Local News for Virginia, Maryland, and DC The latest local and breaking news for Virginia, Maryland, and DC Thursday, April 2 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) • Friday Freebies • Things to do in the DC area: Petalpalooza, LGBTQ+ bar crawl … and more! • Virginia’s redistricting fight ramps up as opponents wield Barack Obama’s past comments • Naked burglar strikes again in Fairfax County. This time, he was caught on camera • Northern Virginia women pickpocketed by nimble-fingered thieves • America 250: Years of changing perceptions on mental health and how to treat it • Facing murder, arson trial in Loudoun Co. house fire, new federal charges for man tied to Russian organized crime boss • National gas prices blow past $4 mark for the first time since 2022 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) • Friday Freebies • Howard Co. police chief retires days after footage released of officers shooting man with autism • What is that thing? Large prismatic speed cameras generate stares, tickets in Montgomery Co. • Things to do in the DC area: Petalpalooza, LGBTQ+ bar crawl … and more! • Inside ‘Save Your Soul,’ Baltimore’s beloved, long-running dance party • Artemis II viewing party at NASA Goddard Visitor Center launches big dreams • 2 teens arrested after shooting inside Germantown Giant grocery store that injured 1 • Quad amputee pro cornhole player is denied bond. Attorneys argue he shot his friend in self-defense WUSA9 DC News (Read more) • Metro's next stop is... bedtime? • DC man lured freelance barber into home, carjacked and shot him, indictment claims • Commission voting on RFK site, White House ballroom • DC 'HONEY Program' cuts pre-term births, supports homeless new moms: study • Alleged J6 pipe bomber defense doxxed protected witnesses in public filing, prosecutors claim • Second man charged in connection with 'heinous' murder case in Northwest • ‘It was really scary’ | Neighbors shaken after Columbia Heights shooting leaves cars damaged • DC puts rats on birth control WTOP DC News (Read more) • Trump’s White House ballroom gets final approval days after judge’s ruling halting construction • Friday Freebies • Goodwill ambassadors hope to connect visitors to Japanese culture at Cherry Blossom Festival • Things to do in the DC area: Petalpalooza, LGBTQ+ bar crawl … and more! • DC spring cleanup underway, with road repairs and rat control efforts • Do you know the obscure story of DC’s ‘Phantom Tollbooth?’ • ‘Fedlandia’: New neighborhood could take shape in DC amid sale of federal buildings • 2 DC men arrested after man found bound, set on fire in Logan Circle apartment