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When winter ends: A guide to Monday’s spring equinox

The 2023 spring equinox arrives Monday at 5:24 p.m. Eastern.

By Justin Grieser52 minutes ago

School voucher program in jeopardy as Md. lawmakers disagree on spending

By Ovetta Wiggins1 hour ago

Enduring freezing weather, D.C. cherry blossoms are one stage from peak

By Jason Samenow

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Spring is in the air. So are my winning haiku.

By John Kelly

Two families, united by a rare disease, push for awareness and a cure

By Dana Hedgpeth

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D.C.-area forecast: Warming up this week as winter shifts to spring

Highs reach the 70s Thursday and Friday.

By Jason Samenow2 hours ago

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School voucher program in jeopardy as Md. lawmakers disagree on spending

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) wants to phase out state-financed, private-school scholarships created by former Republican governor Larry Hogan.

By Ovetta Wiggins1 hour ago

D.C. leaders begin lobbying Congress against effort to block policing bill

By Meagan Flynn and Ellie Silverman

John Falcicchio, Bowser’s top political adviser, departs from D.C. government

By Michael Brice-Saddler and Paul Schwartzman

Gray files complaint over reduced D.C. Council committee assignment

By Michael Brice-Saddler

To build more ‘missing middle’ housing, the devil is in the details

By Teo Armus

D.C., Md. & Va. Perspectives

Spring is in the air. So are my winning haiku.

By John Kelly

This D.C. statehood activist just got full voting rights — in Austria

By Petula Dvorak

Snake eyes on the street, he had a lucky roll in prison

By Courtland Milloy

D.C.’s unfulfilled promise of safe streets has already failed too many

By Theresa Vargas

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Beef ‘n Buns ‘n Paradise keeps tradition alive and tasty in Frederick

The drive-through has been a Frederick mainstay since 1995, and for good reason: The place serves classic Americana fare, sometimes with a Maryland twist.

By Tim Carman1 hour ago

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A Lyft driver picked up 2 friends after night out in D.C. None made it home.

School voucher program in jeopardy as Md. lawmakers disagree on spending

Two families, united by a rare disease, push for awareness and a cure

Wes Foster, co-founder of real estate giant Long & Foster, dies at 89

Steps from the Capitol, Trump allies buy up properties to build MAGA campus

The Jan. 6 investigation is the biggest in U.S. history. It’s only half done.

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Winter’s final Saturday showed signs of cold weather

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The naked truth about streaking at the University of Maryland

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A Lyft driver picked up 2 friends after night out in D.C. None made it home.

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The Jan. 6 investigation is the biggest in U.S. history. It’s only half done.

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D.C. leaders begin lobbying Congress against effort to block policing bill

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Climate change makes cherry trees blossom early — and puts them at risk

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Poolesville students report nausea, headaches during school construction

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Gray sky doesn’t stop spring’s advance in D.C.

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Air Force veteran, Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to two years in prison

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Serial rapist sentenced to two life terms without possibility of release

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John Falcicchio, Bowser’s top political adviser, departs from D.C. government

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GW Hospital residents, nurses to unionize, citing pandemic burnout

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