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Gas-powered leaf blowers fall out of favor in Fairfax County 09/02/2022 07:31am • Government agencies in Fairfax County, Virginia, said only battery-powered leaf blowers will be purchased moving forward, as the county phases-out the use of gasoline leaf blowers. With the pollution and noise from gas blowers, the county said it wants to lead by example and is encouraging contra Weekend Road & Rail: Best times for Labor Day travel and a look ahead on I-66 and Metro 09/02/2022 05:45am • No major roadwork is planned this weekend; there generally isn't on long holiday weekends. So we’ll take a look at long-term work changes on Interstate 66 and the best times to cross the Chesapeake Bay and Nice/Middleton bridges. We'll also take a look ahead at Metro’s bridge tunnel project. Youngkin vows to change ‘wrong’ Va. law that would ban new gas cars 09/01/2022 03:07pm • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vows to change a law that would require Virginians to follow California’s plan that would require all new vehicles to run on electricity by 2035, and ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars. "The next step there is to work with our legislature to overturn that," Y Arlington County’s BizLaunch 20 years in: Pandemic drives transformations to help small businesses 09/01/2022 02:48pm • Although budding businesses in Arlington, Virginia, have long had BizLaunch as a stalwart partner, the county organization radically reimagined itself in several ways during the pandemic. And many of the changes it made to help small and midsize businesses survive are here to stay, says Director Tar New car safety systems struggle to prevent pedestrian crashes at night 09/01/2022 01:04pm • Many new cars can effectively apply the brakes on their own to avoid a crash with a pedestrian. But for now, that’s primarily during the daytime, because all bets are off when the sun goes down. “The major pedestrian fatality problem is at night, and that’s why we wanted to start testin What to know about preparing emergency kits for at home and to go 08/31/2022 11:21pm • Gathering printed copies of important paperwork is best done before the information is actually needed, and September, being National Preparedness Month, is a good time to get started. You should have a hard copies of insurance, prescriptions and identification documents in case they get damaged Police looking for suspect in Northeast shooting involving off-duty FBI Police officer 08/31/2022 08:59pm • Additional details emerge surrounding a shooting in Northeast D.C. that involved an off-duty FBI Police officer. The shooting happened last Saturday afternoon near Kenilworth Avenue. According to the police report, the off-duty FBI Police officer told local law enforcement that he was traveling o Va. police looking for suspect vehicle involved in shots fired at car on Beltway 08/30/2022 09:21pm • The Virginia State Police have identified a suspect vehicle involved in last Thursday's shooting incident on Interstate 495 in Fairfax County. According to a news release, it is a blue 2010 Honda Civic with Virginia license plates TWW 9398. #VSP looking for suspect vehicle: blue, 2-door 2010 H Brian Robinson returns to Commanders training camp after shooting 08/30/2022 08:45pm • After a failed carjacking left him shot in the leg, Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. returned to training camp in Virginia on Tuesday. (Washington Commanders via Twitter) After being shot in the leg during a failed carjacking attempt in D.C., Commanders running back Brian Ro Federal prosecutors: Former Hyattsville mayor defrauded KIPP DC of $2.2 million 08/30/2022 05:46pm • The former mayor of Hyattsville, Maryland, who died in January, was under investigation for allegations he defrauded the D.C. public charter school he worked for of $2.2 million, according to a lawsuit filed by federal prosecutors. Kevin Ward had been the senior director of technology for KIPP DC Gaithersburg man dies after crashing car into town houses 08/30/2022 09:41am • A Gaithersburg man, who crashed a BMW into town houses Monday afternoon in Montgomery County, Maryland, has died. Victor Cascella, 62, was taken to the hospital with critical injuries after the fiery crash and later died, Montgomery County Fire and EMS Spokesperson Pete Piringer said Tuesday morn Back to school in Calvert, Anne Arundel counties 08/30/2022 08:12am • Students in Calvert and Anne Arundel Counties are the latest Marylanders tossing their backpacks on and heading to their first day of classes on Tuesday. What’s new in DC-region school systems this year? More Back-to-School News More Education News More Local News The 'We've seen a disturbing trend': DC leaders stress accountability in wake of football player's shooting 08/30/2022 04:47am • D.C. leaders spoke Monday following a shooting Sunday that wounded a Washington Commanders player. Running back Brian Robinson Jr. was shot in an attempted carjacking Sunday afternoon in Northeast D.C. More Crime News Commanders rookie shot in hip and leg during attempted carjacking Commanders rookie shot in hip and leg during attempted carjacking 08/29/2022 10:56pm • Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. was shot in an attempted carjacking Sunday afternoon in Northeast D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said Monday morning that Robinson fought back against one gunman and was shot by a second gunman as the two tried to take his car. "At some po Police chief shares do’s and don’ts as DC, Maryland see increase in carjackings 08/29/2022 06:52pm • The carjacking attempt that resulted in the shooting of a Commanders player Sunday has received the lion's share of attention, but the District and parts of Prince George's County, Maryland, have seen an increase in the crime all through this year, and a local police chief has recommendations to pro