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Driver Hurt After Crashing School Bus Into Prince George's County Home
Shortly before 9 a.m. on April 18, first responders were called to the 10000 block of Riggs Road in Hyattsville, where there was a school bus that struck a house, leading to a collapse investigation. No students were on the bus at the time of the crash, though the driver...
Howard residents ask council to fund libraries, bike lanes and a North Laurel Pool
Howard County residents came out Tuesday night to advocate for funding libraries, bike lanes and a new swimming pool in fiscal 2025 as County Executive Calvin Ball formally presented his proposed $412.5 million Capital Improvement Program budget to the County Council. The budget covers expenses for construction of transportationand water...
Teen planned school shooting at Wooton High School in Rockville, police say
A possible school shooting in Montgomery County was stopped Thursday by the FBI and police. Now, a Rockville teenager is in jail after threatening violence at Thomas Wootton High School and a nearby elementary school.
Police arrest son of prominent DC-area rabbi after alleged altercation with protesters outside Israeli Embassy
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Police arrested the son of a prominent Washington D.C.-area rabbi after he allegedly got into an altercation with protesters outside the Israeli Embassy. Two witnesses quoted in a Secret Service police arrest sheet accused Ezra Weinblatt, a real estate agent and the son of Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, who leads Congregation B’nai Tzedek in Potomac, Maryland, of pushing them on April 16 at around noon and breaking their sound equipment.
DC police hunt for multiple suspects after theft and assault at Navy Yard CVS
WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is on the hunt for several suspects involved in a theft and assault incident at a CVS in southeast D.C. The incident unfolded at the pharmacy chain located in the 1100 block of New Jersey Avenue on Tuesday around 8:45 p.m.
Former pastor in Bowie sentenced for conspiracy to commit visa, marriage fraud
BALTIMORE — A former Maryland pastor was sentenced on Thursday for his involvement in a scheme to marry off church members he recruited to foreign nationals in exchange for money. Joshua Shonubi, 59, of Bowie, is alleged to have facilitated 60 sham marriages and submitted over 100 fake documents to carry out his scheme.
'People are fed up' | Deanwood neighbors react after man robbed in broad daylight in his yard
WASHINGTON — A D.C. resident who was just trying to do yardwork wound up the victim of a crime, robbed of hundreds of dollars. Police are searching for his attacker. Around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Deanwood, the man robbed told WUSA9 he was shoveling dirt from in front of his house into the bed of a truck when a man approached him, pointed a gun at him and demanded money.
Salvage crews poised to remove massive piece of steel from Key Bridge collapse site
Salvage crews prepared to remove another massive piece of steel from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site. The effort on Thursday will mark a turning point in restoring access to the Port of Baltimore. "We're getting ready to remove the furthest portion of steel that's across from the vessel,"...
DC police arrest 4 suspects for stealing from CVS
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said it arrested four people suspected of stealing nearly $700 worth of merchandise from a CVS in Southeast D.C. Officers were conducting retail theft operations at a CVS at 1100 New Jersey Ave. SE. on April 10 at about 9:20 a.m. According to a six-page […]
Seizure Suspected In DC Mom's Fatal Fall Into Potomac River: Family
Shameka Golson, 39, was enjoying the view of the Potomac River at Georgetown Pier when she suffered a seizure, resulting in her death on Saturday, April 13, her children said on a GoFundMe. Citing a police report, FOX News said witnesses heard Golson make a noise that sounded as though...
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