Towson, MD
Traffic
Here's How $161M GW Parkway Project Will Impact Traffic In DC Area Here's How $161M GW Parkway Project Will Impact Traffic In DC Area
Here's How $161M GW Parkway Project Will Impact Traffic In DC Area A $161 million construction project along the George Washington Parkway is under way, which means delays are to be expected in the DC area. The National Park Service announced a new traffic pattern that went into effect Saturday, April 22. It will last until 2025, when the project is expected to conclude. A minimum of one lane of traffic in each direction will remain open at all times.  The first phase of the project is road widening of the median along the northbound lanes and on two bridges between Route 123 and Spout Run. Bridge work is independent of road work as s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
MD Mom Released After PA Sisters She Kidnapped 3 Years Ago Found, Police Say MD Mom Released After PA Sisters She Kidnapped 3 Years Ago Found, Police Say
MD Mom Released After PA Sisters She Kidnapped 3 Years Ago Found, Police Say Sister missing for over three years were found, police announced on Thursday, April 19, 2023.  Hanna Lee and Skye Rex, then ages 7 and 5, were last seen in Waynesboro, on March 17, 2020, authorities said in multiple releases over the last three years.  Lee and Rex were abducted by their mom Lashada Lee, now 46 years old, according to an updated release by the police on April 20, 2023.  Lee was wanted on two felony charges for Interference With Custody Of Children first filed on June 2, 2020, following a three-year-long custody battle the girls' father, and her ex-h…

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by Jillian Pikora
Arlington, VA
News
No Mulligan For Traveler Busted With Shotgun Hidden In Golf Bag At Reagan National Airport No Mulligan For Traveler Busted With Shotgun Hidden In Golf Bag At Reagan National Airport
No Mulligan For Traveler Busted With Shotgun Hidden In Golf Bag At Reagan National Airport Officials say that a tricky traveler tried to pull a fast one on TSA officers at Reagan National Airport in DC, though the agents were quick to pick up on the ruse. This week, TSA agents at the airport made a disturbing discovery when a traveler attempted to sneak a shotgun through security that was surreptitiously concealed in a golf bag seconding as an apparent gun case. Golfers: Do not pack your shotgun in your golf bag. It won't improve your shots off of the tee, fairway or green. This shotgun was removed from a checked bag at @Reagan_Airport by @TSA officers yesterday. That's not h…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
News
Something In The Air? Here's Why DMV Residents Are Seeing, Smelling Smoke Something In The Air? Here's Why DMV Residents Are Seeing, Smelling Smoke
Something In The Air? Here's Why DMV Residents Are Seeing, Smelling Smoke Some DC residents can rest assured as the smell of smoke and a smoky haze took over the city on Monday afternoon. Alarm bells sounded in the heads of some DC residents on Monday, March 27, where there was an odor of smoke emanating throughout the region for unknown reasons. For residents smelling smoke & seeing a smoky haze, our Fire Department hasn’t found any source in DC. Given that residents in DC region are smelling it, it’s possibly coming from North Carolina wildfire.@PoPville @WTOP @DCist https://t.co/SR06j29kfB — CA Kevin Donahue (@DC_OCA) March 27, 2023 According to offic…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
News
Inmate At Large After Escaping Custody In Northwest DC (DEVELOPING) Inmate At Large After Escaping Custody In Northwest DC (DEVELOPING)
Inmate At Large After Escaping Custody In Northwest DC (Developing) The Metropolitan Police Department is cautioning DC residents to be on the lookout for a wanted man who escaped from the custody of the Department of Corrections on Tuesday morning. An alert was issued for Kenneth Phillips, 22, who is on the loose after escaping early on Tuesday, March 7 in the 2000 block of Georgia Avenue, NW, officials said. Phillips was previously arrested in November 2021 and held in DC Jail on carjacking and burglary charges. He made his great escape as he was being transported by DOC staff to Howard University Hospital for medical treatment, fleeing the facility on fo…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
News
District Man Gets 40 Years For Killing DC Teen Heading To Play Hoops After School: Officials District Man Gets 40 Years For Killing DC Teen Heading To Play Hoops After School: Officials
District Man Gets 40 Years For Killing DC Teen Heading To Play Hoops After School: Officials The man who chased down a teenage boy in DC and shot him 16 times will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced for murdering the 15-year-old in Southeast Washington. District resident Malik Holston, 21, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for first-degree murder while armed for his role in the grisly shooting Gerald Watson in 2018 as the teen was going to play basketball with friends after school. Holston was 16 years old at the time of the fatal shooting. At approximately 3:40 p.m. on Dec. 13, 2018, Holston and a second assailant, armed and wearing masks, chased Watson throu…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Politics
You Better Work: George Santos Offered $100K To Perform Drag Show At NY Restaurant, Report Says You Better Work: George Santos Offered $100K To Perform Drag Show At NY Restaurant, Report Says
You Better Work: George Santos Offered $100K To Perform Drag Show At NY Restaurant, Report Says After weeks of online speculation over his rumored past as a drag queen, embattled New York Congressman George Santos has been given the chance to sashay down the runway for a good cause, Daily Mail reports.  Zach Erdem, owner of Long Island hot spot 75 Main in Southampton, is offering the Republican lawmaker $100,000 if he agrees to perform in the exclusive restaurant’s weekly drag show, Erdem told the outlet. The job includes free food and drinks, and Erdem said he would even donate a portion of ticket sales to charities benefiting children and animals. Reality TV viewers will recognize…

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by Michael Mashburn
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Ice Cold: Capitol Police Officers Arrest Serial Armed Carjackers Hiding In Restaurant Freezer Ice Cold: Capitol Police Officers Arrest Serial Armed Carjackers Hiding In Restaurant Freezer
Ice Cold: Capitol Police Officers Arrest Serial Armed Carjackers Hiding In Restaurant Freezer Two BMW-driving teens wanted for multiple carjackings tried to pull a fast one on members of the US Capitol Police as they went through exhaustive measures to hide from officers in DC, authorities announced. Cedae Hardy, and Landrell Jones, both 18, are facing charges after they were busted by investigators as they attempted to hide inside an outdoor freezer following a police pursuit in the area. At approximately 11:45 p.m., a police spokesperson says that an officer on patrol in the 100 block of E Street, NW, spotted a white BMW that was believed to be connected to multiple armed carjack…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
DC Carjacker In Custody After Taking Police On Pursuit Through Fairfax County (VIDEO) DC Carjacker In Custody After Taking Police On Pursuit Through Fairfax County (VIDEO)
DC Carjacker In Custody After Taking Police On Pursuit Through Fairfax County (Video) An armed carjacker with a lengthy criminal history is in police custody after putting on a show for drivers on the Beltway in Virginia. Maryland resident Teon De’Markus, 28, was apprehended after taking members of the Fairfax Police Department on a wile pursuit before ultimately being apprehended near I-95. Police say that the De’Markus carjacked a Honda in DC, drove into Fairfax County, carjacked the owner of a Chevrolet Tahoe and took off, taking police on a pursuit with him. Teon De’Markus, 28, of Maryland was charged w/carjacking, possession of a firearm by a felon, use of a fire…

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by Zak Failla
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Former Home Of Missing Mass Mother, Real Estate Manager Fire Breaks Out At Former Home Of Missing Mass Mother, Real Estate Manager
Fire Breaks Out At Former Home Of Missing Mass Mother, Real Estate Manager The former home of a missing mother of three young children caught fire two days before her disappearance, according to officials.  Ana Walshe, age 39, has been missing since around 4 or 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1, as reported by Daily Voice.  Police were alerted of her absence by simultaneous calls from her DC employer and her husband on Wednesday, Jan. 4, according to a Cohasset Police Department press conference. Cohasset Police Department The family's former home on Jerusalem Street caught fire after 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, Cohasset Fire report. The fire started in the attic a…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Arlington, VA
News
MISSING: DC Real Estate GM Familiar To DMV Region Last Seen On New Year's Day MISSING: DC Real Estate GM Familiar To DMV Region Last Seen On New Year's Day
Missing: DC Real Estate GM Familiar To DMV Region Last Seen On New Year's Day A woman with ties to the DMV region has not been seen since the ball dropped on New Year's Day, according to officials.  Police agencies in Massachusetts are attempting to locate 39-year-old Ana Walshe, and are asking the public for assistance, according to the Cohasset Police Department. Walshe was last seen at her Cohasset home shortly after midnight.  Walshe works as a regional general manager for the real estate company Tishman Speyer at a DC address, according to her LinkedIn.  Walshe is described as standing 5-foot-2 and weighing 115 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes, and an olive…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Thief Blasts Way Into DC Smoothie King, Steals Drinks, Leaves Cash Behind, Police Say Thief Blasts Way Into DC Smoothie King, Steals Drinks, Leaves Cash Behind, Police Say
Thief Blasts Way Into DC Smoothie King, Steals Drinks, Leaves Cash Behind, Police Say Police are investigating a bizarre burglary of a Smoothie King in D.C. after a thief was caught on video breaking into the restaurant to steal beverages from the refrigerator, authorities say. Surveillance video from the store located in the unit block of H Street shows the thief stealing the drinks around 4:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, according to DC Police. The thief entered the store through a broken glass door, heading straight for the refrigerator to grab an armful of drinks before rushing back out.  MPD seeks a suspect in a Burglary Two of an Establishment offense that occurred o…

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by Annie DeVoe