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Houston-bound Southwest flight from Reagan National lands at BWI after bird strike
September 8, 2026, 10:55 pm |
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A Southwest Airlines flight from the D.C. area to Houston made an unscheduled stop in Baltimore after the aircraft struck a bird Tuesday.
Road closures for DC Bike Ride 2026
September 8, 2026, 10:34 pm |
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There will be a slew of road closures for the 10th annual D.C. Bike Ride this weekend.
City of Alexandria’s newest landscapers draw an audience
September 8, 2026, 9:52 pm |
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A team of sheep and goats are clearing out the invasive plants at James Marx All Veterans Park in Alexandria, Virginia.
Fairfax Co. weighs next steps for selling naming rights to high school sports facilities
September 8, 2026, 9:03 pm |
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Fairfax County, Virginia, school board members have lingering questions about a potential proposal to sell naming rights to high school sports facilities.
These runners are pounding the pavement to honor 9/11 first responders
September 8, 2026, 8:54 pm |
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A group of runners are honoring the first responders and service members who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Trump honors 9/11 victims at the Ellipse, pledging to ‘never forget’
September 8, 2026, 5:49 pm |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a quarter century after a day “etched forever into the memories of Americans,” President Donald Trump honored the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Tuesday by vowing to “never forget.” The event at the Ellipse was spearheaded by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and showcased a massive, 21-foot, nearly...
Crossing guards are back at Fairfax County high schools. How long will they remain there?
September 8, 2026, 12:16 am |
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The Board of Supervisors is considering using carryover funding from the last fiscal year to keep the crossing guards in place for the full 2026-27 year.
Mechanic killed in Wolf Trap tour bus accident remembered as the ‘Bus Doctor’
September 7, 2026, 10:24 pm |
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Andrew Wagner died after a tour bus collapsed while he was working beneath it at Wolf Trap last week.
Analysis: 25 years after 9/11, the lesson of collective defense endures
September 7, 2026, 10:23 pm |
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Sept. 11 produced an extraordinary demonstration of international solidarity that is particularly relevant at a time when the value and durability of America's alliances are again being debated.
Pregnant woman loses baby after Woodbridge hit-and-run crash
September 7, 2026, 9:08 pm |
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A woman, who was in the third trimester of her pregnancy, and a man were struck by a dark-colored pickup truck Sept. 3.
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