Virginia State

Alexandria, VA

WUSA9

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Speed cameras are coming to school zones in Alexandria. Editor's Note: The video above shows the Alexandria City Council approving the use of speed cameras in school zones aired on Oct. 15, 2022. This year, three speed cameras will be installed by the City of Alexandria...

Speed cameras coming to Alexandria school zones

Richmond, VA

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A portion of Richmond Highway remains shut down due to police activity. A standoff with an armed woman that started Tuesday morning has stretched into Wednesday. Drivers in the area are asked to seek an alternate route while police deal with an ongoing situation. Around 11...

Part of Richmond Highway still shut down as barricade situation continues through the night

Washington, DC

Germantown, MD

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Police have arrested two teenagers they say carjacked a person before realizing they couldn't drive the car due to it having a manual transmission. According to a release from the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD), the 16-year-old juvenile from Rockville and a 17-year-old juvenile from Washington, D.C. have been arrested and charged for the strong-arm carjacking in Germantown on Saturday.

Police: Teens who carjacked man at gas station couldn't drive away due to manual transmission

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A community is rallying around a popular bartender who was shot after getting off work in Alexandria earlier this month. James Lee was on his way home from work when he stopped to get gas in southeast D.C. He would end up in the hospital after being shot multiple times.

Community rallies for popular Alexandria bartender shot multiple times in DC

Maryland State

Gaithersburg, MD

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Monday afternoon, residents of the Potomac Oaks Condominiums, who've been displaced since November got a major update. It has been nearly four months since the explosion at Potomac Oaks Condominium in Gaithersburg, Maryland. They did not respond to WUSA9's request for an interview about the update,...

'It's about time' | Fire investigation report from Potomac Oaks explosion shared with residents

Laurel, MD

LAUREL, Md. — Update:. A once-missing woman has been found safe, according to the Laural Police Department. Officers say the 25-year-old woman was safely located in Fairfax County. Investigators continue to look into the incident and thanked the public for their help finding the woman. Original:. Officers with the...

Missing 25-year-old Maryland woman found safe

Fort Washington, MD

FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — A viral social media post is giving thousands of people, including celebrities, a chance to celebrate one Maryland family. The Jordan family became the owners of the first Black-owned business park in Fort Washington off Livingston Road. Their mission is to uplift the community. The...

'You can do this' | Maryland couple becomes first Black owners of Fort Washington business park

North Carolina State

Fairfax County, VA

WASHINGTON — Fire officials in D.C., Maryland and Virginia say they received multiple reports of a smoky smell across the DMV Monday, and a wildfire in North Carolina may be to blame. Many fire agencies took to Twitter to let residents know that the fire smell they were noticing...

Smell smoke? Winds bring smoke from NC wildfire to DMV

Silver Spring, MD

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Police officers in Montgomery Co. are investigating a shooting that left a man dead. Officers responded to the 2000 block of Treetop Lane in Silver Spring minutes before 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. When police arrived they found a man suffering from trauma to the upper body. Despite trying to provide life-saving efforts, the victim was later pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials.

Man dead following shooting in Montgomery Co.

WASHINGTON — Police are investigating a burglary case where the suspect was only interested in one thing, car keys. According to a release from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), officers were called to a home in the 5000 block of Macomb Street in Northwest D.C. on Sunday, Feb. 19.

Burglar breaks into home overnight with people inside, before driving off in stolen car

Gainesville, VA

GAINESVILLE, Va. — Police are investigating after a man was stabbed multiple times in Gainesville, Virginia Saturday morning. According to the Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD), officers were called to the Somerset Point Apartments on Equinox Landing Court just after 7:30 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a...

Man calls for help after being stabbed multiple times in Virginia

Woodbridge, VA

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A man is facing charges after a woman was shot in Woodbridge, Virginia over the weekend. According to the Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD), officers were called to the Woodbridge Station Apartments on Kitty Hawk Way to investigate a shooting. When officers arrived, they found...

Man arrested for apartment shooting in Woodbridge

Nashville, TN

SPRINGFIELD, Va. — The mass shooting inside an elementary school in Nashville that killed seven people, including the suspect, hits close to home for people in the DMV. One of the people killed is being described as a wonderful woman who always had a smile on her face. Newly...

Springfield woman remembers educator killed in Nashville school shooting

WASHINGTON — The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the public's help locating suspects and a vehicle involved in multiple armed robberies in Northeast D.C. on Saturday. According to detectives, in each of the three incidents that happened the suspects approached the victim. One of the suspects would show...

2 suspects wanted for armed robberies in Northeast DC

Missouri State

Mclean, VA

FAIRFAX, Va. — A Fairfax County jury recommended that a McLean woman convicted of shooting her two young daughters to death serves nearly 80 years behind bars. The jury made the recommendation in the penalty phase of the trial on Monday. Veronica Youngblood was found guilty of murdering her...

Fairfax jury recommends 78 years for mom who murdered her daughters

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A 20-year-old man was killed in a shooting Saturday morning in Fairfax County, Virginia and police say they have arrested a suspect. Darren Cruz Colindres, 18, was arrested and charged Saturday afternoon after police found him at an apartment in McLean, Virginia. According to officials,...

18-year-old charged in fatal shooting at Fairfax County apartment

Landover Hills, MD

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — Police are investigating after a person was hit and killed by a car in Landover Hills, Maryland Sunday morning. According to the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit, officers were called to the 6600 block of Annapolis Road around 1 a.m.

Person dead after being hit by car in Prince George's Co.

Hyattsville, MD

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — A security guard has been killed and two other people have been injured in an early morning shooting outside of a gentlemen's club in Hyattsville, according to police. Officers with the Prince George's County Police Department responded to the club named Area Code, previously...

Security guard dead, 2 injured after shooting outside of Hyattsville gentlemen's club

WASHINGTON — There’s more fall out from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed budget. The mayor said some tough choices had to be made. But housing advocates are pushing back against planned cuts that they say could force thousands of our neighbors out of their homes. “I missed out...

'If I'm drowning, how can I help them?' | DC mother joins housing advocates to call for rental assistance to be restored

WASHINGTON — Police have identified a man they say died a little more than a week after he was shot in Southeast D.C. According to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), officers were called to the area of Naylor Road and Southern Avenue just after 2 p.m. on Friday, March 17.

Man dies days after being shot in Southeast DC

Prince George's County, MD

Temple Hills, MD

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — Two 15-year-old boys are facing charges after police say they carjacked a driver at gunpoint in Temple Hills early Sunday morning. According to the Prince George's County Police Department (PGCPD), officers were called to the 2900 block of St. Clair Drive just before 4 a.m.

Two 15-year-olds arrested for carjacking in Prince George's Co.

Great Falls, VA

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Two D.C. residents are in custody after the pair allegedly armed with a gun robbed a grocery store in Great Falls and fled from police with their child in the backseat of the car on Thursday, police said. Fairfax County police identified the suspects as...

Man, woman taken into custody after armed robbery in Great Falls and fleeing from police with child in the car, police say

Belle Haven, VA

Potomac, VA

Forest Heights, MD

Jefferson Manor, VA

Oxon Hill, MD

Community, VA

Kingstowne, VA

Franconia, VA

Marlow Heights, MD

Hillcrest Heights, MD

Fort Myer, VA

Navy Yard, DC

Historic Anacostia, DC

Seven Corners, VA

Rosslyn, VA

Engleside, VA

Springfield, VA

Camp Springs, MD

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Driving habits along Seminary Road in Virginia cause concern

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The speed limit along Seminary Road between I-395 and the Alexandria city limits was lowered from 35 mph to 25 mph in 2021....

Driving habits along Seminary Road in Virginia cause concern

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