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February 10, 2026
Buddhist monks’ 15-week walk for peace ends in Washington, DC
A group of Buddhist monks reached D.C. on foot Tuesday, walking single file across a bridge over the Potomac River to cap a 15-week trek from Texas that has captivated the country.
February 10, 2026
‘Very disturbing’: Rabbi reacts after antisemitic graffiti found at Olney synagogue
Montgomery County police are investigating antisemitic graffiti discovered Tuesday morning outside an Olney synagogue.
February 10, 2026
Shooting at Wootton High School sparks discussion of students’ safety
Hours after a shooting at Wootton High School left one student wounded and a second facing charges of attempted second-degree murder Monday, Montgomery County Superintendent Thomas Taylor said the school system is rolling out a pilot program that will introduce a weapons detection system.
February 10, 2026
DC students deliver famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech at the Lincoln Memorial
The MLK Day event is a National Park Service tradition. Since 2005, fifth graders — usually from Watkins Elementary on Capitol Hill — have delivered King's speech from the 1963 March on Washington.
February 10, 2026
US skating star Ilia Malinin leads after near-perfect short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics
Ilia Malinin silenced any doubters of the self-styled “Quad God” on Tuesday night, when the American wunderkind threw down a near-perfect short program filled with high-flying jumps and a jaw-dropping backflip to take a big lead at the Milan Cortina Olympics
February 10, 2026
Virginia bill would put more energy costs on data centers, slash rates for residents
A bill would levy more energy costs onto data centers served by Dominion Energy and less on residential customers, a move the utility, Virginia regulators and lawmakers say would immediately drop residential bills by about $5.50 per month. 
February 10, 2026
LIVE RESULTS: Democrats win in special elections for Virginia General Assembly
Voters in parts of Northern Virginia cast ballots in special elections to fill vacancies in the state's legislature. 
February 10, 2026
Iyanla Vanzant is heading to National Harbor to help ‘clean up your mind’
Bestselling author and spiritual life coach Iyanla Vanzant is coming to The Theater at MGM National Harbor to talk about her new book, "Spiritual Hygiene."
February 10, 2026
Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, who won 6,508 races over six decades, dies at 92
King Leatherbury, a Hall of Fame trainer known as “King of the Claimers” for his ability to turn cheaper horses in lower-level claiming races into winners for more than six decades, died Tuesday. He was 92.
February 10, 2026
‘Chills down my spine’: 16-year-old charged with attempted murder in Wootton High School shooting
A 16-year-old boy is facing charges, including attempted murder, after police say he shot a fellow student and pointed a handgun at another inside Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville.
February 10, 2026
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February 10, 2026
DNA links man to two sexual assaults from 35 years ago, Montgomery Co. police say
Montgomery County police said DNA evidence helped connect the suspect to an attack near the Friendship Heights Metro station in 1988 and another attack in 1990 near Bethesda.
February 10, 2026
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February 10, 2026
New study tells us what’s up with what’s going down with the sinking Chesapeake Bay
It has long been known that the Chesapeake Bay region is sinking, and an extensive new study led by Virginia Tech now details how fast, with rates that vary widely.
February 10, 2026
Former Banfield lead prosecutor breaks silence on citation for drinking in public, removal from case and what’s next
Eric Clingan, who secured indictments for Brendan Banfield and Juliana Peres Magalhães in the 2023 "au pair affair" murders in Fairfax County, explains his removal and reflects on anxiety, therapy and next steps.
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