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Prince William supervisors vote down resolution to stop ‘defunding’ police

Loudoun County school superintendent to leave for Texas school district

Rate of HIV diagnoses high in DC, Maryland counties

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Hogan names acting health secretary as concern about COVID hospitalizations mounts

Laurel house fire victim ID’d as man, 78

Police: Beaten bowling manager asked patrons to wear masks

Towson University gets $5.3 million gift from alumnus

Hogan: ‘Worst part of this entire crisis is still ahead of us’ in Maryland

Downtown Annapolis hosts Midnight Madness holiday shopping spree

Maryland ‘Polar Bear Plunge’ to go virtual this winter

Md. leaders sound alarm on proposed Metro cuts

Columbia, a suburb, is rated safest city in the US

Alexandria to speed up bikeshare expansion with 7 new stations

Loudoun County school superintendent to leave for Texas school district

1 injured after car crashes into Fairfax County Whole Foods

Virginia Tech brews up ‘Fightin’ Hokies Lager’

Prince William supervisors vote down resolution to stop ‘defunding’ police

7-year term for Virginia doctor accused of running pill mill

Senate confirms top Virginia regulator to federal role

Basketball, cheerleading to return to Prince William Co. public schools

Widow’s lawsuit over fatal Chesapeake Bay plunge to be heard

Back to classrooms for 7,000 Loudoun Co. students in grades 3 through 5

‘You can trust this laboratory’: DC crime lab director responds to scrutiny of firearms unit

DC Council looks at cashless businesses, displaced workers in new bills

Rate of HIV diagnoses high in DC, Maryland counties

Trash hauling company pays hefty DC fine for picking up outside allowed hours

Hillwood’s ‘Season’s Greetings’ offers workshops, tours of holiday decor

DC’s police reform panel encourages public to testify at upcoming virtual public forum

Another DC holiday tradition postponed: National Christmas Tree Lighting gridlock

White House Christmas decor gives nod to 1st responders

DC’s Smoke & Barrel closes, hopes to downsize

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Downtown Annapolis hosts Midnight Madness holiday shopping spree

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Pentagon preparing first comprehensive strategy for Joint All-Domain Command and Control

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1 injured after car crashes into Fairfax County Whole Foods

1 injured after car crashes into Fairfax County Whole Foods

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Virginia Tech brews up ‘Fightin’ Hokies Lager’

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Trash hauling company pays hefty DC fine for picking up outside allowed hours

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Revised citizenship test is harder, more conservative and may worsen backlogs, experts say

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Maryland state lawmakers detail police-reform ideas

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College hoops back at MSG with Villanova-Virginia on Dec. 19

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USPS on track to receive more pricing flexibility for mail rates

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Laurel house fire victim ID’d as man, 78

Alexandria to speed up bikeshare expansion with 7 new stations

Parents worry kids’ mental health will suffer as pandemic drags on

Police: Beaten bowling manager asked patrons to wear masks

‘You can trust this laboratory’: DC crime lab director responds to scrutiny of firearms unit

Towson University gets $5.3 million gift from alumnus

Alexandria to speed up bikeshare expansion with 7 new stations

Alexandria native makes history as NFL’s 1st female position coach

2 Virginia Metro stations to close on weekends until March

Former coal-fired power plant to be transformed into mixed-use development space in Virginia

More reports of shots-fired this year around Alexandria

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Police: Beaten bowling manager asked patrons to wear masks

Downtown Annapolis hosts Midnight Madness holiday shopping spree

Hundreds told to quarantine as virus hits youth sports in Anne Arundel Co.

1 dead, 2 injured in Anne Arundel County triple shooting

Maryland man pleads guilty in slaying, shooting two detectives

Annapolis construction crew member flown to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by car

TAPS, Wreaths Across America team up to honor fallen soldiers

Thanksgiving travelers head to Reagan National Airport, despite CDC warnings

Arlington Co. police charges man for sexual battery

Arlington Co. teacher removed after insensitive lesson references George Floyd

Arlington Public Schools: Teacher cited George Floyd’s death in chemistry exercise

Arlington lawyer charged with paying underage girls for sex

Towson University gets $5.3 million gift from alumnus

Rate of HIV diagnoses high in DC, Maryland counties

Woman’s dismembered body found in Baltimore, police say

T. Rowe Price will stay in Baltimore with new HQ buildings

Uptick in Maryland utility scams possible with moratorium’s end

Baltimore Co. schools laptops, Google accounts safe to use following ransomware attack

Calvert County schools put hold on hybrid learning

3 injured after multivehicle crash in Calvert County

Injured veteran gets new, modified home in Calvert County on 9/11

Fair food drive-thru returns to Calvert County for second weekend

Calvert Co. identifies, charges 5 teens in racist graffiti incident

Maryland high school posts message of unity after racist graffiti found

DC police detective killed in Charles County domestic shooting

Charles County weighs stronger COVID-19 response as cases rise

Charles County weighs tougher COVID-19 restrictions amid rising infections

Md. paintball attacks injure 1; photo of suspect’s vehicle released

Charles County delays bringing students back to classrooms amid rise in COVID-19 cases

1 dead, 3 injured in shooting at a Charles County lounge

1 injured after car crashes into Fairfax County Whole Foods

Planning to move? Better plan ahead

1 dead, 5 injured in crash on US Route 1 in Fairfax County

2 Virginia Metro stations to close on weekends until March

Pedestrian dead in Fairfax County hit-and-run

New tool in Fairfax Co. fight against coronavirus

Maryland Christmas tree farm provides fresh air, holiday cheer

Maryland lawmaker to appeal Hogan case on coronavirus restrictions

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High winds, strong thunderstorms batter region Sunday evening

U.Md. to shift undergrad classes online amid COVID-19 spike

Hometown heroes Kix return to Frederick

Columbia, a suburb, is rated safest city in the US

Howard Co. public schools suspend in-person learning through end of year

Maryland Del. Warren Miller of Howard County stepping down after 17 years

Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Columbia welcomes you ‘Home for the Holidays’

Local shops hope to see a boost from ‘Small Business Saturday’

Howard Co. tightens limits on gatherings after increase in COVID-19 cases

Loudoun County school superintendent to leave for Texas school district

Back to classrooms for 7,000 Loudoun Co. students in grades 3 through 5

Rally in Loudoun Co. calls for prosecuting election fraud

Loudoun County offers restaurants winterization grants

Report finds Loudoun school’s admission policy discriminates

Virginia man charged with assault for blowing on two women outside Trump National Golf Club

Rate of HIV diagnoses high in DC, Maryland counties

Montgomery County still has restaurant grants available

Montgomery County outlines long-term growth plan through 2050

Md. state trooper, driver sent to hospital after rear-end crash

Multiple crashes, high water snarl interstate traffic in Va., Md.

15-year-old boy suffers ‘life-threatening’ injuries after car accident in Rockville

Laurel house fire victim ID’d as man, 78

Rate of HIV diagnoses high in DC, Maryland counties

Man dead, 3 firefighters taken to hospital after Laurel house fire

Len Bias leads 6 players, 2 coaches into college hoops Hall

North Carolina man charged in fatal shooting in Prince George’s Co.

U.Md. to rule if students will face discipline over lack of COVID-19 tests

Prince William supervisors vote down resolution to stop ‘defunding’ police

Basketball, cheerleading to return to Prince William Co. public schools

As virus cases surge, Prince William Co. plans larger-scale testing events

As COVID-19 cases climb, first-graders set to return to Prince William County classrooms Tuesday

Woodbridge man dies after shooting in Prince William Co.

Prince William Co. board chair on hiring Peter Newsham to be police chief

Stafford Co. public school employees to get pandemic stipend

Stafford Co. Treasurer’s Office closed after positive coronavirus test result

31 years later, convicted murderer Jose Rodriguez-Cruz pleads guilty to killing estranged wife

Convicted murderer Jose Rodriguez-Cruz to plead guilty in 1989 Va. death of estranged wife

Road work to close lanes on I-95 SB in Stafford Co. on Tuesday, Wednesday

Stafford deputy recovers engagement ring stolen in online scam

‘You can trust this laboratory’: DC crime lab director responds to scrutiny of firearms unit

DC Council looks at cashless businesses, displaced workers in new bills

Rate of HIV diagnoses high in DC, Maryland counties

Trash hauling company pays hefty DC fine for picking up outside allowed hours

Hillwood’s ‘Season’s Greetings’ offers workshops, tours of holiday decor

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