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Man arrested in connection with double homicide in Montgomery Co. 01/17/2025 07:25pm • Montgomery County Police have arrested a man in connection to the double homicide of a man and a woman that were discovered Friday within a half-mile of each other. Police said Friday night they had taken 25-year-old Kaloyan Dimov Stoev into custody. The first body — a man — was found insi Amazon and DC police look into package theft from building in Northwest 01/17/2025 03:28pm • A person wearing an Amazon delivery uniform and another person were caught on video taking packages out of a D.C. apartment building and placing them in a car outside. It happened Jan. 10 at a building in the 3600 block of Connecticut Avenue NW. Security camera footage shared with WTOP sho 'Tense and uncomfortable': Historian describes presidents riding together to the inauguration 01/17/2025 01:25pm • This year’s presidential inauguration will be the coldest since 1985, when former President Ronald Reagan had to take the oath of office inside the Capitol Building. Not only can it be cold outside at the ceremony, the ride from the White House to the Capitol may also be frosty. Througho Meet the DC native who will lead inaugural parade motorcade 01/17/2025 08:53am • When the 60th inaugural parade kicks off on Pennsylvania Avenue in D.C. Monday, a Ward 8 native will lead the motorcade to protect the newly sworn in Commander in Chief. “It is an honor, a privilege, to be in this position,” said Lt. Joseph Hudson with the D.C. police Department. On Motor Man who shot at group after getting kicked out of Silver Spring nightclub, killing 1, convicted of murder 01/16/2025 06:08pm • A 32-year-old man was convicted Wednesday night on several charges, including murder, after he opened fire on a group in a Silver Spring parking garage in July 2023. Ramone Ramsay faces life in prison after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murde Fairfax Co. leaders asking VDOT to explain its response to last week’s snow 01/15/2025 11:51pm • Over a week after this winter’s first significant snowfall, Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors detailed plans to press Virginia’s Department of Transportation for information on what went wrong during the agency’s response. VDOT is responsible for treating and plowing the county’s ro Group strongly against Fairfax Co. casino voices concerns in Richmond 01/15/2025 03:17pm • Members of a group strongly opposed to building a casino in Fairfax County, Virginia, made the trip to Richmond on Wednesday to lobby against the proposal and express their concerns. “We are standing together to protect our community and ensure our voices are heard,” said Lynne Mulston, who l DC police officers won't face criminal charges in fatal shooting of man after McDonald's crash 01/15/2025 02:59pm • Two D.C. police officers will not face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man outside a McDonald's in Southeast last September, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The shooting happened Sept. 1, following a crash and a struggle between Justin Robinson and police. Security agencies face challenges at Trump’s inauguration 01/15/2025 10:08am • The clang and clatter of anti-scale fencing being erected, the revving of forklift engines and the whizzing of golf carts ferrying public works employees could be heard and seen this week across Downtown D.C. During a news conference Monday, more than a dozen top federal, state and local law enfo Tax breaks, immigration, education: Youngkin’s priorities for his final year as Virginia governor 01/13/2025 01:34pm • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin launched his priorities in his State of the Commonwealth speech Monday morning. The speech, and the start of the 2025 Virginia General Assembly, was postponed until after the water crisis in Richmond could be resolved. “The state of our commonwealth is strong Car Review: Revised Ford Ranger goes from dated to having fresh new face in 2025 01/13/2025 05:28am • With a new tough look and a higher quality interior the Ford Ranger pickup looks to sell more midsize trucks in 2025. (WTOP/Mike Parris) More and more automakers are jumping in and paying big attention to the midsize truck segment. Ford was one of the later entries back in 2019 with the return of th Green Beret's suicide death revives questions about PTSD, risks to brain health 01/11/2025 10:37am • K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Image(LAS VEGAS) -- Six years before packing a rental truck with firework mortars and gas cannisters before shooting himself in the head -- an act he called a "wake-up" call to America in a note later found by law enforcement -- Arm More than 12 years for DC man who claimed self-defense in shooting death of 13-year-old boy 01/10/2025 04:39pm • The D.C. man who said he shot a 13-year-old boy in self-defense after encountering the teen in his neighborhood has been sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison. Jason Lewis was convicted of manslaughter last August in the death of Karon Blake in 2023 and was facing up to 45 years in prison. H Car Review: Acura’s small crossover is ready to zip around town 01/10/2025 06:51am • The Acura RDX — the brand’s compact luxury crossover — turned out to be a bit of a surprise hit for me. After I was spoiled with some larger, ultra-luxury SUVs in recent weeks, I thought the baby (for now) Acura would inevitably be a letdown, by no fault of its own. Instead, I really enjoyed t In Virginia, crews work to make neighborhood streets 'passable' instead of clear 01/10/2025 12:55am • In the days after this week’s snow, Virginia’s Department of Transportation deployed crews to make sure highways, primary and high volume secondary streets were completely cleared. For those areas, the goal is for drivers to be able to see the bare pavement and clear the roads from curb t