Speeding Driver Killed In Violent Head-On Crash In Manassas, Three Critically Hurt: Police
Manassas resident Susan Minor has been identified by investigators as the person killed in a crash after a speeding driver caused the fatal incident. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Feb. 28, officers were called to the area of Sudley Road and Campus Drive in Manassas to investigate a reported crash involving a Toyota Camry...
Meet Duke: The remarkable K-9 helping catch child predators in Frederick County
Inside the Frederick County State’s Attorney’s Office, Investigator Justin Walters works alongside a partner he calls an “unsung hero.” His name is Duke, and he's a dog, but isn’t a typical police K-9. FOX 5's Sydney Persing explains.
SUN: BGE can’t shut off customers’ service until April at the earliest, state says
MARYLAND (WBFF) — The Baltimore Gas & Electric Company (BGE) will be banned from cutting off any customer’s gas or electric service until at least April 1, according to an order from the Maryland Public Service Commission released Thursday. The order comes amid an investigation into “systemic failings”...
Char’d Opens Its First Maryland Location On Thursday
Char’d is officially opening its doors at Pike & Rose this week, marking the brand’s first brick-and-mortar location in Maryland. The burger restaurant will debut on Thursday, March 5, with doors opening at 5:30pm at 11881 Grand Park Ave. in North Bethesda. To celebrate the opening, the restaurant...
New scratch off delivers big surprise to local mom
Greenbelt shopper lands $50,000 prize on new $5,000,000 LUXE scratch-off
Deputies investigating armed robbery at Verizon store in Sterling
STERLING, Va. (DC News Now) — Deputies are investigating an armed robbery that happened at a Verizon store in Sterling on Friday. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) deputies were called to the Verizon store 21000 block of Epicerie Plaza at around 7:30 p.m. LCSO said a suspet...
Reston native sets national powerlifting record
Most people are enjoying retirement at 75. But for Reston native Becky Lane, that milestone marked a new beginning: On Feb. 14, she stepped onto a powerlifting platform for the first time and broke the national record three times. With that, Lane is headed to Anaheim, Calif., near the end...
$2.8B Viva White Oak Development Moves Forward
The Montgomery County Council has approved the first-ever Tax Increment Financing (TIF) resolution to create the Viva White Oak Development District, clearing a major hurdle for a $2.8 billion mixed-use project planned for East County. Viva White Oak will be built on roughly 280 acres of long-underutilized land near...
Fairfax County school boundary changes could leave some without bus transportation
It's not clear how approximately 1,500 younger Fairfax County Public Schools students will be getting to school this fall. The School Board voted Thursday to approve Superintendent Michelle Reid's proposal to provide free bus transportation to 69 high school students, but not middle and elementary school students...
FCPD expands use of drones as first responders
The Fairfax County Police Department is expanding its use of drones as first responders in coordination with the Fire and Rescue Department. A pilot-test launched last year on using drones as first responders has been successful in improving public safety and reducing response times, Maj. Hudson Bull of FCPD’s Major...
