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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...
Youngkin celebrates $1 billion investment from Google
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) thanked Google for a $1 billion investment toward facilities in Virginia. The investment will go toward data centers across the commonwealth, including a center in Reston, where the governor spoke from. It will also open a new campus in Prince William County. “I want to thank Google for believing in Virginia […]
Maryland lawmaker’s bill would help track fentanyl trafficking
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — Fentanyl has been a serious concern for law enforcement and health officials throughout the Hagerstown region. That concern brought Maryland Del. Joe Vogel (D-Montgomery County) to Hagerstown Friday to meet with the women at Brooke’s House, a women’s addiction recovery center. The lawmaker explained that his legislation would monitor […]
Recalling the infamous 2002 F-4 tornado that cut through La Plata, Md.
LA PLATA, Md. (7News) — On Sunday, April 28, 2002, the D.C. area was under a "moderate risk" for severe weather. The region would be struck by one of the strongest tornadoes ever recorded hours later in the Mid-Atlantic, and the strongest since another F-4 tornado struck Frostburg, MD four years earlier.
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 […]
Woman, dog dead after crash in Prince William County; alcohol possibly factor, police say
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Police said that a woman died almost two weeks after a crash in Prince William County. On April 15, Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) officers responded to Yates Ford Road for a crash around 2:25 p.m. Police said that someone was driving a pickup truck west […]
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 […]
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