Same men suspected in separate killings of 17-year-olds in Montgomery County
Two young men are in custody after a shooting that killed a 17-year-old and left another man in critical condition. Montgomery County investigators believe it’s connected to another deadly shooting last month. The suspects got into an altercation with a group of teens at a 7-Eleven Aug. 19, prosecutors...
Montgomery County officials are asking its residents to go a week without driving
For many in Montgomery County—and across the U.S.—driving is not a given. Nearly a third of Americans, including people with disabilities, seniors, young people, and those who can’t afford a car or gas, rely on walking, rolling, public transit, or asking for rides every day. To help...
Multiple Serious Injuries in Two Loudoun Crashes
Two people were taken to the hospital in reportedly life-threatening condition and three other people had less serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash on Fleetwood Road on Sunday evening. Loudoun County Fire and Rescue responded to the area of Fleetwood Road and Nicholson Meadows Place around 6:45 p.m. on...
Loudoun Co. set to create new intersection near deadly crash but neighbors say it...
Loudoun County, Virginia’s Board of Supervisors is set to approve the use of eminent domain to acquire land to build a new four-way signalized intersection, near the site of the 2017 crash that killed Erin Kaplan, and severely injured several members of her family. Kaplan was killed while driving...
Kenneth Woodard Admits To Threatening Mailman, Worker: Feds
Kenneth R. Woodard, 57, of Fairfax, pleaded guilty in Alexandria federal court this week to making threatening communications over interstate commerce and threatening to kill a federal official, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Court documents state that on April 29, Woodard called the Department of Veterans...
$100,000 Winning Lottery Ticket Sold at Maryland Royal Farms
A Frederick woman won $100,000 on a $50 $5,000,000 Fortune scratch-off ticket purchased at the Royal Farms on English Muffin Way in Frederick. Full story below courtesy MD Lottery:. “A Frederick County retiree is celebrating a $100,000 win on the $5,000,000 Fortune scratch-off, a $50 game. The winner, who has...
Man faces murder charge after deadly Fairfax County attack
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A man is held without bond after a deadly August attack in Fairfax County. Elmar Waldemar Xitumul Vasquez, 39, of Annandale, was arrested Sept. 5, more than a month after the attack, according to Fairfax County police. Investigators said they were contacted by the...
Advocates warn of racial harm in new juvenile monitoring guidelines
In a major policy shift, the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) has unveiled new guidelines regarding the use of electronic ankle monitoring for youth that include expanded use of detention for those who reoffend while under supervision. “We want to make sure we’re making decisions based on objectivity...
2 suspects taken into custody after carjacking near Woodlawn
Police said two suspects were arrested after a carjacking in Fairfax County.
Fire Erupts In Fairfax County Neighborhood As Home Explodes In Flames (Photos)
Flames tore through a Fairfax County home Monday afternoon, sending heavy smoke billowing into the air as dozens of firefighters fought to contain the blaze, officials said. Crews were dispatched around 4:45 p.m. on Sept. 8 to the 12200 block of Folkstone Drive in Herndon, where they arrived to find fire showing from...
