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

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

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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

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Virginia considers calls for mandatory school nurses as healthcare gaps persist

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

Maryland Hispanic student enrollment declines amid immigration fears

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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Montgomery County Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Taylor.

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

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

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New buildings, new rules, same excitement surrounds 1st day of school in DC region

Freedom 250 IndyCar

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

Lindsay Clancy Trial

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

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

County News

Virginia considers calls for mandatory school nurses as healthcare gaps persist

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

Maryland Hispanic student enrollment declines amid immigration fears

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

Why preserving Shakespeare is still important today

Government

APTOPIX Iran War Strait of Hormuz

Trump's 'economic D-Day' threats become warnings for countries to sever financial ties with Iran

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Near-total lunar eclipse is coming up with the Americas in prime position

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Prince William Co. starts school year with new buildings but under threat of local funding cuts

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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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