Local News for Virginia, Maryland, and DC The latest local and breaking news for Virginia, Maryland, and DC Wednesday, January 22 VirginiaMarylandDC WUSA9 Virginia News (Read more) • TRAFFIC ALERT : Major lane reductions on I-495 • After Fairfax Co. football scandal, legislators tackle high school sports recrutiment • Firefighters rescue two dogs from apartment fire in Falls Church • Virginia House votes to ban food with artificial coloring in schools • Anti-casino groups in Fairfax County lobby against proposed bill in Richmond • Virginia senators advance Tysons casino bill amid opposition • 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 WTOP Virginia News (Read more) • Inventor of Kastle Systems building security system dead at 83 • Virginia Democrats pass constitutional amendments blasted by Republicans • The push and pull continues in Va. over regulation of data centers • 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 WUSA9 Maryland News (Read more) • Rockville double murder suspect sat on victim to drive away, police say • Crash leaves man hospitalized in Montgomery County • PANDAMONIUM ALERT: National Harbor goes wild for Bao Li and Qing Bao! • Expanded access to spirits set to transform Montgomery County retail • Charles County man wanted for assault after an argument over remote turns violent • 87-year-old Prince George's Co. woman found • Snowstorm probe in Prince George's Co. after neighbors say they were trapped inside • Man pleads guilty after scamming an 82-year-old Montgomery Co. woman out of nearly $1M WTOP Maryland News (Read more) • Suspect in Rockville double homicide drove away, sitting on dead victim, police say • Capitol Heights man entombed woman in home after killing her, police say • BBQ food truck Silver & Sons graduates to Bethesda restaurant location • Md. Rep. Jamie Raskin reacts to preemptive pardon for serving on Jan. 6 panel • 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 WUSA9 DC News (Read more) • Maryland brothers identified as victims in crash into Potomac River off Arlington Memorial Bridge • Capitol riot defendant rearrested on firearm charge one day after Jan. 6 case dismissed • How Trump's 'return to work' order could impact you • Families reunite with Jan. 6 defendants outside D.C. Jail after President Trump's pardons • Trump considers pardoning DC officers in deadly chase • President Trump asked to "have mercy" on LGBTQ+ community, immigrants during interfaith service • Justice Department begins dismissing hundreds of remaining Jan. 6 cases • College basketball game honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. WTOP DC News (Read more) • House Speaker Johnson won’t ‘second-guess’ Trump Jan. 6 pardons • DC well represented on 2025 James Beard semifinalists list • 2 DC officers may receive pardons after convictions in fatal 2020 chase • Crowd gathers outside DC jail to support pardoned Jan. 6 inmates • Trump pardons upend massive Jan. 6 prosecution by freeing rioters and dismissing cases • Capitol Heights man entombed woman in home after killing her, police say • How will Trump executive orders affect DC-area federal workforce? ‘First of all, wait and see’ • PHOTOS: Trump celebrates return to White House
