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2 workers seriously injured at Southwest DC construction site 07/14/2020 08:58am • Two construction workers were hit by falling materials at a site in Southwest D.C. on Tuesday morning. The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. on Maine Avenue near 6th Street SW, according to D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Vito Maggiolo. Both men suffered serious injuries but are expected to be OK Police ID 3 killed in Southeast DC shooting 07/07/2020 05:00pm • D.C. police have identified the woman and the two men who were found shot to death early Tuesday in Southeast. Claudette Williams, 56, of Southeast D.C.; Marquise Lewis, 29, of Clinton, Maryland; and Juwan Wade, 20, of Northeast D.C., were found dead in the 5000 block of Bass Place Southeast, pol 5 teenagers shot at Fairfax Co. apartment complex 07/07/2020 09:27am • Police are searching for a gunman who shot five people, all teenagers, inside a Fairfax County, Virginia, apartment building early Tuesday morning. The incident happened around 1 a.m. in an apartment complex on the 7900 block of Janna Lee Avenue, in the Alexandria section of Fairfax. After receiv Independence Day protests sprout up around DC, clash with celebrations 07/05/2020 09:08am • During the 244th birthday of America, amid grand displays of patriotism on the National Mall and at the White House, largely peaceful protests converged upon the festivities as a reminder of racial injustice in the country. While the majority of the demonstrations were peaceful and without incide Falls Church weighs changes to school names 07/01/2020 03:20pm • As calls grow to change the names of Virginia public schools in the wake of nationwide protests against police brutality, the Falls Church City School Board met Tuesday to consider some changes of their own. Greg Anderson, the chair of the committee, said at the beginning of the work session, "I Machinery falls on construction worker, killing him at DC site 06/30/2020 04:30pm • A man has died at a construction site in D.C. on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (Courtesy Twitter/D.C. Fire and EMS) A man has died Tuesday after an accident on a construction site in Southeast D.C. Just before 10 a.m., D.C. Fire and EMS said a large piece of machinery weighing several thousand pou Fredericksburg, Va. adopts 3-part plan to address racial inequality 06/28/2020 02:25am • Fredericksburg Mayor Katherine Greenlaw has adopted a three-part plan to address racial inequality and discrimination after protesters clashed with city police and the Stafford County Sheriffs Office in late May and early June. The first phase of the plan will review police practices while intera National Cathedral's bells ring for first time since onset of coronavirus pandemic 06/27/2020 05:53pm • A familiar sound filled the air in D.C. on Saturday as the Washington National Cathedral's bells rang for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic broke out in the U.S. back in March. A 10-man team had the carillon bells ringing out tunes such as "America: My Country Tis Of Thee" around midd Man dead in Southeast DC hit-and-run 06/24/2020 08:54am • One man is dead after a hit-and-run in Southeast D.C. on Tuesday evening. U.S. Park Police said at least one driver hit a man riding an electric scooter on the Suitland Parkway, between Naylor Road and Branch Avenue, around 10 p.m. Tuesday. The victim died at the scene. His identity had not be DC-area chefs launch international bake sale to combat racism 06/21/2020 09:19pm • What happens when local pastry chefs get together to combat racism? They have an international bake sale, according Paola Velez, pastry chef at Kith and Kin on the D.C. Wharf. “Bakers Against Racism was not only to make a fundraiser, but to raise awareness on the issues that impact the Black co How the DC Black Lives Matter Plaza sparked murals across the country 06/21/2020 08:02pm • When Keyonna Jones received a call from a fellow artist on June 4 about a secret project starting in just a few hours, she had no idea it would lead to one of the most iconic images of the Black Lives Matter protests and spark other cities to take notice. The lead artist told Jones that D.C. Mayo Firefighters truck in water to fight Fairfax Co. fire 06/16/2020 08:52am • Imagine there's a fire at your home, but when the firefighters arrive, there's no hydrant nearby. What do they do? In Fairfax County, it happened Tuesday morning in the 7100 block of Wolf Den Road when a garage went up in flames. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue spokesman Bill Delaney said fire Man in critical condition after crashing dirt bike into pickup in Camp Springs 06/15/2020 10:12am • A man is in critical condition after crashing his dirt bike into a pickup truck in Prince George's County, Maryland. Police say the crash happened around 9:15 p.m. Sunday on Old Branch Avenue near Allentown Road in Camp Springs. The man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. 7 displaced in Northeast DC house fire 06/15/2020 06:01am • Heavy damage is seen to the outside of a row home on Half Moon Place in Northeast D.C. on June 15, 2020. (Courtesy D.C. Fire and EMS) Seven people are displaced after a fire damaged two Northeast D.C. rowhomes early Monday morning. D.C. fire officials were dispatched to 2181 Half Moon Place j Arlington Little League excited about resuming practices during Phase 2 reopening 06/15/2020 04:30am • As Northern Virginia begins Phase Two of its gradual reopening, youth sports are playing a key role in helping kids get through the coronavirus pandemic. So what does that look like for children in the region, once teams can resume practicing the week of June 15? Arlington Little League chief