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Police said the 30-year-old from New York was ejected from a vehicle that overturned on the highway. More »Man dies in I-95 crash in Lorton

She missed her senior year in the 1950s amid a desegregation battle in Virginia. More »Decades later, D.C. woman to be honored with formal diploma

Some welcome the policy change to include them, while others say it may drive them away from Scouting. More »Boy Scout leaders in D.C. area react to new policy on gay youths

It started more than a decade ago, a few hundred motorcycle riders looking for an informal group to join for a 20-mile trip through Northern Virginia to the Pentagon, where nearly a half-million fellow … More »Patriots ride again in Fairfax, taking community along with them

Senators voted 97-0 Thursday to confirm Srikanth Srinivasan to a judgeship on the vitally important U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia after Republicans relented and allowed the vote to … More »Senate OKs judge for D.C. circuit on 97-0 vote

A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed. Richard J. Curl, who last year was … More »Swim coach sentenced to 7 years for sex abuse

Police in Baltimore County are investigating the shooting of a bouncer outside a bar in Halethorpe early Saturday morning. More »Bouncer Shot Outside Maryland Bar

Start growing your "rally goatees." Photo Credit: Getty Images More »Davey Johnson Not Shaving Until Nats Start Hitting

A spokesman for the University of Maryland disclosed Friday that former swimming and diving coach Rick Curl admitted to having sex with an underage girl in 1988. More »U. of Maryland Knew of Curl's Sex With Minor in '88

The ferry cannot operate due to high winds. More »Cape May-Lewes Ferry Closed Saturday

WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA9) - Streets downtown will be closed for Rolling Thunder events this Memorial Day weekend. More »Downtown Street Closures for Rolling Thunder Events This Memorial Day Weekend

District of Columbia officials say a busy road in downtown Washington may remain partially closed through Monday as repairs continue on a sinkhole. More »Road Partially Closed Through Holiday Weekend for Sinkhole Repairs

Hussein Ibish has beef with venerable upper Northwest book shop Politics & Prose. In Issue No. 22 of magazine The Baffler , Ibish, a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine, tells a story … More »Did Politics & Prose Boot a Customer for Inquiring About the Marquis de Sade?

The Washington Post has a new managing editor, replacing John Temple , who left the paper in March . Emilio Garcia-Ruiz will lead the Post 's "digital initiatives and operations, video, the presentation … More »Emilio Garcia-Ruiz Named Post Managing Editor

This week the team behind Dupont Circle's Scion and Crios Modern Mexican opened a new location in Silver Spring. More »New Scion Opens in Silver Spring

The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk is opening a new exhibit featuring a species of anteater. More »Va. zoo opening new anteater exhibit

Frederick County officials say they're looking for a South Carolina man accused of posing as a home improvement contractor and ripping off an elderly resident. More »SC man accused of posing as contractor in Md.

Soldiers based at Fort Lee in Petersburg are gearing up for deployment to the Middle East after Memorial Day. More »Soldiers from Va. base set to deploy to Middle East

County emergency dispatchers will see increases in pay for the next three years under a contract signed by workers and Allegany County Thursday evening. More »Raises for 911 workers for next 3 years

The arrival of the Memorial Day weekend also means the unofficial start of the summer season — and a chance to go swimming at area pools. More »Some area pools set to open this weekend

Sharon Nealis, who retired Friday after 18 years as executive director of The Gordon-Roberts House on Washington Street, believes the enthusiasm and youth of her replacement will benefit the popular historical … More »City’s historic Gordon-Roberts House appoints new director

Winston Churchill High School's Katie Gauch hits a shot during Friday's state tennis tournament in College Park. More »Gazette.Net: Wootton, Churchill strong on tennis tournament

Surrattsville High School's Cierra Plummer hits a shot during Friday's state tennis tournament in College Park. More »Gazette.Net: Surrattsville girl advances to second day

The Bowie High School track and field team led the way for Prince George’s County schools Friday afternoon, the first day of the Class 4A/3A state track and field championships at Morgan State University … More »Gazette.Net: Bowie leads the way on first day of states