Community Rallies Around the Family of Local Restaurateur Maurizio Luise After His Sudden Passing
The Montgomery County and greater Washington, D.C. restaurant community is mourning the sudden loss of Maurizio Luise, the Director of Operations for Cava Mezze, who passed away unexpectedly just after midnight on November 8, 2025. He was 46 years old. A fundraiser has been created to help his wife and children.
Mother pleads for help finding missing 12-year-old-son in Southeast DC
A Southeast D.C. mother is asking for the public’s help in finding her 12-year-old son, who went missing Sunday morning after leaving home to walk the family dog. Demetri Montgomery, who has autism, was last seen near the 5500 block of C Street SE around 7 a.m. His mother, Cynthia Walton, said he left to walk the...
Video shows DC Police stopping teens at Metro station amid youth curfew concerns
WASHINGTON — Video obtained by WUSA9 appears to show D.C. police officers stopping a group of teenagers from leaving the Navy Yard Metro station on Halloween night — the same evening large groups of teens clashed with National Guard troops in the area. The footage, recorded by D.C....
Virginia Man Faces Nine Charges After High-Speed Chase in Florida Keys
A 23-year-old Virginia man is facing nine criminal charges — including three felonies — after leading police on a dangerous high-speed chase through the Florida Keys that ended with a crash involving a trailered boat. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), Christopher Brinkley Smithers, identified...
Donis Manuel Chan Ajtum Arrested For Shooting From Apartment
Donis Manuel Chan Ajtum is facing nearly a dozen charges following a strange scene that played out early on Thursday morning, according to the Arlington Police Department. Officers responded shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 6 to the 1200 block of S. Courthouse Road, where there was a reported shooting.
What’s the Most Mispronounced Word in Maryland?
Maryland's Linguistic Minefield: What's the Most Mispronounced Word in the Old Line State?. That's right, the name of Maryland's easternmost county, home to the popular vacation destination Ocean City and the charming town of Snow Hill, is a phonetic minefield. Why "Worcester" Causes Such a Headache. For many...
Body found in wooded area on I-70 in Frederick County, police investigating
Maryland State Police is investigating after the "skeletal remains" of a person were found in a wooded area of Frederick County on Thursday.
Tysons, VA: Multiple Red Light Runners on Leesburg Pike Caught on Dashcam, Box Truck...
Two vehicles, including one commercial box truck, were caught on dashcam running a red light deep into its red light cycle. Fairfax County commuter and Redditor /u/CareWornAlien shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier in October (Oct 20, 2025) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing multiple red light...
Opera in threat to quit Kennedy Center
Washington National Opera’s artistic director Francesca Zambello has made an ill-advised disclosure that her company is thinking of leaving the Kennedy Center amid a collapse in ticket sales and donor confidence. ‘It is our desire to perform in our home at the Kennedy Center,’ Zambello told a reporter for...
Maryland man stabs woman to death in Fairfax County
A man will be charged with murder after a woman was found stabbed to death in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Friday night, according to police. At 9:52 p.m., police responded to a report of an unconscious person with injuries to their upper body in the 3900 block of Terrace Drive in Annandale, Virginia.
