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Amtrak train inside the First Street Tunnel

Transportation

How Amtrak October shutdown will affect Union Station travelers

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Maryland

New rules, new schools greet students returning to class in Montgomery, Prince George’s counties

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National

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

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Maryland

Montgomery County schools facing a $3 billion maintenance backlog, officials say

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Virginia

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Virginia

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

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Virus Outbreak Foreign Nurses

Virginia

Virginia considers calls for mandatory school nurses as healthcare gaps persist

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Matt About Town

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US Politics & Government

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

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DC

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Anne Arundel County ambulance

Maryland

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

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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

1:19

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

1:10

Fans react to inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix

1:17

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

1:24

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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An inside look at Freedom 250 Grand Prix preps

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‘Yokai Parade’ exhibition explores Japanese supernatural monsters

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Fairfax Co.’s newest high school prepares to welcome students

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

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Man charged in Great Falls stabbing has confessed, police say

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

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

Elementary school kids climbing on to a school bus

Maryland

Maryland Hispanic student enrollment declines amid immigration fears

Measles vaccine

Health & Fitness

Measles outbreak in Maryland calls attention to the need to get vaccinated, local doctor says

Montgomery County Public Schools headquarters

Maryland

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

Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor.

Maryland

Back to school: Montgomery Co. superintendent looks ahead to new academic year

Prince George's County school bus

Maryland

With school back in session in Prince George’s County, the focus is on academics amid budget cuts

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World

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

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Local

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

Freedom 250 IndyCar

Traffic

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

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Insight by Kaiser Permanente

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Students taking their exams in a classroom

Virginia

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

Transportation

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

Unconventional Diner Winter Restaurant Week

Food & Restaurant

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

Fairfax County Public School buses

Virginia

After boundary review, some Fairfax County students attending new schools this fall

A row of yellow school buses.

DC

DC Public Schools work on lowering on chronic absenteeism, ‘a national challenge’

Law and Justice concept. Mallet of the judge, books, scales of justice.

Crime

Kensington man who fatally shot friend found guilty of second-degree murder

Freedom 25 IndyCar Trump

Freedom 250 Grand Prix

‘It was nice and loud and fast’: Fans react to inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix

Potomac River from Francis Scott Key Bridge

Local

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

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U.Va. health robotic surgery

Heath & Fitness

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

School bus new format

Education

As school starts in Fairfax County, the challenge facing ‘one of the largest school bus fleets in the nation’

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Crash

VA-9 both ways at Shady Ln , road closure in effect by the crash.

08/25/2026 at 07:18pm

Event

Freedom 250 Grand Prix affecting Constitution Ave NW, Pennsylvania Ave NW, 4th St NW, 7th St SW, Independence Ave SW, 9th Street Tunnel, 12th St Expressway , traffic affected by the event.

08/24/2026 at 10:14am

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