Search

DC family feels betrayed after prosecutors offer son's killer plea deal 09/02/2022 11:32pm • A local family is not happy with the prison sentence given out Friday to the person who fatally shot their son in D.C. Roger “Tom” Marmet, 22, was killed almost four years ago by a stray bullet as he sat in his car at a traffic light in Northeast after volunteering at the nonprofit SOME (So O Western section of new I-66 Express Lanes to open ahead of schedule 09/02/2022 06:33pm • The Virginia Department of Transportation on Friday said the westernmost part of the I-66 Express Lanes will open next weekend — ahead of schedule. The 9-mile section that runs from Va. Route 29 in Gainesville to Va. Route 28 in Centreville will open sometime during the weekend of Sept. 10, VDO More 7000-series cars to return to Metro’s rails later this month 09/02/2022 03:57pm • The return of Metro’s 7000-series railcars will pick up the pace later this month. Metro announced Friday that beginning Sept. 12, another 12 7000-series trains, with eight cars each, will be allowed to run, bringing the total to 20 trains up from the current eight. More Metro News Fairfax Co. police ID suspects in chase that ended in rollover on US Route 1 09/02/2022 02:45pm • A police chase ended with a rollover crash into southbound Route 1 near Huntington Avenue.(Courtesy Fairfax County Police Department) Police in Fairfax County, Virginia have identified the four men arrested Thursday after a car chase ended with the crash of a carjacked SUV on U.S. Route 1. Po 2 hurt as police chase ends in head-on crash in Fairfax Co. 09/02/2022 11:48am • Two people were hurt Thursday night in a head-on crash resulting from a police chase in Fairfax County, Virginia. The Virginia State Police said Friday that a trooper on Interstate 395 in Arlington County saw a car almost hit another, and tried to make a traffic stop at about 10:30 p.m. The polic 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