6-Year-Old Boy Dead After Driver Strikes Him With Car in Howard County
A 6-year-old boy is dead and his mother is hurt after a driver struck them in a crosswalk in Columbia, Maryland, Monday afternoon, police say. Isaac Gill and Nazia Gill were walking in a crosswalk at...
View ArticleThe Other Fake Meat: Impossible Foods Unveils Pork, Sausage
After a big year for its plant-based burger, Impossible Foods has something new on its plate. The California-based company unveiled Impossible Pork and Impossible Sausage on Monday evening at the CES...
View ArticleIKEA to Pay $46 Million to Parents of Boy Killed by Tipped Over Dresser
What to KnowIKEA has agreed to pay $46 million to the parents of a 2-year-old boy who died of injuries suffered when a 70-pound (32-kilogram) recalled dresser tipped over onto him, the family’s...
View ArticleCar Crashes Into House, Bursts Into Flames in Maryland
A driver crashed into a Maryland home early Tuesday morning, causing the car to burst into flames. Prince George’s County firefighters received a call shortly after 1:12 a.m. for a small garage fire...
View ArticleRichmond Asks Assembly for Control Over Confederate Statues
Virginia’s capital city has voted to ask the General Assembly for local control over Confederate monuments on city-owned land. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the Richmond City Council voted 6-2...
View ArticleVirginia Begins $2.5M Road Project at Tysons Corner
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has launched work on a $2.5 million project to improve the intersection whose name is synonymous with traffic congestion. The corner of Routes 123 and...
View ArticleElizabeth Wurtzel, ‘Prozac Nation’ Author, Dies at 52
Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of “Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America,” died Tuesday at a hospital in Manhattan, her husband said. She was 52. Wurtzel announced in 2015 that she had breast...
View ArticleEx-Redskins Star Clinton Portis to Stand Trial on Fraud Charges
Former Washington Redskins star Clinton Portis and several other former NFL players will stand trial in March on federal charges that they launched a scheme to defraud a healthcare program for retired...
View ArticleDC-Area Rush Hour Comes Early as Drivers Try to Beat the Snow
Drivers were seeing bumper-to-bumper traffic in the D.C. area Tuesday afternoon as people tried to make it home as snow fell. Snow had barely begun to fall in D.C. at 2 p.m. but the roads were packed....
View ArticleShoppers Food Store in Franconia to Close by Feb. 16
Employees at the Shoppers location in Franconia, Virginia, found out their store is next on the list to close. United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400, which represents Shoppers workers, said...
View Article6.4 Quake Hits Puerto Rico Amid Heavy Seismic Activity, 1 Killed
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn on Tuesday, killing one man, injuring at least eight other people, knocking out power and collapsing buildings in the southern part of the...
View ArticleJack Evans to Resign From DC Council After Ethics Findings
Jack Evans, the longest-serving member of the D.C. Council, will resign from office two business days before the Council was expected to expel him amid findings of multiple ethics violations. Evans...
View ArticleHeated Debate Over Gun Control at Prince William Board Meeting
Just one day into their new jobs, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors took a lot of heat Tuesday over the issue of gun control legislation. The board just flipped from a Republican majority...
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Husband Suspected of Killing Wife, Leaving Body in Car in Maryland
Police suspect a man killed his wife in Prince George’s County, Maryland, last week. After 42-year-old Nika Dorsey’s body was found in a car parked outside an auto glass repair place in Capitol...
View ArticleWoman Shoots Another Woman in Head at DC Gas Station: Police
A woman fatally shot another woman in the head outside a gas station in Northeast D.C. on Monday, police say. The shooting happened outside the Valero gas station at Minnesota Ave. and Ames Street NE...
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Fotis Dulos Charged With Capital Murder in Missing Connecticut Mom’s...
What to KnowJennifer Dulos, a suburban mother of five from Connecticut, vanished May 24 after dropping her children off at school Her estranged husband has been charged with murder and other crimes;...
View ArticleFears of Sanders Win Growing Among Democratic Establishment
Increasingly alarmed that Bernie Sanders could become their party’s presidential nominee, establishment-minded Democrats are warning primary voters that the self-described democratic socialist would...
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Iran Strikes Back at US With Missile Attack at Bases in Iraq
Iran struck back at the United States early on Wednesday for killing its most powerful military commander, firing a barrage of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases that house American troops...
View ArticleEx-Employee of Calvert, Charles County Schools Accused of Child Sex Abuse
A man who previously was a high school wrestling coach in Charles County and school building worker in Calvert County is accused of sexually abusing a child. George Andrew Taylor, 34, was charged...
View ArticleUninvited Squirrel Wreaks Havoc in Home While Owners Away on Vacation
An Atlanta couple said they came home from a winter vacation to find their house had been ransacked by an unusual suspect: a squirrel. Kari and Dustin Drees bought their first home last month in...
View ArticleWoman Charged 17 Years After Baby’s Body Was Found in Virginia Park
A woman in Virginia has been charged in the death of a newborn baby nearly 17 years after his body was found in a park. A grand jury in the city of Chesapeake indicted Melissa Sue Chrisman, 41, on...
View ArticleDC to Hold Special Election to Replace Jack Evans in Ward 2
D.C. will hold a special election to replace Council member Jack Evans, officials announced a day after Evans said he will step down. A special election for the Ward 2 Council seat will be held June...
View ArticleMajor Crash Closes I-95 Lanes in Virginia for Hours
Northbound lanes of Interstate 95 before Joplin in Triangle, Virginia, were closed Wednesday morning after a fatal crash, authorities said. About 1:15 a.m. a truck contracted by the Virginia...
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Ukrainian Jet Crash Kills 176, Sets Off Mourning in Canada
The crash of a Ukrainian jetliner that killed 176 people in Iran touched off mourning Wednesday in both Ukraine and Canada — where many of the victims were from or were headed — and raised a host of...
View ArticleFalling Temperatures to Cause Refreezing in Some Parts of the DC Area
Following a blustery afternoon in the D.C. area Wednesday afternoon, t he temperature will fall into the teens and 20s Thursday morning, which will cause refreezing and ice in some areas, but that...
View ArticleMaryland’s Legislative Session Begins With New Leaders
Maryland’s annual legislative session began Wednesday with new leadership, including the first new Senate president in more than three decades and the first black woman to preside as speaker over the...
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Newly Empowered Virginia Democrats Promise Action
A historically diverse Virginia General Assembly convened Wednesday, led for the first time in more than two decades by Democrats who promised to enact a litany of changes. Likely the most prominent...
View ArticleStudent Stabbed During Fight Outside Montgomery Co. Middle School: Police
One student stabbed another during a fight on a middle school soccer field in Montgomery County, Maryland, police say. A fight broke out Tuesday afternoon between two groups of students from different...
View ArticleTractor Trailer Crash on I-95 Jams Traffic for Miles
A tractor trailer crashed on Interstate 95 near the Quantico exit Wednesday night, putting northbound traffic at a standstill and causing more than 5 miles of delays. All northbound lanes were blocked...
View ArticleCase of 2 Missing Kids Grows to Include Deaths, Cult Rumors
Two dead spouses, two missing children and rumors of a cult. Confusion is growing around a series of mysterious deaths and the disappearances of a 7-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl that tie back to...
View ArticleUS, Iran Step Back From the Brink; Region Still on Edge
The U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink of possible war Wednesday, as President Donald Trump indicated he would not respond militarily after no one was harmed in Iran’s missile strikes on two...
View Article17-Year-Old Arrested in Southwest DC Killing of 16-Year-Old
D.C. police say they have arrested a 17-year-old boy suspected of killing a 16-year-old boy last summer in an abandoned apartment near the Waterfront Metro station. Jwhan Simpson, of Gaithersburg,...
View ArticleUK Royals Scramble to Contain Harry, Meghan Announcement
Britain’s royal family scrambled Thursday to contain the fallout from the surprise announcement by Prince Harry and Meghan that they plan “to step back” from royal duties and pursue a new path that...
View ArticleAustralians on SE Coast Urged to Flee as Fire Risk Escalates
Residents in the path of wildfires razing southeast Australia were urged to evacuate on Thursday if they don’t intend to defend their homes as hot and windy conditions are forecast to escalate the...
View ArticleVirginia Doctor Faces Federal Prescription Fraud Charges
A Northern Virginia physician has been charged with handing out illegitimate prescriptions for amphetamines. Forty-eight-year-old Gurpreet Bajwa of Oakton was arrested Wednesday and charged in federal...
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Fran Drescher Teams Up With Rachel Bloom to Create ‘The Nanny’ Musical
Fran Drescher is bringing her style and flair to Broadway. The actress is teaming up with her ex-husband Peter Marc Jacobson again to take her hit ’90s show “The Nanny” from the small screen to the...
View ArticleCharles Co. Parents Taking Playground Assault Issue to Dept. of Justice
A group of parents who say the Charles County school system has not been accountable after an alleged sexual assault on a playground say they are turning to the U.S. Department of Justice. Three...
View ArticlePETA Gives 200 Fur Coats to DC Homeless Shelter
PETA, the animal rights organization known for splashing red paint on fur, delivered 200 fur coats to a D.C. homeless shelter on Wednesday. Employees with the Department of Human Services and the...
View ArticleVa. Parents Say Little Done About Girls’ Photos Shared on Lewd Reddit Thread
Parents in Virginia say their underage daughters were sexually exploited online but little is being done about it. Stephanie Levenson of Winchester said a boy took pictures from her high school...
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DOJ Says It’s Too Late to Pass the Equal Rights Amendment
Efforts to revive the Equal Rights Amendment have hit a roadblock. The Justice Department has issued a finding that an expired pair of deadlines imposed by Congress decades ago means it’s too late for...
View ArticleFatal Shooting in Shaw is DC’s 7th Reported Homicide This Year
An 18-year-old man was shot and killed in Northwest D.C. late Wednesday night, marking the city’s seventh homicide just over a week into the year. D.C. police officers went to the 1300 block of 7th...
View ArticleMan Who Claimed to Be Missing Boy Gets 2 Years in Prison
An Ohio man who claimed to be a child who disappeared at age 6 pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated identity theft and will serve two years in prison, minus time served. Brian Michael Rini, 24, of...
View ArticleThe New York Times Names DC as Its #1 Place to Visit in 2020
So, you’re a D.C.-area resident? You can go ahead and cross one destination off your travel list, then, because Washington, D.C., is topping the New York Times’ list of 52 Places to Go in 2020. “Away...
View ArticleI Tried ‘Kakeibo’: The Japanese Art of Saving Money—and It Completely Changed...
In 2017, I decided to quit my job working for a London publisher and move to Japan. I enjoyed my work and had a great social life, but was craving something new and different. After living in Tokyo...
View Article‘My Face Really, Really Hurts’: Company Pulls Face Mask That Family Says...
Nine-year-old Nelle David and her mom, Megan, like to relax at home by doing face masks together. Nelle recently put on a shimmery “unicorn” sheet mask that looked fun — but the family said it left...
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5 Dynamic Neighborhoods to Try for Restaurant Week
The following content is created in partnership with the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington. It does not reflect the work or opinions of NBC Washington’s editorial staff. Click here to...
View ArticleIran Shot Down Ukrainian Jetliner, US, Canadian, UK Leaders Say
Evidence indicates it is “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran late Tuesday, U.S., Canadian and British officials said Thursday. They said the...
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House Passes Measure Limiting Trump’s Military Powers After Iran Actions
The Democratic-controlled House approved a non-binding measure Thursday aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s ability to take military action against Iran as criticism of the U.S. killing of a...
View ArticleWoman Threatened to Bomb Georgetown Visitation for Printing Same-Sex Marriage...
Two days after a Catholic school announced it would include news of same-sex marriages in its alumnae magazine, a nun and administrator received threats to bomb the school and kill nuns. Sonia...
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DC Won’t Release Public 2018 Cybersecurity Report
District leaders said Thursday they will not release a 2018 cybersecurity report that was produced to be shared with public. Just last week, the News4 I-Team reported the delay in the report’s release...
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