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January 17, 2026
What’s open, what’s closed: Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2026
Martin Luther King Jr. Day brings some closings and service disruptions to the D.C. region Monday.
January 17, 2026
Virginia inauguration ceremony will be filled with history making firsts
Never before has a woman been sworn in to take the state's top office. Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger will be the first Saturday when she takes the oath for the governorship.
January 17, 2026
Md. Gov. Moore follows stellar week picking football playoff games with more predictions
Another week, another fabulous slate of playoff games for football fans. And there’s no bigger fan than Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.
January 16, 2026
‘We have to stand with the community’: Montgomery Co. leaders introduce bills to limit immigration enforcement
Montgomery County Council members Will Jawando and Kristin Mink are proposing bills to limit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to county facilities and bar the use of masks by law enforcement.
January 16, 2026
Out-of-state speed camera violators might have to pay up under new bill being considered by Md.
Right now, out of state drivers might get tickets for speed cameras around the state of Maryland, but it’s often hard to get them to pay up.
January 16, 2026
Women’s hockey takes center ice in DC as PWHL brings its Takeover Tour to Capital One Arena
The Professional Women’s Hockey League is bringing its Takeover Tour to Washington, D.C., as the New York Sirens face the Montreal Victoire at Capital One Arena in a regular-season matchup highlighting the league’s rapid growth.
January 16, 2026
Judge allows a third offshore wind project to resume construction as the industry challenges Trump
A federal judge ruled Friday that work on a Virginia offshore wind project could resume, the third project this week to successfully challenge the Trump administration in court.
January 16, 2026
Virginia lawmakers back redrawing congressional maps, paving the way for a voter referendum
Virginia voters will decide whether to back a redrawn district map that favors Democrats in the tit-for-tat battle for the U.S. House after the left-leaning Senate advanced a proposed constitutional amendment on Friday that supports mid-decade congressional redistricting.
January 16, 2026
Montgomery Co. leaders condemn Islamophobic graffiti at Bethesda high school
Police are investigating an incident in which Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian graffiti was discovered on a wall of Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland.
January 16, 2026
National Guard troops to stay on Washington, DC, streets through 2026
National Guard troops will be on the streets of Washington, D.C., until the end of the year.
January 16, 2026
DC man gets 40 years for ‘sadistic’ killing of Virginia woman
It was back in April 2023 that 31-year-old Christy Bautista was stabbed over 30 times, her body battered by 46-year-old George Sydnor.
January 16, 2026
Elrich’s $6.6B capital plan calls for record-high funding for Montgomery Co. schools
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s $6.6 billion proposed Capital Improvement Program would give more to the Montgomery County Public Schools than they have ever received in a capital budget.
January 16, 2026
Bundle up! Long holiday weekend comes with surge of cold weather in DC region
While the long weekend marks a respite from work, it won't be offering the same for the blast of cold weather descending on the D.C. region.
January 16, 2026
Washington National Opera relocates performances away from Kennedy Center to new venues
The Washington National Opera has relocated upcoming performances to a familiar venue as it breaks away from the Kennedy Center following President Donald Trump’s takeover of the performing arts venue. 
January 16, 2026
New homes — plus recreation center and library — coming to Chevy Chase
With a redevelopment firm officially selected for the project, the decades-old library and community center in D.C.'s Chevy Chase neighborhood could soon be replaced.
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