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Montgomery County’s only charter school submits plan to stay open
Montgomery County's only charter school met a Monday deadline to document students' special education needs and submit a plan to keep the district from closing it.
Panicked travelers hear a new message from airports: Don’t get here so early
Images of never-ending security lines at U.S. airports and frustrating tales of missed flights are pushing panicked travelers to show up way before their departures. But some airports where the wait times have been manageable are telling passengers to stop arriving so early.
Clones of famous cherry tree ‘Stumpy’ flower for first time
Cherry trees growing from material taken from the famous "Stumpy" along the Tidal Basin in Washington flowered for the first time this year, the National Arboretum said Thursday.
Grenade found at Falls Church shopping center, safely removed by authorities
A grenade was found at the Eden Center shopping plaza in Falls Church, Virginia, Wednesday and was safely removed by first responders.
First federal building sold under the Trump administration as government shrinks
A private developer has purchased the General Services Administration's Regional Office Building, marking the first federal building sold under the Trump administration's downsizing efforts.
Drone inspections underway along broken sewer line that flooded Potomac River
DC Water began drone flights Thursday to inspect the 54-mile sewer line that ruptured this winter and sent hundreds of millions of gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River.
D.C.’s famous cherry trees hit peak bloom 3 days early
The cherry trees along Washington's Tidal Basin hit peak bloom Thursday, three days ahead of the National Park Service's earliest projected date this year.
Philadelphia’s Rocky statue becomes the centerpiece of a new exhibit
The famed bronze statue of Sylvester Stallone as "Rocky" will center a new exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through this summer.
