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EMMITSBURG, Md. (DC News Now) — A local fire company is hoping to combat volunteer firefighter shortages. Firefighter II Brandon Murdorf said an interested participant can earn credits from an EMT class or earn credits in Firefighter I or the Firefighter II class. The classes are free through the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute at the University of Maryland.

Vigilant Hose Company on the search for participants for Explorer’s Program

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Target shoppers will have four fewer locations to score deals. The closing stores are across America as the retailer shutters underperforming shops. Owners are closing brick-and-mortar businesses in droves as the "retail apocalypse" continues. The shops are unprofitable due to low sales. Target will also open 20 new locations this year.

Target Will Permanently Close Four Stores This Spring 

Dr. Sylvia Traymore Morrison is the first renowned African American female impressionist in the country. The Washington, D.C. native joins Good Morning Baltimore to share her journey.

D.C. native is first renowned Black female impressionist in the country

TEMPLE HILLS, Md. - A man from D.C. is facing charges for shooting and killing an off-duty security guard outside a Temple Hills skating rink where he worked. Prince George's County Police say Omar Delonte Smith, 27, was taken into custody in Richmond, Virginia in connection with the killing of 31-year-old Eugene Smith of Washington, D.C.

DC man arrested for killing security guard outside Temple Hills skating rink

A shooting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., claimed the lives of two men Sunday night as the city’s murder rate surges past last year’s numbers. One man was still alive when the pair was found around 8:20 p.m. inside an SUV in the 500 block of 11th Street SE, a mixed use area about a mile southeast of the Capitol, the Washington Post reported.

Pics: 2 men killed in DC shooting on Capitol Hill

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WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — When you enter Kim Smith’s home in D.C., there’s a special section filled with photos, flowers and t-shirts of her son 31-year-old Eugene Smith. He was known to his family as “Geno.” They said he was so much more than just the security company he owned. Smith was a father […]

Family remembers man killed in front of Temple Hills skating rink

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

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Burtonsville, MD

Daily Voice

New details have emerged as members of the United States Park Police continue to investigate the triple-fatal Rock Creek Parkway crash this week in Northwest DC. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, officers responded to a reported crash on the parkway near P Street NW when a Honda sedan crashed head-on into a Lexus SUV in a violent crash.

Park Police ID Arlington Men Killed In Rock Creek Parkway Crash

Montgomery County, MD

Gaithersburg, MD

Biotech company in Montgomery County laying off nearly a quarter of its staff. Adaptive Phage Therapeutics Inc., a biotech company located in Gaithersburg, is cutting 22 positions to allocate more resources to clinical trials and save money. The company, whose work focuses on targeting drug-resistant bacteria, will be reducing its...

Biotech company in Montgomery County laying off nearly a quarter of its staff

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WASHINGTON — Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers responded to a shooting near Coolidge High School, in Northwest, for at least the third time in two months, Thursday morning. MPD Commander Carlos Heraud said the shooting, on the 6300 block of 5th Street Northwest, happened around 10 am. According to...

High school student robbed of coat at gunpoint, cause lockdown in Northwest DC

A 65-year-old Washington, DC man was pronounced dead after crashing on Thursday night at a busy Prince George’s intersection, police say. Shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, members of the Prince George’s County Police Department were called to investigate a fatal crash that took the life of Maurice Berry at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Spaulding Avenue in Suitland.

Police ID DC Driver Killed In Two-Car Suitland Crash

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

Silver Spring, MD

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

Shore News Network

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A man was shot last night in Northeast, D.C. The incident happened at the 1500 Block of F Street. Just after 6 pm, the DC Metro Police Department received a shooting call. When they arrived at the location they found an adult man that had been shot. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where his condition is unknown at this time. Police are looking for a silver vehicle that was traveling northbound on 16th Street. This case remains under investigation. If you have any information about this shooting, please call the police at 202-727-9099 or TEXT TIP
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Man Found Shot Last Night In D.C.

Per the U.S. Attorneys Office, District of Maryland: Hernan Yanes-Rivera, a/k/a “Recio,” age 22, of Adelphi, Maryland, and Agustin Eugenio Rivas Rodriguez, a/k/a “Terrible,” age 25, of Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to their participation in a racketeering conspiracy, including murder, related to their activities as part of the MS-13 gang.

Montgomery County MS-13 Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Murder

Los Angeles, CA

GOBankingRates

Once bustling, the downtown areas of many major cities are now filled with empty office buildings. "While office vacancy is well above pre-pandemic averages in most cities, there has been a steady...

10 US Cities With the Most Empty Office Buildings

Florida State

New Carrollton, MD

Fox Business

A Maryland man clinched a $5 million jackpot on a scratch-off game that celebrated the state lottery's 50th anniversary. The winner plans to pay the mortgage on his house.

Maryland man wins $5M jackpot on lottery scratch-off

Manassas, VA

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. - A Manassas woman was arrested Wednesday night for taking a joyride in a stolen ambulance. Manassas City police said 33-year-old Feben Nigatu stole the ambulance, which belonged to a medical transport company, from the UVA Health Prince William Medical Center. Around 9:00 p.m. officers from...

Manassas woman steals ambulance from medical center

Baltimore, MD

ChesapeakeBayMagazine

A barge carrying three large cranes will make its way out of the Port of Baltimore and down the Bay on Thursday, and both drivers and boaters will need to adjust their plans. The 400-foot barge Oceanus, loaded with three blue cargo-handling cranes, is scheduled to be towed from its berth at Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore beginning at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, March 16. It marks the end of an era: these three cranes were the original Post Panamax-style container cranes used at Seagirt since it opened in 1990.

Key Bridge, Bay Bridge to Close as Large Cranes Leave Port of Baltimore

Accident, MD

Train traffic was temporarily tied up on Monday morning when a person was struck and killed by a MARC train on the tracks near a Montgomery County station. Officials say that the train struck the person was struck at approximately north of the Metro Grove station near the Watkins Mill Road overpass in Gaithersburg before the morning commute on Thursday, March 16.

Person Struck, Killed By MARC Train Near Gaithersburg Station, Officials Say

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A building collapsed in the Upton neighborhood of west Baltimore, according to Baltimore City Fire Spokesperson Roman Clark. The incident happened Tuesday evening on the 700 block of W. Lanvale St., said the department. Clark says that no one was injured in the incident. There is...

Building collapse in west Baltimore Tuesday evening

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

Urbana, MD

FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A man died at his home Thursday after his wife backed over him in their driveway. The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said deputies went to the couple’s home in the 4200 block of Araby Church Rd. in Urbana around 3:50 p.m. They found the man at the end […]

Urbana man dead after wife accidentally backs over him with SUV

WASHINGTON - Authorities say three people are dead after a crash Wednesday morning on Rock Creek Parkway. The crash involved two vehicles and happened around 1:40 a.m. near the intersection of P Street in Northwest D.C. According to U.S. Park Police, the driver of one of the vehicles involved in...

3 dead, 2 hurt in Rock Creek Parkway crash

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington D.C. Metro Police Department is asking for help identifying suspects involved in a carjacking that took place early Saturday morning in Southeast, D.C. Shortly before 2 am, the victim was approached by suspects at the 800 Block of Pennsylvania Avenue. The victim was standing outside of their vehicle while the engine was running. After displaying a handgun, the suspects demanded the vehicle from the victim. The victim did as asked, and the suspects left with the victim’s car. Nearby surveillance cameras captured the suspects. If you have any information about this case, please call the
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D.C. Carjackers Caught On Camera

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Target to close two DC area stores this May

Target announced plans to shutter four US stores, including two in metro Washington, DC; a move coinciding with several other big-box retailers to shutter certain locations....

Target to close two DC area stores this May

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