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Dumfries man convicted of causing 6 overdoses in Fairfax Co. 09/21/2022 07:53pm • A Dumfries, Virginia, man was convicted Wednesday on charges that he caused the overdoses of six people in Fairfax County. One year ago, Michael Vaughn, 28, distributed cocaine laced with fentanyl at a party inside an apartment in the Skyline area of Fairfax County, according to court documents a Metro plans to 'work differently' when it comes to keeping passengers safe 09/21/2022 06:52pm • Almost two months after taking control of Metro, the D.C. region mass transit system's new general manager, Randy Clarke, is announcing changes when it comes to how the system keeps customers safe and responds to people in mental distress. ���The fundamentals of transit have to be, someone has to Montgomery Co. Public Schools unveil security measures after football game brawl 09/21/2022 04:47pm • School officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, announced stronger security measures for the school system's athletic events after a brawl last weekend ended a football game early and resulted in charges against five people. The new security measures include limiting student spectators to studen Washington Monument 'largely clean' after vandalism; suspect identified 09/21/2022 03:41pm • There���s ���virtually no evidence��� of the vandalism to the Washington Monument less than 24 hours after it was splashed with red paint, park officials said Wednesday. ���Crews will hit it again tomorrow morning,��� Mike Litterst, of the National Park Service, told WTOP Wednesday afternoon, Lawsuit between Quantico town, former police chief proceeds 09/21/2022 03:21pm • 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. The town of Quantico claims its former police chief was fired for not following an improvement plan rather than for enforcing state-manda Northern Virginia teen charged with killing another teenager in sidewalk dispute 09/21/2022 02:59pm • A Fairfax County, Virginia, teenager is behind bars in connection with the killing of another teen in the Woodlawn area of Fairfax County over the weekend, the Fairfax County police said Wednesday. Kevin Alexander Lemus, 18, is being held without bond in the killing of Darlin Ariel Diaz Flores, 1 2nd teen charged with murder in Woodbridge double homicide 09/21/2022 02:12pm • Another teenager has been arrested in the May 15 shooting death of two men in a Woodbridge, Virginia, apartment. The Prince William County police said in a statement that they arrested a 16-year-old boy in the deaths of Malik Xavier Lamar Davis, 23, of Woodbridge, and Christian Jamar Roberts, 23, Fairfax Co. teaching assistant charged with assaulting special needs student 09/21/2022 10:42am • An instructional assistant at a Fairfax County, Virginia, elementary school has been charged with assaulting a special needs student, police said Wednesday. The alleged assault took place Sept. 16 at Dogwood Elementary School in Reston, Virginia. Fairfax County police said two teachers went in DC's AG says guns should remain banned on Metro 09/21/2022 08:15am • Months after the U.S. Supreme Court substantially changed the legal standards prohibiting guns in public, D.C.'s attorney general says handguns should continue to banned on the Metro transit system. Attorney General Karl Racine, in a pretrial motion in a federal suit filed by four people seeking MCPS superintendent to talk about security at sports events after brawl at high school game 09/21/2022 05:47am • Five days after a fight broke out at a high school football game ending the game and resulting in assault charges against five people, Montgomery County���s school superintendent will hold a briefing to talk about ���enhanced security measures��� at the Maryland school system���s athletic events. Man arrested after vandalizing Washington Monument with graffiti 09/20/2022 10:45pm • Police say a man is in custody after allegedly vandalizing the base of the Washington Monument with red paint early Tuesday night. U.S. Park Police said the suspect was taken into custody at around 8 p.m. and the base of the monument has been temporarily closed. In photos distributed on social Prince George's Co. confronts spike in carjacking and youth crime 09/20/2022 09:43pm • The recent spike in carjacking crimes in Prince George's County, Maryland, has been marked by an alarming increase in youth crime. While there has been criticism against supporting the early release of first-time juvenile offenders who may commit more crimes, the numbers tell a different story. � Montgomery Co. still a long way from 'Vision Zero' goal 09/20/2022 08:27pm • More people are dying on Montgomery County, Maryland, roadways, despite efforts to reduce traffic deaths through its Vision Zero initiative. According to data submitted to the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday, 28 people were killed in crashes from Jan. 1 to Aug. 31 ��� compared with 18 fatali 'Thin Black Line' filmmaker brings 'Service & Sacrifice' to DC's Law Enforcement Museum 09/20/2022 01:26pm • You've seen him in "Blue Bloods," "True Detective" and "The Wire," but did you know Hollywood actor Jim Klock moonlights as a sheriff's deputy in Stafford County, Virginia? This fall, he's combining both passions for a new documentary at the��National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund an Road closures for Fiesta DC Festival 09/20/2022 11:30am • The D.C. police have announced road closures for the weekend���s Fiesta DC Festival. These roads will be closed to traffic and parking from 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25: Pennsylvania Avenue from 3rd Street to 7th Street Northwest 4th Street from Penns