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FAIRFAX, Va. — The judge who presided over one of the most closely watched televised trials in Fairfax County says the case that brought her international attention does not define her career. "I think my resume, some people would just put 'was the judge in the Johnny Depp trial',"...

Juliana Peres Magalhaes, 25, was sentenced to 10 years behind bars for shooting and killing 39-year-old Joseph Ryan on Feb. 24, 2023, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced Friday, Feb. 13. Magalhaes was working as an au pair for Brendan and Christine Banfield in Reston when she began...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — How do you fix what is being called the largest sewage spill in the region’s history? That was the multi-million-dollar question facing Maryland lawmakers on Friday as they convened a virtual briefing to investigate the catastrophic failure of a 60-year-old sewage pipe in Cabin John.

SALISBURY, Md. — An 18-year-old driver was killed, and two others were injured after crashing into a pond in Salisbury on Wednesday evening. According to Maryland State Police, 18-year-old Matthew Garcia, from Rockville, was killed in the crash. Investigators believe Garcia was driving a Honda Civic shortly before...

Maryland Department of the Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain (center) and Land and Materials Administration Director Rick Kessler (left) testify in support of a bill that would allow her agency to let chicken growers begin construction on new poultry houses amid delays in issuing a new permit for the industry....

Several stores at the Clarksburg Outlets were damaged after a fire broke out on Friday, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.

Fairfax County officials are pledging more outreach in their efforts connecting panhandlers with services to stabilize their lives and get them off the streets. “We want to drive people who have need to organizations that can help,” Board of Supervisors Chair Jeff McKay said at a Feb. 10 meeting of the Board’s Health...

Before Maryland lawmakers opened the 2026 legislative session in January, the state’s land conservation programs were already facing a $75 million shortfall over the next three years. It’s a familiar story, conservation advocates say. In 1969, Maryland became the first state to set aside a consistent, dedicated...

A former Laurel police chief on Friday was sentenced to 55 years in prison for setting three fires at two Clarksburg properties owned by his stepson and daughter-in-law between 2016 and 2020. David Michael Crawford, 74, of Ellicott City, is already serving two consecutive life sentences plus 75 years for...

Fairfax County is mourning one of its own. Firefighter Brandon Winfield died Thursday, February 12, 2026, following a brief illness, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Winfield served Fairfax County for 20 years after being hired in 2006 as a member of Recruit Class 121. At the...