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Md. bill aims to make walking to school safer for students 04/15/2022 05:55am • A bill that has passed the Maryland General Assembly would require school systems to collaborate with local and state transportation agencies to address pedestrian safety needs before a new school is constructed. The Safe Walk to School Act, introduced by Del. Jared Solomon (D-Montgomery County), DC men plead guilty to kidnapping, assaulting victim from Maryland casino 04/14/2022 10:46pm • Two D.C. men have admitted to the and assault of a victim from a Maryland hotel and casino in February last year. Anthony Erik Hebron, age 23, and Darius Lawrence Young, age 29, pleaded guilty this week on kidnapping charges for collaborating with three others to lure a victim out of their hotel April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month 04/14/2022 04:27pm • Jamie Vandersea is an upper extremity specialist. He is pictured with a variety of the hands he uses with patients. The Zeus Bionic Hand by Aether, The Ability Hand By Psyonic, Taska Hand and the iTouch by Ossur. (Courtesy Tenna Hourigan) About 185,000 people a year have a limb amputated, whethe FHA loans explained: What they are and when to use them 04/14/2022 03:18pm • This content is sponsored by PenFed Credit Union, federally insured by NCUA. Looking to buy a new home? There are many different mortgage options available to you – among them are FHA loans. Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans are backed by the U.S government so lenders can offer bett 2 dogs taken in string of armed robberies in DC 04/14/2022 02:49pm • Police are searching for four suspects in a string of events involving three armed robberies and an assault that involved the theft of two dogs in D.C. Wednesday. The first event happened just before 4:15 p.m. on the 5400 block of Kansas Avenue Northwest. D.C. police said a suspect brandished a g Late-night party keeps DC teens up all night and out of trouble 04/14/2022 01:30pm • An all-night party in Northeast D.C. aims to provide teens with a fun, safe night that keeps them out of trouble. Thursday's event is called Late Night Hype 2.0, featuring a live band, an indoor pool party, basketball, video games and food. The District’s Parks and Recreation Department host Laurel man arrested in DC, charged with armed carjacking in Rockville 04/14/2022 06:40am • A Prince George's County man faces charges following an armed carjacking earlier this month in Montgomery County, Maryland. Thomas Eugene Whiting, 23, of Laurel, was arrested and charged in connection with an armed carjacking in the 260 block of Congressional Lane in Rockville on April 6, accordi 2 charged with murder in Cloverly shooting death 04/13/2022 03:51pm • Two Maryland men have been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of a 19-year-old from Silver Spring. Montgomery County police said officers responded Tuesday for a reported shooting in the 1000 block of Good Hope Drive in Cloverly around 3:40 p.m. More Crime News M Prince William officials propose further cut in tax rate, reduction in vehicle assessments 04/13/2022 12:56pm • 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 are pumping the brakes on potential vehicle tax impacts fueled by racing values while reducing increases 'I feel like a god': 1 of 2 armed DC carjackers sentenced to over 2 years in prison 04/13/2022 04:00am • Two young men carjacked an Uber driver at gunpoint in D.C. last year, before crashing the stolen SUV. Now, one of them has learned his sentence. Jahlil Perry, 19, of District Heights, Maryland, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months, or 2 1/2 years, after pleading guilty with another man for pulling Md. family files lawsuit against Montgomery Co. police officers who fatally shot son 04/12/2022 10:44pm • A Maryland family is suing Montgomery County and the four police officers who shot and killed their son Ryan LeRoux last summer in the drive-thru lane of a McDonald's in Gaithersburg. A Howard County grand jury determined that the shooting death of LeRoux, who is Black, was legally justified. LeR Prince George’s Co. leaders to hold crime summit over car thefts 04/12/2022 02:23pm • Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks says the uptick in car thefts has been so concerning that she plans to host a crime summit for residents this week. She has also invited Police Chief Malik Aziz to unveil the department's strategy for addressing the uptick. “Everyone’s c ESPN's Adam Schefter apologizes for 'insensitive' Dwayne Haskins tweet 04/11/2022 09:29pm • Adam Schefter apologizes for 'insensitive' Dwayne Haskins tweet originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter apologized on Monday for how he referred to Dwayne Haskins in breaking the news of the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback's tragic death. Schef 2 teens charged in fatal shooting of 73-year-old man at Fairfax Co. ATM 04/11/2022 02:50pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, say two teens have been charged in the fatal shooting of a 73-year-old man at an ATM last fall, including a then-16-year-old police say pulled the trigger during a "night of crime" across Northern Virginia. The accused shooter, who is now 17, has been charged a Prince William County seeks $50M from feds for roads 04/11/2022 10:58am • Prince William County is asking for $50 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help fund new interchanges along U.S. 1 and at Prince William Parkway and Minnieville Road. The first application, approved by the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority on March 29, asks for $25 mil