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Men retrieved from boat amid icy water in Northern Virginia

The men, who were in a jon boat or similar craft, apparently found conditions too icy to safely return to shore about 1:30 p.m. and called 911.

4 hours ago

Five slain in two Baltimore shootings, police say

Updated 10 hours ago

Prince George’s officer injured, suspect shot during chase, police say

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D.C. officials lift boil water advisory, saying tests showed safety

15 hours ago

At a D.C. homeless shelter, two men face their demons in freezing weather

19 hours ago

Capital Weather Gang

PM Update: The most intense cold is behind us; Monday could hit 40 degrees

No mistaking that will still be chilly for the next couple nights, but we’re slowly beginning a warming trend in the D.C. region.

Updated 12 hours ago

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Meet the people running 2 D.C. blocks over and over to win free Chipotle

A group of devoted, Chipotle-obsessed athletes are logging hundreds of miles traversing a two-block stretch of Gallery Place in a quest for free burrito bowls.

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At a D.C. homeless shelter, two men face their demons in freezing weather

‘God & Country’ film spotlights Christian nationalism’s threat to democracy

He’s 14. He’s been to five funerals. Can he avoid his own?

She quit her job to ask strangers about pay. The payoff has been huge.

Transgender people are three times as likely to go hungry, new census data shows

D.C., MD. & VA. SPORTS

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Gov. Wes Moore gets a lot of love. Can the allure survive a second year?

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Saturday in the District was frigid, scenic and historic

Yesterday

Virginia’s Vietnamese Americans get head start celebrating Lunar New Year

2 days ago

She quit her job to ask strangers about pay. The payoff has been huge.

2 days ago

Richmond student faced violence before graduation slaying, report says

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Volunteer working with at-risk youths is fatally shot on D.C. street

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He’s 14. He’s been to five funerals. Can he avoid his own?

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Q&A: Prince George’s police chief on kids, community trust and crime

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Man in 60s slain in Southeast Washington, police say

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Many residents of northern D.C. are asked to boil water

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Va. lawmakers rebuke State Dept. for not paying group that helped Afghans

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D.C. area pasted by week’s second snowstorm. How it happened.

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Security guard shoots woman during dispute at store, D.C. police say

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He admitted to a deputy’s cold-case killing. Was he duped into saying so?

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Thousands gather in D.C. for second March for Life since fall of Roe

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Quiz: Can you guess from these photos how much snow fell across the U.S.?

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D.C.-area Obituaries

Barbara Fendrick, one of Washington’s premier art dealers, dies at 94

January 4

Alice Denney, Washington’s impresario of the experimental, dies at 101

November 29

Julius Becton, Army general who led FEMA and D.C. schools, dies at 97

November 29

Charles Peters, Washington Monthly founder, dies at 96

November 23

Phillip Ratner, sculptor who cast immigrants in bronze, dies at 86

November 15

Jim Toole, cantankerous former owner of Capitol Hill Books, dies at 86

November 13

Lyn McLain, founder of D.C. Youth Orchestra Program, dies at 95

November 10

Don Alexander Hawkins, foremost Washington mapmaker, dies at 86

October 20

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House of the Week

A McLean, Va., house that stands out is priced at nearly $2.5 million

January 19

Murray Hill blends old and new in Annapolis

January 17

A pair of penthouse condos near D.C.'s lively U Street corridor

January 10

Historic Occoquan has vibrant events, small-town amenities

January 3

Two-unit condominium in D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood

December 20

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