Loudoun County, VA

Chantilly, VA

Maryland State

Gaithersburg, MD

Days after a Quince Orchard High School student was found suffering an apparent overdose inside the bathroom of a McDonald’s near the school, the school’s principal announced stricter enforcement of the off-campus lunch policy. In a tweet, Quince Orchard Principal Elizabeth Thomas wrote that “In light of the...

Montgomery Co. high school cracks down on off-campus lunch policy due to ‘safety concerns’

Washington, DC

Families gathered at Trinity Washington University in Northeast D.C. on Thursday to celebrate Coolidge Senior High School students graduating from a new, innovative program. The Trinity-Coolidge High School Early College Program is one the initiatives the college created in partnership with D.C. Public Schools and the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent for Education.

‘A step ahead’: DC students graduate from special Trinity Washington University program

California State

Fairfax County, VA

Vienna, VA

The Fairfax County, Virginia, teen known as the “Quadg0d” lived up to his name at the World Figure Skating Championships by landing the competition’s first-ever quadruple axel. Vienna’s own Ilia Malinin pulled off what is considered the sport’s hardest jump — which involves the skater doing four-and-a-half...

Fairfax Co. teen lands first-ever quad axel jump at World Figure Skating Championships

Reston, VA

Next week marks 30 years since the Colonial Pipeline ruptured in Reston, Virginia, launching a geyser of oil, that flowed into the Potomac River — the D.C. area’s main source of drinking water. On March 28, 1993, the Colonial Pipeline, which runs from Houston to New York, ruptured...

30 years after ruptured pipeline, search for drinking water backup for Potomac River continues

Indiana State

Baltimore County, MD

East Palestine, OH

A pair of Baltimore County legislators are pushing back against a proposal that would see Maryland accept tainted water from East Palestine, Ohio. On Friday, Baltimore County executive John Olszewski and Mayor Brandon Scott said they are considering accepting hundreds of thousands of gallons of water from the site of the fiery Norfolk Southern Railroad train derailment on Feb. 3.

Baltimore Co. delegates push back against toxic East Palestine water

Tennessee State

Hitting a six figure salary is quite achievement for many people. When you consider the high cost of living and inflation, it doesn’t go as far as you think. At least not in the D.C. area. According to a report released by SmartAsset, 51% of U.S. employees making at...

How much is a $100k salary worth in the DC region?

Prince William County, VA

Woodbridge, VA

Prince William County officials announced Thursday the county will purchase the former Gander Mountain property in Woodbridge for $15.2 million. The former outdoors equipment store shuttered in 2017, leaving the 155,309-square-foot space without a tenant. The county has been leasing the space on and off since 2021, paying about $25,000 per month to 14041 Worth Avenue Holdings LLC to operate COVID-19 vaccine clinics.

Prince William Co. buys Gander Mountain building in Woodbridge for $15M

For three years, So What Else, a Gaithersburg-based nonprofit established a food distribution program at Lakeforest Mall, has provided free food to families in need. But at the end of the month, when the mall closes for good as part of a redevelopment plan, their operation at the sprawling mall will have to move out, too.

When the Lakeforest Mall closes, a food distribution program will have to find a new home

Virginia State

Warrenton, VA

Opponents of constructing an Amazon data center in Warrenton, Virginia, haven’t given up their pursuit of ending the project and have filed a new lawsuit. Filed by the Citizens for Fauquier County, the lawsuit states that the town council ran roughshod over numerous state and local zoning and planning requirements and seeks to stop the construction.

Fauquier Co. group files lawsuit to stop Amazon data center in Warrenton

Springfield, VA

A tractor-trailer crash on the Beltway’s outer loop ramp to southbound Interstate 95, exit 169A, in Springfield, Virginia, had all traffic stopped in the predawn hours of Saturday. The WTOP Traffic Center reported the crash at around 1 a.m. and the ramp reopened just before 4 a.m. There are...

Early morning tractor-trailer crash creates backup in Fairfax Co.

Florida State

A man from Reston, Virginia, is accused of helping scam more than a million dollars from businesses across the country using hacked or fraudulent emails. Federal investigators said Patrick Allen Womble helped scam eight businesses out of at least $1.3 million from September 2020 through April 2021 using a business email compromise scheme.

Reston man accused of helping scam $1M in an email scheme

Great Falls, VA

Fairfax County police arrested a man and a woman from D.C. for robbing a Safeway grocery store in Great Falls, Virginia, on Thursday afternoon. They were also charged with child endangerment. Police arrived at the Safeway on Georgetown Pike after reports that a man and woman had stolen items from...

Fairfax Co. police find child in car backseat after chasing down grocery store robbers

Groveton, VA

Eight people were taken to the hospital after a crash Thursday involving a Fairfax County, Virginia, fire truck and three other cars. The crash happened around 5:19 p.m. on Richmond Highway at Memorial Street in Groveton, Fairfax County Police said in a tweet. Police initially reported that one person was...

8 injured after crash involving Fairfax Co. fire truck

Fairfax, VA

An 18-year-old man was arrested on Saturday hours after police say he shot and killed someone in a Fairfax, Virginia, apartment and ran from the scene. Fairfax County police said Darren Cruz Colindres, of Vienna, was at a second-level apartment in the 10400 block of Viera Lane with “known associate” Javier Gomez, 20, on Friday night leading into Saturday morning.

18-year-old arrested, charged with murder after running from scene of Fairfax shooting

Alexandria, VA

A man from Alexandria, Virginia, was found guilty Wednesday in D.C. court for shooting at a man in a wheelchair in Northwest last summer, according to federal prosecutors. The U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said that a jury found 39-year-old Richard Nduba guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon and another gun-related charge for firing multiple shots at the man who was sitting outside of a Walmart on H Street in August 2022.

Alexandria man found guilty of shooting at wheelchair user in DC

South Riding, VA

Centreville, VA

Dulles, VA

Herndon, VA

Oak Grove, VA

Arcola, VA

Oakton, VA

Stone Ridge, VA

Clifton, VA

Catharpin, VA

Manassas Park, VA

Brambleton, VA

Sterling, VA

Manassas, VA

Broadlands, VA

Potomac Falls, VA

Merrifield, VA

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Loudoun student headed to Scripps National Spelling Bee

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Oviya Amalra, a student at...

Loudoun student headed to Scripps National Spelling Bee

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