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A man shot himself in the head inside a Baltimore courthouse, police say
A man who appeared to be suffering from a "behavioral crisis" walked into the entrance of a Baltimore courthouse and shot himself in the head after authorities tried to interact with him before a security area, the city's police commissioner said.
Deadliest aviation accident since 2001 grips Washington as Trump blames Democrats, DEI for disaster
The nation mourned its deadliest aviation accident in decades Thursday, a midair crash between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people in Washington, while President Trump blamed Democrats for enabling the tragedy with misguided diversity policies that he said put safety second.
Reagan National Airport has a long history of problems, challenges
The airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has long been problematic due to heavy military and commercial flight activity in the nation's capital, according to industry insiders.
Concerns about outdated air traffic control systems return after deadly D.C. crash
The deadly collision between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter near the nation's capital Wednesday night will cast a fresh spotlight on longstanding concerns about outdated air traffic control systems.
Trump says deadly D.C. air collision should have been prevented
President Trump said Thursday morning that the crash between a military helicopter and an American Airlines jet over the Potomac River was preventable.
Multiple fatalities confirmed after jet collides with military helicopter near D.C.’s Reagan airport
Officials confirmed Thursday morning that a rescue operation has turned into recovery as they search for victims of a collision of an airplane and helicopter over the Potomac River just hours earlier.
Rescue effort underway after passenger jet, military helicopter collide near Reagan airport
Rescue boats and air crews rushed to the Potomac River late Wednesday after a regional passenger jet from Kansas collided midair with a military helicopter as the plane approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Barnes & Noble returns to downtown D.C. with move into historic ‘Woodies’ building
National book retailer Barnes & Noble is returning to downtown D.C. with a new location slated for 16,000 square feet in the historic Woodward & Lothrop flagship department store in Northwest.
Red-backed salamander is the District’s official amphibian
It's not a swamp dweller, but the red-backed salamander is now the District's official amphibian -- thanks to lobbying by students at Powell Elementary School.
Trayon White victim of a flawed bribery investigation, argues District council member’s attorney
Procedural errors plagued the D.C. Council investigation into Council member Trayon White's federal bribery charges, the Ward 8 Democrat's lawyer said Tuesday, as the legislative body plans to hold a vote on his potential expulsion next week.
Architects propose timber-based RFK Stadium design as demolition approaches for old site
Demolition is set to begin this week at the rusting, 63-year-old RFK Stadium in the Northeast corner of the District. While city officials are pushing to renovate the site, at least one architectural firm has published its apparently unsolicited vision for a new stadium on the campus.
Housing advocates sue over scope, cost of Maryland green-energy building requirements
Montgomery County residents are challenging state energy emission regulations they say conflict with federal law and impose unfair cost burdens on businesses and residents.
New top prosecutor for D.C. advocated for Jan. 6 rioters, echoed Trump’s false 2020 election claims
For years, conservative activist Ed Martin has promoted Donald Trump's false claims about a stolen 2020 election, railed against the prosecution of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol and represented some of them in court.
Immigration officers are operating with a new sense of mission. Now, ‘nobody gets a free pass’
A week into Donald Trump's second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission, knowing that "nobody gets a free pass anymore."
D.C.’s new U.S. attorney launches review of Jan. 6 obstruction charge shot down by Supreme Court
President Trump's new U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., announced an investigation Monday into how the office used a now-discredited law to go after Jan. 6 defendants.
Spanberger and Earle-Sears want to make history in Virginia. But voters have election exhaustion
Just weeks after former Rep. Abigail Spanberger left the U.S. House for good, she strolled onto the floor of a different political chamber: the Virginia House of Delegates. The three-term congresswoman, now vying to be the state's next governor, rubbed elbows with fellow Democrats and held someone's baby at her hip, a not-so-subtle reminder that statewide elections are looming in the commonwealth this year.
Maryland woman indicted in crash that killed Vikings’ Khryree Jackson, two others
A woman was indicted Thursday in the July 6 car crash that killed Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson and two of his former high school teammates.
Anne Arundel County high school student hospitalized after stabbing
Meade High School in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, spent much of Thursday under lockdown after a 17-year-old boy attending the school was stabbed.
Officer suspended after police arrest gun-toting man who toured Capitol
The U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday said a man who passed a security checkpoint with a handgun and toured the chamber was arrested and charged.
National Zoo’s new pandas to make their public debut Friday
The District's latest star attractions are ready for their close-up: 3-year-old pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao will make their first public appearance Friday at the National Zoo.
