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Most Maryland school systems will hit base $60,000 teacher pay, after some 'difficult' decisions

Sonia Mendez and her work crew

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Colin Kaepernick

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Fairfax Co. students write book to help elementary kids learn about financial literacy

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Trump returns to correspondents' dinner for a rambling, insult-filled speech 3 months after shooting

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See 'how farming is done' during self-guided Montgomery Co. farm tour

AI incidents bolster push for federal cyber improvements

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Each DC ward is getting a brand-new mural

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Riverdale woman selected for FIFA World Cup Finals experience by McDonald's

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Montgomery Co. buys White’s Ferry, presses Loudoun Co. to help restart service

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Montgomery County swears in new police academy graduates

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Northern Virginians rally against proposed transmission line

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‘I’m cooked’: Fairfax kids learn about taxes and jobs at ‘Money Camp’

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Road preps for Freedom 250 Grand Prix shift to high gear

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Prince George’s Co. turns on new recycled materials sorter

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Bus driver charged in deadly Stafford crash granted bond

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American University interim president pedals to raise money for scholarships

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St. Mary’s Co. deputies rescue 9-year-old boy with autism from river

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Soldier says he was shot by Secret Service, plans to sue

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Metro plans to add platform doors, barriers to Red Line

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100 acres near Bowie State MARC station are getting a makeover

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Howard University Students Unenrolled

Students scramble after receiving email from Howard U. unenrolling them just before classes

Data Centers Groundwater Virginia

Virginia study on groundwater, data centers calls for tighter water regulations

White's Ferry

Montgomery Co. acquires White's Ferry, presses Virginia to help get service restarted

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Prince William County residents rally against planned 6.5-mile transmission line

Prince William Co. residents rally against planned 6.5-mile transmission line

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LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers, saying it will be his 'last decision'

WARNER BROS-PARAMOUNT

Paramount delays closing Warner buyout while judge considers states' challenge

Money Camp

At Money Camp, Fairfax Co. students learn taxes, jobs and the real world

Montgomery County police academy graduates

Montgomery County swears in new police academy graduates

Hand pulling book off a shelf

Boys in Virginia trail girls in reading, a commission hopes to close the gap

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DoorDash spurs boycott calls for backing a GOP effort to block DC tax changes

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Metro's Red Line shuttle buses can be difficult to board for riders with mobility issues

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Kaepernick, Springsteen receive new ACLU award for activism in arts, business, science and sports

Most Maryland school systems will hit base $60,000 teacher pay, after some ‘difficult’ decisions

New murals are going up around DC to continue celebrating America’s 250th anniversary

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Laura Loomer Ukraine

Laura Loomer meets Zelenskyy in Ukraine after her major reversal on the war

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Average 30-year US mortgage rate climbs to 6.58%, highest level in nearly a year

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Minnesota Lawmakers Shot

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