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May 17, 2025
Thousands of residents across DC region remain without power after deadly storms
Thousands of people are still without power after severe weather battered the D.C. region on Friday with heavy rain and strong winds.
May 17, 2025
‘Such an honor’: Va. middle schooler prepares to compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
Nikita Ramakrishnan, an eighth grader at Rocky Run Middle School in Fairfax County, Virginia, is preparing to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
May 17, 2025
Weekend weather brings sunshine after powerful storms rock DC area
After days' worth of rain and cloudy, dark skies, the weekend is looking brighter — and not just because it means a few days off.
May 17, 2025
Paying for Metro will soon be easier and faster with just a tap of your credit card
How many times have you been standing in front of the SmarTrip card machine and someone new to the D.C. area — or a tourist — looks at you pleading for help?
May 17, 2025
‘You’re not alone’: Mental health advocates in DC spotlight Mental Health Awareness Month
D.C. and its Department of Behavioral Health promote daily mental wellness, 988 support and self-care practices during Mental Health Awareness Month and beyond.
May 17, 2025
2 dead as damaging storms pack 80 mph wind gusts in DC region, downing trees onto cars and homes
Severe weather battered the D.C. region and left two people dead Friday, with the heightened heat and humidity adding more fuel to the fire for storms packing up to 80 mph wind gusts, hail and heavy rain.
May 17, 2025
2-year-old survives 15-story fall from Silver Spring apartment building balcony
A 2-year-old boy fell off a 15th floor balcony at an apartment building in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Thursday and miraculously survived.
May 16, 2025
Favorite Margie’s Intention handles the slop at Pimlico, wins the Black-Eyed Susan
The horse Margie's Intention splashed her way to victory in the Black-Eyed Susan on the track at Pimlico in Maryland.
May 16, 2025
Md. Gov. Moore vetoes reparations bill, one of a list of measures he will reject
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Friday vetoed the Reparations Commission bill that called for a study of historic inequality endured by African descendants in Maryland.
May 16, 2025
World Pride comes to Washington in the shadow of, and in defiance of, the Trump administration
The World Pride 2025 welcome concert isn't until May 31. But for host city D.C., festivities start with a string of local Pride events on Saturday.
May 16, 2025
Jury in Langley Park toddler murder case ends week with no verdict
Jurors have been deliberating since Tuesday in the case of the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy in Maryland's Langley Park neighborhood.
May 16, 2025
Festivals, foot race prompt road closures in DC
The National Asian Heritage Festival, the Anacostia River Festival and the Lawyers Have Heart race will bring road closures to D.C. Saturday.
May 16, 2025
FBI Director Kash Patel says the agency is leaving its DC headquarters
The FBI Headquarters is leaving the J. Edgar Hoover Building on Pennsylvania Avenue in D.C., according to the bureau's director, Kash Patel.
May 16, 2025
Kennedy Center employees make an effort to unionize in response to Trump takeover
The union will be called the “Kennedy Center United Arts Workers,” or the KCUAW, and will be in partnership with The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, or the UAW.
May 16, 2025
Fairfax City festival celebrates Asian heritage during AAPI Month
The fifth annual Asian Festival on Main will take place on Sunday, May 18 in Fairfax, Virginia, and will feature food, music and art.
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