At Hickory Falls, luxury springs up between the trees and the greens; Metro trains sharing a track on Red Line, normal service back on Blue, Orange and Silver lines; New $450,000 homes near Frederick, Md., offer lake access and nature trails; D.C. area forecast: A tad wet this morning, but trending warmer by tomorrow; Meet four lifelong friends who will all turn 100 this summer; What we know about the Prince George’s Co. officer shooting; Local roundup: Colts linebacker convicted in assault in D.C.; D.C. police officer is found guilty of assaulting cell phone store worker; Md. Senate president backing Van Hollen in tight U.S. Senate race; In bipartisan move, Senate confirms John King Jr. as U.S. Education Secretary; Washington-area obituaries of note; Glenn Ivey first to purchase air time in 4th District race; Is there a spring in your step? There should be. It’s the season for it.; Donald Trump fuels contested convention fantasies for C-SPAN nerds and political junkies; Time to create classroom computer safety guidelines;
 
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Brothers filmed attack on police station that left officer dead, authorities say
Prince George’s County police say the gunman intended to die in the shooting Sunday.
At Hickory Falls, luxury springs up between the trees and the greens
BUYING NEW | Many of the sites in the Woodbridge, Va., community back up to trees on a golf course
 
Metro trains sharing a track on Red Line, normal service back on Blue, Orange and Silver lines
Metro's Red Line trains are sharing a track, normal service back on Orange, Blue and Silver lines
 
New $450,000 homes near Frederick, Md., offer lake access and nature trails
TOWN SQUARE | The 3,700-square-foot residences in New Market have five or six bedrooms, walls of windows as well as access to canoeing and other water activities.
 
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D.C. area forecast: A tad wet this morning, but trending warmer by tomorrow
It's a damp and cool morning but skies should start to clear this afternoon.
 
Meet four lifelong friends who will all turn 100 this summer
Leona Barnes, Elizabeth Hammett, Gladys Butler and Bernice Underwood are lifelong friends who were born and raised in Southwest Washington. They will all turn 100 this summer.
 
What we know about the Prince George’s Co. officer shooting
Three Prince George's County brothers are being held in connection with the fatal shooting of Officer Jacai Colson in Landover March 13. Police said on Monday that Colson was likely killed by friendly fire. Here's what we know so far.
 
Local roundup: Colts linebacker convicted in assault in D.C.
A roundup of news from across the Washington region.
 
D.C. police officer is found guilty of assaulting cell phone store worker
Officials say officer accused employee of making obscene remarks to officer’s girlfriend.
Md. Senate president backing Van Hollen in tight U.S. Senate race
Sen. Thomas V. Mike Miller is the latest in a long line of powerful state Democrats who have thrown their support behind Chris Van Hollen over Donna Edwards. Will it matter?
 
In bipartisan move, Senate confirms John King Jr. as U.S. Education Secretary
The vote was 49 to 40 to confirm President's nominee to lead the Education Department for the rest of his term.
 
Washington-area obituaries of note
Obituaries from the District, Maryland and Northern Virginia.
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Glenn Ivey first to purchase air time in 4th District race
Former county prosecutor bought $16K worth of ads; Anthony Brown says he is finalizing his own TV media buy.
 
Is there a spring in your step? There should be. It’s the season for it.
The buds are blooming. The birds are singing. The eyes are itching. It’s spring in D.C.
 
Donald Trump fuels contested convention fantasies for C-SPAN nerds and political junkies
It could happen this year, and some people are thrilled — and a little scared.
 
Time to create classroom computer safety guidelines
The alliance between technology and education may be ruining young eyes.
 
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