Local News for Virginia, Maryland, and DC The latest local and breaking news for Virginia, Maryland, and DC Saturday, August 29 VirginiaMarylandDC WUSA9 Virginia News (Read more) • Arlington Community High School gets permanent home at Amazon HQ2 after 96 years • Man convicted of murder for shooting teen during ding-dong ditch prank • Virginia man searching for missing father in Nepal flood aftermath • Manassas Park High School teacher accused of showing up to work 'highly intoxicated' • 'Ghostface' caught red-handed in Lorton • Health officials warn of potential measles exposure in Northern Virginia • Virginia Lottery warns of scam offering cash for driver's licenses and personal data • Woodbridge man was suspected of fraud when police discovered he had secretly recorded minors for 17 years WTOP Virginia News (Read more) • 10 Northern Virginia hikers remain missing near China-Nepal border amid massive floods • New proposal from grid operator PJM would require data centers to bring their own power • Trump says he will observe the 25th anniversary of 9/11 at the Pentagon • National Park Service backs Trump’s arch, despite its impact on Washington’s sightline • Virginia removes three Confederate memorials • Virginia family with 4 relatives missing in the Nepal-China floods pleads for more rescue help • Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections • Virginia man accused of destroying property while wearing ‘Scream’ mask WUSA9 Maryland News (Read more) • Body-cam footage released of deadly shooting by Maryland police officer • Pedestrian killed in Gaithersburg, another critically injured in Silver Spring • 'My children could walk home faster' | Parents skeptical as Prince George's Co. promises school bus improvements • Special police unit aimed at stopping driving under the influence disbanded in Montgomery County • 'We fell short' | Prince George's Co. superintendent talks school bus transportation crisis • 5 hurt in crash involving Metro bus • Homeowner dies a week after Annapolis house explosion • Senior center fire forces evacuations in La Plata WTOP Maryland News (Read more) • Woman who scammed federal worker out of $400,000 sentenced to 15 years in prison • Prince George’s Co. school superintendent says bus snafu is ‘leadership failure’ • Husband dies one week after wife in Annapolis house explosion • Going where no one has gone before? A big launch for Goddard Space Flight Center this weekend. • In the wake of the Meta youth mental health settlement, how will states spend the funds? • Md. man sentenced for unruly house parties awaits fate on terrorism charges • As Thursday night storms end, DC area to see partly cloudy skies leading to more warm weather • Documentary on late Maryland ‘Songbird’ Eva Cassidy makes DC-area debut WUSA9 DC News (Read more) • Woman sentenced 15 years for scamming online man out of $400K • Kentucky woman charged after allegedly vandalizing the WWII Memorial on The National Mall • Body-cam footage released of deadly shooting by Maryland police officer • Arlington Community High School gets permanent home at Amazon HQ2 after 96 years • Pedestrian killed in Gaithersburg, another critically injured in Silver Spring • 'My children could walk home faster' | Parents skeptical as Prince George's Co. promises school bus improvements • Special police unit aimed at stopping driving under the influence disbanded in Montgomery County • 4 shot in Northeast DC, 1 killed WTOP DC News (Read more) • Children’s National’s new ‘conveyor belt’ technology looks to provide lab results faster • ‘Patron saint of early childhood literacy’: Dolly Parton’s program has delivered nearly 4 million books to DC kids • Nonprofit DC Scores pauses play at 9 DC schools due to fundraising struggles • National Park Service backs Trump’s arch, despite its impact on Washington’s sightline • Kentucky woman indicted on charges she damaged the World War II Memorial in Washington • Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections • 1 killed, 3 wounded in Northeast DC shooting, police say • Kentucky woman indicted on charges she damaged the World War II Memorial in DC
