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Dog and Cat

ADOPT ME: Meet 2 pets ready to find their new forever home

Senior healthy group jogging together at park

National

Want to age well? Health experts say these habits matter most

Flavor Hive in Georgetown

Matt About Town

First DC brick and mortar restaurant of popular franchise Flavor Hive opens it doors

East Potomac Golf Course

Washington, DC

Controversial renovations at DC's East Potomac golf course may begin Tuesday

National

Judge tells Lindsay Clancy jury to keep deliberating after they can't get a unanimous decision

National

Postal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends

US Politics & Government

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, White House says

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Viral culinary sensation Flavor Hive opens first DC location

Weather

People using umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as they walk along the National Mall.

Weather News

Hot, humid week ahead for DC area with severe storm risk

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Robert C. Weaver Federal Building

Washington, DC

Proposal for housing and homeless services at former HUD headquarters scrapped

Gavel and cash dollar bills representing financial crimes.

Local

Founder of 2 DC-area nonprofits accused of pocketing grant funds for personal use

Betsy Thibaut Stephenson and her son Charlie.

Virginia

Breaking the silence around suicide: A Virginia mother shares thoughts on prevention

Federal employee per diem rates will tick up slightly in 2027

Federal News Network

Federal employee per diem rates will tick up slightly in 2027

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Viral culinary sensation Flavor Hive opens first DC location

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Washington Manassas Airport can now book commercial passenger flights

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Inside Arlington’s new state-of-the-art career center

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New bus routes roll out after rocky first week for Prince George’s County

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Northern Virginia vigil honors victims of Nepal floods

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Protesters rally for “Defend the Vote” March on Washington

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Kennedy Center briefly delays plan to add Trump’s name to building

1:01

Bus holdups continue to plague students in Prince George’s Co.

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National Guard reflects on one year in DC

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Reunited, and it purrs so good

1:03

Soul food, sunlight and a $9.99 special: Inside Saint’s Paradise Cafeteria

1:18

Kennedy Center risks financial ruin without Trump’s name, Justice Department argues

1:21

Some Fairfax Co. families furious about decision to cut high school crossing guards

2:32

Gloves?!?! How to examine Shakespeare’s books might surprise you

1:26

A close look at progress on Baltimore’s new Key Bridge

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Bodycam footage shows moments leading up to July 28 police shooting

1:21

Can a simple road coating make DC’s hottest neighborhoods cooler?

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Helicopter flies over small private planes on an airport tarmac.

Virginia

Washington Manassas Airport cleared to offer commercial airline flights

Braxton Woodson

College Sports

Navy Football Preview: The Midshipmen have high hopes with a new pilot

Venus and the ghostly pyramid glow of the zodiacal light at the bottom of the picture

The Space Place

Eyes to the Skies: Full harvest moon, brilliant Venus, milky way viewing in September

Trump White House Ballroom

US Politics & Government

Supreme Court allows Trump to continue building White House ballroom

Tupac Trial

National

A jury convicts Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis of first-degree murder in orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

APTOPIX National Guard Shooting

DC

Judge authorizes involuntary feeding of jailed suspect in deadly National Guard shooting

Amazon Drone Delivery Expansion

National

Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sue Amazon over inflated advertising prices

Montgomery County police car

Maryland

Driver charged in March crash that killed 2 in Rockville

Students at Grace Hopper Center

Virginia

Arlington students head back to class, with some going to a new state-of-the-art high school

Maryland State Trooper vehicles

Maryland

Driver held without bond in deadly wrong-way crash on I-270 in Maryland

bus, Ellen Ochoa Middle School, Landover Hills

Maryland

Prince George's Co. school bus problems continue as system vows improvements

APTOPIX Appalachian Trail-Oldest Hiker

National

WATCH: 'Grey Beard' reclaims record as oldest Appalachian Trail thru-hiker

The Wayne K. Curry Administration Building

Maryland

Is Prince George’s Co raiding another agency’s budget to get around property tax caps?

A shopper with a small handheld basket in front of a produce display

Washington, DC

DC nonprofit marks 15 years of making fresh food a corner store staple

School building

Virginia

Virginia voters to decide on 1% sales tax for school construction, NoVa transit funding

Nepal vigil at Fairfax County Government Center parking lot

Virginia

As deaths rise in Nepal floods, Northern Virginia vigil honors victims and those still missing

Tax payment kiosks

Virginia

Fairfax County adds self-service kiosks for car tax payments

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Crash Investigation

I-395 southbound under VA-236/Duke St (#3A) , all traffic stopped by the crash investigation.

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