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DC police release body cam footage of arrest where officer can be seen punching man 08/18/2021 10:58pm • D.C. police released body camera footage taken during an arrest in which one of the officers was captured on a viral video repeatedly punching a man as other officers tried to handcuff him. The viral video was captured earlier this month on Aug. 8 near the Ketcham Recreation Center on U Street So WBAL traffic anchor Jim Russ dies 08/18/2021 10:25pm • Jim Russ, of WBAL, died Wednesday. (Courtesy WBAL) One of the titans of traffic broadcasting has died after 35 years on the air. Jim Russ, the morning traffic anchor for Baltimore’s WBAL and 98 Rock, died of a heart attack Wednesday, WBAL announced. He would have been 58 on Thursday. Rus Nyiah Courtney, little girl killed in DC drive-by, laid to rest 08/18/2021 04:14pm • Nyiah Courtney was set to start first grade at Ingenuity Prep School in Southeast, where she attended kindergarten. (Courtesy Ingenuity Prep) Six-year-old Nyiah Courtney, who was killed in a D.C. drive-by shooting July 16, was laid to rest Wednesday. During a funeral service at the The Temple 2 dead in separate DC shootings that occurred within minutes of each other 08/18/2021 04:06pm • Two men were fatally shot Wednesday in separate shootings that occurred within minutes of each other in D.C. DC police said officers found a man shot inside a car on L Street Northwest about 1 p.m. And just six minutes later, Police Chief Robert Contee said police were called to another shooti Flashing yellow signals come to I-270 ramps ahead of metering system 08/18/2021 01:04pm • Maryland road crews are taking the next step toward rolling out ramp metering along Interstate 270 this week, turning on the yellow traffic signals that will eventually control the flow of traffic onto one of the state's busiest roadways. On Tuesday morning, crews began uncovering and turning on Anne Arundel Co. police believe multiple cars hit person on Route 3 08/18/2021 10:07am • A pedestrian might have been struck by more than one vehicle on Maryland's Crain Highway early Wednesday morning. Anne Arundel County police said the person was hit around 4:30 a.m. on the northbound lanes of Md. Route 3/Crain Highway before Crawford Boulevard. All cars involved left the scene 2 rescued but cat dies in Herndon fire traced to motorcycle charger 08/18/2021 06:04am • Firefighters rescued two people from a second floor as a fire tore through a three-story Fairfax County town house early Tuesday. Fairfax County firefighters were called to the 100 block of Fortnightly Boulevard in Herndon, Virginia, for a fire in a middle-unit town house. The home's two occup Hucker pushes for Frosh to probe death of Gaithersburg man killed by police; AG says he can't 08/17/2021 05:47pm • Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker said he wants Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh to investigate the death of a Gaithersburg man killed by the police last month. But Frosh, and his office, replied that he can't. Hucker said Frosh's office, which is mandated under new legislation DC AG sues 2 stores, settles against another, over gun, drug crimes 08/17/2021 05:30pm • D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has sued the owners of two District businesses, and settled a lawsuit with the owners of another one, claiming they were nuisances due to rampant drug use and violence around all three locations. Racine’s office said in a statement Tuesday that the attorney gen Howard Co. police shoot robbery suspect; two officers hurt 08/17/2021 01:27pm • A Howard County police officer shot and wounded a suspect as police tried to take multiple people into custody during a robbery investigation in the Maryland county Monday. Two officers were hurt. One of the suspects rammed a police car. It happened at EZ Storage in the 8200 block of Washin WSSC plans to repair 31 miles of water mains 08/17/2021 04:10am • Twice in four days. The 30-inch water main that broke on Osborne Road in Prince George's County, Maryland on Wednesday, and then again on Saturday, is familiar to repair crews with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Luis Maya, spokesperson with WSSC, said the 48-year old main on Osbo Best cars for teens 2021, as picked by US News 08/17/2021 02:04am • U.S. News & World Report released its 2021 list of best cars for teens Tuesday, which includes a strong showing for hybrid models, high marks for Hyundai in new car categories and wins for Toyota in used car categories. The 2021 Best Cars for Teens Best Car for Teens $20K to $25K 2021 — Hyun Why this DC-area-based consumers’ group advises against buying vehicle service contracts 08/17/2021 02:00am • Investing in a vehicle service contract might seem like a responsible move to protect against big unexpected repair bills, but a D.C.-area-based consumers’ group believes they’re bad deals for most drivers and advises against buying them. “We dug through these policies and we actually in th Suspect in Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling lockdown identified, faces multiple charges 08/16/2021 02:55pm • The man who allegedly triggered a lockdown at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, in D.C., last Friday has been hit with a slew of charges. Sean Gaskins, 27, climbed the fence of the 905-acre base in Southeast D.C. after a shooting and police chase on Aug. 13, a D.C. police officer said in a court docu Some Fairfax County drivers will see their car tax bills go up 08/16/2021 10:54am • Some drivers in Fairfax County, Virginia, are going to see their car tax bills go up, and the county government says it's because of the pandemic. About 12% of county residents will see their personal property tax bills rise compared to last year, with an average increase of $25 for cars valued a