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Red Cross honors Prince George's Co. community members for life-saving efforts 03/13/2023 07:01pm • Prince George's County, Maryland, community members honored by the Red Cross for life-saving efforts in 2022. (WTOP/Scott Gelman) When Larry Harris collapsed and fell off a treadmill at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Maryland, in August, staff didn't waste any time. 2 found dead after double shooting, car crash in Capitol Hill 03/13/2023 06:37pm • D.C. police have released new information, including the identity of one of the passengers, in a double shooting and car crash case from Sunday night. In a release, police confirmed that 34-year-old Othaniel Gaither, of Southeast D.C., was one of the victims of the shooting around 8:30 p.m. Sunda DC man charged in string of carjackings, shootings across region 03/13/2023 04:56pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, arrested a D.C. resident who allegedly shot a woman in the face while attempting to steal her car, shot at a man on a Metro train and attempted a string of carjackings — all on Saturday morning. Monteray Horn, 43, was arrested in Wheaton at 11:15 a.m. Satu Large fire at Annandale shops closes section of Columbia Pike for hours 03/12/2023 06:09pm • A building fire at a small shopping structure in Annandale, Virginia, led to the closure of Columbia Pike in both directions on Sunday as firefighters worked to contain the blaze. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said the fire broke out early Sunday morning in the 7200 block of Columbia Pike. That Moore’s pick to lead State Police faces tough battle for confirmation in Maryland Senate 03/12/2023 01:21pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Wes Moore (D) is standing behind his nominee to lead the Maryland State Police, even as some lawmakers are pushing back on his nomina District Heights man charged with impersonating police officer 03/12/2023 08:50am • A District Heights, Maryland, man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly impersonating a police officer. Late Thursday night, Robert Muschette Jr., 53, was driving a car with red and blue emergency lights on the front windshield, according to Hyattsville police. More Local News More DC man sentenced to 130 years in prison for gang-related murders 03/11/2023 09:36pm • A D.C. man was sentenced Friday to 130 years in prison for the murder of two people as part of a "violent gang feud," prosecutors said. After a nine week trial, Derek Turner, 31, was sentenced in the killings of DeVin Hall and Andrew McPhatter in separate shootings in 2017. His 130-year sentence Customs officers arrest two accused of felony sex offenses fleeing Dulles Airport 03/11/2023 04:09pm • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two men Friday on felony sex offenses at Washington Dulles International Airport After years of defeat, Senate committee gives near unanimous recommendation to move child sexual abuse bill to full chamber 03/11/2023 02:43pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. As each Maryland senator with the Judicial Proceedings Committee cast their yes vote, David Lorenz cried and embraced his wife, Judy. T Former DC ANC commissioner sentenced to 10 years in prison for fatal DUI crash 03/11/2023 02:26pm • A former D.C. Advisory Neighborhood Commission member was sentenced to 10 years in prison with six years suspended in a deadly drunken driving crash on the Capital Beltway. Devon Lesesne, 32, of D.C., was indicted by a Fairfax County, Virginia, grand jury on one count of involuntary manslaughter Book Report: Are police untouchable? ‘Shielded’ author recounts history of police lawsuits 03/11/2023 12:03pm • This story was written as part of the WTOP Book Report series authored by Terik King. Read more of that coverage.  The high-profile killings in recent years of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and most recently, Tyre Nichols, highlight the ongoing efforts across the country to tackle police misc DC Health Link responds to data breach, saying investigation in the works 03/11/2023 05:33am • DC Health Link updated members Friday on the serious breach of confidential data that occurred this week. The health insurance marketplace was made aware it had been hacked on Wednesday and said that over 56,000 customers had confidential data, including their Social Security numbers, addresses, Alexandria man gets 11 years in prison after stash of fentanyl pills found in crashed car 03/11/2023 05:33am • A man from Alexandria, Virginia, was sentenced Friday to over 11 years in federal prison after prosecutors said thousands of fentanyl pills were found in his wrecked vehicle last year. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said that 25-year-old Alpha Amin Kamara was senten Dunbar High School staffer on leave after alleged sexual misconduct toward a student 03/10/2023 09:04pm • An employee at a D.C. high school has been placed on administrative leave after allegedly engaging in sexual misconduct with a student. The incident at Dunbar High School has been referred to D.C. police and D.C. Child and Family Services Agency, according to a letter from the school's principal. 29 graduates sworn in as Montgomery Co. police officers amid push to increase recruits 03/10/2023 08:08pm • A brand new class of police recruits have been sworn in to their new jobs, serving five different law enforcement agencies in Montgomery County, Maryland. The 29 members of the 75th session of the Montgomery County Police Training Academy will work in the Montgomery County, Takoma Park, Gaithersb