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DC deputy mayor Geldart resigns in wake of assault charge, residency questions 10/12/2022 06:46pm • D.C.'s embattled deputy mayor for public safety and justice — facing scrutiny over an allegation of assault and battery and questions about his residency in Virginia — is stepping down. In a news conference Wednesday afternoon, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said she was "saddened" to announce she Metro's performance report: Ridership rising; crime, customer satisfaction slumping 10/12/2022 04:18pm • Metro's annual performance report says rail reliability and customer satisfaction was high during the first quarter of the fiscal year, but dropped dramatically after that. That’s likely because on Oct. 12, a passenger train derailed due to wheel issues. It sidelined the 7000-series cars, which Man struck, killed along I-95 shoulder in Fairfax Co. by suspected impaired driver 10/12/2022 11:30am • A man is dead after being struck by a suspected impaired driver on the southbound shoulder of Interstate 95 in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Tuesday afternoon. The Virginia State Police identified the man who was killed as 35-year-old Jose Davi Hernandez-Zelayandia, of Woodbridge. Investigators Arrest made in Turks and Caicos in shooting death of Arlington NAACP VP 10/12/2022 12:22am • Police in the Turks and Caicos Islands have made an arrest in last week's shooting death of an Arlington, Virginia, man killed while on vacation. Kent Carter, a vice president of the Arlington branch of the NAACP, was killed Oct. 2, when suspected drug gangs opened fire on a car returning him Prince George's Co. youth curfew extended through end of year 10/11/2022 03:45pm • Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said enforcement of a youth curfew will be extended through the end of the year, saying it has helped protect children and also coincided with a drop in crime in the Maryland county. When Alsobrooks first announced stronger enforcement of the you Woman dies after being hit by car in Fairfax 10/11/2022 10:45am • A woman crossing the road was hit by a car and died Monday morning in Fairfax County, Virginia, police said. Ligia Jeannette Herrera Betbeder, 63, was struck just before 6 a.m. on West Ox Road, north of Legato Road, in Fairfax, the police said in a news release. More Local News More Charges pending for 2 DC men after Bladensburg police open fire on stolen car, striking suspect 10/10/2022 08:25am • Charges are pending for two men after one tried to hit police officers with a stolen vehicle in Prince George's County, Maryland, late Sunday night. One of the men was shot, as three police officers opened fire on the stolen vehicle — which police said was being used to "run them over and flee Car Review: More sport than utility vehicle, BMW X4 M40i pushes style and speed 10/10/2022 05:45am • BMW calls its SUV, or crossover, a Sport Activity Vehicle. And in the case of the sportier coupe, the X4, BMW names it the Sport Activity Coupe. With the X4 M40i the sport part is a punchy 382hp turbocharged six-cylinder engine. It will surprise you with quick acceleration and a pleasing sound. Than Drivers should watch out during deer breeding season, say Fairfax Co. Police 10/09/2022 11:13am • With fall deer breeding season now underway, police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are giving drivers tips on how to safely navigate the roads. Police say there are hundreds of reported accidents involving deer in Fairfax County. More than half of those happen during October, November and December. Collision on BW Parkway leaves 2 dead 10/09/2022 11:02am • Two people have died, including a juvenile, after a two-car crash on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway Saturday night. It happened around 9:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes just after Maryland Route 197. The juvenile was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries in critical condition Elderly woman fatally struck by vehicle in Arlington 10/08/2022 12:56pm • An elderly woman died Saturday morning after being hit by a car in Arlington, Virginia, police say. Gwendolyn Hayes, 85, was in the 5800 block of Little Falls Road sometime before 9:30 a.m. when the crash happened. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene, and the woman was brought to the Deadly police shooting in Dale City ruled justified 10/07/2022 10:16pm • A vigil held by the family ended with a release of paper lanterns from the site at Cloverdale Park where Jaiden Carter was airlifted after a police-involved shooting Sept. 1. “This is where he left us,” said organizer April Warren. (Courtesy InsideNova) This article was written by WTOP’s n Multiple felony charges after shots fired at officers during chase 10/07/2022 05:36pm • The Virginia man who was on the run from police for nearly 12 hours Thursday, before allegedly firing at officers during a pursuit that stretched across two counties, has been charged with a string of felonies. Ricardo Singleton, 27, of Arlington, is being held at the Fairfax County Adult Detenti 'What a day this was': 1 arrested after firing shots at police during chase through Northern Virginia 10/07/2022 04:28pm • A person who police said fired shots at officers following a traffic stop in Northern Virginia is in custody. What police described as a nearly 12-hour search ended in the area of Arlington Boulevard and Graham Road in West Falls Church on Thursday night. More Local News More Virgin Prince George’s Co. exec calls juvenile curfew a success, but policy's future is unclear 10/07/2022 02:50pm • Approaching what might be the last weekend of curfew enforcement for children 17 and younger, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks thanked families for helping to make it a success. “It has been so successful,” Angela Alsobrooks said Friday, of the curfew enforcement perio