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BETHESDA, MARYLAND - MAY 10: Montgomery County Council Member Andrew Friedson speaks during Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) "Sick Of It" rally against the Trump administration's health care policies in front of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on May 10, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland. Alsobrooks addressed U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" movement. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

There's a push to permanently put police in every Montgomery Co. high school

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Police said a shooting happened in the parking lot of Blake High School on April 29, 2026.

1 shot, 1 in custody after fight in Montgomery Co. high school's parking lot

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Comey appears in court in Trump threat case that's likely to pose a challenge for Justice Department

Trump Correspondents

Selfie shows armed shooting suspect in hotel room before attack at White House Correspondents' dinner

Prince George's County police car. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

DC woman found dead in Prince George's Co. park, $25k reward offered for information

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Prince George's Co. school program uses outside help to keep more kids in class

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Work to begin on new school rating system to replace Maryland's current ‘star’ system

Federal Reserve keeps key rate unchanged even as four officials dissent, most in almost 34 years

Weather
Heavy rain, possible storms could make for a wet Wednesday in DC area

OPM’s 2027 budget proposal hinges on modernizing federal HR

Afghanistan Attack Suspect

Jury in Va. convicts Afghan man of conspiracy in deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport

Pastor stands in doorway of renovated church

Three years after fire, historic church set to reopen in Arlington Co.

NASA Artemis Moonshot

Trump meets with Artemis II astronauts at White House

Trump Library Lawsuit

Romanian man sentenced to 4 years in prison for swatting spree targeting dozens of US officials

D4vd Girl Killed

Prosecutors say singer D4vd stabbed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez to death to silence her

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla honor 9/11 victims on visit to New York

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NASA’s Dragonfly mission will seek answers on how life begins

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3 years after fire, Arlington’s longest-running church is set to reopen

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Prince William Co. school dance team introduces students to new cultures

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Adopt Nesta, an easygoing pointer mix with lovely leash manners

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Augmented reality exhibit brings you to the frontlines of the American Revolution

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Va. Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map

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Man charged in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting

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How DC is preparing for King Charles’ state visit

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Moment Trump and Vance pulled from White House correspondents’ dinner

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What happens to a lifetime of belongings after parents pass away

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Security footage of suspected shooter

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Inside Downtown DC’s new Italian restaurant by restaurateur Ashok Bajaj

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Arlington’s Ireland’s Four Courts awarded America’s Best Soccer Bar

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Georgia lawmaker wants Alexandria and Arlington to return back to DC

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DC chef becomes the first-ever James Beard Award finalist from Nepal

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Wall of 20,000 teddy bears has heartbreaking message on National Mall

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How DC is using e-bikes to help delivery drivers get you your food faster

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NASA’s Roman telescope prepares to map the universe

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Bus fire blankets part of Downtown DC in dark plume of smoke

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National Mall Carousel finally returns from being refurbished

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NFL Legend Monte Coleman announces a selection for the Washington Football Team during the 2nd round of the NFL football draft, Friday April 29, 2021, in Cleveland. Monte Coleman, the hard-nosed linebacker who won three Super Bowls with Washington and later coached Arkansas-Pine Bluff to a conference championship, has died. He was 68. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)

Joe Gibbs and team members share reflections on life and career of Monte Coleman

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Hegseth faces withering questions about Iran in first congressional appearance since war began

Opponents outside the Prince William Board of County Supervisors meeting ahead of a public hearing and vote on the PW Digital Gateway project.

Developers drop appeal of zoning decision on Digital Gateway project

America 250: How American pipelines changed access to energy

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Trump White House Correspondents Dinner

Conspiracy theories on correspondents’ dinner shooting are a symptom of something bigger and worse

In the DC region, carpooling is saving drivers gas, time and stress

Insight by Fairfax County Department of Transportation

Governors Economic Club

Kanaiyah’s Law and other Md. bills protecting foster kids among 200 bills signed into law

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How a Wish kid used his moment to unite his family

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Prince William Co. school dance team introduces students to new cultures

Kennedy Center

Judge questions Trump's plan to close the Kennedy Center for 2 years

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Sex ed is failing college-age men, new report concludes

Supreme Court

Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion center raising First Amendment fears about state probe

Spain Madrid Open Tennis

DC's Hailey Baptiste stuns world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka at Madrid Open

National Guard Shooting

2 men, 5-year-old boy shot in Northwest DC

Trump Passports

US will issue commemorative passports with Trump’s picture for America's 250th birthday

A large tree with the Capitol in the background.

How is DC’s tree population? One local nonprofit has the answer

Trump White House Correspondents Dinner

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County News

There’s a push to permanently put police in every Montgomery Co. high school

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Prince George’s Co. school program uses outside help to keep more kids in class

DC-area power providers respond to groundbreaking report on electricity shutoffs

DC woman found dead in Prince George’s Co. park, $25k reward offered for information

Sports

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NCAA remains on track to expand to a 76-team March Madness bracket for next season

Business & Finance

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Dupont Circle small businesses seek financial help amid city construction project

White House

Trump White House Ballroom

Justice Department legal argument for the White House ballroom reads like a Trump social media post

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President Donald Trump walks on the red carpet in the Rose Garden with Britain's King Charles III, Queen Camilla and first lady Melania Trump at White House,

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