Local News for Virginia, Maryland, and DC The latest local and breaking news for Virginia, Maryland, and DC Monday, August 31 VirginiaMarylandDC WUSA9 Virginia News (Read more) • Fairfax County daycare teacher accused of hitting and shoving 2 toddlers • Arlington Community High School gets permanent home at Amazon HQ2 after 96 years • Man convicted of murder for shooting teen during ding-dong ditch prank • Virginia man searching for missing father in Nepal flood aftermath • Manassas Park High School teacher accused of showing up to work 'highly intoxicated' • 'Ghostface' caught red-handed in Lorton • Health officials warn of potential measles exposure in Northern Virginia • Virginia Lottery warns of scam offering cash for driver's licenses and personal data WTOP Virginia News (Read more) • Loudoun County pedestrian identified in deadly Sterling crash • Man dead, family member charged with murder after Woodbridge stabbing • McLean daycare worker charged after police say she pushed, hit a pair of toddlers • Woodbridge man pleads guilty to secretly filming children in his home for nearly two decades • US families with relatives missing in the Nepal-China floods plead for more rescue help • Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections • 10 Northern Virginia hikers remain missing near China-Nepal border amid massive floods • New proposal from grid operator PJM would require data centers to bring their own power WUSA9 Maryland News (Read more) • Prince George's Schools clear bus assignment backlog, address ongoing transport challenges • Germantown man charged in wrong-way 270 crash that killed two • 2 killed when wrong-way driver crashes head-on into another car on I-270 • 'Something in my body told me to. I had to take action' | 12-year-old boy fights off mom's attacker • Maryland regulators cut Pepco rate increase by more than half • Body-cam footage released of deadly shooting by Maryland police officer • Pedestrian killed in Gaithersburg, another critically injured in Silver Spring • 'My children could walk home faster' | Parents skeptical as Prince George's Co. promises school bus improvements WTOP Maryland News (Read more) • Atmosphere Data Centers scraps challenge to Montgomery Co. executive’s permitting moratorium • Hold the bus: Transportation director for Prince George’s Co. schools steps down after rocky start to academic year • Virginia mother, daughter identified in fatal wrong-way Maryland crash • Montgomery Co. police to disband alcohol enforcement unit • Maryland regulators slash Pepco rate increase request by more than half • Maryland AG’s office releases body camera footage of Ft. Washington Park police shooting • US families with relatives missing in the Nepal-China floods plead for more rescue help • Woman who scammed federal worker out of $400,000 sentenced to 15 years in prison WUSA9 DC News (Read more) • 25-year-old charged with second-degree murder in fatal stabbing following family dispute • Northern Virginia Nepali community holds vigil as search continues for missing Americans in Nepal • Police search for missing 17-year-old in Fairfax County • Police search for two suspects involved in burglaries at the University of Maryland, College Park • WMATA unveils new bus safety tech • Prince George's Schools clear bus assignment backlog, address ongoing transport challenges • Germantown man charged in wrong-way 270 crash that killed two • NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches, with strong DMV ties WTOP DC News (Read more) • ‘America’s national parks are not for sale’: Cyclists rally at Hains Point over proposed golf course changes • 1 killed, 3 wounded in Northeast DC shooting, police say • DC ‘smart’ composting bins mark million-pound milestone • ‘Boo at the Zoo’, ‘Night of the Living Zoo’ return to National Zoo this October • Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections • Children’s National’s new ‘conveyor belt’ technology looks to provide lab results faster • ‘Patron saint of early childhood literacy’: Dolly Parton’s program has delivered nearly 4 million books to DC kids • Nonprofit DC Scores pauses play at 9 DC schools due to fundraising struggles
