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Stabbing suspect sought at Portsmouth Navy hospital

The hospital is on lockdown while police search for the suspect.

Summer museum exhibits in the D.C. area: flags, birds, wheat, yarn and more

Seeming mundanities like grain and yarn join high-art sculpture and Shakespearean scholarship in this summer’s museum mix.

The best summer events in the D.C. area

It’s summer guide time! Read on for a giant pile of things to see, do and eat.

Summer music events in the D.C. area: boy bands, Boyz and Bey

Bey and Jay are coming! As are One Direction, Boyz II Men, Billy Joel and some country-music people.

Virginia open houses June 7-8

A list of properties in Virginia that you can visit Saturday and Sunday.

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An extra step by home builders could lead to better yards

Current practices leave soil in poor condition, but an expert at U-Md. has come up with a remedy.

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Where We Live | Dunn Loring

(Amanda Voisard / For the Washington Post)

The Fairfax County neighborhood has a sense of community and the booming Mosaic District next door.

Summer theater events in the D.C. area: Disney, Shakespeare, Sondheim, et al

Several of the season’s theater options come courtesy of the movies: ‘Dirty Dancing,’ ‘Carrie,’ ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast.’

Crash on I-95 in Springfield

Crash closes right lane of I-95 in Springfield

 

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Va. Rep. Griffith introduces federal ‘Legitimate Use of Medicinal Marijuana Act’

The bill would allow doctors to prescribe it and patients to possess it in states where it’s legal, such as Virginia.

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The ‘Biggest Baby Ever’? I gotta cover that!

A press release promises a wondrous, ponderous infant.

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Va. Supreme Court rules for U-Va. in global warming FOIA case

The high court decision rejects an argument by global warming skeptics who wanted to see the work of a climate researcher.

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Fairfax City police chief Rick Rappoport to retire, join Amtrak police

After 13 years in the city, and 24 years in the county, will become a regional deputy chief for Amtrak.

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Vultures make their home on K Street

Two vultures have been spotted at the intersection of K and 11th streets in Northwest Washington.

At the ‘Pestaurant’ in D.C.: Let them eat bugs!

A stately restaurant served some very buzzy dishes on its patio Wednesday and helped raise about $6,000 for DC Central Kitchen.

Remembering an aspiring rapper, lost to a gun accident

Errick Lamarr Pratt Jr., known as PopSmoothe, died from a gunshot at age 23, just like his father. But the weapon was his own.

Co-champions named at National Spelling Bee

For the first time since 1962, two students were declared co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

In the face of criminals, she was fearless

Even as about 100 people mourned Minnie Green, a longtime D.C. resident, they also praised her.

Naval Academy graduation 2014

Midshipmen’s hats take to the skies at the diploma and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis.

Rolling Thunder fills Washington’s streets

The event is held ahead of Memorial Day to honor veterans, prisoners of war and members of the armed forces missing in action.

Herndon Monument Climb 2014

The Naval Academy’s first-year students complete the annual tradition of climbing a greased 21-foot granite obelisk.

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