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How Metro’s summer Red Line shutdown will affect commuters on Rockville Pike, Wisconsin Avenue

2 women dead, firefighter injured after Silver Spring house fire

Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates America’s ‘joyous’ 250th anniversary

DOGE won’t get a closing report detailing savings or workforce cuts, OMB says

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July 5

PHOTOS: Fourth of July fireworks from the Mall and around the DC region

Here’s the latest timeline of events on the National Mall for July Fourth

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150 people from 50 countries become US citizens at Mount Vernon on America’s 250th birthday

60th annual Fourth of July parade in the Palisades goes off without a hitch, despite the heat

‘Work of patriotism’: Md. Gov. Moore gives Fourth of July address to the nation

Metrorail car derails near College Park, Md. with 11 on board

White nationalists march at Union Station and on Capitol Hill

Hot, stormy weather impacts July Fourth events in DC region

Virginia mother charged after daughter, 8, left in hot car

Boil water advisory lifted for parts of southern Prince George’s County

Missing 16-year-old found dead in Potomac River

With this scorching weather, how much water should you really be drinking?

Short film highlights Black women preserving history of ancestors who contributed to the American Revolution

Mubadala DC Open ‘about 97% sold out’ as player field announced, Ein says

Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates 250 with full slate of free July Fourth events

Smoke from fireworks adds a July Fourth health challenge for these groups

‘A Capitol Fourth’ concert kicks off America’s 250th anniversary

America’s Independence Day Parade canceled due to extreme heat conditions

Movement aims at making July 5 the inaugural national Martyrs’ Day

WTOP tests an urban legend with an egg and a hot driveway