University of Virginia has fallen behind its competitors, consultants say
Analysis points to campus and state leaders’ complacency and warns that “public Ivy” image could fade.
D.C. council chairman Phil Mendelson seeks shift in collection of fuel taxes
Tax would be levied at wholesale rather than retail level, but consumers would see little change.
Prominent divorce attorney Glenn
C. Lewis disbarred by Virginia
Ex-president of the Virginia Bar Association committed numerous rules violations, Virginia State Bar says.
Lt. gov. nominee says ‘no apologies’ for past comments on gays, abortion
GOP hopeful in Va. says faith and values inform his views; comments seen as extreme by critics.
Man with a history of eluding police walked away from work release
Robert Falkner was on the lam for more than two months before police tracked him down Monday in N.J.
Sinkhole closes downtown D.C. streets
Police say sinkhole at 14th and F streets in N.W. could close streets near that intersection for two days.
Wizards get third pick in NBA draft
Washington vaults from No. 8 to No. 3, while Cleveland wins top pick for second time in three years.
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Ahead of his formal announcement Saturday, Wells sat for a lengthy interview on why he's running and his vision for the city.
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Body of missing grandmother found near D.C. airport
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Michelle Obama holds book signing at Politics & Prose
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Grandmother missing after arrival at D.C. airport
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Bill Clinton, Elie Wiesel mark Holocaust Museum’s 20 years
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McMillian commits to Virginia Tech
Hylton junior uarterback, Travon McMillian, committed to Virginia Tech.
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D.C. athletes wish you a happy Valentine’s Day
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A pillow fight on the National Mall
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This Peeps diorama took the partisan bickering in Congress and the State of the Union and turned it into “Despeepable Congress.”
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Photo Galleries
Special Olympics D.C. Summer Games
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First lady Michelle Obama at Bowie State
In her commencement speech, Obama encourages graduates to live up to the legacy of their university’s founders.
Life with and without D.C.’s child care subsidy
The process of getting and keeping a child-care subsidy can be so brutally difficult that it often hinders rather than helps.
Getting their sea legs in Annapolis
First-year midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy undergo sea trials.
‘Crime and Punishment’ for juvenile offenders
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Pomp in purple
Howard University holds its 145th commencement ceremony, with former president Bill Clinton as the keynote speaker.
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