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2 DC men found guilty of murder, gang activity in 2017 shooting 07/19/2022 05:07am • Two D.C. men face life in prison after being found guilty of a 2017 murder by a D.C. Superior Court jury on Monday. After a six-week trial, 22-year-old Quincy Garvin and 20-year-old Saquan Williams were found guilty of conspiracy, first-degree murder, participation in a criminal street gang and o Teen killed in Kettering crash 07/19/2022 01:39am • Police in Prince George's County, Maryland, say a teenage girl was killed in a fatal car accident at the intersection of Kettering Drive and Kettering Place Sunday afternoon. Officers responded to the crash just before 6 p.m. and found five people inside the car. More Prince George's C NBC4's Leon Harris says he was 'in worse shape' than he thought after DUI crash 07/18/2022 08:09pm • NBC Washington anchor Leon Harris sat down for an interview at the station Monday to discuss his struggles with sobriety — months after he caused a car crash while driving under the influence of alcohol in Montgomery County, Maryland, back in January. During the interview, Harris told Doreen Ge Maryland man arrested after choking police K-9 in Fauquier County 07/18/2022 05:46am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A Maryland man has been arrested and charged with attempting to maim or kill a law enforcement officer animal and driving under the i Car Review: Wanted an Audi S5 coupe but need more space? The S5 Sportback will fill the need with space and style. 07/18/2022 05:11am • The Audi A5 and S5 is the company’s sporty two-door coupe that combines sporty looks and performance in a handsome package. It also has a family-friendly version with more doors called the Sportback. When you choose the S5 Sportback, you get a big dose of performance with a turbocharged V6 that wi Annapolis man who bit police found guilty of assault, drug charges 07/17/2022 04:52pm • In Annapolis, Maryland, a man who bit one Anne Arundel County police officer, and attempted to bite another, was found guilty of two counts of second-degree assault and a "litany of felony drug charges." On Friday, a jury found 26-year-old Brandon Hardy of Annapolis guilty of 13 charges in total This Kentucky woman handed out gift cards to strangers after winning the lottery 07/17/2022 02:37pm • When this Kentucky woman won the lottery, she wasn't the only one who benefited. Crystal Dunn won $146,351.74 seconds after making a $20 Instant Play wager, according to a Thursday news release from the Kentucky Lottery. "I never thought I would win something like this, but this goes to show i The B-52s: We 'never set out to change people's lives, but it happens that way' 07/17/2022 09:36am • When "Love Shack" by The B-52s began playing on MTV, it was not like anything else in rotation. "Well, it didn't fit the mold of what mainstream radio played," said band member Fred Schneider. But the mainstream caught on. "Love Shack," released in the summer of 1989, became the group's bigge Police ID motorcyclist killed in crash with Montgomery Co. police cruiser 07/15/2022 05:30pm • Montgomery County police have named the motorcyclist killed Thursday evening after crashing into the back of an officer's patrol car on Maryland's Intercounty Connector. Thirty-one-year-old Carlos Ivan Diaz-Franco, a Silver Spring resident, was killed when he crashed into the back of a Montgomery Married teachers from Fairfax Co. on a mission to feed Ukrainian refugees 07/15/2022 09:53am • How far would you go to help refugees of the Russian invasion of Ukraine? For two married Fairfax County Public Schools teachers, the answer is more than 4,600 miles. Lee Hedrick, a government teacher at W.T. Woodson High School, and Meredith Hedrick, chair of the English for Speakers of Other Metro independent investigation uncovers staff training issues, certification 07/14/2022 10:36pm • Metro's independent investigation into the training issues that led to lapsed certification for over 250 rail operators uncovered waiver issues across departments brought about by transit agency leaders. The WMATA probe findings were discussed by Theresa Impastato, Metro's chief safety officer, d Police identify driver killed in Montgomery Co. crash 07/14/2022 01:15pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, have identified the driver who was killed in a collision on River Road in Travilah on Wednesday afternoon. According to police, around 1:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to the scene of an accident where the driver Board approves rezoning for 335 multi-family units in Woodbridge 07/14/2022 12:35pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Prince William County officials have approved a high-density development in Woodbridge near Potomac Mills. During its meeting Tues Redevelopment of Bowie’s Freeway Airport on hold after legal decision 07/13/2022 09:45pm • In 2019, the owners of Bowie’s Freeway Airport in Prince George's County won a controversial vote at the county council level that rezoned the land it sits on to allow for much greater density. Similar to the neighborhoods it sits near, currently it’s zoned to allow one house for every two ac Widespread tree damage, thousands still without power after Tuesday storms 07/13/2022 07:11pm • The D.C. region is picking up the pieces after thunderstorms brought destructive wind gusts Tuesday evening, downing trees, severing power lines and leaving tens of thousands in the dark through the overnight hours into Wednesday. In Leesburg, Virginia, gusts clocked in at over 60 mph. Quarter-si