School Bus, Vehicle Involved in Collision Tuesday Afternoon
Montgomery County police are investigating a collision involving a school bus and another vehicle that occurred Monday afternoon in Silver Spring. According to Montgomery County Police, 3rd District officers were dispatched at 4:09 to the 8400 block of 11th Avenue following reports of a crash involving a school bus...
Beat Cabin Fever at 8 Indoor Play Spaces in Northern Virginia
Get kids off the screens and out of the house at these Northern Virginia venues. If you’re counting down the day to spring break, you’re not alone. Entertaining youngsters can feel exponentially more challenging when cold temps limit outdoor play options. To help, we’ve rounded up six indoor venues where kids can...
Where the Road Signs Get Strange, Not Far from D.C.
The Mid-Atlantic region is home to many towns with unusual names, such as Accident, Boring, Bumpass, Tightsqueeze, Blue Ball, Intercourse, Lick Fork, Booger Hole, and Odd, which were not designed to attract attention but have become popular due to their unique names. The post Where the Road Signs Get Strange, Not...
Second DC man sentenced to 16 years for 2023 shooting
Two men have been sentenced for shooting into a crowd in June of 2023.
Pedestrian hit and killed on I-295
WASHINGTON — An unidentified person was hit and killed by a driver on I-295 on Saturday around 7:50 p.m. Metropolitan Police Department reported to an accident near Exit 1 Laboratory Road, southwest. Which is not far from MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino and Topgolf National Harbor. Prince George's County officers...
Three W.Va. National Guard members extinguish dryer fire in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCHS) — Members of the West Virginia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., helped stop an appliance fire, federal officials said. Three WVNG members smelled smoke while on patrol outside an apartment building, according to the U.S. Department of War. Officials said Air Force Senior Airman...
‘Dramatic rise’ in DMV-area flu cases brings surge of sick patients to emergency rooms
"We've seen a very dramatic rise in some cases, much higher than what we would have expected from years past," said Dr. Katie Byrd, chair of the emergency department at Medstar Georgetown Hospital.
Annandale student dies in crash
Annie Vu, a sophomore at Annandale High School, was killed in a crash on Dec. 25. Her grandmother, Theresa, 75, was also killed, and her brother, Andy, a sixth-grader at Holmes Middle School, sustained serious brain injuries. “On Christmas evening, the Vu family was making their way home from a...
Police searching for missing 87-year-old Silver Spring man possibly driving Honda
HAVE YOU SEEN ME? Police are searching for 87-year-old Edgar French Speiden, who was last seen in Silver Spring on Monday.
Fifth licensed D.C. medical dispensary shutdown for alleged illicit cannabis sales
District regulators and police shut down six businesses for illegally selling cannabis between Dec. 17 and Dec. 26, 2025, including several liquor stores found to be operating outside the city’s licensed cannabis system and a licensed medical dispensary, according to a press release from the Alcoholic Beverage and...
