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WASHINGTON - FOX 5's Marissa Mitchell is launching a brand-new show on FOX 5 DC on Monday!!!. Introducing, "The Marissa Mitchell Show"! Hosted by FOX 5 anchor Marissa Mitchell, this hour-long program will air weekdays at 11 a.m. ET and be available to stream on FOX LOCAL starting February 2.

I’m in my car thinking deeply about crust. I’m thinking about the different meanings the word holds, from the Earth’s crust to the crust on a loaf of bread to the crust you need to scrape off the bottom of a pot after overcooking your mac and cheese.

MCLEAN, Va. (WUSA/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Rescuers found a missing boy trapped in snow. A young boy in McLean, Virginia experienced a frightening ordeal when he became trapped in snow, but quick-thinking firefighters from Fairfax County came to his rescue. "Well the original plan was, how are we going to get...

Mark Wahl with the United States Postal Service joined Fox 5 DC.

Waldorf resident Duane Barnes, 34, is facing nearly two dozen criminal charges following 11 incidents that were reported in Arlington, according to police. The alleged incidents highlighted by the Arlington Police Department include:. At approximately 3:36 p.m. on Dec. 16, 2025, police were dispatched to the 2400...

A 24-hour Scandanavian-inspired bodybuilding gym is being proposed to replace the West Marine boating supply store at 601 and 619 S. Patrick Street in Old Town. Desiree Marvin, the owner of Valhalla Property Holding, LLC, is asking the city for permission to renovate the existing building and convert it into an...

A drunk driver who struck and killed a woman in a head-on collision on GW Parkway has been sentenced to 8 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Carlos Hernandez Romero — who did not have a driver’s license and who was driving 80 mph in the wrong direction the night of Jan. 1, 2025 — admitted to...

The region continues digging out from a winter storm that dropped between 5 and 10 inches of snow and sleet across most of the county, with a few isolated areas reporting even higher totals (or 29 inches if you have an iPhone 😊). On Sunday, Montgomery County Public Schools...

WALDORF, Md. — Authorities in Charles County are investigating a fatal traffic incident Monday evening after a person was found unresponsive in a roadway in Waldorf. Emergency crews were dispatched shortly after 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26, 2026, to the area of St. Charles Parkway near Gallery Place following reports of a...

Whether it be the cold, the shoveling or an improper use of heaters, lots of people are ending up in the hospital due to the recent blast of winter weather. Dr. Miriam Fischer, the senior attending physician in the emergency department at MedStar Health, warned that shoveling this heavy, icy snow comes with dangers.