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Guys helping to bring oysters to shore

Kent Island restaurant adds 1 million new oysters to Chesapeake Bay

Germantown vehicle crash

13-year-old boy was driving stolen car in Germantown crash that killed Virginia man

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FAA investigating why a plane was allowed to take off as Trump’s helicopter approached Reagan National

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Former Virginia Gov. Youngkin launches new conservative policy group

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How to help your children reset their sleep schedules for the new school year

Election 2026-Data Centers

SCC orders Dominion to develop tariff to assign more transmission costs to data centers

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Metro says system is getting safer thanks to fare evasion enforcement

Stefon Diggs is signing with the Washington Commanders, AP source says

Former Olympian David Hearn's attorneys want Reflecting Pool vandalism case permanently dismissed

No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized

Virginia primary sets stage for competitive midterm elections

GAO: FEMA staffing cuts lacked strategy, hit regional staff hardest

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Preakness shifting back to three weeks and a day after the Kentucky Derby, to be run on a Sunday

Immigration TPS Anxious Haitians

Empty pews and fear of ICE on Maryland’s Eastern Shore after TPS ends for Haitians

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Dali's owner and operator, which alleged that the ship's builder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, designed a dangerous ship that crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge in 2024, killing six construction workers.

Judge dismisses Dali owner's lawsuit against shipbuilder over Key Bridge collapse

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Giant panda at DC zoo celebrates fifth birthday with shark-themed party

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Why the Nationals were deadline sellers — sort of

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Clergy, civic groups hold SAVE Act protest and get-out-the-vote rally in DC

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1 dead, 7 injured after two-vehicle crash in Germantown

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Meet Impala, a graceful pup who’s full of personality

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When he’s not snapping footballs, this Pro Bowler is selling bagels on Kent Island

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National Zoo's new baby bat-eared foxes

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Commanders put their pads on at training camp

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Fairfax Co. families frustrated by Centreville High School conditions

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Heavy storms could bring flash flooding to DC area Monday

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Arlington educator teaches the 'art form' of cigars

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Waldorf Astoria reopens historic clock tower to the public

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400 kids from summer camps across the DC area join up for one field day

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Restored Arlington Memorial Bridge statues draw mixed reactions

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Summer program gives DC-area teens a peek into STEM careers

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10 years after deadly Ellicott City flood, what’s being done to prevent another

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Prince William County group offers Va. dads a way to make new friends

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Spanberger says Virginia Dems can flip at least 4 House seats

Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., participates in a rally, with conservation groups, to oppose the Trump administration's convening of the Endangered Species Committee, at the Interior Department in Washington, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Beyer bests Dem challengers, GOP newcomers prevail in low-turnout Va. primary

A voter checks in at Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy for the Virginia primary election, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

LIVE RESULTS: Virginia primary election 2026

Maryland State Capitol Building In Annapolis

Maryland Republicans predict legal challenge to constitutional amendment on redistricting

Giant panda Bao Li celebrates 5th Birthday

WATCH: Panda Bao Li celebrates his 5th birthday, 2nd at DC's National Zoo

ain clouds hang over the National Mall

Showers and storms soak DC region's Wednesday morning commute

Common misconceptions about federal retirement benefits

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Virginia shoppers set to save as sales tax holiday returns this weekend

Space & Satellite Exchange 2026: Wind RiverX’s Jim Keenan, Hans Weggeman on operating satellite comms at scale

Insight by Wind RiverX

Dengue Warning

Virginia resident has state's 1st locally acquired case of dengue fever

Capitol Riot Seditious Conspiracy

Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case

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Your housing market may be very different from your neighbor's

woman stands in front of large missiles pointed toward sky in Iran

Analysis: America running out of options, time and weapons in Iran war

U.Va. researchers think they know why some with autism struggle to communicate

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 18: Jayden Daniels #5 of the Washington Commanders celebrates during an NFL Football game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on January 18, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)

Column: From Jordan to Jayden — How a lost second season becomes a launchpad

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'You can replace stuff': Mother describes escape from Southeast DC apartment blaze

Sun Surface

New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet

Amazon abandons plans for data center campus at Md.'s Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant

APTOPIX Trump Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Former Olympian David Hearn's attorneys want Reflecting Pool vandalism case permanently dismissed

America 250

Trump's arch could disrupt the historical significance of many of Washington's sites, report says

County News

Kent Island restaurant adds 1 million new oysters to Chesapeake Bay

Metro says system is getting safer thanks to fare evasion enforcement

Investigators look at why a plane was allowed to take off as President Trump’s helicopter approached

SCC orders Dominion to develop tariff to assign more transmission costs to data centers

Preakness shifting back to three weeks and a day after the Kentucky Derby, to be run on a Sunday

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Guard deployment to Washington into 2029 will cost roughly $1.4B, estimate shows

Sports

Luis García Jr. reacts with Washington Nationals third base coach Victor Estevez

Column: Toboni sacrificed Nationals' summer fun to protect the foundation

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