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Final ride: Rolling Thunder 2019 road closures
Those spending the Memorial Day weekend in and around D.C. should note that some roads will close and some areas will be unavailable for parking because of Rolling Thunder Sunday. Here’s what you need to know.
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Keep an eye on the sky: Sunday storms to bring damaging winds, hail
The National Weather Service said anyone with outdoor plans should pay close attention to the latest forecast all Sunday afternoon, with the best chance for severe weather between 3 p.m. Sunday and midnight.
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Bart Starr, 1960s Green Bay quarterback, dies at 85
Bart Starr, the gentlemanly quarterback and catalyst of Vince Lombardi’s powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams of the 1960s whose sneak won the famed “Ice Bowl” in 1967, died Sunday. He was 85.
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PHOTOS: Rolling Thunder’s final ride
This year marks the very last Rolling Thunder that will go through Washington D.C. on Memorial Day weekend. See photos from the final ride.
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Man arrested at BWI Marshall for traveling with handgun
Officers with the Transportation Security Administration at BWI Marsahll Airport arrested someone with a gun in their carry-on Friday, marking the third time in a row this has happened in three days.Â
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Mike Pence: West Point grads should expect to see combat
Vice President Mike Pence told the most diverse graduating class in the history of the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday that the world is “a dangerous place” and they should expect to see combat.
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Va. motorcyclist dies after crash near Pentagon
Arlington County police said Luis Martinez, 54, of Hampton, Virginia, was riding his motorcycle eastbound on Washington Boulevard under I-395 near the Pentagon-South Parking Lot ramp when the driver of a van changed lanes, hitting Martinez’s bike and causing him to crash.
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Deck collapse in Germantown, Md., injures at least 2 adults
Multiple people are being evaluated for injuries after an occupied deck collapsed in Germantown, Maryland, on Saturday evening.Â
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Red poppies near Lincoln Memorial mark sacrifices of American service members
The Poppy Wall of Honor is a two-sided wall about 130 feet long and 8 and 1/2 feet tall. One side of the wall is chock full of red poppies, each representing a life lost in combat in service to the United States.
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Soldier braves storms at Arlington Cemetery to honor fallen comrades
When a severe storm swept through the Washington area before the start of Memorial Day weekend, it didn’t stop the 3rd US Infantry Regiment from placing flags at the graves of fallen soldiers, including at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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Rare Dale Earnhardt soda machine nabbed from Virginia store
A Coke machine with a picture of the late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. on it has been stolen from the Winston Store along U.S. 522 South in Culpeper County. The machine was taken on Tuesday, May 21.
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10 people shot, one fatally, at Memorial Day weekend gathering in Virginia
Gunfire broke out at a neighborhood gathering in Virginia, leaving at least eight people hospitalized with injuries, authorities said.
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Human rights violator living in Alexandria lied to get US citizenship, gets 3 years in federal prison
An Ethiopian Man who had been living in Alexandria, Virginia, has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for lying about participating in human rights violations during the naturalization process to obtain his U.S. citizenship.Â
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Baltimore man struck, killed by vehicle in Upper Marlboro
An investigation was ongoing into the fatal collision in the area of U.S. 301 at Md. 4 in Upper Marlboro, Prince George’s County, Maryland State Police said.
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PHOTOS: Run for the Wall bikers pay tribute to those killed in combat
Bikers from across the United States once again made their way to the nation’s capital this Memorial Day weekend to pay respect to those who lost their lives defending the country.Â
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‘My husband is not a threat’: Rockville couple separated by travel ban makes case for waiver
“My husband is not a threat,” a Rockville high school teacher said of the Iranian man she married, now stuck in limbo abroad under Trump’s immigration policy.
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Tornado kills 2 people and injures 29 others in Oklahoma
A likely tornado destroyed a motel, swept through a nearby mobile home park and caused significant damage in the Oklahoma City area, according to the National Weather Service.
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Stan Lee’s former manager arrested on elder abuse charges
A former business manager of Stan Lee was arrested Saturday on elder abuse charges involving the late comic book legend.
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Trump’s trophy day of sumo, golf and cheeseburgers in Japan
The honor given to Trump was part of a charm offensive Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continued Sunday as he courted the president with three things close to his heart: wrestling matches, cheeseburgers and golf.
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Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru
A large earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 struck north-central Peru early Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
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