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Missing woman found dead in Fairfax Co. 06/15/2024 04:01pm • A woman who had been missing for nearly five days was found dead in Springfield, Virginia, Friday night. Fairfax County police received a report of a body near a wooded area on the 7600 block of Highland Street just after 6 p.m. Upon arrival, they found 26-year-old Fayra Desiree Bonilla-Rubi d Woodbridge man pleads guilty to dealing fentanyl pills 06/15/2024 02:26pm • A Woodbridge man will serve five years in prison after pleading guilty to dealing fentanyl pills to undercover law enforcement in Prince William County. Jaborn Clinton Maldonado, 21, entered a plea on charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm while in po 4-year-old boy found dead inside SUV in Northeast DC 06/15/2024 11:02am • A 4-year-old boy was found dead inside a vehicle in Northeast on Friday evening, according to D.C. police. Police told WTOP officers were called to Galloway Street and South Dakota Avenue NE in the Fort Totten neighborhood shortly after 5 p.m., for the report of an unconscious child in a car. Juneteenth 2024: Your guide to celebrations in DC, Maryland and Virginia 06/15/2024 05:45am • On Wednesday, June 19, the United States will observe Juneteenth. A little history: In 1865, a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved African Americans that they were free and that the Civil War had ended. This news came two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Why it's challenging to prosecute certain elder fraud cases 06/14/2024 06:50pm • Scams targeting older adults are becoming increasingly common, and if scammers get caught, prosecuting those cases brings a distinct set of challenges, according to two attorneys in the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C. In some instances, it's challenging to prosecute scams because perpetrators may No wrecking ball yet — but Arlington Co. begins boarding up vacant Key Bridge Marriott 06/14/2024 04:40pm • Several weeks after Arlington County declared the former Key Bridge Marriot "a public nuisance" due to its unsafe and unsanitary conditions, county public safety personnel began to board up and seal the multi-story building on Friday. Aaron Miller, deputy county manager for public safety, sai 2 dead after shooting at car meetup in Prince George's Co. 06/14/2024 12:42pm • Two men are dead after a shooting at a car meetup in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Thursday night — and police are offering a $25,000 reward for information. The shooting happened about 11:45 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the Manokeek Village shopping center on Berry Road in Acco DNA testing advances lead to arrest of suspect in Fairfax Co. sex assault cases dating back to 1998 06/14/2024 08:40am • An advancement in DNA testing has lead to an arrest in several cold case sexual assaults in Fairfax County, Virginia. All three cases go back decades. Edward Eugene Pottmyer, 58, of Chantilly has been arrested on charges connected to three unsolved sexual assault cases, according to a Thursday ne Godfather of Go-Go's son leads Chuck Brown Band at Maryland concert to ring in Father's Day, Juneteenth 06/14/2024 06:53am • It's time to "bust loose" and ring in both Father's Day and Juneteenth with some go-go music! This Saturday, the Chuck Brown Band headlines a free concert at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on a lineup that includes Trouble Funk, the Luther Relives Tr 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 Family of man shot, killed by Fairfax Co. police files $20 million wrongful death suit 06/13/2024 06:15pm • The family of a man who was shot and killed inside a McLean, Virginia, home in July 2022 has filed a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Fairfax County police chief and three officers, claiming they used excessive force on an unarmed man in the middle of a mental health crisis. Accordi Police ID 62-year-old pedestrian killed in Southeast DC; search continues for hit-and-run driver who struck married couple 06/13/2024 03:05pm • D.C. police have identified the man who was killed during a hit-and-run Wednesday afternoon in Southeast; his wife was also injured in the crash but is expected to survive. Officers have found the suspect's vehicle but are still searching for the driver, D.C. police said Thursday. Alton Kelly, 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 Has a 'scofflaw' driver figured out how to avoid getting towed? 06/12/2024 10:10pm • WTOP is continuing its exclusive coverage on D.C.’s efforts to go after what it calls "scofflaw drivers" — drivers who don’t pay the automated traffic enforcement cameras and parking tickets they rack up. But one city resident is wondering whether his neighbor found a loophole. Records Police seeking car in investigation of man found dead outside Inova Alexandria Hospital 06/12/2024 08:01pm • The Alexandria Police Department is investigating the death of a man who was apparently dumped outside a Virginia hospital early Wednesday morning. Police responded to the Inova Alexandria Hospital at 3:03 a.m. following a report of a man found on the ground outside of one of the hospital’s ent