Five things to know about David Trone; Delays on Metro’s Orange, Blue and Silver lines; Thanks to La’Porsha Renae, ‘American Idol’ is ending on a high note; Rambler in Sterling, Va., lists for $339,000; The pros and cons of living in an apartment building frequented by college students; D.C. area forecast: A mild Monday turns blustery tonight in week of topsy-turvy temperatures; Wife pulls husband from debris amid D.C. windstorm; William Rice, food editor and critic for Washington Post and Chicago Tribune, dies at 77; Eight years after opening, National Harbor anticipates new life after MGM; In Maryland, new efforts to fight drug addiction are taking shape; For wine mogul David Trone, congressional race is unfinished business; Who needs the beach? Spring break means community service for some students.; Pr. William supervisors deadlocked over proposed real estate tax increase; U.S. elementary school children head to Cuba for rare visit to classrooms; Man is struck and killed by Fairfax County patrol car;
 
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He’s a retired cop. Now his son is accused of killing a police officer and his own wife.
Ronald Hamilton packs up a Virginia home where so much was lost on a February day.
Five things to know about David Trone
Business mogul from Potomac is running for Congress in his first attempt at public office.
 
Delays on Metro’s Orange, Blue and Silver lines
Delays on Metro's Orange, Blue and Silver lines after earlier problem with train at Capitol South stop.
Thanks to La’Porsha Renae, ‘American Idol’ is ending on a high note
"Idol" is worth a final viewing, because one of the three finalists is a truly thrilling singer with a compelling backstory.
 
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Rambler in Sterling, Va., lists for $339,000
AFFORDABLE HOME OF THE WEEK | The 1,465-square-foot single-family home
 
The pros and cons of living in an apartment building frequented by college students
When sharing thin walls with college kids, the most obvious point of contention — and the subject of many a negative Yelp review — is the noise level.
 
D.C. area forecast: A mild Monday turns blustery tonight in week of topsy-turvy temperatures
Two big cold fronts, the first tonight, come through this week bringing very chilly air.
 
Wife pulls husband from debris amid D.C. windstorm
As gusts in parts of the area reached as high as 66 mph, a tree outside the family home on Custer Road “literally fell on my parents’ bed,” said Emily Morgan.
 
William Rice, food editor and critic for Washington Post and Chicago Tribune, dies at 77
A onetime Washington Post food editor, he trained at Le Cordon Bleu, worked in a bakery and harvested grapes in Bordeaux.
 
Eight years after opening, National Harbor anticipates new life after MGM
Tenants at National Harbor are investing in renovations, new construction is taking off and there are renewed calls for more transit.
 
In Maryland, new efforts to fight drug addiction are taking shape
Many solutions focus on easing penalties and adding funds for treatment and rehabilitation.
 
For wine mogul David Trone, congressional race is unfinished business
First in a series of profiles of Democratic primary candidates in Maryland’s 8th Congressional District.
 
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Who needs the beach? Spring break means community service for some students.
Maryland’s high school seniors push to complete service hours required for graduation.
 
Pr. William supervisors deadlocked over proposed real estate tax increase
The higher rate could help fund improvements to infrastructure and services, some say.
U.S. elementary school children head to Cuba for rare visit to classrooms
Twenty-six students from a Maryland school look to expand their Spanish and explore curiosity about the nearby nation long closed to Americans.
 
Man is struck and killed by Fairfax County patrol car
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