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Fire engulfs Belle View Shopping Center in Fairfax Co. 10/21/2019 01:40pm • The cause of a six-alarm fire at the Belle View Shopping Center in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County, Virginia, remains under investigation. The fire broke out just before midnight Sunday and fire crews remained on the scene until about 6:40 a.m. Monday. Yellow police tape stretches in fro

Fairfax Co. police: Pedestrian struck, killed by cruiser was crossing against red light 10/20/2019 05:30pm • Fairfax County police continue to investigate exactly what happened in Falls Church early Sunday morning when one of their officers, responding to a call, struck and killed a pedestrian with his car. The man, who has not yet been identified, was pronounced dead at the hospital. During a news conf

Only treats: Warm, dry weather good for local pumpkin crop 10/20/2019 03:20pm • It's been an unusually good year for local pumpkin crops and it has a lot to do with the recent warm, dry weather. Many crops do better in dry weather because it allows farmers control how much water their plants receive, which means foliage stays dry and free of disease. Gerald Brust, integra

Today in History: Oct. 19 10/19/2019 12:00am • Today is Saturday, Oct. 19, the 292nd day of 2019. There are 73 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 19, 1987, the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6 percent in value (its biggest daily percentage loss), to close at 1,73

Things to do in DC area this weekend: Oct. 18–20 10/18/2019 10:50am • Things to do in the D.C. area this weekend Oct. 18-20. (Courtesy Wolf Trap; Edwin Remsberg/AP Images; Courtesy Arena Stage; Terry Wyatt/Getty Images; Graham Denholm/Getty Images/ courtesy Copperwood Tavern) All Weekend The Virginia Wine Festival weekend in Ashburn is your ticket to tastings of gr

Police canvass neighborhood for clues, info on fatal Prince George's Co. shooting 10/17/2019 11:11pm • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'd3f9ddb0-e1a5-408c-903f-d73d79e6f3ff' }).render("7561536a6eee83b");}); Almost a week after a man was killed in a

Series-hungry fans gobble up Nationals championship gear 10/16/2019 11:24am • Longtime and bandwagon fans of the Washington Nationals are eagerly buying T-shirts and hats proclaiming the team has won the National League pennant, and is headed to the World Series. Sporting good stores including Dick's and Modell's had select stores open immediately after Tuesday night's vic

At team store, Nats fans stock up on historic merchandise 10/15/2019 03:12pm • The Washington Nationals have a date with destiny, and fans shopped for an NLCS Game 4 outfit that’s appropriate for sweeping away St. Louis. A Nats-red October, of course, is still October, and fans shopped for items, such as such, hoodies and sleeved attire at the Nationals Team Store — be

Finding a spiritual path through gridlock and stressful times 10/15/2019 10:26am • This content is sponsored by the Saint John Paul II National Shrine. by Ken Balbuena, Director of Pilgrimage and Visitor Services at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine “Rush hour.” These two words stir a wide range of emotions that often leave DC commuters desiring a sense of inner pea

Lights out: Interchange project starts to improve Va. 7 commute 10/15/2019 06:49am • Drivers on one of Northern Virginia's busiest commuter routes are only too familiar with an unintended stop along Route 7 in Leesburg, at Battlefield Parkway. "There are close to 100,000 vehicles a day traveling through this intersection," said Jennifer McCord, spokeswoman with Virginia Departmen

In latest e-cig attack, Montgomery County sues JUUL 10/15/2019 04:38am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Montgomery County says JUUL Labs – with fruity-flavored, easily concealable nicotine cartridges – has caused a severe public nuisance

Montgomery Co. police officer fatally shot in downtown Silver Spring 10/14/2019 03:09pm • A Montgomery County police officer has died hours after he was found with a gunshot wound atop a Silver Spring, Maryland, parking garage Monday morning. Officer Thomas J. Bomba's death at MedStar Washington Hospital Center was announced by interim police Chief Marcus Jones during a brief news con

Your business' social media isn't enough. You really still need a website 10/14/2019 11:16am • A growing number of very small stores or restaurants are bypassing a traditional website altogether in favor or just Facebook or Instagram. And that's a bad idea. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/jacoblund) Almost all small local businesses with any kind of marketing savvy now use social media to conne

Bethesda Bagels doubles down on Bethesda 10/14/2019 10:15am • Family-owned Bethesda Bagels, which opened its first shop in Bethesda 37 years ago, has opened a second Bethesda location at the Wildwood Shopping Center. The 1,800 square foot store sits at 10241 Old Georgetown Road and is open Monday through Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m

Things to do in DC area this weekend: Oct. 11-13 10/11/2019 01:30pm • Here are your best bets for weekend entertainment for the weekend of Oct. 12. (WTOP) All weekend The Bethesda Row Arts Festival, on Saturday and Sunday, is the region's most esteemed outdoor festival and art display, featuring more than 200 artisans, vendors and crafters with shopping and enterta