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Analysis points to campus and state leaders’ complacency and warns that ‘public Ivy’ image could fade. More »University of Virginia is falling behind its competitors, consultants warn in report

Maria N. Werts, 49, was driving under the influence when her car left the road and killed a woman. More »District woman pleads guilty to manslaughter and driving under influence in pedestrian death

Stan Barry (D), first elected to the post in 1999, said he will retire in the summer. More »Fairfax Sheriff Stan Barry announces retirement

Two men and a woman were arrested Monday in connection with four burglaries in McLean and are believed to be responsible for a string of other break-ins in and around Fairfax County. More »3 linked to rash of Fairfax Co. burglaries (WTOP.com)

Eckehard Muessig was just 18 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps right out of high school in 1943. Trained as a machine gunner, he entered the Pacific Ocean Theater in late November of … More »Students help archive untold stories from WWII

Players in both dugouts leaned forward, clenching the rail for dear life. With two outs gone in the bottom of the seventh, giddy Chantilly supporters behind the fence braced themselves for celebration … More »Cougars hold off Chantilly to claim Concorde title

Memorial Day travelers will have slightly less company on the roads this year due to the effects of sequestration, travel officials said Tuesday. AAA Mid-Atlantic officials said recent furlough announcements … More »AAA: Sequestration to put the squeeze on holiday travel

The District's Office of Tax and Revenue failed to collect $6.5 million over a five-year period because it did not charge penalty fees to businesses that owed money — a punitive system now under review … More »D.C. tax office whiffed on $6.5M in penalties

Virginia Democrats tried to shift the focus Monday away from their own embattled gubernatorial candidate to newly minted Republican lieutenant governor nominee E.W. Jackson, whose controversial remarks … More »Va. GOP lieutenant governor nominee under fire for comments on abortion, gay rights

Tuesday, Prince William County School officials recognized a woman for her 60 years of service to the county. More »85-Year-Old Guidance Counselor Honored

A man wanted in last week's attempted sexual assault in Northwest has been taken into custody. Photo Credit: Getty Images More »Man Arrested in NW Attempted Sexual Assault

AAA says an expected decrease in travel could be linked to gas prices and furloughs. Photo Credit: Shutterstock More »Memorial Day Travel Tips

The Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly decided to part ways with head coach ... The future of 14 teams hang in the balance Tuesday night when the Draft ... More »Tips on Surviving a Storm

Since tornadoes often strike with little or no warning, you need to be prepared before a severe storm strikes. More »How To Stay Safe During a Tornado

A fast-food workers strike did not shut down the McDonald's inside the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, officials say. More »Smithsonian: 2 Arrested During Fast-Food Strike

Two adults and three juveniles have been charged in connection with a recent breaking and entering of the former Sacred Heart Hospital complex on Seton Drive, according to the C3I Unit. More »2 adults, 3 teens charged in former Sacred Heart Hospital breaking and entering

A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers … More »Massive Oklahoma twister kills 51

Piedmont Town Foreman John Shingler is facing a prison term of 10 years and a fine of up to $250,000 after pleading guilty to a charge of conversion of government property Thursday in U.S. District Court, … More »Piedmont town foreman Shingler enters guilty plea

At a bond review hearing in Montgomery County Circuit Court Tuesday, a judge halved the bond of a man accused of child sex abuse from $500,000 to $250,000. More »Gazette.Net: Bond of Gaithersburg man accused of child sex abuse cut in half

The increase in Maryland’s fuel tax, signed into law by Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) last week, is projected to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for Montgomery County road and transit projects. More »Gazette.Net: Fuel tax hike will bolster Montgomery County projects

Excavation will begin in about six weeks on the 43,000-square-foot mixed-use project at 8300 Wisconsin Ave. in Bethesda. More »Gazette.Net: More blasting scheduled in Bethesda

Chambersburg Area school board: 7 p.m., district board room, 435 Stanley Ave., 263-9281. Antrim Township Board of Supervisors: 7 p.m., 10655 Antrim Church Road, Greencastle, 597-3818. More »Franklin County Area Governmental Meetings

McCONNELLSBURG -- A multi-national pipe and tubing distributor broke ground Tuesday for a new facility in McConnellsburg. More »Marmon/Keystone breaks ground to expand in McConnellsburg

A Chambersburg man is scheduled to appear in Franklin County Central Court today after he allegedly sold cocaine to an undercover police informant on five occasions. More »Chambersburg man's drug deal case to be heard today