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Voting rights groups claim state documents prove Virginia is wrongfully removing eligible citizens from voter rolls
8News has learned that, following a federal judge’s orders, the state is handing over documents to voting and immigrant rights groups ahead of a Thursday hearing on lawsuits filed claiming the process is illegal.
Lifelong ‘rivals’ recall love and admiration for pitching legend Fernando Valenzuela
"Nobody will ever do what he did, we lost a living legend, he was me, he was you, he was our brothers, sisters, cousins, he was us," said Hernandez. "He represented us, he looked like us, talked like us, acted like us, and the loss is for every single one of us.”
‘Hugs Not Walls’ to highlight family separations
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A community group is again bringing together, even if just for a few minutes, families separated by immigration status. Border Network for Human Rights says its 11th “Hugs Not Walls” event will take place at the international border in November. The encounters featuring family members walking over from Mexico […]
3 hospitalized, 1 dead after crash in Upper Marlboro
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (DC News Now) — Three people were hurt and one person died in a crash in Upper Marlboro late Wednesday afternoon. The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) said that there was a crash between two cars in the 500 block of Largo Center Dr. around 5 p.m. The Prince George’s County […]
Maryland police look for suspects in ‘malicious burning’ at Gaithersburg park
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Maryland-National Capital Park Police asked for the community’s help identifying two people believed to be involved in setting a fire last month. Two boys reportedly set a fire outside of a park picnic shelter at the Laytonia Recreational Park in Gaithersburg, Md. The incident happened at about […]
Police: Man arrested for assaulting girl, multiple women in Northwest DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said it arrested a man who they believe assaulted multiple women while walking in Northwest D.C. Just before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a woman told officers she was assaulted in the 1300 block of Irving Street NW. Officers noticed 33-year-old Ayotomiwa Babalola trying to run […]
Fairfax County police ask drivers to avoid Huntington Avenue due to water main break
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Fairfax County Police Department said to avoid Huntington Avenue Wednesday evening due to a water main break. Police said all lanes on Huntington Avenue between Biscayne Drive and Blaine Drive have been shut down to allow crews to work on the water main break. Drivers are asked […]
Man shot, killed near Southeast DC apartment complex
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said a man was shot and killed in Southeast D.C. on Wednesday afternoon. Police said officers went to the 4200 block of 6th St. near the Cascade Park Apartments for a shooting. There, they found a man who had been shot. The man was taken to […]
PGPD: Unknown man boarded elementary school bus while 3 students on board
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Police in Prince George’s County are actively investigating after a man boarded a county school bus that was carrying elementary school students. Just after 2 p.m., the Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) received a call from a person who saw a man board the bus. They […]
Arlingtonians concerned about expanding capacity for group homes
ARLINGTON, Va (DC News Now) — The Arlington County Board approved zoning changes to expand the number of people permitted to live in a group home, and some Arlingtonians are concerned about the change’s impacts on their neighborhoods. Group homes are residences for individuals with substance abuse or developmental disabilities that are owned and operated […]
Frederick County couple raises ALS awareness through personal experience
FREDERICK, Md. (DC News Now) — Back in December of 2022, April and her family learned that she had Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Her husband, Bill, said they started noticing April exhibiting mobility issues that worsened over time. “That’s when the Hopkins urologist said, ‘Has anybody talked to you about the possibility of ALS?'” Bill […]
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