Alexandria VA

Alexandria’s DASH bus service kicked off April’s Month of the Young Child this morning (Monday) with the unveiling of a bus covered with early childhood development messaging intended to inspire parents. The bus “takeover” was unveiled at DASH headquarters (3000 Business Center Drive) and includes exterior wraparound messaging...

DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan agreed to change home confinement orders making it easier for a homicide defendant to attend job interviews during a hearing on April 3. Wayne Blake, 24, is charged with first-degree murder of a victim who was especially vulnerable due to age or physical infirmity and two counts of cruelty to children for his alleged involvement in the fatal beating...

D.C. police are looking for a suspect connected to a robbery in Northwest.

In a less-frequented part of the north end of Alexandria, Virginia’s Old Town, you’ll find a little-known historical gem that goes all the way back to a time when the city was a part of D.C. In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax dives deep...

WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. - Thirteen people have been arrested following a 14‑month, multi‑agency investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating across Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, authorities announced Tuesday. ◀︎ ▶︎. ▼. What we know:. Investigators say the group distributed narcotics throughout Maryland’s Eastern Shore, parts of Virginia,...

For seven years, Bearded Goat Barber has been a cornerstone of the Arlington community, earning a devoted following one sharp fade and hot towel shave at a time. Now, the beloved barbershop brand is writing its next chapter — and it’s a big one. With a brand-new location already open in Charlottesville and another on the way in McLean, Bearded Goat Barber is growing...

A motorcyclist died in a crash in Chevy Chase, Maryland, early Tuesday, shutting down a busy stretch of Connecticut Avenue for hours, police said. A vehicle and a motorcyclist crashed near Manor Road and Connecticut Avenue, and officers responded about 6:15 a.m., Montgomery County police said. The woman driving the...

WASHINGTON — Ten students at Friendship Collegiate School are being treated for an irritant that is possibly pepper spray after a report of a fight Tuesday morning. D.C. Police said all they can confirm is that officers were called to the Minnesota Avenue NE school for report of a fight at 9:19 a.m. Fire department spokesperson Vito Maggiolo told WUSA9 that they were dispatched soon after because...

Seven fox kits were rescued after they fell into a window well and could not get out.

A Jamaican man, previously deported five times, was sentenced to a decade in prison for selling drugs in Southeast D.C.