Local News for Virginia, Maryland, and DC The latest local and breaking news for Virginia, Maryland, and DC Monday, August 24 VirginiaMarylandDC WUSA9 Virginia News (Read more) • Child dies after being rescued from Fauquier County pond • Deputies search for missing 81-year-old woman in Loudoun County • Attorney for Virginia man attacked by ICE details incident, gives update on his current condition • 'Road Shark' operation | Fairfax County Police issued 16,235 citations and warnings in 7 days • Fairfax County students learn how to respond to school bus emergencies in bus patrol program • National fight over license plate cameras hits DC region as Flock faces lawsuits and local protest • ICE detainer lodged against man accused of killing Northern Virginia mother in Great Falls Park • Woman found guilty of manslaughter after man killed by Metro train while trying to escape her WTOP Virginia News (Read more) • Patients could see smaller incisions, shorter recoveries thanks to U.Va. Health robotic heart surgery program • New buildings, new rules, same excitement surrounds 1st day of school in DC region • As school starts in Fairfax County, the challenge facing ‘one of the largest school bus fleets in the nation’ • Bus driver in deadly Stafford County crash seeks delay of October trial • Prince William Co. starts school year with new buildings but under threat of local funding cuts • What to expect from Alexandria City Public Schools ‘necessary’ boundary changes • After boundary review, some Fairfax County students attending new schools this fall • ‘Mitigating the harm’: Virginia prepares for sweeping Medicaid changes WUSA9 Maryland News (Read more) • Homeowner accidentally cut propane line before Annapolis house exploded, killing woman • Free Fresh Food program returns for another year in Prince George's County • Driver dead after being shot by Prince George’s County police officer in Suitland • Bat, skunk test positive for rabies in Charles County • Bowie man shot mother of his children during argument over back-to-school supplies, court documents say • Gas company did not contribute to deadly Annapolis house explosion, investigators say • National fight over license plate cameras hits DC region as Flock faces lawsuits and local protest • Rendered beef fat and rain shut down two lanes along I-70 after crash in Maryland WTOP Maryland News (Read more) • Owner of Md. home that exploded cut propane line accidentally, investigators say • Back to school: Hear from Howard County’s superintendent • Maryland Zoo’s lone female elephant moving as facility transitions to all-male herd • Fentanyl seizures plummet as Trump administration shifts focus to immigration • Driver dead after Prince George’s Co. Police officer shoots him in Camp Springs • Bat and skunk test positive for rabies in Charles Co., following 2 rabid beaver attacks • Extreme stunts at Nitro Circus to excite Maryland thrill-seekers this weekend • Montgomery County students, county executive oppose more artificial turf fields at schools WUSA9 DC News (Read more) • Child dies after being rescued from Fauquier County pond • Homeowner accidentally cut propane line before Annapolis house exploded, killing woman • Police chief anticipates harsher charges for man who confessed to Great Falls murder • Teen slips off ledge near DC's Key Bridge, dies • Deputies search for missing 81-year-old woman in Loudoun County • What’s new in Fairfax County schools’ security plan for the new school year • Prince George’s County parents raise concerns over bus assignments, Chipmunk tracking app • Northeast DC residents concerned after man repeatedly seen on surveillance video searching through multiple cars WTOP DC News (Read more) • New buildings, new rules, same excitement surrounds 1st day of school in DC region • Washington Post ordered to reinstate Black opinion writer fired after Charlie Kirk posts • ‘It was nice and loud and fast’: Fans react to inaugural Freedom 250 Grand Prix • DC Public Schools work on lowering on chronic absenteeism, ‘a national challenge’ • Teen girl dies after being pulled from water near Francis Scott Key Bridge • Trump waves the green flag to start the IndyCar race as drivers zoom through Washington’s streets • ‘My concerns are more for our service members’: Former Stars and Stripes editor on his and other firings • 2026 National Book Festival celebrates the enduring power of books
