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Tiny horse with a big impact to be honored by Virginia town
He’s blond, short and has a weakness for molasses. And he’s being honored for his work as a community ambassador for the Cloverleaf Equine Center in Clifton, Virginia. On Saturday, Teddy, the 16-year-old miniature horse, will be the subject of a mayoral proclamation citing his contributions to the community.
Metallica visits record pressing plant just outside Alexandria
Heavy metal band Metallica swung by a record pressing plant a few blocks west of Alexandria earlier this week. The band visited Furnace Record Pressing, a record pressing company that’s been in business, which Metallica gained a majority interest in last year. Furnace Record Pressing is at 6315 Ben...
Battlefield grad Lauren Hoffman hurdles her way to Paris Games
Lauren Hoffman’s introduction to the hurdles occurred under spartan conditions. Instead of using a track with actual hurdles, she learned the art of running and jumping by clearing three “Open House” signs stuck in the common area in her Dominion Valley cul-de-sac. Chances are the real estate...
Free ‘Starlight Cinema’ movies coming to Chantilly this August
The dog days of August will bring free movie screenings to the Sully Historic Site (3650 Historic Sully Way) in Chantilly. The outdoor Starlight Cinema events are a part of the “Summer Entertainment Series” organized annually by the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA). The authority is also hosting Arts in the Parks, Evenings on the Ellipse, Franconia District Nights and other programs at various parks around the county.
Football scandal triggers wave of school hires, abrupt removal of security chief
This past December, Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria posted an ad for a new head football coach. On Feb. 12, Darryl Overton, a championship football coach from across county lines at Freedom High School in Woodbridge, took the position, bringing with him an estimated 30-plus football players transferring to Hayfield from Freedom and at least three other area schools.
New graves discovered at Centreville’s Bull Run Park
Bull Run Park in Centreville is often associated with the Civil War. However, decades earlier, the land was the site of the largest individual emancipation of enslaved people in American history, occurring decades before Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. An 18th century African American cemetery sits inside Bull Run Park near the Atlantis Water Park, the first and largest integrated pool in the 1960s. Several years after the discovery of a Black family cemetery, 11 more graves were discovered on July 11, bringing the total at the site to 102.
Know before you go: Commanders training camp fan days start Sunday
ASHBURN, Va. — Commanders training camp officially got underway Wednesday, but the first day that fans will be allowed to watch the team is Sunday. The bad news is, if you haven't already scored tickets, you are out of luck, as the public access days are mostly sold out, save for two season ticket holder events. The good news is, WUSA9 will be covering every minute of the camp from start to finish, so you can get extensive coverage and exclusive content on air and online.
Maryland is unfairly suspending driver’s licenses over child support, Legal Aid alleges
On July 28, 2023, Donte Peoples was working as a truck driver and making a delivery at Grissom Air Reserve Base in Indiana when he encountered a problem. A security guard, he said, informed him that his driver’s license was suspended for unpaid child support. The development set off a chain of events that “totally […] The post Maryland is unfairly suspending driver’s licenses over child support, Legal Aid alleges appeared first on 92 Q.
Commanders will honor creator of team's former logo as family members consider withdrawing opposition to RFK Bill
WASHINGTON — Many Washington Commanders fans call it the spiritual home of the franchise: RFK Stadium. And now, WUSA9 has learned the Commanders are making progress in removing a major roadblock from the path of the team potentially moving back to D.C. “It's really an exciting step forward,” said...
Person dies in four-vehicle Fort Washington crash, Route 210 closed
FORT WASHINGTON, Md. (DC News Now) — First responders were called to a major crash on Route 210 on Friday. Officers responded to the area of Fort Washington Road and Indian Head Highway at about 6:15 p.m. Four vehicles were involved in a crash there. The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) said one of […]
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