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Missing 6-year-old boy Uriah Santiago-Dorsey found safe
WASHINGTON - UPDATE: Uriah Santiago-Dorsey has been located. D.C. police are searching for a missing six-year-old boy. Police say Uriah Santiago-Dorsey was last seen around 11:15 a.m. in the 500 block of Indiana Avenue, Northwest, Tuesday. He is considered a critical missing person. Santiago-Dorsey is described as a Black male...
Stuffed toys underscore need for cat adoptions
Pet ownership is a big responsibility, so some local children are starting with stuffed animals. Kids came out to White Plains Park on the morning of Aug. 19 to choose their new stuffed kitten, along with a box and “adoption” certificate. The event was put on by the Charles County Public Library, which had Christine Gonzales of the Feline Felons Cat Cafe out to explain the needs of cats to...
Bethesda synagogue hit for second time amid spate of hate-bias vandalism
Montgomery County police are investigating multiple “bias-related vandalism” incidents at a Jewish synagogue and a coffee shop in Bethesda as well as several county public schools over the past nine days. On Tuesday, for the second time in less than two weeks, Congregation Beth El at 8215 Old...
Morning Notes for August 21, 2024
Arrest Made in Reston Shooting — A suspect in yesterday’s fatal shooting at Gold’s Gym in Reston has been arrested and is now in custody, Fairfax County police announced last night. Charges are expected today. [FCPD/Twitter]. Army Horses Not Going to Live at Mason Neck — The...
Crews battle townhouse fire in Fairfax County; no reported injuries
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Investigators are working to learn what caused a fire to break out at a townhouse in Fairfax County early Wednesday morning. In a post on X at 12:06 a.m., the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department said crews were on the scene of a fire in the 7200 […]
Most Northern Virginia land is reserved for single-family detached homes, research finds
This story was reported by WAMU . On just over 70% of the developable land in Northern Virginia, there’s only one thing you can build: a single-family detached house. That’s the lead finding of research into the region’s zoning restrictions from a group of scholars at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center.
After Trayon White arrest, violence intervention leader says ‘we have to stay committed to the work’
After D.C. Council member Trayon White was arrested and charged with a federal count of bribery, “the initial reaction was shock,” said Marcus Ellis, an anti-violence leader in the District. Ellis has known White for a long time, often working with him on homicide scenes or with families...
Silver Alert Issued for Missing 59-Year-Old
UPDATE: Sung Kun Chang has been located safe and unharmed. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 6th District Investigative Section are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Sung Kun Chang, a missing 59-year-old from Virginia. Chang was last seen on Tuesday, August 20, 2024,...
Police Investigate Fatal Crash Involving Driver Striking Man on Riding Lawn Mower
Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a riding lawn mower and vehicle that occurred this afternoon in Gaithersburg. According to MCPD, “At approximately 1:13 p.m., Montgomery County Police 6th District and Gaithersburg Police officers, and Fire Rescue personnel, responded to the area of Great Seneca Hwy. and High Gables Dr., for the report of a collision involving a vehicle and the operator of a riding lawn mower.
First-Grade Teacher In Montgomery County Arrested In Connection To Fentanyl-Related Death: PD
Sarah Katherine Magid, an educator with the county's public schools, was arrested on Monday following a search and seizure warrant by the DEA and local police at her Burtonsville home following an investigation into a March 2024 overdose. An autopsy later determined that the DC man's cause of death was...
SIGNS: Black Ring Mysteriously Appears In Virginia Sky & Stops Traffic On Busy Highway
Discover the bizarre phenomenon that recently stunned Virginia residents: a mysterious black ring hovering in the sky. An ominous black ring in the sky recently stopped Virginia residents in their tracks, literally, leaving them baffled as is vanished just as quickly as it appeared. A mysterious black ring hovering ominously...
Nelson Ford Charged With Murdering Christopher Woodland
A suspect has been arrested more than a week after a District man was stabbed to death in the middle of the day in a Prince George's parking lot, police say. At approximately 2 p.m. on Aug. 10, officers were called to the 5600 block of Silver Hill Road, where they found 41-year-old DC resident Christopher Woodland suffering from a stab wound.
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