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Music Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations, dies at 80

Karen Attiah standing in front of a building.

Fired opinion writer still waiting for call from Washington Post after arbitrator ordered reinstatement, back pay

Welcome sign for University of Maryland

University of Maryland predicts 30% decline in new grad students due to Trump visa restrictions

A-Interlocking inside First Street Tunnel just south of Union Station

Rail junction south of Union Station to shut down for 9 days in October, impacting Amtrak and VRE service

A Loudoun County Sheriff's car

Sterling man charged in fentanyl case linked to Park View High School overdoses, sheriff says

Data centers in Ashburn in Loudoun County, Virginia

Top priority is 'stopping data centers': Loudoun Supervisor Juli Briskman announces run for board chair

New
Watchdog files bar complaint against Jeanine Pirro over bid to indict 6 Democratic lawmakers

Maryland's health department declares measles outbreak in 3 counties

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Trump says he's considering renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' as trade war with Canada escalates

Virginia considers calls for mandatory school nurses as healthcare gaps persist

GSA, Treasury kick off post-quantum initiatives to protect against cyber threats

Anne Arundel County ambulance

Owner of Md. home that exploded cut propane line accidentally, investigators say

Defoliated leaves covered with silk and hordes of caterpillars

Why experts say every boxwood owner should be watching for this invasive pest

400-year-old Shakespeare play

Why 'Shakespeare's home in America' is still thriving today

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Why preserving Shakespeare is still important today

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2026 National Book Festival celebrates the enduring power of books

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Freedom 250 Grand Prix cleanup will keep some streets closed all week

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DC students receive applause as they return to school

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Fairfax County Public Schools welcome new students as cell phone restrictions begin

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Fans react to inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix

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Freedom 250 Grand Prix in the nation’s capital attracts motorsports fans

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School bus emergency? Fairfax Co. students can handle it

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A front-seat view of the IndyCar Grand Prix track

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Fairfax County firefighters return after assisting Colombia earthquake victims

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Why Chuck Brown's family pulled out of DC's Chuck Brown Day

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How DC is preparing for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix

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Metro and IndyCar team up for a busy weekend of Grand Prix events

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Commuters say Freedom 250 Grand Prix traffic is ‘worse than cherry blossoms’

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This WWII-era machine was used to decode Shakespeare’s works

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‘Yokai Parade’ exhibition explores Japanese supernatural monsters

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Commuters say Freedom 250 Grand Prix traffic is ‘worse than cherry blossoms’

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Commanders hold final open practice of 2026 preseason

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Elementary school kids climbing on to a school bus

Maryland Hispanic student enrollment declines amid immigration fears

Montgomery County Public Schools headquarters

Montgomery Co. schools begin review that could lead to closures, boundary changes

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor.

Montgomery Co. Schools superintendent looks ahead to new academic year in a 'tight economic landscape'

WTOP Digital Editor Abigail Constantino scans the new homepage design.

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amtrak trains seen from the front

Amtrak work in October to cause 'significant' service disruption into DC from the south

Students taking their exams in a classroom

How a Fairfax Co. nonprofit is anonymously helping students in need across the country

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Freedom 250 IndyCar

Cleanup from Freedom 250 Grand Prix will keep major streets closed for a while

At SOME, food is everything

Insight by Kaiser Permanente

Supreme Court

Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms

District of Columbia Politics

DC's delegate candidate plans to target federal lawmakers challenging the city’s autonomy

Canada Carney Housing

Canada to announce retaliatory tariffs as Trump tells its leaders to ‘fall in line’

robotic heart surgery machine operated by woman in scrubs

Patients could see smaller incisions, shorter recoveries thanks to U.Va. Health robotic heart surgery program

One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post

Washington Post ordered to reinstate Black opinion writer fired after Charlie Kirk posts

Stafford bus crash

Bus driver in deadly Stafford County crash seeks delay of October trial

Lemon parfait (left) and minestrone (right)

DC software engineer serves up a better way to navigate Restaurant Week

Washington National Cathedral

Looking back on the day the DC region shook, rattled and rolled

County News

Rail junction south of Union Station to shut down for 9 days in October, impacting Amtrak and VRE service

University of Maryland predicts 30% decline in new grad students due to Trump visa restrictions

Sterling man charged in fentanyl case linked to Park View High School overdoses, sheriff says

Fired opinion writer still waiting for call from Washington Post after arbitrator ordered reinstatement, back pay

Virginia considers calls for mandatory school nurses as healthcare gaps persist

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Potomac River from Francis Scott Key Bridge

Teen girl dies after being pulled from water near Francis Scott Key Bridge

NATIONAL

Lindsay Clancy Trial

Lindsay Clancy didn't have acute psychosis when she killed her 3 children, psychologist says

HEALTH & FITNESS

Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov.

‘Mitigating the harm’: Virginia prepares for sweeping Medicaid changes

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PHOTO GALLERIES

Kyle Kirkwood stands up from his car and celebrates after winning the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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