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Suspect who gunned down man in DC took off in Mercedes
D.C. police are searching for the person who fatally shot a man Monday morning in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds at 16th Street and Kentucky Avenue SE about 9:30 a.m., police said. The man, who police haven’t named, later died at a hospital. Witnesses said they heard two people arguing at the...
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Man, woman found dead in basement of Manassas home during welfare check
A man and woman were found dead in the basement of a home in Manassas, Virginia early Sunday morning, according to police. Prince William County police were called to a home on Hanson Grove Court for a welfare check at 2:39 a.m. Once they entered, they discovered two people shot in the home’s basement. The man and woman shot...
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Montgomery County schools to install $2M in vape detectors
Leaders in Montgomery County, Maryland, gave school officials the green light to install vape detectors in high school bathrooms. The Montgomery County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the school system’s plan to use $2 million in funds to install the detectors. Tax-payers won’t be footing the bill for the detectors. The funding came from a settlement reached between Montgomery...
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Grocery delivery program helps Montgomery County families in the ‘SNAP gap'
Montgomery County has launched a new program to help families in need pay for their groceries and get them delivered straight to their homes.
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Police drones touted for speed, de-esculation abilities. What about privacy?
Montgomery County police are responding to residents’ privacy concerns as they expand a program that deploys drones to emergency situations.
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Montgomery County unveils statue honoring Olympic athlete Dominique Dawes
Olympic legend Dominique Dawes, a three-time Olympian and the first African American to win a gold medal in gymnastics, was honored with a new sculpture at the Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center.
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Community honors Bowie couple who died on pilgrimage to Mecca
A community came together to honor the lives of Alhaji Alieu Dausy and Haja Isatu Wurie, a couple from Bowie, Maryland who died on their Hajj to Mecca amid extreme heat. Hundreds of people attended a memorial service Sunday night to show their family love and support. “It shows there’s strength in numbers and strength in our faith to...
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Fairfax Co. police ask for help identifying car that fatally struck woman in crosswalk after Christmas
Mary Wong was struck by a vehicle near her Springfield home just a few days after Christmas. Left in a coma, she died at the end of January. Fairfax County Police are still looking for the person behind the wheel, who fled the scene after the crash.
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‘Only forward from here': Fairfax County inmates find second chance in addiction recovery program
The Striving to Achieve Recover Program at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center consists of three 18-week phases to heal from addiction.
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Armed thieves steal cyclist's Canada Goose jacket in Northwest DC
A group of armed thieves stole a Canada Goose jacket from a bicyclist in the middle of the day in Northwest D.C., police say. Surveillance video shows the moment a car blocked the cyclist’s path on Belt Street NW on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Three suspects then jumped out, one of them armed with a gun. In a few seconds,...
