to 3 years after injecting son with her own blood

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Va. health officials warn of increased respiratory illnesses; Greenspring says no new cases

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After flooding, Fairfax Co. declares local emergency; other jurisdictions still adding up damage

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Downed trees, power lines close roads and bring delays across DC area

Lawsuit accuses Maryland sheriff of racial profiling

Lawsuit accuses Maryland sheriff of racial profiling

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Park Service honors anniversary of ‘battle that saved Washington’

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1 killed in Md. crash; volunteer firefighter responding to scene dies after medical emergency

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Where 1st toll lanes will be built in I-270, Capital Beltway expansion

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Maryland-set ‘Blair Witch Project’ to get video game

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Maryland firefighter’s death prompts department reforms

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Homeowner shoots, kills intruder in Howard County

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New ‘Historic Ellicott City’ flood alert plan in place

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Healthier vending machines coming soon to Howard County

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Smoke from barn fire blankets area near Route 97 in Howard Co.

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After confusion, ‘Historic Ellicott City’ flood alert protocol almost ready

Prison time for a Leesburg man with long criminal history

Prison time for a Leesburg man with long criminal history

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Who will save this church? Money is not the object as Middleburg seeks to preserve historic building.

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Loudoun Co., VDOT fastrack stoplight removal to improve Route 7 commute

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At Redskins Park, a football clinic gets youngsters with developmental hurdles onto the gridiron

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Middleburg wants proposals to restore historic Asbury Church

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Alternatives to paying for Dulles Greenway, Toll Road grow

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Early morning crashes kill one, clog Capital Beltway and I-270 for 8 hours

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From beer to beets, almost 20 Montgomery County farms open to visitors this weekend

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Downed trees, power lines close roads and bring delays across DC area

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Online petition calls on Montgomery County schools to shrink carbon footprint

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Dogs alert passersby to assist Md. man trapped on C&O Canal trail

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My Take: Even in July, Montgomery County has brought corn for popping

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Rushern Baker, University of Maryland teaming up on leadership institute

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Fort Washington golf club teed up for sale, again

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U.Md. receives $750,000 to train rural doctors amid shortage

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Md. planning commission OKs logistics center, thought to be Amazon fulfillment center, in Prince George’s Co.

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In Md., NASA scientists look back — and forward — on 50th anniversary of moon landing

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Man arrested in killing of transgender woman in Prince George’s Co.

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Round1 brings billiards, bowling, arcade games to Potomac Mills

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Shooting in Dumfries leaves man dead

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2 men found dead in Woodbridge were shot; police offering $20K reward for info

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How new technology used by 911 dispatchers helps pinpoint cellphone locations and save lives

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Virginia veteran sues accused fake psychologist

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Stafford County man charged with murder of his grandfather

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Virginia man accuses developer of harming 200-year-old grave

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Stafford Co. remembers former public works director killed in Virginia Beach

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Stafford Co. holding service for Virginia Beach shooting victim

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Va. Beach shooting victim remembered by former Stafford County co-worker

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Hundreds of black deaths in 1919 are being remembered

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DC lawmaker defends vote on gambling contract

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Cooler weather rolls in after rains

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7 shooting deaths in DC in less than a week all involve illegal guns

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US Marshals offer $10K for info on suspect in death of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson

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Witnesses detail night when 11-year-old DC boy was fatally shot: documents

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