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Visit these 5 designated dark sky parks to watch Perseid meteor shower in Virginia
VIRGINIA (DC News Now) — Do you enjoy stargazing or just need some weekend plans? The Perseid meteor shower could be visible now through Aug. 24 and you can get a good view at five parks in Virginia which were designated as International Dark Sky Parks by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). These five parks […]
Police Drone Tracks Retail Theft and Assault Suspect to Nearby Backyard Leading to Arrest
Commander Jason Cokinos of the Montgomery County Police Department’s 3rd District (Silver Spring) shared the news of a retail theft and assault suspect who was tracked by a police drone and subsequently arrested. “As the saying goes… You can run but you can’t hide!” Cokinos said.
4 injured after car crash involving three cars in Northeast DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — DC Fire and EMS said four people are injured after a car crash involving three cars in Northeast D.C Saturday afternoon. The department posted on social media the accident occurred at North Capitol Street and Fort Drive in Northeast. As of 3:17 p.m., responders transported four people involved for treatment.
DC man sentenced to 20 years for deadly 2023 July 4 shooting in Northeast
A D.C. man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for his role in a Fourth of July shooting that left another man dead in Northeast last year. In a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C., prosecutors said D.C. resident Brandon Smith, 38, pleaded guilty on Feb. 4 to second-degree murder while armed in connection with the death of 43-year-old Charles Stanton, also of D.C.
Two men shot in Northeast DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said two men were shot in Northeast D.C. overnight on Saturday. MPD said that at about 12:30 a.m., it responded to a hospital for the report of two men shot. Police said they were conscious and breathing. The investigation revealed that the shooting took place […]
Construction begins on pipeline expansion in Hampton Roads
A project to overhaul and double the size of a natural gas pipeline in Hampton Roads is officially underway. TC Energy began construction Monday on the Virginia Reliability Project, according to a filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Canadian company plans to replace and widen about 49 miles...
Bright MLS Weekly Market Report
New listings surge after a slow week. The week ending July 14 had 6,421 new listings come onto the market, a 36.0% surge from the holiday week. The number of new listings is 11.6% greater than the same week last year. Supply has generally been increasing since the beginning of the year, though inventory is still low in many local markets.
Many celebrate as military education benefit program restored
(The Center Square) — Two months after lawmakers passed the commonwealth's biennial budget containing changes to its tuition assistance program for some military families, legislators reconvened at the Capitol Thursday and passed legislation fully reinstating the program. Representatives from Veterans of Foreign Wars attended the session and extolled the outcome afterward. “Today ends over two months of uncertainty and anxiety endured by the families of our fallen and disabled military...
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