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Dept. of Interior aims to hire 100 officers to bolster US Park Police ranks

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How this Virginia-based lab is helping bicyclists with safety in mind

Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin signs autographs for fans after a practice at the team's NFL football training camp, Sunday, July 27, 2025, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Commanders WR Terry McLaurin returns to practice after signing contract extension

Man rides moped in snowy DC

The Old Farmer's Almanac's newest forecast is in. How much snow is the DC area expected to get?

DC Federal Intervention

In DC, a heated standoff between police, neighbors shows unease amid Trump's law enforcement surge

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Man who hit Montgomery Co. officer, causing him to lose both legs, gets maximum sentence

Prosecutors fail to indict sandwich thrower in Trump's Washington public safety operation

Fairfax Co. adds weapons detection screenings at school board meetings

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A shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school kills 2 children, injures 17 people

Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in the US, hoping to prevent his deportation to Uganda

Inspector general checks whether IRS staff are showing up at the office

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Tourism industry in DC braces for potential impact of Trump's orders on crime

President Donald Trump speaks, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting at the White House Tuesday.

Trump says administration will seek death penalty in all DC murder cases

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaks during a news conference about two Israeli Embassy staffers shot at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, at the Attorney General's office for the District of Columbia in Washington, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Pirro doubles down on crime stats, while DC leaders want 'false narrative' to end

DC Federal Intervention

Trump's law enforcement surge is alienating DC residents, senior officers say

Federal law enforcement officers patrol The Wharf, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

DC residents hear from police on federal partnerships during virtual town hall

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What's the cost of the National Guard deployment in DC?

Members of the District of Columbia National Guard patrol Chinatown metro station in downtown Washington, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

What one expert says makes the deployment of the National Guard into DC different from other deployments

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Arrests surpass 1,000 in DC federal law enforcement surge

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Black women play for history, legacy at the Sapphire Golf Tour

Prince George's, Montgomery counties return for new school year with new policies on phones, safety

Pirro doubles down on crime stats, while DC leaders want ‘false narrative’ to end

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DC students head back to school amid federal enforcement surge

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Fairfax Co. superintendent reacts to ‘high-risk status’ from Education Department

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PGCPS parents are getting a new app to track their kids’ school bus

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What’s a wedding content creator? It’s not just a Gen Z thing

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Before being detained by ICE, Kilmar Abrego Garcia gives speech to a crowd

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Stray pig from Md. snags the good life in Pa.

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WTOP's Wedding Week explores what's trending with Gen Z brides and grooms to be

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Millions take in her work, touring the US Capitol grounds

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Women in baseball finally have a league of their own

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Block party helps Prince George's Co. students head back to school in style

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Faith leaders call for unity amid DC’s federal surge

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Minor gains made in Maryland test scores, but wide demographic gaps remain

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'Leave our kids alone': Schools reopen in DC with parents on edge over Trump's armed patrols

Severe-Weather-Flooding

Maryland community hit by floods reopens school where students were evacuated in May

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CDC director Susan Monarez is fired and other agency leaders resign

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Thanks to Taylor Swift’s future father-in-law, we know exactly when she got engaged

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Potential link between extreme long distance running and colon cancer in younger adults, study finds

Film Fall Preview

Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas

Seized guns are displayed as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks at a news conference, accompanied by, (L-R) Chris Goumenis, DEA special agent in charge of the Washington division, FBI Acting Assistant Director in Charge Phillip Bates, David Hancock head of violent crime and narcotics trafficking for U.S. attorney's office, and Metropolitan Police Department Chief of Police Pamela Smith, on August 26, 2025 in D.C.

Pirro: Major trafficking ring busted in DC; FBI seizes PCP, fentanyl, guns

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Woman dead, 3 teens injured after Prince George's Co. crash involving stolen vehicle

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Gen Z wedding budgets look different from older generations

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FEMA Grants Lawsuit

Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter

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Virginia voter guide: Upcoming special election to fill late Rep. Connolly’s seat

After right-wing backlash, Cracker Barrel says it will get rid of its new logo

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Loudoun Co.'s only women's semiprofessional basketball team makes history

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Fall is here? It is at Starbucks as Pumpkin Spice Latte returns

Election 2024 North Carolina

'It just wouldn't be fair:' Maryland's only Republican congressman responds to governor's redistricting threat

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Commanders score better quality food with tasty new concessions

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County News

How this Virginia-based lab is helping bicyclists with safety in mind

Dept. of Interior aims to hire 100 officers to bolster US Park Police ranks

In DC, a heated standoff between police, neighbors shows unease amid Trump’s law enforcement surge

Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in the US, hoping to prevent his deportation to Uganda

Minor gains made in Maryland test scores, but wide demographic gaps remain

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WATCH: 'We got some major prolific drug dealers,' Pirro says following drug bust

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WATCH: Abrego Garcia seeks asylum as Trump administration tries to deport him to Uganda

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WATCH: Who's planting explosive devices at this Prince George's Co. fire station?

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School Shooting Minneapolis

Minneapolis Catholic school shooting kills 2 children, injures 17 people

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2025 Pets of the Week

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PHOTOS: National Guard, federal law enforcement descend on DC in White House effort to tamp down on crime

LOCAL

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Northern Va. students launch website to encourage discussion about controversial topics

Sports

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College Football Preview: Road to redemption for Virginia Tech, Virginia, and James Madison lies in revamped rosters

MARYLAND

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Court tosses lawsuit by Trump against Maryland federal judges, calling it 'potentially calamitous'

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