Virginia Drivers Slam Fairfax County’s Road Shark Initiative: ‘Road Pirates Will be Trolling the...
Local drivers have reacted very negatively to the Fairfax County Police Department’s announcement that the Road Shark initiative will return. The initiative, launched by the Virginia county, aims to encourage safer driving habits among residents, but it does not seem to be very popular. According to local media outlets,...
Montgomery County boosts funding for hate crime prevention
Half a million more dollars in Montgomery County, Maryland, are going toward grants aimed at preventing hate crimes, bringing the total funding for fiscal 2026 to $1.7 million. “We hear from our residents and faith groups that the world feels less safe,” County Executive Marc Elrich said Monday while announcing...
Scooter-riding man groping women in Prince William County strikes again
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A fourth woman has fallen victim to a scooter-riding man who has been grouping women in part of Prince William County. Police said the latest attack happened on Friday, just after 3:30 p.m. The 45-year-old victim was walking along Blue Pool Drive near...
Unemployment rises in Northern Virginia as federal workforce changes ripple outward
Unemployment has ticked up again across Northern Virginia, with Fairfax County seeing the biggest year‑over‑year increase, and nearby counties are not far behind, according to newly released data from the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. Fairfax County added 6,005 more unemployed residents in January compared with...
Montgomery County police help track down missing 5-year-old with Autism
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Montgomery County police helped track down a 5-year-old child with Autism after being reported missing on March 25. At around 7:40 p.m., Fourth District officers responded to the 13000 block of Evanston Street in Rockville for a report of a missing 5‑year‑old child with Autism who had run away from their father. The location was not...
Skimming devices reportedly found at Lidl stores in Dumfries, Woodbridge
"Anyone who has visited these businesses recently should monitor their finances for suspicious transactions," the police department wrote on social media.
Another victim reports that man on scooter touched her inappropriately in Woodbridge
Another victim has reported that a man on an electric scooter touched her inappropriately in Woodbridge, over one month after three other victims reported that the same man sexually assaulted them, police said.
Maryland Is 2026’s 10th “Least Gambling-Addicted State,” Per Study
With the gambling industry generating a record $78.7 billion in revenue last year, the personal-finance company WalletHub has released its report on the 2026’s Most Gambling-Addicted States, with Maryland coming in 41st overall (10th least). To create the ranking, WalletHub compared all 50 states using 20 key metrics, including...
WJ staff member arrested after videos found of female students in school changing room
Media Services Technician James Mulhern III was arrested the morning of Thursday, April 16, after allegedly recording underage girls inside a girls’ changing room, according to the Special Victims Investigations Division of the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). Mulhern has been charged with sex abuse of a minor, and...
Rockville Blaze Rips Through Apartment, Sends Older Woman To Hospital And Ousts Families
A weekend fire tore through a third-floor bedroom at the Residences at Congressional Village on Halpine Road in Rockville on Saturday, sending one older woman to the hospital and pushing several families out of their homes, at least for now. Firefighters said a few intense minutes of work, combined with the building’s automatic sprinkler system, kept the flames from racing through the complex...
