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D.C. Council member Robert White is considering whether to seek election as the District's next congressional delegate. The decision involves whether he would resign from his current council seat to pursue the role.
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A Northern Virginia pastor has filed a lawsuit to remove a same-sex marriage question from the state ballot. The legal challenge claims officials failed to follow proper procedures to place the constitutional amendment before voters.
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Arlington residents criticized county officials over the delayed release of bodycam footage from a fatal police shooting. The video shows the May 8 encounter where officers shot and killed Shawn Valn inside a Columbia Pike convenience store.
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Prince George's County passed new data center regulations, blocking a project at the former Landover Mall site.
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Two men were injured in a domestic-related shooting Monday night in Fairfax County. A 32-year-old man later turned himself in to face two counts of malicious wounding after officers found the wounded victims on Astoria Circle.
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The Fairfax County School Board adopted 19 priority positions to lobby state and federal lawmakers ahead of their upcoming sessions. The requests include increased state K-12 funding, universal Pre-K, and more federal aid for special needs students.
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Three men have been sentenced for setting fire to an Arlington apartment building in May 2025. Marvin Hernandez Lopez received five years in prison, while Wilmer Agustin de Leon and Erasbiel Flores each received two years.
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Maryland officials serve invasive, delicious blue catfish in schools to combat the Chesapeake Bay's apex predator.
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The Alexandria City Council will appoint an interim independent policing auditor tonight to investigate allegations of police misconduct. The appointment follows the resignation of the city's previous auditor, Ameratu Kamara, earlier this month.
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Federal workforce cuts led by the Department of Government Efficiency are expected to impact upcoming midterm elections in the D.C. area. More than 260,000 workers left federal service in 2025 due to administration initiatives.
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A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration's renovation of East Potomac Golf Course. The preliminary injunction temporarily bars the government from cutting down or damaging any additional trees on the public D.C. course.
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Waymo confirmed it is now mapping residential streets in Arlington with human-driven vehicles. State legislation allowing commercial driverless robotaxis in Virginia remains years away, with the earliest possible rollout expected in 2028.
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A summer heat mapping project identified the hottest spots across Northern Virginia, including Tysons, Reston, Fair Lakes, Chantilly and Springfield. Franconia recorded the region's highest temperature during the study at 103 degrees Fahrenheit on July 16.
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The Prince George's County Council is scheduled to take a final vote Tuesday on a public financing package for the proposed Sphere venue at National Harbor. The legislation would authorize up to $215 million in bonds for the planned 6,000-seat project.
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A U.S. Park Police vehicle pursuit ended in a crash and an arrest in Oxon Hill, hospitalizing another driver.
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D.C. police are asking for the public's help to identify a preschool-aged girl found alone on a street. Officers located the child, believed to be 4 or 5 years old, around 3:18 a.m. Tuesday in the 1400 block of Fairmont Street NW.
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A former crime scene investigator testified that she found suspected bloodstains and hair inside an electric saw Naresh Bhatt gave away after his wife disappeared. Bhatt is charged with first-degree murder in the 2024 disappearance of Mamta Kafle Bhatt.
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More patients are relying on financial aid to obtain abortions amid rising living costs and regional bans. The Virginia-based Blue Ridge Abortion Fund supported 1,920 people with roughly $1.2 million over the past year.
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Families of two young boys fatally shot in D.C. respond to arrests, disputing claims the victims were targeted.
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A judge extended a ban on cutting down trees at Donald Trump's golf course project. Judge Ana Reyes cited Dr. Seuss while issuing the temporary restraining order against changes to the East Potomac Golf Course.
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