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Father of girl hospitalized with E. coli after swim in Lake Anna: 'It's just been a whole nightmare for us' 06/13/2024 08:45pm • The father of a teenager from Warrenton, Virginia, said his daughter has been hospitalized and was diagnosed with E. coli after a Memorial Day swim at Lake Anna in Spotsylvania County. John Inglett said his daughter Ava was one of several cases of the illness linked to the lake. The Virginia Depa Woman charged in DC hospital carjacking denied showers in jail, lawyer says 06/13/2024 07:49pm • A woman charged with carjacking after police say she stole a vehicle parked outside a hospital with an ill passenger inside last week, has been denied showers in the D.C. jail and experienced other mistreatment, her lawyer told a judge Thursday. Kayla Brown, 23, is charged with unarmed carjacking DC ‘Dasher’ describes how the job gives you ‘flexibility in your life’ 06/13/2024 02:18pm • This content is sponsored by DoorDash. In the modern gig economy, DoorDash has emerged as an important platform offering people the chance to become independent contractors. It’s a job that attracts workers seeking autonomy and control over their work schedules. “As an independent c State trooper struck during traffic stop near Fairfax Co.; 2 arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired 06/13/2024 12:55pm • A Virginia State Police trooper is recovering after suffering injuries in a dramatic crash on Interstate 495, and two people were arrested on suspicion of driving impaired. A video shared by Virginia State Police on X showed Trooper C. Aziz talking to the driver of a sedan that had stopped on t Arlington parents call for schools to adopt 'away for the day' cellphone policy 06/12/2024 05:32am • Some Arlington parents are urging the Virginia school district to adopt an "away for the day" policy for student cellphone use, the latest in what's emerging as an annual call for action between residents and school leaders. In a letter to Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Francisco Duran l Montgomery Co. schools make 'extraordinarily difficult' budget cuts 06/11/2024 09:36pm • The Montgomery County Board of Education adopted a $3.32 billion operating budget for fiscal year 2025 on Tuesday. The acceptance of the budget left the school system with a $30 million deficit. The board voted Tuesday on several cuts in response to that deficit. Montgomery County School Board Local chefs shine at 2024 James Beard Awards 06/11/2024 08:47am • Three local chefs from the D.C. area and Maryland were honored Monday night at the James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards, held at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The prestigious awards recognize culinary excellence across the U.S. Michael Rafidi, chef and owner of Albi in Navy Yard, was n They launched a club to help Afghan refugees. 2 Fairfax Co. students saw it grow to welcome many others 06/10/2024 06:30pm • In 2021, as thousands of Afghan refugees arrived in the U.S., Annandale High School's Multilingual Education Department Chair, Meredith Hedrick, reached out to students Sosan Barakzai and Husna Basiri. Hendrick asked whether the pair, who are both Afghan immigrants, would be interested in helping Child well-being rankings place Virginia above Maryland 06/10/2024 03:28pm • Virginia ranks slightly higher than Maryland in a study of overall well-being of children, with Virginia taking the seventh spot among states in education. The 2024 Kids Count Data Book assigns state-by-state ratings for five children's well-being categories: Overall, economic well-being, educati Carjacking charge remains for DC woman accused of stealing running SUV with passenger inside 06/08/2024 04:00am • There’s probable cause for an unarmed carjacking charge against a D.C. woman accused of stealing an SUV with an ill patient in the passenger seat earlier this week, a D.C. Superior Court judge ruled Friday. During the hourslong preliminary hearing, Judge Renee Raymond ordered that 22-year-old K How long was the path of the tornado that struck central Montgomery County? 06/07/2024 08:47pm • Wednesday's storms produced seven tornadoes across Montgomery County, Maryland, that damaged many homes and trees and injured at least five people. The National Weather Service issued 22 tornado warnings that day, 7News First Alert Meteorologist Brian van de Graaff said, which is the fourth most DC Pride parade and festival this weekend: Road closures you need to know 06/07/2024 02:17pm • The biggest weekend in all of D.C. Pride Month brings a few traffic closures throughout Saturday and Sunday, as celebrations take over downtown D.C. and the Dupont Circle neighborhood. The Capital Pride Alliance is putting on festivities throughout the entire month to celebrate Pride and this yea New details in massive Arlington home explosion: Suspect had stockpiled gasoline, guns 06/07/2024 01:05pm • The explosion that leveled an Arlington, Virginia, duplex last December was intentionally ignited in the home's basement by the man who lived there, who had stockpiled as much as 35 gallons of gasoline and barricaded himself inside the home. During a news conference Friday, more than six months a Suspected World War I-era chemical munitions found on American University campus 06/07/2024 08:50am • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed with WTOP that 19 full or partial World War I-era munitions were found Tuesday on the campus of American University in Northwest D.C. — which served as a chemical weapons testing and disposal site during the first World War. All of the recovered mu NWS confirms 7 tornadoes from Wednesday's storms that blew through DC region 06/06/2024 10:30pm • Listen live to WTOP for traffic and weather updates on the 8s. The National Weather Service has confirmed seven tornadoes touched down during Wednesday's storms in the D.C. area, a handful of which caused damage, toppling trees, yanking down power lines and injuring at least five people. T