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Beltway in the dark: More than 300 streetlights out along the busy highway

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Beltway in the dark: More than 300 streetlights out along the busy highway

NYC’s Glowbar brings membership facials to Georgetown

NYC’s Glowbar brings membership facials to Georgetown

For DC’s homeless population, street fair brings health care help — and hope

For DC’s homeless population, street fair brings health care help — and hope

doctor with a child

April 18

Matt About Town: Make-A-Wish doctor talks about the power of granting a child’s wish

Move over, Grammys! Wammies honor local musicians with Hitmakers Ball at Capital One Hall

Move over, Grammys! Wammies honor local musicians with Hitmakers Ball at Capital One Hall

At one Fairfax Co. school, military kids bond over shared challenges

At one Fairfax Co. school, military kids bond over shared challenges

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Md. lawmakers pass bill to address deceptive concert, sports ticket prices — here’s how it will help

Md. lawmakers pass bill to address deceptive concert, sports ticket prices — here’s how it will help

DC and federal officials say this initiative is helping take violent offenders off the streets

DC and federal officials say this initiative is helping take violent offenders off the streets

2 Florida men suspected in 2-year string of car break-ins at parks in Fairfax County

2 Florida men suspected in 2-year string of car break-ins at parks in Fairfax County

Some criminals are using dating app Tinder to purchase guns, ATF says

Some criminals are using dating app Tinder to purchase guns, ATF says

Empathetic parents can mean empathetic kids, as study finds trait is passed down over generations

Empathetic parents can mean empathetic kids, as study finds trait is passed down over generations

Washington Mystics consider holding some high-demand home games at Capital One Arena this year

Washington Mystics consider holding some high-demand home games at Capital One Arena this year

‘A quiet hero:’ Detective who helped solve high-profile Virginia murders dies

What caused the grueling morning traffic delays on the Beltway — and how it could happen again

What caused the grueling morning traffic delays on the Beltway — and how it could happen again

Dress up with The Dude as ‘The Lebowski Experience’ returns to DC

Dress up with The Dude as ‘The Lebowski Experience’ returns to DC

Rabid raccoon captured in Prince George’s Co. triggers health alert

Rabid raccoon captured in Prince George’s Co. triggers health alert

Pack your ear protection — Pennsylvania Avenue to turn into a speedway for race car drivers Saturday

Pack your ear protection — Pennsylvania Avenue to turn into a speedway for race car drivers Saturday

This might be the skinniest home in all of DC — and it’s on the market for under $600K

This might be the skinniest home in all of DC — and it’s on the market for under $600K

From ‘The Wiz’ revival to Alicia Keys musical, DC native launches two Broadway shows in one week

From ‘The Wiz’ revival to Alicia Keys musical, DC native launches two Broadway shows in one week

Things to do in the DC area: Earth Day-inspired food festival, vintage clothing pop-up … and more!

Things to do in the DC area: Earth Day-inspired food festival, vintage clothing pop-up … and more!

Ghost guns are already illegal in Maryland. Sharing the tech and instructions behind them isn’t — for now

Ghost guns are already illegal in Maryland. Sharing the tech and instructions behind them isn’t — for now

Fairfax Co. students use AI to create an algorithm for classifying brain signals

Fairfax Co. students use AI to create an algorithm for classifying brain signals

April 16

WTOP takes an up-close look at Baltimore Key Bridge collapse wreckage with US Coast Guard

White’s Ferry shut down in 2020. A land donation to Montgomery Co. could bring back the Potomac River crossing

White’s Ferry shut down in 2020. A land donation to Montgomery Co. could bring back the Potomac River crossing

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