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400 people evacuated during fire in Sterling, Virginia
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — Crews are on the scene of a fire that caused a large plume of smoke in the sky in Loudoun County Monday afternoon. According to Loudoun County Fire, the flames sparked in the 110 block of Acacia Lane in Sterling. Crews called for a second alarm, which means the fire has reached a size requiring more firefighters to control it.
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...
Cruel Woman Dumps Pup With Broken Leg Along Virginia Roadway, Police Say
Police in Prince William County have opened an animal cruelty investigation following the discovery of an injured chihuahua.A woman in a black Nissan left the dog along Oakwood Drive and Armada Place in Woodbridge around 4:39 p.m. Sunday, April 21, county police said. A good Samaritan found th…
Home catches fire in Fairfax County
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Crews with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were on the scene of a two-alarm fire at a home in Burke, Va. on Wednesday morning. In a post made on X, formerly Twitter, just before 9:15 a.m., officials said the fire happened at a home in the […]
Maryland gardeners help rebuild oyster population ahead of 2025 shellfish recovery deadline
Chesapeake Bay Foundation volunteers grow millions of oysters through a gardening process in an effort to restore the oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Officials say this effort is on track to be completed ahead of the 2025 recovery deadline. Oysters act as filters for the Bay and provide a food source and even a home for thousands of species. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the country, home to over 18 million people and 3,600 species of plants and animals.
Jury finds man charged with manslaughter in death of teens he hit with car guilty
OAKTON, Va. — After deliberating for nearly eight hours, a Fairfax County jury returned a guilty verdict in the case of a man charged with manslaughter for hitting two teenagers with his car. Usman Shahid was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the death of two Oakton...
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