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Reston man sentenced for creating counterfeit COVID-19 stimulus checks 08/27/2021 10:48am • A man from Reston, Virginia, was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for running a fraud scheme that involved creating counterfeit COVID-19 stimulus checks, according to officials. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said that Jonathan Drew, 39, was sentenced to 70 New documentary chronicles 20 years of Afghan boy after 9/11 08/26/2021 11:00pm • The end of the war in Afghanistan has produced shocking images of evacuation. A new documentary chronicles a boy's life from 9/11 to today in "My Childhood, My Country: 20 Years in Afghanistan," which opens in L.A. on Friday before expanding wider. "Apart from the '7 Up' series, which foll Severe thunderstorms roll in as heat streak continues to scorch DC area 08/26/2021 07:45pm • The humidity and scorching temperatures brought thunderstorms Thursday afternoon, in time for the rush hour. Some scattered storms could roll through the D.C. area through the night. Here's what you need to know. A thunderstorm popped up about 3:30 p.m. Thursday over Arlington, Virginia, triggeri Hundreds line up as Amazon Fresh opens in Chevy Chase 08/26/2021 09:40am • The parking lot was packed, a DJ was playing music and the staff was ready. Amazon Fresh opened its third D.C.-area grocery store Thursday morning, welcoming around 200 people standing in a line that wrapped around the corner, waiting to get in as the Chevy Chase, Maryland, location unlocked its Man charged with murder of mother, sister in Burke double homicide 08/24/2021 03:28pm • A man is in custody in connection with the killing of two women in Burke, Virginia, last week. Bradley Lister, 33, is being charged with murder in the deaths of his mother, 67-year-old Susan Lister, and his sister, 41-year-old Amber Currie, whose bodies were found in the house they all shared on Back-to-school plans in DC, Maryland and Virginia: Where masks are required 08/23/2021 07:50pm • As the region's schools prepare to start classes, many were hoping for a more normal school year after the pandemic disrupted a significant amount of in-person learning in 2020 and spring 2021. With the arrival of the delta variant and rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, many schools in the region Virginia man caught trying to bring handgun onto plane at Dulles 08/23/2021 03:14pm • TSA officers caught a man trying to carry this loaded handgun onto his flight out of Washington Dulles International Airport on Sunday. (TSA photo) A man from Herndon, Virginia, was caught Sunday trying to bring a loaded .380-caliber handgun onto his flight out of Dulles International Airport. 30-year-old secret reveals real killer just before start of murder trial 08/22/2021 09:20pm • ▶ Watch Video: The 30-Year Secret – The Tracey Harris Murder Dale County District Attorney Kirke Adams and Assistant DA Jordan Davis spent years building a case against Carl Harris for the murder of his ex-wife, Tracey. "Tracey Harris was a hardworking, young mother that disap Ravens tie NFL record with 19th straight preseason win, 20-3 08/22/2021 12:49pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Many of the Baltimore Ravens players weren't aware they'd made NFL history until coach John Harbaugh walked into the locker room after Saturday night's 20-3 win over the Carolina Panthers and told them. Tyler Huntley threw for 187 yards, and the Ravens tied an NFL record VCU poll: Candidates in Va. governor's race in 'virtual dead heat' among decided voters 08/21/2021 04:15pm • The gubernatorial election in Virginia promises to be a nail-biter this fall, according to a new poll from Virginia Commonwealth University. According to the statewide poll, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) only has a 3% edge over Glenn Youngkin (R), but more than one-fifth of voters remain undeci Weekend Road and Rail: I-66, Beltway and I-295/DC-295 projects continue; Metro tweaks all lines with 2 shutdowns 08/21/2021 07:59am • Inclement weather is projected for the weekend, but that's usually not enough to stop the ongoing I-66 Transformation in Virginia. The work on the Maryland side of the Beltway is also scheduled to continue nightly, as well as off-peak work that continues in the District. Metro has variations happeni Days before school starts, Fairfax County asks parents to anticipate school bus delays 08/20/2021 08:16pm • Parents in Fairfax County, Virginia, are being urged to be flexible and plan for delays due to a "severe" shortage of school bus drivers. School starts on Monday, Aug. 23, and just weeks before, the school system was short 190 drivers. By the Friday before the first day of school, Francine Fur IMP venues tighten vaccine policy, negative COVID-19 test no longer an option for most 08/19/2021 07:55pm • The operator of several of D.C.'s largest clubs has made their venues' vaccination requirements even stricter: negative COVID-19 tests will no longer be accepted as a means of entry for most ticketholders. I.M.P. -- which operates venues such as the 9:30 Club, Merriweather Post Pavillion, The Ant Northam boasts historic $2.6B surplus for Virginia 08/19/2021 09:21am • Gov. Ralph Northam says Virginia is in the money, clocking in a historic $2.6 billion surplus, the largest in the Commonwealth’s history. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Virginia's total revenue collections for fiscal year 2021 soared 14.5% over 2020, according to a news release. That's ahead of Awesome Con returns to Washington Convention Center this weekend 08/19/2021 12:50am • You might see comic book, movie, TV and video game fans on the Metro later this week. Awesome Con returns Friday to Sunday at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. "We're excited to be back," Director of Marketing Lauren Dabb told WTOP. "We were scheduled for last May and we actually