Grid Emergency Declared for Maryland, Delaware and More
State of MD - The U.S. Department of Energy has declared a power grid emergency for a large part of the country, including Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. The order gives the region's grid operator extra tools to keep power flowing while demand for electricity runs high this week. Secretary of...
Charles County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help Locating Missing 80-Year-Old Waldorf Man With Dementia
WALDORF, Md. — The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating an 80-year-old Waldorf man who was reported missing Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, 2026. Andrew Fobe was last seen earlier Monday in the area of Regina Drive in Waldorf, according to information released...
Virginia school-zone camera’s bogus ticket count jumps from 115 to 834
The city system issued fines outside its own authorized hours.
Missing 12-year-old Alexandria girl found safe
Aaliyah Watts was located Monday evening, about two hours after police issued an alert.
‘It Can’t Even See Us, Bro’: Burglars Caught On Camera At Historic Bethesda Church...
They knew they were doing something wrong. They did it anyway. Two jokers were caught on camera breaking into a historic Maryland church in a bizarre midday burglary in Montgomery County last month. In the video outside the Bethesda Meeting House, the pair acknowledged the surveillance camera watchin…
No Kings’ rally and ‘Party at the Polls’ planned outside Beatley Library this weekend
Indivisible Do Something Alexandria is hosting both events. Sunday's coincides with the first day of weekend early voting in the city.
Woman Shot in Shoulder on Beltway Near Branch Avenue in Suspected Road Rage
A woman was shot in the shoulder around 2:20 p.m. Sunday while driving on the outer loop of Interstate 495 near Branch Avenue in Prince George's County, and police are treating it as a road-rage attack. She was taken to a hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening. According to...
‘Thriller’ flash mob to take over lower King Street in Old Town
On the evening of Saturday, Oct. 17, onlookers on lower King Street might feel like they’ve been transported into a Michael Jackson music video. Coldwell Banker Realty real estate agents Barb Scheeler and Rachel Knapp are coordinating a “Thriller” Zombie Flash Mob in the unit block of King Street in Old Town, at 5 p.m. Saturday. Scheeler and Knapp told ALXnow there are about 100 dancers signed up to participate, and hundreds of spectators are expected to attend with the dancers.
Tucson Man Charged After Threatening White House Bombings In Emails To Local News
A Tucson man faces federal charges after emailing bomb threats targeting the White House and Washington D.C. sites to a local news station in September.
Four Virginia closures will cut 785 jobs by December 7
Four employers have told Virginia they will cut 785 jobs between mid-November and early December. Two of them are closing sites, Owens & Minor in Toano and Bechtel Power in Reston, and two are laying off workers, Leidos in Ashburn and ICF International in Arlington. The last of the four takes effect on December 7.... The post Four Virginia closures will cut 785 jobs by December 7 appeared first on The Financial Wire .
