Loudoun County will require high school student-athletes to get vaccinated against the coronavirus
By Nov. 8, Loudoun students playing winter and spring sports must provide proof of vaccination.
Federal charges filed against former EDA director in Front Royal
Jennifer R. McDonald faces 34 counts of money laundering, wire and bank fraud in case involving millions of dollars.
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She has devoted her life to helping Haiti. She doesn’t plan to stop now.
Judy Fisher, founder of the nonprofit profit known as MOM, has devoted her time and resources to helping the island nation.
Metro is not properly tracking operator fatigue and medical issues, which affect safety, audit says
The report found 11 areas in which Metro needs to improve to ensure operators are fit for duty.
Va. Supreme Court affirms judge’s ruling reinstating Loudoun teacher who refused to use transgender pronouns
Tanner Cross will continue working as a physical education teacher while his case proceeds.
PM Update: Occasional showers and storms tonight; Ida brings threat of a tornado and flooding Wednesday
As Ida's remnants track this way, lots of rain is inbound. It'll lead to some flooding in addition to delivering a severe weather risk.
Judge tosses lawsuit from high-speed-train developer seeking land for Maryland station
The ruling in the eminent domain case presents the latest setback for the developer of the train project.
Ida’s death toll reaches 4; officials urge those who evacuated not to return
Information on casualties from Ida remained unclear with power out, communication limited, roads impassable and rescues ongoing.
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What do you bring when you’re fleeing a fire? A flood? A country?
As my parents fled the Tahoe fire and their home of 50 years, they found solace in survival.
Man is fatally shot in D.C. by armed men in reflective vests, police say
D.C. police said the shooting occurred on Good Hope Road in the Anacostia neighborhood.
Northam grants posthumous pardons to the Martinsville Seven, Black men executed in 1951 for rape
The Virginia case had become civil rights cause; Northam cites lack of due process in his action.
Authorities raise reward to $35,000 for information in killing of 8-year-old
PJ Evans, a rising third-grader, was killed by a stray bullet during a shooting outside a Landover apartment last week.
Mount Rainier man charged with murder in March shooting of D.C. man
Police said Omar Parker, 31, shot and killed Anthony Lamont Frost on March 29.
Airline employees took on new mission in Afghanistan conflict’s final days: Getting evacuees to the U.S.
The stories they told and the bruises on their bodies brought tears to her eyes. But her time with them also brought something else.
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Board of Education president plans run for D.C. Council
Zachary Parker is the second candidate running for the Ward 5 seat currently held by Kenyan McDuffie.
D.C.-area forecast: A few storms possible today before bigger Ida rains Wednesday into Wednesday night
Flooding is a concern later Wednesday into early Thursday, but the holiday weekend is looking fantastic.
Protests to boycott Nellie’s Sports Bar created summer-long ‘joy space’ for Black LGBTQ community
The rallies turned into block parties and spotlighted concerns in the D.C. bar community after a Black woman was dragged down the stairs by security at the business in June.
Capitol riot defendants’ lawyer apparently hospitalized with covid leaves clients without counsel, prosecutors say
John M. Pierce, an anti-vaccine attorney representing 17 riot defendants, has courted controversy by fundraising millions, while calling Jan. 6 a government conspiracy. He is also an attorney for Rudolph W. Giuliani and briefly represented Kyle Rittenhouse.
Police identify woman found slain in her Temple Hills, Md., home
Johnetta Wormley, 71, was found dead inside her apartment, police said.
Fairfax County Public Schools will require a coronavirus vaccine for high school student-athletes
The vaccine rule will go into effect Nov. 8 for winter and spring sports this academic year.
