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The Attorney General’s Office is looking for a new leader for its police oversight unit, after its top two staffers resigned in the wake of a circuit court judge dismissing the first case the office brought against two officers in connection with a fatal chase.

Firefighters were called around 2:27 p.m. to the 9900 block of Richmond Highway, where a massive pile of recycling material was engulfed in flames with one worker trapped inside a crane, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue. Crews rescued the worker, who was taken to the hospital along with...

NEW JERSEY – ShopRite supermarkets are inviting job seekers to explore career opportunities during a series of walk-in hiring fairs on Saturday, Oct. 18, the company announced. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., participating ShopRite locations across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland,...

The Maryland Department of Transportation gave an update on the Key Bridge demolition on its Key Bridge Rebuild site. According to the site, all north and south side spans of concrete roadway decking have been removed. The removal of the steel girders on the south side is scheduled next. Each...

One still has burn scars on his palms, earned during hours of push-ups on burning hot pavement. One said he was attacked, beaten with a homemade blackjack while he slept. One said he developed post-traumatic stress disorder. These teens who enrolled at the Maryland National Guard Freestate ChalleNGe Academy in...

A Reston-based information technology company may lay off nearly 100 people by the end of this year. Citing “uncertainty around the future of some contracts with federal agencies,” the contractor Peraton issued layoff notices to 92 employees earlier this month, the Washington Business Journal reported last week. The...

The campus, called Recovery, Inspiration, Strength and Empowerment Academy, is located in a wing of The North Star School’s building in Leesburg. Jen Evans, Loudoun County Public Schools’ director of student mental health services, said opening the school was a priority for Superintendent Aaron Spence. The model is...

Crews were called around 1:00 p.m. to the C&O Canal National Historical Park after reports of an injured person on the rocky “Traverse” section of the trail, MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer said. “Rescue @COcanalNPS Billy Goat Trail A, Great Falls, MD, Potomac River, injured person from a fall,”...

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, the family-owned barbecue chain, has announced the permanent closure of its Herndon Center location in Virginia. The announcement came via social media, where the restaurant cited rising costs as the reason for shutting down. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Bids Farewell with an Emotional Message....

SENIORS EXPECT NOTIFICATION OF END TO MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTAL: Thousands of Maryland seniors expected to receive notice this month that their supplemental Medicare plans will no longer be available next year, sparking frustration, fear and confusion. Insurance carriers say that Maryland’s unique hospital system is...