Local News for Virginia, Maryland, and DC The latest local and breaking news for Virginia, Maryland, and DC Wednesday, October 14 VirginiaMarylandDC WUSA9 Virginia News (Read more) • 118 Washington Post employees to be laid off • Naresh Bhatt gave changing accounts of wife’s last day at home, videos at murder trial reveal • DC, Maryland and Virginia under power grid emergency. What does it mean for customers? • Mother and daughter arrested after parking lot attack on Spotsylvania sheriff's sergeant • Chesapeake Bay earns highest health grade in 40 years, though local trouble spots remain • Virginia seeing big increases in early voting numbers. What does that mean? • Help name the new red panda at the National Zoo's conservation facility • ‘It's not just Flock’ | Arlington group pushes for ban on all license plate reader technology WTOP Virginia News (Read more) • Giant, Food Lion parent’s ‘cybersecurity incident’ takes websites and apps offline • What to know about Pope Leo’s lung cancer: ‘Typically, surgery is all you need’ • Virginia AG launches voter protection unit ahead of midterm elections • Former stepfather charged with sexually abusing missing Va. teen says jury pool ‘poisoned’ • How AI is helping Fairfax County social workers spend more time with families • ‘The room lit up:’ Witnesses speak to alleged crime scene, Naresh Bhatt’s inconsistent statements in Manassas Park murder trial • What the Chesapeake Bay’s best report card to date means going forward • Why data centers are becoming a top economic issue ahead of this fall’s midterms WUSA9 Maryland News (Read more) • Colesville crash leaves pedestrian dead • Montgomery County Council considers tax credit bills to increase affordability • Federal judge blocks USDA plan to close Beltsville research center in Prince George's County • Prince George’s County leaders agree to return millions, audit nonprofits amid ethics dispute • DC, Maryland and Virginia under power grid emergency. What does it mean for customers? • Montgomery County considers reconstruction of 203-year-old Clarksburg home • Maryland Governor Wes Moore orders immediate multi-agency crackdown on youth car thefts • Huntingtown man facing murder charges after early morning fatal shooting WTOP Maryland News (Read more) • Giant, Food Lion parent’s ‘cybersecurity incident’ takes websites and apps offline • Maryland woman barred from backyard feeding of hundreds of vultures loses appeal • Woman struck and killed by minivan in Montgomery County • Calvert County man charged in sister’s death after shooting • What the Chesapeake Bay’s best report card to date means going forward • After high profile crashes, Md. Gov. Moore targets youth auto theft • Prince George’s Co. Council chair defends $7 million grant to friend’s group, promises transparency • Who cares for children of deported parents? This Maryland priest has signed up to take on 31. WUSA9 DC News (Read more) • Judge blocks further tree cutting at East Potomac, as DC refuses to fast-track Trump’s golf course overhaul • Colesville crash leaves pedestrian dead • National Guard back in spotlight in DC court and classrooms • WUSA9's Wisdom Martin named Bowie State's 2026 Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal • 2 men hospitalized in Southeast DC shooting • 'You gotta give me those shoes right now' | Mob of minors robs man of designer shoes, phone in Chinatown • Montgomery County Council considers tax credit bills to increase affordability • Federal judge blocks USDA plan to close Beltsville research center in Prince George's County WTOP DC News (Read more) • Rep. Ilhan Omar’s phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal probe, AP source says • Giant, Food Lion parent’s ‘cybersecurity incident’ takes websites and apps offline • What to know about Pope Leo’s lung cancer: ‘Typically, surgery is all you need’ • Reports of National Guard troops near DC ballot drop boxes raise legal, voter intimidation questions • Appeals court will hear arguments on Trump’s National Guard deployment in the nation’s capital • Federal judge halts USDA relocation plan impacting DC, Maryland jobs • ‘They were crying, we were crying’: DC man helps restore running water to Ukrainian villages • Judge extends order blocking Trump administration from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House