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Winchester Police have a person of interest in a recent shots fired incident
The WPD opened the investigation after reports of shots fired in the 100 block of West Leicester Street around 3 a.m. It was learned that a black Ford F150 pickup may have been involved. Investigators with assistance from other jurisdictions worked throughout the weekend to track the vehicle. The suspected...
Virginia man dead following listeria outbreak
VIRGINIA, USA — A man has died following the recent listeria outbreak, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reported. VDH has identified him as a 65-year-old from Virginia's Eastern Health District. Boar's Head, a famous lunch meat company, recalled 71 of its meat products due to the listeria outbreak.
DC 911’s call center to offer $800 bonus to employees who show up for work
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C.’s Office of Unified Communications (OUC) will offer 911 dispatchers who show up for all scheduled shifts each month an $800 bonus, D.C. councilmember Brooke Pinto’s office confirmed Tuesday. Staffing shortages have plagued the OUC for years, and back in July of this year, only eight shifts of 66 met […]
Hagerstown Airport gears up for expanded service
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — The airport in Hagerstown is expanding its passenger service. Allegiant Air has released its schedule for the fall and spring of 2025. There will be flights to Tampa and St. Petersburg and Clearwater twice a week and flights to Orlando and Sanford will be available three times a week. […]
No, Pennsylvania state vehicle inspections are not stopping in 2025 | VERIFY
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Editor's note: The above video is from April 2024. Social media posts have recently circulated online, claiming Pennsylvania is ending annual vehicle inspections on January 1, 2025. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) most recent Vehicle Safety Inspection Program Effectiveness Study, vehicle safety inspections...
Home Contractor In Virginia Claims $2.2M Lottery Jackpot After String Of Bad Luck
If at first you don't succeed...A contractor in Virginia is smiling his way to the bank after winning more than $2 million playing a Lottery game online.Woodbridge resident Brent Butler told Lottery officials he was ready to give up after having little luck playing games, though he decided to give …
Winsome Sears deeply ‘upset’ over Walz combat claim: ‘You never were in war’
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) criticized Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) for his past comments on his National Guard service, arguing Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 running mate has “never” faced combat in war. A 2018 clip of Walz shared by the Harris campaign showed the governor speaking against gun violence and stating that “weapons of […]
Man handcuffed, raped and beat house cleaner for ‘several hours’, Charles County Sheriff’s Office says
CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A Charles County man was charged for handcuffing, raping and beating a woman for several hours last week, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to a home in the 7300 block of Tottenham Drive in White Plains at 7:25 p.m. on Aug. […]
I-66 commuters beware of state police’s Operation DISS-rupt Aug. 16-17
All 76 miles of I-66 from Front Royal to Beltway being heavily monitored. CULPEPER, Aug. 13 — The Virginia State Police Culpeper and Fairfax Divisions will be conducting Operation DISS-rupt on all 76 miles of Interstate 66 in Virginia on August 16-17, 2024. The traffic enforcement and educational safety initiative focuses on distracted driving, Impaired driving, speed compliance and seat belt safety. Preliminary data from Jan. 1, 2024, to August 1, 2024, shows 477 persons have died in traffic crashes on Virginia roadways. In 2023, 471 persons died during the same time period.
In Wheeling, residents are worried about children, inflation and jobs
In a series of conversations and interviews this month in Wheeling, voters said they feel like politicians aren’t responding to urgent, unaddressed problems in West Virginia. This is part of Mountain State Spotlight’s ongoing effort to talk with residents in all of West Virginia’s 55 counties in the run-up to the 2024 election. We’re asking […] In Wheeling, residents are worried about children, inflation and jobs appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
Meet The Men: 'Golden Bachelorette' Releases Seniors Rockville's Joan Vassos Will Date
Joan Vassos, a 61-year-old Maryland grandmother will soon star as the first-ever leading lady on ABC's "The Golden Bachelorette." And producers have released the names of her suitors. Some of them are local to the Northeast, including 62-year-old Charles L, a retired financial analyst from Philadelphia; 64-year-old Christopher, a contractor...
Homicide Defendant’s Friend Worries About Being A Prosecution Snitch
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A homicide defendant’s childhood friend returned to the stand to testify in front of DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun on Aug. 12. However, the witness said he was concerned about providing information. Mark Price, 29,...
West Virginia senator loses committee roles following indecent exposure arrest
(The Center Square) – Republican West Virginia Senator Mike Maroney has been removed from his committee chairman responsibilities and committee appointments after he was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors in Marshall County on Tuesday. Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, said Maroney, R-Marshall, is entitled to due process. Maroney was arrested for indecent exposure and disorderly conduct after he was “accused of performing an overt act of self gratification” at...
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