Maryland State

Lorton, VA

Fairfax County, VA

Reston, VA

(Updated at 6:10 p.m.) Fairfax County police are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found on a trail in Reston’s Stratton Woods area. Officers are currently at the scene in the 2300 block of Players Pond Lane, where the two people were found dead, the Fairfax County Police Department said around 3:30 p.m.

UPDATED: Two people found dead on Reston trail, possibly shot

Washington State

(Updated at 2:20 p.m.) Fairfax County first responders were sent to an incorrect address during a 911 call for a cardiac arrest incident at the Reston Town Center Metro station yesterday (Tuesday), leading to a delay in the response. Based on information provided by Metro, the Fairfax County Department of...

Report: Metro gives wrong address to 911 for cardiac arrest call in Reston

Wisconsin State

Springfield, VA

Inova Gets Go-Ahead for Springfield Hospital — “Inova Health System just got the Virginia Department of Health’s green light to proceed with plans to bring a new hospital to Springfield — despite VHC Health’s attempt to block the project. The Falls Church-based health system secured the certificate of public need Tuesday afternoon for the nearly 1 million-square-foot hospital” [Washington Business Journal]

Morning Notes

Annandale, VA

A person in a sedan reportedly fired multiple gunshots at other vehicles on the Capital Beltway (I-495) in the Annandale area yesterday afternoon (Sunday). The Virginia State Police received a report at 5:10 p.m. of “an individual in a sedan firing several shots at vehicles while traveling north” on the Beltway near the exit to Little River Turnpike, according to a news release.

Police investigate gunshots fired from sedan on Beltway in Annandale

Alexandria, VA

Herndon, VA

By the end of the March, the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer be declared an emergency in the Town of Herndon. The move follows efforts by neighboring jurisdictions to end formalized states of emergency. “All emergency actions in response to COVID-19 have been taken and the public health emergency triggered...

Town of Herndon to end state of emergency trigged by COVID-19 pandemic

Virginia State

A traveling exhibition looking at the ins and outs of Prohibition in Virginia is coming this month to Reston Museum. The Library of Virginia’s Teetotalers & Moonshiners exhibit will be on view between tomorrow (March 21) and April 29. Reston Museum will also showcase artifacts from its own collection of Bowman Distillery items.

Traveling exhibit on Prohibition in Virginia brews up Reston stop

Washington, DC

Burtonsville, MD

DC News Now

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The United States Park Police (USPP) released the name of three men who died Wednesday after Lexus sedan stopped by officers minutes earlier slammed into the men’s car on Rock Creek Parkway. USPP said Thursday the men who died were: The wreck happened around 1:40 a.m. on Rock Creek Parkway […]

Police identify 3 men killed when car hit theirs on Rock Creek Parkway

Fair Lakes, VA

One of Fair Lakes’ first office buildings — Parkway Woods — could flip into a residential development. TPC Hornbaker LC is seeking the county’s permission to redevelop the three-story office building and parking lot spread across nearly 4.4 acres into an apartment building. The development application,...

One of the first office buildings built in Fair Lakes could flip into housing

Daily Voice

Police have arrested a suspect accused of killing a Washington, DC man in Temple Hills last month, authorities announced. Omar Delonte Smith, 27, is believed to have fatally shot Eugene Smith, 31, in the 3100 block of Branch Avenue in the late night hours of Thursday, Feb. 23, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.

Employment Dispute Leads To Murder Of DC Man In Temple Hills, Police Say

Prince George's County, MD

Temple Hills, MD

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Prince George’s County police arrested a man who is accused of shooting and killing a skating rink security guard in February. Police said Thursday that officers took 27-year-old Omar Delonte Smith of Washington, D.C. into custody in Richmond where he was awaiting extradition to Prince George’s County. […]

Man arrested in deadly shooting of skating rink security guard in Temple Hills

WASHINGTON - The Lexus SUV involved in Wednesday's deadly crash on Rock Creek Parkway has a long history of outstanding tickets and fines. FOX 5 has confirmed that the SUV has 44 outstanding tickets worth $12,300 with the District's Department of Motor Vehicles. According to the D.C. DMV website, 43 of the tickets are for speeding violations, and one of them is for running a red light.

SUV involved in deadly Rock Creek Parkway crash has long history of outstanding tickets, fines

West Falls Church, VA

The redevelopment of the West Falls Church Metro station secured the Fairfax County Planning Commission’s endorsement last week, a critical step forward for a project that could serve as a guide for other transit-oriented developments in the D.C. region. The commission voted unanimously on Wednesday (March 15) to recommend...

Plan to redevelop West Falls Church Metro wins planning commission’s support

Silver Spring, MD

The man responsible for killing 21-year-old Silver Spring resident Juwaan Henry in Washington, DC last summer has been apprehended nearly seven months after his murder, the Metropolitan Police Department announced on Thursday, March 16. Southwest, DC resident Dwayne Brooks, Jr., 25, has been charged with first-degree murder while armed for...

Summertime Shooter In Custody For Murder Of Silver Spring Man In DC: MPD

Dale City, VA

A Prince William County jury on Wednesday convicted a D.C. man in the robbery of a casino winner who was followed from MGM National Harbor to his Dale City home in December 2019. Daquan Artis Tinker was convicted of attempted aggravated murder, robbery, and malicious wounding of two victims in...

D.C. man convicted in robbery, shooting of MGM casino winner in Dale City

Tysons, VA

The stage is being set in western Tysons for a battle royale between Nashville-style hot chicken chains. Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken, a rapidly expanding brand that started in the Richmond area, plans to open a new restaurant in Tysons Square (8359-A Leesburg Pike) — next door to Pike 7 Plaza, where a Dave’s Hot Chicken is expected to launch this year.

Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken is cooking up a Tysons restaurant

Montgomery County, MD

Wheaton, MD

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Police said they were trying to find the person who robbed a 72-year-old woman while she was grocery shopping Thursday afternoon in Wheaton. The Montgomery County Department of Police said officers were at the Giant, located at 2900 University Blvd., around 1:40 p.m. after they received word of […]

72-year-old woman pushed to ground, robbed at Giant in Montgomery County

When a former MS-13 soldier got picked up in a robbery, gang members suspected he had snitched to police. In a chain of events that will seem familiar to viewers of Goodfellas or The Sopranos, an MS-13 deputy from Silver Spring gave the order in February 2020. Gang members in the clique stayed friendly with the presumed turncoat and promised forgiveness. A meeting was arranged in Adelphi. The man was picked up, driven to Hyattsville, walked into a wooded area and fatally shot by two gang members. One of them was promoted.

MS-13 deputy from Silver Spring ordered hit on suspected snitch, per plea deal

Frederick County, MD

Urbana, MD

The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. Fatal Incident on Araby Church Rd In Urbana (Photo from Frederick County Sheriff’s Office) Urbana, Md (KM) One man was killed in a single vehicle incident near Frederick Thursday afternoon. The Sheriff’s Office says at around 3:50 PM, deputies were dispatched...

Man Killed After Being Accidentally Run Over By A Vehicle

Charity, VA

Len Forkas, a Reston-based businessman, is skiing to the North Pole in a few weeks to break the ice on support for kids with cancer. The 63-year-old — who is described as an “ultra-endurance athlete” — plans to ski 60 miles to the North Pole in order to raise money for Hopecam, a nonprofit organization he founded that connects children undergoing cancer treatment with their friends.

Reston entrepreneur to ski to North Pole to raise funds for kids with cancer

KENSINGTON, Md. — Police are searching for a suspect accused of pushing a woman to the ground and robbing her in the West Wheaton Giant Food parking lot in Montgomery County, Maryland Thursday afternoon. Around 1:40 p.m. on March 16, officers responded to the Giant Food store located in...

Woman robbed in grocery store parking lot, police search for suspect

Occoquan, VA

Newington, VA

Woodbridge, VA

Fort Belvoir, VA

Lake Ridge, VA

Mason Neck, VA

Engleside, VA

Franconia, VA

Burke, VA

Kingstowne, VA

Indian Head, MD

Montclair, VA

Community, VA

Bryans Road, MD

Jefferson Manor, VA

Clifton, VA

Marbury, MD

NewsBreak

FCPD: Three-car crash in Lorton from November was fatal

(Updated at 9:55 a.m. on 3/17/2023) The Fairfax County Police Department has investigated a three-car crash in Lorton from November that its detectives only recently learned...

FCPD: Three-car crash in Lorton from November was fatal

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