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Off-Duty Officer Among Three Hospitalized After Fairfax County Parkway Crash: Police

An off-duty Virginia police officer was among three hospitalized in a multi-vehicle crash early on Wednesday morning in Fairfax County, a police spokesperson confirmed. Shortly before 7 a.m. on Dec. 10, officers were called to a stretch of Fairfax County Parkway near John J Kingman Road in Fort Belvior, where there...
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DNA evidence ties California man to Gaithersburg kidnapping, rape

Police say the man led the woman to his car, and against her will, drove her to an apartment in Prince George's County, where she was forcibly raped.
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98 Affordable Apartments Open in Silver Spring

Following more than a decade of planning, and the snip of several scissors, a 98-unit affordable apartment building on Sligo Avenue in Silver Spring opened Monday morning. All units at Bracken Square are considered affordable to households earning between 30% and 80% of the area’s median income. The first...
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Sending National Guard troops to our neighborhoods creates a spectacle, not a long-term solution

South Carolina has doubled down and sent additional National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. as part of a second wave of federal deployment. We urge South Carolinians to ask what this effort is really accomplishing and at what cost. Deploying the National Guard may play well in headlines, but it doesn’t build safer...
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HOA vs. Christmas decorations: Maryland family facing hundreds in fines for lights

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — One Germantown, Maryland, family has gotten coal in their stockings in the form of hundreds of dollars in fines because of Christmas decorations their homeowners' association (HOA) says violate nuisance rules. Pahan Salgado and his family have lights, Nutcracker statues, and a...
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Man attempts to rob Fairfax County bank with hand-written note, police say

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A man is in custody after police said he tried to rob a bank on Monday morning in the Fair Lakes Shopping Center in northern Virginia. Officers were called just after 10 a.m. to the 12900 block of Fair Lakes Shopping Center for a report of an attempted robbery.
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Low visibility left operator no chance to avoid hitting tree, says NTSB report on...

WASHINGTON — Predawn low-light conditions made it impossible for the operator to stop in time to avoid hitting a downed tree, the National Transportation Safety Board says in its final report on the Oct. 14, 2024, collision that killed the operator of an NJ Transit River Line light rail train. The train’s operator...
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California man pleads guilty in Virginia Pokémon card robbery scheme

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - A California man arrested in Virginia over the summer in connection with an armed robbery scheme to steal high‑priced Pokémon cards has pleaded guilty to two felony counts of grand larceny. This Winter Ear Protector Hat Is Taking San Jose By StormFANYIL |. What...
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Plainclothes Officers Arrest Four After Spotting Stolen Car

Four suspects were arrested in Downtown Silver Spring on Monday night after Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) plainclothes surveillance officers spotted a stolen vehicle driving along Fenton Street near Wayne Avenue. According to MCPD 3rd District Commander Jason Cokinos, the car had been reported stolen out...
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Possible Snow Chances Increasing Across Maryland This Week

Maryland could see multiple chances for wintry weather over the coming days, with several light systems on track to move through the region. While no major storm is guaranteed at this point, the probability of seeing at least an inch of snow is climbing for much of the state. According...

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