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Missing swimmer found dead in Potomac River, third this summer

The body of a missing 25-year-old man was pulled from the Potomac River on Thursday. Three people have drowned around the same section of the river in just over a month.

July 30, 2026 2:51pm EDT

Motorcyclist killed after crashing into dump truck on Prince William Parkway

July 30, 2026 1:58pm EDT

Virginia teens rescue family after kayaks capsize on Lake Culpeper

July 30, 2026 12:58pm EDT

DC weather: Sun and clouds Thursday, highs in the mid-80s

July 30, 2026 11:48am EDT

Arlington Public Schools developing new policy on AI use in classrooms, Arlington Now reports

July 30, 2026 11:48am EDT

Powerball numbers deliver $1 million Maryland winner

July 30, 2026 11:48am EDT

National News

Man found guilty of terrorism in stabbing of novelist Salman Rushdie

A 28-year-old man faces sentencing later this year for stabbing author Salman Rushdie on stage during a 2022 speaking engagement.

July 30, 2026 3:25pm EDT

Florida man accused of killing mom and burning body because she ‘wanted to be cremated’

July 30, 2026 2:07pm EDT

NASA Mars rover finds ‘honeycomb’ patterns on red planet

July 30, 2026 1:27pm EDT

Man killed after portable toilet falls from truck onto interstate

July 30, 2026 12:15pm EDT

Willie Nelson slams ‘water thieving’ data centers in Texas

July 29, 2026 5:16pm EDT

Judge clears use of police interview in trial for man accused of murdering Tupac Shakur

July 29, 2026 5:12pm EDT

A Loudoun County judge on Thursday granted a motion for a competency evaluation for Elijah Zion Bieniemy, the son of former Washington Commanders coach Eric Bieniemy, who is facing charges in the shooting of his mother.

July 30, 2026 11:48am EDT

Commanders 'part ways' with TE coach Ben Steele following DWI arrest

July 27, 2026 3:06pm EDT

Eric Bieniemy’s wife shot in Virginia home, ESPN reports; police say son arrested

July 27, 2026 1:32pm EDT

Jordan Devey, Super Bowl-winning ex-Patriots lineman, dies

July 26, 2026 12:01pm EDT

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan suffers significant injuries in offseason car wreck

July 25, 2026 1:43pm EDT

Tony Romo OWI arrest in Milwaukee, court date scheduled

Tony Romo arrested for OWI in Milwaukee, court date scheduled

July 24, 2026 9:52pm EDT

Politics

Harriet Tubman $20 bill redesign faces renewed push from Democratic senators

Democratic senators are urging the Trump administration to revive plans to place abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the department is no longer pursuing the redesign.

July 30, 2026 10:54am EDT

Virginia's 2026 primary election voter guide: races, candidates and dates

July 29, 2026 5:30pm EDT

More than $72 million already spent in midterm elections by sports betting industry

July 29, 2026 3:12pm EDT

Sen. Lindsey Graham remembered at funeral service in South Carolina

July 29, 2026 2:25pm EDT

Mail ballot delays put Postal Service under scrutiny before midterm elections

July 29, 2026 1:24pm EDT

Dr. Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment 111 times, declines to testify at Senate hearing on COVID-19

July 29, 2026 11:41am EDT

Good Day DC

New restaurant alert: Oribu

Joevel Magpantay and Ross Boykin joined Good Day DC.

July 30, 2026 2:09pm EDT

Dockdogs Competition Debuts In DC At The Wharf

July 30, 2026 10:36am EDT

What Is "Mommy Thumb?"

July 30, 2026 10:30am EDT

30 Years Since Bigfoot Sighting In Montgomery CO.

July 30, 2026 10:16am EDT

Local Program Looking For Men To Mentor Kids

July 30, 2026 10:07am EDT

Celebrating National Intern Day

July 30, 2026 10:03am EDT

Health

Virginia teens rescue family after kayaks capsize on Lake Culpeper

Three Eastern View High School students are being credited with saving a family after their kayaks capsized on Lake Culpeper.

July 30, 2026 12:58pm EDT

Cyclospora outbreak: Restaurants seeing slump in sales after removing lettuce from menus

July 30, 2026 10:46am EDT

Hims & Hers sued over sending users health info to social media platforms

July 30, 2026 9:37am EDT

CDC study warns threat of deadly mold infections may be underestimated

July 29, 2026 8:15pm EDT

Frozen burritos sold by Costco mislabeled, spurring public health alert

July 29, 2026 6:23pm EDT

Medicare Part D subsidy program will end in 2027: Here’s what to know

July 29, 2026 2:22pm EDT

Entertainment

Megan Moroney cancels show mid-performance, leaves stage in tears

Country star Megan Moroney cut her Denver concert short Tuesday night after becoming too sick to continue performing, later telling fans it was "the hardest decision" she has ever had to make.

July 30, 2026 8:49am EDT