Local News for Virginia, Maryland, and DC The latest local and breaking news for Virginia, Maryland, and DC Thursday, August 6 VirginiaMarylandDC WUSA9 Virginia News (Read more) • Virginia announces tax-free weekend dates • Dengue virus reported in northern Virginia. Here's what to know. • Virginia requires data centers to pay for their own power lines • 13-year-old arrested after allegedly shooting family member during argument • Heroes | High School golf tryout turns into life-saving rescue for Virginia teens • Tesla test drive crash leads to $10M lawsuit • Virginia Voter Guide: 2026 Primary • Winning Powerball tickets sold in Maryland, Virginia WTOP Virginia News (Read more) • Friday Freebies: Potbelly, photos and birthday treats • High? Relaxxxxx. Virginia launches playful push against cannabis-impaired driving • Investigators look at why a plane was allowed to take off as President Trump’s helicopter approached • SCC orders Dominion to develop tariff to assign more transmission costs to data centers • Virginia primary sets stage for competitive midterm elections • Virginia shoppers set to save as sales tax holiday returns this weekend • Former Virginia Gov. Youngkin launches new conservative policy group • Virginia resident has state’s 1st locally acquired case of dengue fever WUSA9 Maryland News (Read more) • No decision on insanity plea in Catherine Hoggle case • Howard University students move in while hundreds remain unenrolled • Saving the Preakness: Gov. Moore answers Churchill Downs snub with major date change • Teen accidentally shot in Glenarden • Possible rabies outbreak investigated after second beaver attack at Maryland park • Cellphone video shows aftermath of deadly Germantown rollover crash • 'They should not have been driving' | Crash involving teens in stolen car leaves 1 dead • City of Glenarden appoints new Chief of Police WTOP Maryland News (Read more) • Another delay in case of Maryland mother accused of murdering her children • Friday Freebies: Potbelly, photos and birthday treats • 13-year-old boy was driving stolen car in Germantown crash that killed Virginia father of 5 • Fisherman bit in 2nd beaver attack at Maryland state park • Md. measles cases part of Montgomery Co. push to vaccinate children before school starts • Jellyfish have ‘really blossomed’ in Ocean City and more beachgoers are feeling their sting • Kent Island restaurant adds 1 million new oysters to Chesapeake Bay • Preakness shifting back to three weeks and a day after the Kentucky Derby, to be run on a Sunday WUSA9 DC News (Read more) • Metro says it's so hot that trains must go slower • Arrest made in deadly shooting in DC's Glover Park neighborhood • Man in critical condition after Foggy Bottom stabbing • No decision on insanity plea in Catherine Hoggle case • 7 Smithsonian museums along National Mall closed Thursday, Aug. 6 • Howard University students move in while hundreds remain unenrolled • Virginia announces tax-free weekend dates • Monumental Sports & Entertainment releases new research on youth sports gender gap in DC WTOP DC News (Read more) • DC road closures, parking restrictions in effect for Freedom 250 Grand Prix • Friday Freebies: Potbelly, photos and birthday treats • How DC is helping rising 6th and 9th graders adjust to their new schools • Local chefs work to bring the DC area together, one pop-up at a time • A foie gras ban will be on the DC ballot in November • Trump’s IndyCar race: Doing 200 in a 25 mph zone with manhole cover-displacing torque • How to help your children reset their sleep schedules for the new school year • No evidence? No problem. Trump pushes ahead on false claims that Reflecting Pool was vandalized
