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Laurel man arrested in deadly Prince George's County shooting 09/15/2022 04:15am • Police have arrested a man tied to a deadly shooting last month in Prince George's County, Maryland. Rudis Alfaro, 29, of Laurel, is charged with shooting and killing of Irvin Paredes, 30, of Langley Park. He's being charged with first- and second-degree murder along with additional charges. Va. man accused of trying to trespass onto school bus 09/14/2022 08:46pm • A Dumfries, Virginia, man is accused of trying to trespass onto a school bus. According to Prince William County police, 32-year-old Gione Deswayne Wise was part of a group quarreling with the bus driver, who had been unloading kids, shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday in the 3100 block of Chesapeake D Vehicle sought in Northwest DC shooting that injured 2 09/14/2022 06:19pm • D.C. police are looking for a vehicle linked to a shooting Wednesday afternoon. It happened on the 3600 block of New Hampshire Avenue Northwest in the Petworth area. A red Kia Soul was seen fleeing the scene. Police said two men were shot near the Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro Station. Poli Anne Arundel Co. schools crack down on violence at games 09/14/2022 02:38pm • Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland are cracking down on violence and other disturbances at their athletic events. In a letter to school families Wednesday, Superintendent Mark Bedell cited several incidents from just the first two weeks of the school year. More Local News Report of gun sparks brief lockdown at Montgomery Co. high school 09/14/2022 01:51pm • The report of a student potentially having a gun on school grounds triggered a brief lockdown at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School on Wednesday morning. No gun was found. Montgomery County Public Schools said officials at the high school received a call from a parent of a student who witnessed a v Washington Hebrew Congregation claims parents waived right to sue over sex abuse 09/14/2022 11:45am • The Washington Hebrew Congregation, which is being sued by parents over alleged sexual abuse in the synagogue's preschool, says parents relinquished their ability to file a lawsuit when they signed waivers while enrolling their children, according to court documents. In 2019, a group of parents f Extra security approved for Rep. Luria in Norfolk 09/14/2022 11:00am • Lawmakers in Norfolk, Virginia, voted Tuesday to accept funding from the U.S. Capitol Police in order to provide extra security for Elaine Luria, a Democratic congresswoman who lives in the city. The Norfolk City Council gave the go-ahead to accept $68,000. The money is meant to pay for deputi Road closures posted for DC Half Marathon 09/14/2022 05:14am • Police have posted road closures for the D.C. Half Marathon set to take place Sunday, Sept. 18. Billed as a "hometown celebration of the District’s running community and culture," the half-marathon and relay race will take runners on a loop around the Rock Creek Parkway, Tidal Basin and East Po House Jan. 6 committee chair says 'goal' is to restart public hearings on Sept. 28 09/14/2022 12:55am • ▶ Watch Video: Raskin wants Gingrich, Ginni Thomas and Pence to testify to Jan. 6 committee Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chair of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, said Tuesday that it is the committee's "goal" to restart public hearings on Sept. 28. 2 teenagers arrested for bringing gun to Woodbridge high school 09/13/2022 11:08pm • Two teenagers who police said brought a gun to a Prince William County, Virginia, high school on Monday have been arrested. It happened at Freedom High School on Neabsco Mills Road in Woodbridge. Prince William County police said a student bought a gun to school and showed it to other students wh Human trafficking in Northern Virginia — 'A crime that hides in plain sight' 09/13/2022 10:21pm • Human trafficking is a serious issue that affects every community worldwide. In Prince William County, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares held a roundtable discussion in search of solutions. “It is a crime that hides in plain sight. Too many people that live up here in Northern Virginia th School assemblies at Montgomery County high schools to include gun education 09/13/2022 08:50pm • High school students in Montgomery County, Maryland, will get a lesson about keeping schools and students safe this fall during scheduled assemblies, which includes a lesson on gun education. Montgomery County Public Schools, the state's attorney's office and the police department will give infor Panel advises removal of Confederate statue at Arlington 09/13/2022 06:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent commission is recommending that the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery be dismantled and taken down, as part of its final report to Congress on the renaming of military bases and assets that commemorate the Confederacy. Panel members on Tuesday Fairfax Co. to offer hiring bonuses to police, nurses, more 09/13/2022 02:56pm • The Board of Supervisors in Fairfax County, Virginia, voted Tuesday to authorize bonuses of up to $15,000 for new hires in certain jobs. The board authorized County Executive Bryan Hill to grant the bonuses, which Supervisor Pat Herrity called important to getting people into jobs “where we are Fauquier Co. middle school teacher, wife found dead with gunshot wounds 09/13/2022 01:39pm • A Virginia middle school teacher and his wife were found dead in a home with gunshot wounds, Culpeper police said Tuesday. The bodies of Daniel Garrison, 41, and Stacey Garrison, 40, were initially discovered on Friday afternoon. More Local News More Virginia News Inves