Local News for Virginia, Maryland, and DC The latest local and breaking news for Virginia, Maryland, and DC Friday, April 17 VirginiaMarylandDC WUSA9 Virginia News (Read more) • Virginia AG looking into antisemitism accusations against Herndon private school • Trial underway for man charged in Sterling House explosion that killed volunteer firefighter • Close the 200 block of King Street to vehicles permanently? Project continues to draw mixed reaction • Body of 61-year-old man who went missing in Shenandoah National Park found near Lewis Falls • Man pleads guilty to deadly shooting outside Woodbridge hookah bar • Virginia Rescue teams join Texas flood response • Bald eagle returned to the skies • Lawmakers warn 'Big Beautiful Bill' could push up flight costs at Virginia airports WTOP Virginia News (Read more) • Manassas family mourns second brother killed in car crash in under two years • Did you leave your golden toilet on the Culpeper Co. administration building’s lawn? • How some Va. voters are casting ballots from their cars • Police recruits in Fairfax Co. get prepared to enter the academy • Former Va. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot his wife in apparent murder-suicide weeks before court deadline to move out • Lawmakers share heartbreak after former Lt. Gov. Fairfax killed his wife and himself • Early voting picks up in Northern Virginia ahead of redistricting referendum • Pilots’ animal noises in the cockpit have FAA listening WUSA9 Maryland News (Read more) • How Montgomery County's flood sensors offer vital early warnings • Judge demands answers from Trump administration after El Salvador says US still holds jurisdiction over deported migrants • Adult critically hurt, child hospitalized in crash with dump truck in Prince George's County • Fans brave the heat for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour night 2 • Meet the 3 new public safety officials announced in Prince George's County • Woman hit by car while standing on sidewalk dies • 80-year-old man stabbed wife to death in Leisure World apartment, police say • Route 1 at Route 198 closed due to water main break WTOP Maryland News (Read more) • Democratic candidates for Montgomery County’s top job make pitches at forum • W. Kamau Bell brings sharp comedy, activism to Strathmore • Langley Park teacher wins Prince George’s Co. Public Schools Teacher of the Year award • A Montgomery County school employee faces charge of sex abuse of a minor • Suspect arrested after pipe attacks turn deadly outside Addison Road Metro Station • Check out NASA’s new space telescope • Pepco surprises DC-area students with ‘life-changing’ full college scholarships • Judge extends pause on work to turn Maryland warehouse into immigrant detention WUSA9 DC News (Read more) • Child pulled from Anacostia River dies at hospital • Alex Ovechkin leaves door open to return despite retirement speculation • DC celebrates 21st annual Emancipation Day • DC Mayor extends juvenile curfew citing weeks of disorderly behavior, violence • Man arrested after jumping over barricade near Treasury Building • 51 Steps to Freedom launches virtual museum in DC on Emancipation Day • New charges filed against man accused of planting pipe bombs near DNC, RNC headquarters • 'I feel like adults are always trying to speak for us' | DC teens push back on stereotypes, call for real solutions at youth town hall WTOP DC News (Read more) • 5-year-old boy drowns in Anacostia River • DC ranks among best in nation for senior living communities • Federal agency approves concept for Trump’s plan for a Triumphal Arch in Washington • Survivor DC: You may win the best friends of your adult life • Protesters rally against Trump’s plan for ‘Triumphal Arch’ in DC during key vote • DC mayor brings back youth curfew zones under emergency order • Do you know these obscure facts about DC’s Jefferson Memorial? • Pepco surprises DC-area students with ‘life-changing’ full college scholarships
