READ IN FULL: Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer’s call to air traffic control
On Sept. 11, 2001, four al Qaeda terrorists hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 shortly after it departed Newark International Airport in New Jersey for San Francisco. The hijackers stormed the cockpit, overpowered the captain and first officer, and turned the Boeing 757 toward Washington. As news of the attacks in New
Remembrance honoring Sandy Bradshaw, Triad flight attendant killed on 9/11
RAMSEUR, N.C. (WGHP) — A remembrance was held on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in honor of Sandy Bradshaw, a Piedmont Triad woman who was killed while aboard United Airlines Flight 93. The remembrance for Sandy Bradshaw took place at Eastern Randolph High School and began...
Rape Fugitive’s 90 MPH Escape Killed Maryland Mom Waiting For Bus In Chillum: Prosecutors
Leonard Warren was desperate to get away. That decision ended with a Maryland mother dead and, more than a year later, the District resident headed to prison. Warren, 25, was sentenced for the Feb. 28, 2025 crash in Prince George's County that killed 33-year-old Esmeralda Carolina Montoya-Perez as sh…
Woman returns to her car to find a stranger behind the wheel before he...
A woman suffered serious injuries when she returned to her car to find a 19-year-old man inside before he took off in the car, dragging her along with it, Maryland cops say. The post Woman returns to her car to find a stranger behind the wheel before he drags her along the road, seriously injuring her: Authorities fir
Joe Lee Leaves Bullis After 13 Years to Take Over Good Counsel Track and...
Joe Lee is leaving national track and field powerhouse Bullis after 13 years to become the head coach at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Maryland.
Land clearing at historic cemetery sparks concern
Unauthorized land clearing on a Great Falls property containing a historic cemetery has prompted county enforcement action and concern from nearby residents, some of whom said they did not know the burial ground was there. Fairfax County issued a notice of violation and stop-work order for 1002 Sherman Court after...
Man killed in Silver Spring shooting; 3 FCPS student involved in separate crashes
A search for a suspect is underway after a man was killed in a Montgomery County shooting; Three Fairfax County Public School students were involved in separate crashes and more top headlines.
Afghan cuisine arrives in Rockville
ZiZa Kabob, the newest addition to the Wegmans-anchored Twinbrook Quarter, makes its debut this weekend on Rockville Pike. The two-story dining room may look a bit fancy, but ZiZa is actually a fast-casual spot. “We’d like to do fine dining here eventually, but not yet,” says owner Fahim Rafiq. “For right now, customer
Rockville wine shop empties out
Halpine Beer Wine & Deli has closed after a decade on the back side of The Shops at Congressional Village. It’s the fourth longtime business to exit as the Rockville Pike shopping center transforms into a hub for mostly Asian stores and restaurants. In the four years sine Congressional Village changed hands, 7-Eleven,
Tom Vander Woude’s case for possible canonization takes another step forward
The possible canonization of former Prince William County resident Tom Vander Woude has taken another step in that direction. Michael F. Burbidge, the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, announced an edict Thursday that the diocese is now publicly accepting information from anyone about Vander Woude's life, re
