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Review: Amazon's 'The Peripheral' is cool, complex sci-fi if you're up for the challenge 11/18/2022 12:39pm • "F**k You and Eat Sh*t."��No, not you. We would never say that about you, dear reader. That's the name of Episode 6 of "The Peripheral," which drops Friday on Amazon Prime. The series is a must-watch for sci-fi fans after five gripping episodes so far. It was created by Scott Smith, whose Are Northern Virginia students using virtual tutoring services? 11/18/2022 05:09am • Welcome to the School Zone, WTOP���s weekly feature about the latest topics and trends in education across the D.C. region. How many Northern Virginia students are using digital tutoring? What it is: In an effort to help students remain on track in the aftermath of the pandemic, several school sys Prince George's County Sheriff Melvin High dies 11/17/2022 10:51pm • Prince George's County, Maryland, Sheriff Melvin High has died. He was 78. High was feeling ill and checked into Washington Hospital Center and died earlier Thursday, Col. Darrin C. Palmer said during a news conference. Prince George's County Sheriff Melvin C. High (Courtesy Prince George Medical Examiner: Slain UVA students were shot in the head 11/17/2022 08:22pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Three University of Virginia football players who were shot on a bus as they returned from a field trip each died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The cause of death for Lavel Davis Jr., D���Sean Perry and Devin Chandler Police investigate double shooting in Dumfries home 11/17/2022 08:05pm • Two people and a dog are dead after they were shot in a Dumfries, Virginia, townhouse on Wednesday night. Prince William County police said an armed man forced his way into a home within the 17400 block of Isle Royale Terrace around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday. He then opened fire, striking 22-year-old Fall safety tips for pedestrians, drivers, cyclists as daylight wanes 11/17/2022 08:01pm • When was the last time you got a traffic ticket? The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments��� fall Street Smart campaign includes enhanced enforcement of traffic laws regionwide. ���We write tickets not to inconvenience people, we write tickets to save lives,��� said Jason Bagshaw a c Gaithersburg condo blast: Body found among rubble; police investigating possible 'criminal act' 11/17/2022 06:58pm • A day after an explosion and fire tore through the Potomac Oaks Condominium building in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Wednesday morning, officials have recovered a body from the rubble. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service and Montgomery County police held a news conference Thursday afternoon and Prince William Planning Commission advances Comprehensive Plan update 11/17/2022 12:31pm • 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. Prince William County is putting the finishing touches on its vision for the next 18 years. At its meeting Nov. 9, the Planning Co Police say stabbing suspect arrested after Lorton shelter-in-place 11/17/2022 10:18am • A man suspected of stabbing a woman in a Lorton, Virginia, home Wednesday night, touching off an hours-long shelter-in-place, has been arrested, authorities said. After being taken into custody the was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for injuries that were believed to be self-inflicted, 'Very disruptive:' Prince William Co. police chief details who's behind most school threats 11/17/2022 04:13am • Prince William County Public Schools in Virginia have received 46 threats so far this year, and historically, a majority of those threats were made by students, county police chief Peter Newsham told the school board Tuesday night. During a presentation on school safety and security, Newsham said Oath Keeper says she didn't plan to obstruct Congress on Jan. 6 11/16/2022 08:50pm • Washington �����The Oath Keepers' seditious conspiracy trial took an unexpected turn on Wednesday when defendant Jessica Watkins ��� a military veteran from Ohio ��� decided to testify in her own defense, a move that put her face to face with the Washington, D.C., jury that is set to decide her guil Former Metro police officer convicted in beating of rider 11/16/2022 05:09pm • A former officer with the Metro Transit Police was found guilty Wednesday of a civil rights violation in an incident where he beat an unarmed rider with a metal baton in 2018. Andra Vance, 48, was convicted of one count of deprivation of rights, federal prosecutors said in a statement. He faces a Fairfax Co. high school student struck and killed in crosswalk 11/16/2022 03:58pm • A Fairfax County, Virginia, high school student was struck and killed Wednesday morning as she tried to cross Columbia Pike in the Bailey's Crossroads area, police said. The teen was in a crosswalk at Barcroft View Terrace and Tyler Street, attempting to cross Columbia Pike from east to west, jus Montgomery Co. Council passes bill banning guns in some public places 11/16/2022 07:39am • The Montgomery County Council has unanimously approved a bill that prohibits having a firearm within 100 yards of some public places in the Maryland county. That includes schools, parks, libraries, health care facilities and places of worship. The new bill, passed Tuesday, would also apply to tho DC Council approves sweeping overhaul of city's criminal code 11/15/2022 11:42pm • The D.C. Council unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would overhaul the city's criminal code for the first time in more than 100 years. The council sent the bill to Mayor Muriel Bowser to sign into law. The Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022��and its revisions have been shaped by the D.C.