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Snow falls on a visitor to the Supreme Court, in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. The mix of snow and freezing rain prompting other federal government agencies to close for the wintry weather. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the Eastern Seaboard, including Baltimore, Washington, DC., and Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Wintry mix, high winds move into DC area, dropping already bitterly cold temperatures

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Prince William Co. police vehicle

Prince William Co. officer fatally shoots knife-wielding man

Metro train leaving station

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The newly dedicated glass-enclosed nerve center. (WTOP/Emily Venezky)

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Illinois Semiautomatic Weapons

Police nationwide illegally sell restricted weapons, supplying crime, investigation shows

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Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to testify at retired DC police officer’s trial

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GSA steps up plans to offload underutilized federal buildings

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Tara Jackson stands behind a podium

New acting Prince George's Co. executive acknowledges 'challenging economic times' as she takes over

Marianne Noble, a professor of literature at American University, does a lecture on the history of Christmas ghost stories at a Profs and Pints event.

DC event provides 'scary ghost stories' during the holiday season

WTOP dedicates Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center to Jim Farley, who transformed the radio station

Step into Flavor Hive, the DMV’s most exciting viral food truck sensation

DC says Amazon secretly stopped fast deliveries to 2 predominantly Black ZIP codes

Using increased officer visibility, Metro cracking down on bus fare evasion

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Montgomery County police crack down on unsafe drivers

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Search extends into the night for Pennsylvania woman who may have fallen into sinkhole

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Christmas tree lit during annual ceremony on Capitol Hill

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This GivingTuesday, two new food pantries for folks in need open in Prince George’s Co.

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Cold weather can be deadly for the homeless. Here's how you can help in DC.

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13-year-old girl ordered held for 8 years in beating death of Reggie Brown

School desks in a Classroom

Students speak out about changes to admissions process at Loudoun Co.’s career and technical academy

Officer in yellow vest on Metrobus

Using increased officer visibility, Metro cracks down on bus fare evasion

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FILE - This Sept. 19, 2017, file photo, shows an aerial view of RFK Stadium in Washington. D.C. United will play their final MLS soccer game at RFK Stadium on Sunday. The United have already been eliminated from the playoffs, but they hope to say goodbye to the historic venue with a victory over the Red Bulls. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Why is DC’s Air National Guard part of the RFK Stadium negotiation talks?

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Supreme Court Transgender

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Retail Speedy Delivery

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911 dispatch

DC's 911 call center director cites improvements as council requests progress reports

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DC says Amazon secretly stopped fast deliveries to 2 predominantly Black neighborhoods

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 30: U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks during the Lighting Ceremony of the National Christmas Tree in President's Park in the Ellipse of the White House on November 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. High winds toppled the tree on Tuesday but workers were able to right the 40-foot Norway spruce, which was planted just two weeks ago to replace another tree, planted in 2021, that had developed a fungal disease. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

Road closures for National Christmas tree lighting in DC

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Montgomery County police cruiser

Montgomery Co. police crack down on unsafe drivers

a helicopter flies in the air

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Metrorail operator

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Nutcracker made out of wine corks

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John Schank, one of the two drivers that drove the Christmas tree from the Pacific Coast to the Western lawn of the U.S. Capitol building, takes a photograph of his nine-year-old grand niece, Amelia after the lights on the tree were turned on during a ceremony on Capitol Hill in D.C., on Dec. 3. The tree which was harvested in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska was shipped from Wrangell, Alaska, to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol building. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Capitol Christmas tree beams in the moonlight

Facade of Bolinvar Stone Manor

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