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E.W. Jackson joins Ken Cuccinelli II and Mark Obenshain for a three-day “flyover” tour of the commonwealth. More »Va. GOP candidates come together for campaign

President’s plan for universal preschool calls for investment in programs to close achievement gap. More »Home visiting programs are preschool in its earliest form

Planning board expected to review key elements of the Cafritz family Riverdale Park project on Thursday. More »After some hurdles, Whole Foods plan moves forward in Prince George’s County

Here's another feather for the cap of advocates who want to establish solid lines that link actual teaching to actual learning. Mere test scores are insufficient. Indeed, with the Benghazi, IRS and Justice … More »SIMMONS: When teachers are cheating, everyone is cheated

A Sterling woman was arrested this weekend on charges related to a shooting death of her husband, a police officer, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Rosangela Spradling, 42, was arrested by Loudoun … More »Virginia woman charged in connection with domestic homicide

Authorities last week made an agreement not to prosecute a Northwest D.C. man who used his unregistered handgun to kill a pit bull in order to stop it from mauling a child in his neighborhood. As part … More »D.C. man won't face gun charges for shooting pit bull attacking boy

One lucky person has $1 million more to their name thanks to a purchase in Lorton. Photo Credit: Getty Images More »$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in Lorton

The FBI has confirmed that two agents with its Hostage Rescue Team died in a training accident off Virginia Beach Friday. More »Quantico-Based FBI Agents Killed in Training Accident

Police in Arlington County are investigating how two thieves broke into an ATM at a sports bar in Crystal City early Sunday morning. More »ATM Broken Into at Crystal City Sports Bar

This is her fourth title of the year. More »Serena Williams Wins Italian Open

DC councilman Tommy Wells officially kicked off his campaign for mayor on Saturday. More »Wells Kicks Off DC Mayoral Campaign

D.C. police say a 28-year-old man was shot and killed in an apartment blocks away from the Anacostia Metro station. More »Man Fatally Shot Inside SE DC Apartment

The day Chuck Brown died, fans gathered in front of the Howard Theatre for a sprawling candlelight vigil as outdoor speakers cranked go-go into the streets. More »Chuck Brown Fans, Friends Assemble for Joyous Tribute at Howard Theatre

Several readers have asked me recently about the progress of the Ontario Theater development in Adams Morgan, which appears to have ground to a halt after the initial demolition of most of the 1950s theater … More »More Details on the Ontario Theater Development

Darcy James Argue describes his 18-piece Secret Society ensemble as a "steampunk big band," but that's not exactly literal. The composer and bandleader does operate on a similar, cross-genre and -era aesthetic … More »Bandleader Darcy James Argue on the Genesis of Brooklyn Babylon

Maryland's Allegany County is looking to update its regulations governing tattoo shops, making changes that would let the shops tattoo kids with the permission of their parents. More »Allegany County looks to revise tattoo rules

- Authorities say a Washington airports authority officer was fatally shot by his wife in their home in Sterling. More »Authorities: MWAA officer fatally shot by wife

- The family of a man shot and killed by an undercover Baltimore police officer in 2009 has settled a lawsuit against the city for $100,000. More »Family of man killed by undercover cop gets $100k

The Mineral County Commission voted down a proposed change to the county ambulance authority bylaws that would have allowed the ambulances to expand nonemergency transports. More »Problem resurfaces

A bad fourth day at the Walmart FLW bass tournament at Lake Eufaula on Sunday dropped former Frostburg resident J.T. Kenney from second to seventh place, though the Palm Bay, Fla., resident pocketed $16,000 … More »Heritage Days harmony

Vickie Murray Aman has been working at the Riverside YMCA for the past 44 years. She is the matriarch of a family who has had a longstanding relationship with the local Y. More »Family has strong ties to local YMCA

After winning its first Class 4A/3A West Region title in program history on Wednesday, senior Maddie Doan and the Sherwood High School girls lacrosse team turned their attention to playing Howard in the … More »Gazette.Net: Sherwood girls lacrosse makes Montgomery County history

Nina Crawford and T’Reyah Johnson are just freshmen. Neither has played a part in building the Elizabeth Seton High School track and field dynasty, which, prior to Saturday’s Washington Catholic Athletic … More »Gazette.Net: Seton wins seventh straight WCAC title

Tommy Shott, like his teammates, had an inkling that the mercy rule still applied in the playoffs and all the way through to the Interstate Athletic Conference championship. More »Gazette.Net: Georgetown Prep wins IAC baseball title