Local News for Virginia, Maryland, and DC The latest local and breaking news for Virginia, Maryland, and DC Tuesday, January 21 VirginiaMarylandDC WUSA9 Virginia News (Read more) • Bull Run Republican Women’s Club in Virginia hosts watch party for inauguration • Legal battle ends as Virginia AG decides not to retry former Loudoun superintendent • Family desperate for answers, five years after Scott Ratigan was killed in Ballston • Sens. Kaine and Warner react to Trump's deportation plans • Homeowner shoots man trying to force his way into home while on phone with 911, police say • Edison High basketball coach suspended for using non-enrolled players • 'The level of service was not up to snuff' | Fairfax County demands accountability from VDOT • You're green | Virginia releases new safety inspection stickers WTOP Virginia News (Read more) • Fairfax Co. was one of DC’s hot housing markets in 2024 • Arlington Co. homeowners see average 3.7% increase in assessments • 2 dead after truck veers off Arlington Memorial Bridge; another body found in Potomac River • How a Fairfax Co. middle school teacher combined his passions to join the Commanders marching band • U.Va. study finds Gen X has historically high lead exposure, health risks • Washington’s Reagan National Airport working on problem with heating system • Celebrations, volunteer events for Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the DC area • ‘We recognize that this is still a battle’: Women’s organization reacts after Biden says Equal Rights Amendment should be law of the land WUSA9 Maryland News (Read more) • Man charged with first-degree murder after confessing to killing his girlfriend in Prince George's County • Rockville man charged in double murder, motive still under investigation • Multi-vehicle collision on I-270 leaves seven hospitalized, including two children • Person found dead inside car in Montgomery County, police investigating • Metrobus crashes into building after driver suffers apparent medical emergency • La Plata daycare under fire after teacher allegedly puts baby in trash can • Man found guilty for shooting and killing 21-year-old in Silver Spring parking garage • Suspect in fatal New Year's rideshare shooting arrested in Virginia WTOP Maryland News (Read more) • Next generation dives into Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at Bethesda’s Kid Museum • Maryland enshrines access to abortion in state constitution after voters approve amendment • Maryland divorce attorney: Social media sinks contentious divorces • Maryland is ramping up response to an increase of sick and dead birds in the state • Montgomery Co. police release names of woman, man killed in double homicide • DC, Silver Spring and Frederick ranked among ‘Best Performing Cities’ • Man arrested in connection with double homicide in Montgomery Co. • Celebrations, volunteer events for Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the DC area WUSA9 DC News (Read more) • 'These are the hostages' | With a pen stroke, Trump ends Jan. 6 cases in wave of pardons • For the first time since Jan. 6, 2021, the Proud Boys march in DC • In surprise final act, Biden pardons Jan. 6 Committee, officers who testified about riot • President Trump says 'liberation day' has come to America, promises list of day one actions on immigration, military, gender • Piles of abandoned bags left outside Capital One Arena on Inauguration Day • Full transcript: President Trump's inaugural address • The Blair House: The best guestroom in America • What the heck is a 'snow squall'? WTOP DC News (Read more) • On the ground: Sights and sounds of Inauguration Day 2025 • Trump targets telework, federal workers in first executive orders • Al Sharpton calls for boycott of companies that scale back diversity programs • WATCH: Speakers at Capital One’s indoor ‘parade’ mark Trump inauguration • Inside DC’s Joint Operations Command Center, where everything is being monitored Inauguration Day • ‘We needed a change’: Trump supporters descend on DC to celebrate inauguration • PHOTOS: Trump celebrates return to White House • As Trump inauguration is moved indoors, tourists in DC say they just ‘wanted to be a part of it’
