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Virginia health officials warn to avoid contact with Potomac River due to sewage spill
Congress Homeland Security Air Travel

TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown

February 14
Norway Epstein Nobel Peace Prize

How Jeffrey Epstein used the glamour of the Nobel Peace Prize to entice his global network of elites

February 14
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Custodian arrested after hiding in girls’ locker room during basketball game at West Virginia high school

February 14
Milan Cortina Olympics Ice Hockey

Fans who raised Greenland's flag at US-Denmark Olympic hockey game say it was a pro-European gesture

February 14
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Woman killed, another hospitalized after garbage truck hit-and-run in DC

February 14

Soaring coffee prices rewrite some Americans' daily routines

February 14

How the DHS shutdown will impact the average American

February 14

Maryland clerks urge lawmakers to tighten marriage license rules after fraud case

February 14

Former Laurel police chief sentenced to 55 years in prison on multiple arson charges

February 14

With the melting snow comes a hazard to our waterways

February 14
2026 WINTER OLYMPICS
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'Horrible, just horrible': Reaction from watch party at Ilia Malinin’s home rink in Reston

Milan Cortina Olympics Curling

Double trouble as Canadian curlers accused of illegal touches at Winter Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day at the Winter Olympics might look a little different, but it's still special

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Quest for skating gold quashed for Fairfax County 'quad god' Ilia Malinin

Milan Cortina Olympics Curling

Surprise! US women's curling team beats Canada for first time at an Olympic Games

Milan Cortina Olympics Alpine Skiing

Winter Olympics recap: Ukrainian athlete excluded, Kim falls short and Brignone completes comeback

Milan Cortina Olympics Skeleton

Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics because of banned helmet honoring war dead

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Meet the DC-area athletes competing in the Winter Olympics

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DC working to contain largest wastewater spill in US history

Ilia Malinin’s home rink reacts to his eighth place performance

Au pair sentenced for role in Fairfax Co. double murder

Valentine’s Day business is ‘blooming’ despite rising costs

Arlington man breaks ultramarathon record racing across the world

How a new school security system pilot works for Montgomery County schools

Inside the ‘Moving Image Section’ on the Library of Congress Packard Campus

DC rolls out curbside EV charging stations

Man hands out backpacks, hugs and chance to reconnect homeless to loved ones

Iyanla Vanzant is heading to National Harbor to help ‘clean up your mind’

Day after Wootton High shooting, superintendent addresses frustrated parents

DC students deliver famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech at Lincoln Memorial

Local winery that's breaking barriers breaks ground on something bigger

Buddhist monks’ 15-week walk for peace ends in Washington, DC

Students and family recount Wootton High School shooting

Meet Elmer, a puppy with great manners and a love for snow days

Surging popularity of ‘Heated Rivalry’ turns into big business in DC

Preserving 135 years of media at the Library of Congress Packard Campus

Artist in residence program helps Fairfax Co. kids define their legacy before middle school

Do you really need more protein? Nutrition expert says most Americans already get enough
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Some US schools cancel class pictures after online claims surrounding Epstein

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State Department orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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What's being done to preserve Black history in the DC area

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Discounted energy rates for low-income Marylanders to take effect by 2027

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Man shot inside Springfield Mall, suspect in custody

White House Coverage

Memo says White House was 'excellently preserved' during East Wing demolition for Trump's ballroom

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DC’s new baby elephant has a name

Virginia Wife Killing

Brazilian au pair sentenced to 10 years in prison for role in Fairfax County double murder

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Massive sewage spill into Potomac River: What’s in the water, what are the risks rise as ice melts?

Immigration Thanksgiving Travel Deportation

Judge gives US 2 weeks to retrieve student deported to Honduras while traveling for Thanksgiving

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Plan for Fairfax County casino project passes Virginia Senate, heads to House of Delegates

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told Norah O'Donnell that he "will bow down to no one," dismissing President Trump's decision to exclude him from the annual National Governors Association meeting and dinner at the White House. Watch Moore's full conversation with O'Donnell during a town hall airing Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Gov. Moore dismisses Trump's 'not worthy' snub: 'I will bow down to no one'

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Savannah Guthrie makes new video plea as missing mother’s ransom deadline nears

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