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Mother and child seriously injured in DC car fire 12/14/2021 02:14am • D.C. Fire officials have confirmed that a mother and child have been hospitalized with serious injuries after a car fire. The incident happened at roughly 9 p.m. on the northbound lanes of Interstate 295 near Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. More Washington, D.C. News Officials Washington staffer tests positive for first known Omicron coronavirus variant in NFL 12/13/2021 07:13pm • WFT staffer tests positive for 1st known Omnicron case in NFL originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington   A Tier 3 Washington Football Team staffer has tested positive for the first-known case of the Omicron coronavirus variant in the NFL on Monday, NBC Sports Washington's Pete Hai Fairfax Co. promotes red flag law to keep guns away from those deemed dangerous 12/13/2021 06:22pm • Despite some calls to repeal it, officials in Fairfax County, Virginia, said Monday that the county's "red flag law" is an important tool in taking guns away from those deemed a risk to themselves or others. "Guns and domestic violence do not mix," said James Walkinshaw, Braddock District supervi Will the Montgomery Co. Council retool its vaccine-focused mask mandate? 12/13/2021 04:04pm • Amid a rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations in Montgomery County, Maryland, and across the state, county officials plan to meet in the next several weeks to discuss pandemic safety measures, including mask mandates. The county board of health, which comprises the nine-member Montgomery County Counci Ten essential tips for navigating your international move 12/13/2021 03:26pm • This content is provided by Interstate Moving | Relocation | Logistics. An international move can be an exciting adventure. A global perspective with people to meet and areas to explore can make relocating for work and moving abroad feel like a fresh start. To help you on your way with your ne Jonathan Allen tests positive for COVID-19, status uncertain for Eagles games 12/13/2021 03:21pm • Allen tests positive for COVID-19, status uncertain for Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWashington Football Team star defensive tackle Jonathan Allen tested positive for COVID-19 and could miss Sunday’s pivotal game against the Philadelphia Eagles, sources with knowledge of DC police dept. uses DOJ funding to hire 25 officers 12/12/2021 11:04pm • A multimillion-dollar investment from the Department of Justice will be used by D.C. police to hire 25 additional officers. According to the Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser, the $3,125,000 funding D.C. police received through the DOJ's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) hiring pr Prince George's Co. car fire injures 3 12/12/2021 09:18pm • First responders in Prince George's County, Maryland, said three people were hospitalized after their car caught fire. The county's emergency medical services said that the accident happened at 6:15 p.m. in New Carrolton on the Outer Loop of Interstate 495. More Prince George's County Virginia Supreme Court clears way for de-privatized inmate health care 12/12/2021 03:37pm • Virginia’s nearly 25,000 inmates will get a new healthcare provider thanks to a ruling from the state’s Supreme Court this weekend. Justices denied an Emergency Motion to Stay and Petition for Review, effectively rejecting a last-ditch effort by current medical provider, Armor Correctional He 1 dead, 1 wounded after Friday night shooting in Northeast DC 12/11/2021 08:33pm • D.C. police have continued investigating a Friday night shooting in the 2300 block of 4th Street, Northeast, that left one man wounded and another dead. Police said officers with the Fifth District responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment building near the intersection of 4th Street and The unique way you walk could help protect your phone from thieves 12/11/2021 09:29am • A recent study has found that smartphone motion sensors could be used to identify an owner's manner of walking to help authenticate the device and potentially prevent thefts. Researchers in the U.K. published their findings in the journal Computers & Security last month. Their study involved Understaffing hampered response in Crystal City restaurant row blaze, unions say 12/11/2021 08:48am • One week after a two-alarm fire on Crystal City's 23rd Street restaurant row, in Arlington, Virginia, local firefighters say understaffing resulted in fewer first responders being on scene than the emergency required. Nobody was injured in the Saturday night fire in the 500 block of South 23rd St Maryland COVID-19 hospitalization spike triggers action plans 12/10/2021 03:24pm • Spikes in COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maryland have triggered state-mandated action plans that include encouraging hospitals to postpone elective surgeries. "Maryland has begun to see an uptick in our key health metrics, and we are increasingly concerned by the sharp rise in hospitalizations, wh No charges for DC police officer in fatal shooting of man suspected of holding woman against will 12/09/2021 11:35pm • A D.C. police officer will not face charges over the fatal shooting of a man suspected of holding a woman against her will. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia's investigation found insufficient evidence to pursue federal, criminal, civil rights or D.C. charges against the offic Virginia reports 1st case of omicron variant 12/09/2021 06:35pm • The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been identified in Virginia. It is the first case reported in the commonwealth. The sample came from an adult resident in the northwest region who had no history of international travel but did travel domestically during the exposure period. The omicr