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Va. elections up in air after fight over race-based district lines heard at Supreme Court
Even with candidates already running in this year’s battle for control of Virginia’s House of Delegates, the Supreme Court heard arguments Monday that could see the district lines changed again ahead of June’s primaries.
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Police: Man posed as driver, sexually assaulted woman in DC
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Supreme Court to consider new Va. sentencings for Beltway sniper Lee Boyd Malvo
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Jack Evans faces reprimand Tuesday by colleagues on DC Council
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Md. police charge 89 with drunken driving over holiday weekend
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‘Oh say can you see?’: Anthem performers try out at Nationals Park
With less than two weeks to go until opening day, the Nationals held open auditions Monday for national anthem performers.
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Federal appeals court for Maryland, Virginia to hear arguments in Trump hotel lawsuit
The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia say government spending at the Trump International Hotel violates the Constitution’s emoluments clause.
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A toast to tradition: DC restaurant hosts family-style Georgian feasts
A D.C. restaurant is giving local diners a taste of Georgian cuisine and culture with its monthly family-style feasts, featuring a traditional toastmaster.
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Gov. Hogan: Park Service does ‘terrible job’ with BW Parkway
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan pulled no punches when commenting on the infamous pothole problem that plagues the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. The parkway is controlled by the U.S. Park Service. “It’s outrageous and unacceptable. I mean we have potholes practically swallowing cars.”
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Md. lawmakers OK school start bill
The Maryland General Assembly has given final approval to a measure to let local school boards decide when school starts. A final vote by the Senate on Monday sends the measure to Gov. Larry Hogan, who has opposed the bill.
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DC Central Kitchen dealt a loss in new contract to feed homeless
In a new contract, a longtime provider of meals for the District’s homeless is getting a sizable reduction in funding — and it blames “a broken system for shelter nutrition.”
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Metrorail safety oversight handed back to local leaders
The transfer of authority from the federal government to the Metrorail Safety Commission allows $48.5 million — which had been withheld for over the last two years — to flow back to agencies across Maryland, Virginia and the District.
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Off-duty Maryland state trooper charged in road-rage incident
An off-duty Maryland state trooper has been charged after pulling a gun during a road-rage incident on Baltimore’s beltway, officials said.
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Md. Gov. Hogan blasts House budget, minimum wage hike bills
In Annapolis on Monday, Gov. Larry Hogan took aim at the recently passed $46.7 billion House budget bill, which calls for a big spike in education funding, and another piece of legislation that seeks to raise the minimum wage.
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Fiance of slain DC runner plans to do Boston Marathon in her honor
Months after 35-year-old Wendy Martinez was stabbed to death during an evening run in D.C., her fiance says he vows to fulfill a major goal she couldn’t reach: running the Boston Marathon.
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Md. police charge 89 with drunken driving over holiday weekend
Troopers in Maryland arrested 89 people on drunken driving charges and issued thousands of citations and warning over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday weekend.
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Va. elections up in air after fight over race-based district lines heard at Supreme Court
Even with candidates already running in this year’s battle for control of Virginia’s House of Delegates, the Supreme Court heard arguments Monday that could see the district lines changed again ahead of June’s primaries.
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Driver’s death in Clarke County happened after fight, police say
The driver of the truck — who was the only occupant — was found dead. An initial investigation revealed the driver, an adult male, suffered from wounds not consistent with a car crash.
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Police: Man posed as driver, sexually assaulted woman in DC
D.C. police are looking for a man they say sexually abused a woman in his car after posing as a driver from a ride-hailing service.
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‘Hunchback,’ ‘The Nance’ lead WATCH Award winners for community theater
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