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Jury recommends 4-year sentence for driver convicted in deadly Fairfax County crash
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — A jury recommended a sentence of 4 years of imprisonment for a driver convicted of two counts of involuntary manslaughter after a deadly crash that killed two Oakton High School students back in 2022. Jurors recommended Usman Shahid spend 2 years behind bars for each count. Oakton freshmen […]
Armed Burglar Caught Fleeing Across Golf Course In Fairfax County
A man who broke into a home and robbed a woman at gunpoint was arrested after attempting to flee across a Fairfax County golf course, police said.The man broke into a home on the 2200 block of Stone Wheel Drive in Reston and robbed the woman at gunpoint.Police said only that he then tried to flee a…
Woodbridge man killed in early morning crash
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) said a man was killed in a crash in the early hours of Friday in Woodbridge. Officers responded to the single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Redwing Drive and Swallow Court at 2:30 a.m. Investigators said 33-year-old Donnell Tyquan Epps […]
Careless Morning Smoker Sparked Fairfax County House Fire: Officials
More than $300,000 in damages to a Fairfax County home could've been avoided, had the smoker in the house properly discarded materials, officials said.According to the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue department, the fire at a home on the 3000 block of Steven Martin Drive in Oakton broke out just b…
Police Respond to Bomb Threat at T. Clay Wood Elementary School
Police evacuated T. Clay Wood Elementary School in Nokesville, Thursday morning, while officers and a K-9s investigated a bomb threat. School Threat Investigation – Prince William Police Officers responded to T. Clay Wood Elementary School, at 10600 Kettle Run Road in Nokesville, April 25 at 10 a.m., to investigate a bomb threat made towards the school.
Maryland college students have sympathy for protests of Israel-Hamas war
College students in Maryland have sympathy for others protesting the Israel-Hamas war. People in support of Palestine are protesting on college campuses across the U.S. as the war continues in Gaza. They're calling on universities to disclose any investments and divest from any companies connected to Israel. Groups of students...
State Police Issue Gold Alert for Missing Maryland Woman
Delaware State Police Troop 5 has issued a Gold Alert for 85-year-old Joanna Kellogg of Severna Park, Maryland, after she left her residence on April 26, 2024, to go to […] The post State Police Issue Gold Alert for Missing Maryland Woman appeared first on Delaware State Police - State of Delaware.
DMV locations participating in Drug Take Back Day
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Sites across the DMV will collect prescription drugs on Saturday for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. There are 4,675 collection sites across the country and close to 90 surrounding the DMV. Sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Washington, D.C.: Maryland: Virginia: To find the closest […]
Annandale Man Claims $1M Lottery Ticket Sold At 7-Eleven
Monna Islam was feeling lucky. That’s the reason the Falls Church resident bought a 20X the Money ticket from the Virginia Lottery, according to a release on the VA Lottery website. He told Lottery officials that as he scratched the ticket, it looked like he was going to win $10 or $20.Then he…
Firefighters say 6-year-old was protecting his 3-year-old brother when they died in house fire
CLIFTON, Va. (WUSA) - A Virginia family is mourning the loss of their two youngest boys who died after they were trapped in a house fire. Firefighters say the eldest child, 6-year-old William, died trying to protect his younger brother. “As soon as he was born, he was like, ‘Oh,...
Driver crashes into tree in Montgomery County, dies
DARNESTOWN, Md. — A man has died after crashing his car into a tree in Darnestown early Friday. Officials with the Montgomery County Police, as well as Fire and Rescue, responded just after 12:30 a.m. to the intersection of River Road and Seneca Road after a report of a single-vehicle collision. Upon arrival, they found an orange Honda Element had crashed into a tree.
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