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Police ID Pedestrian, 55, Killed By Car In Prince William County
A 55-year-old man was struck and killed by a car on Sunday night, April 28 in Prince William County, police said.Francisco Rafael Campos Henriquez was in dark clothing trying to cross Richmond Highway outside of a crosswalk near Rosedale Court around 10:10 p.m., county police said. He was struck by…
Mall Robbery: Homeless Trio Arrested In Northern Virginia, Police Say
Police have arrested three people in a robbery at a mall in Northern Virginia, they said.William Carl English, 19, Diego Alberto Munoz-Villeda, 24, and Dominique Khalil Tomlin, 29, have all been charged with robbery for the April 24 incident at Potomac Mills in Woodbridge, Prince William Count…
Family of woman reportedly shot to death by boyfriend raising money for college funds for victim's 2 children
LORTON, Va. — A woman is dead and her boyfriend is facing charges after police say he shot her inside a car in Lorton earlier this month. Now, her family is raising money to help fund her two children's college savings. Alison "Kate" LaPorta was brought to Fairfax Hospital...
Maryland Weather: Summer-like heat continues into Tuesday
BALTIMORE- After record breaking heat on Monday, more summer-like temperatures are on the way today with highs in the upper 80s. We hit 92° yesterday in Baltimore, beating the previous record of 91°. Our Tuesday morning is starting unseasonably mild with out the door temperatures in the upper 60s and even low 70s. We're looking at another very warm to hot day on Tuesday. With a mostly sunny sky, temperatures will quickly climb into the upper 80s to near 90 degrees. Once again, areas along and near Chesapeake Bay will be cooler with temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s. A...
State Police investigate unidentified shooting on Interstate 83
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Police say passengers of a Maryland-registered Dodge Durango are lucky to be alive after a bullet passed through the car’s rear window while a family of three sat inside. “One of those people was a one-and-half-year-old baby in the backseat in a car seat,...
A rough road: Students see bad choice consequences in mock crash
A statewide initiative to curb road fatalities continues to send a sobering message to Maryland’s newest drivers. What began nationwide decades ago as a lesson in the dangers of blending alcohol with driving now includes in its scenario the sad consequences of not wearing seatbelts or allowing diversions such as cellphones and conversations to take a driver’s attention away from the road. Public high schools in Calvert County have annually...
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 […]
Google to invest additional $1 billion into Virginia data centers, add 2 workforce development programs
VIRGINIA, USA — Artificial intelligence and an infusion of funding were just some of the takeaways from Friday's press conference with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Google CFO Ruth Porat. The tech giant announced a $1 billion investment into the company's existing data centers in Virginia -- two in...
Deputy Donald Anthony Shubrooks Charged With Assault In MD
Deputy Donald Anthony Shubrooks, 29, was arrested over the weekend and charged with second-degree assault for an incident that was reported on Saturday afternoon. Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on April 27, investigators say that Shubrooks contacted the sheriff's office and advised a dispatcher that he had been in a domestic dispute with his girlfriend, prompting an investigation.
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