Local News for Virginia, Maryland, and DC The latest local and breaking news for Virginia, Maryland, and DC Wednesday, November 29 VirginiaMarylandDC WUSA9 Virginia News (Read more) • Future of data center complex in Prince William County to be decided • Police release photo of man wanted in Sterling shopping center shooting • Police stop accused credit card thieves' shopping spree • Reward offered for arrest in Triangle murder investigation • Tips to winterize your car for colder weather • Ice skating rinks to open for the 2023 season in the DMV • Virginia man charged with reckless handling of a firearm after juveniles ring his door bell and run away • Woman found dead inside car at busy gas station in Alexandria WTOP Virginia News (Read more) • Virginia RB Perris Jones walks out of Louisville hospital after spinal surgery, rehab • How a Fairfax Co. mom is using deadly crash to remind kids how important seat belts are • Vending for the holidays: A unique way to give this season • Oakton High School students launch high-powered rocket to 34,195 feet — higher than many airplanes • El Fresco Tex-Mex grill expands with franchise-owned Alexandria location • Community college enrollment rises in Virginia but remains below pre-pandemic levels • ‘Phenomenal’: DC-area drivers notice gas prices have dropped 10 straight weeks • 14-year-old dies days after Fairfax Co. crash that left 5 other teens hospitalized WUSA9 Maryland News (Read more) • VIDEO: Police search for whoever keeps burglarizing a Montgomery Co. store • 'This was not self-defense. This was murder.' | Opening arguments start trial of former officer charged with murder • 'Very bold to do that in broad daylight' | Dozens of shots hit man, several homes in Greater Landover neighborhood • Nuclear power plant sirens to be tested in several Maryland counties • Let it snow: Flurries fly in Frostburg, Maryland • Shooting in Prince George's County leaves 1 dead • 16-year-old dog stolen inside car at Prince George's Co. gas station • $16M lawsuit filed against Prince George's County after officers shot dog WTOP Maryland News (Read more) • Judge: Montgomery Co. gun law pre-empted by state law • Monitoring shows improved oxygen levels in Chesapeake Bay • ‘Unprecedented’ murder trial of Prince George’s Co. police officer begins • Wisconsin mother, teenage son found dead in Maryland wooded area in apparent murder-suicide • Md. board hopes to identify first round of prescription drugs for price evaluations in 2024 • Bowie hair-braiding business skyrockets after viral video • Montgomery Co. high school student to serve as county council member — for a day • ‘We need all the support we can get’: DC-area nonprofits stress importance of Giving Tuesday WUSA9 DC News (Read more) • French bulldog taken by armed man in DC reunited with owner, told to pay $900 to get him back • Mayor Bowser activates the District's First Cold Weather Emergency • National Christmas Tree falls over days before lighting ceremony • MLK Memorial Library is giving away free blankets • Man sentenced in murder of DC mom and dad who left 5 children behind • DOJ to seek 3 years in prison for Capitol rioter who represented self at trial • Fire displaces 7 people in Southeast DC • Shootout on DC streets caught on camera WTOP DC News (Read more) • DC flower shop has been U Street staple for generations • Gusty winds topple National Christmas Tree near the White House • Pets for presents: What animal advocates say about giving animals as gifts • Not just books: DC public libraries see big spike in digital items being checked out • Days after her puppy was stolen, DC woman reunited with French bulldog • In new challenge to indictment, Trump’s lawyers argue he had good basis to question election results • Amtrak seeks to take DC’s Union Station in eminent domain case • Street closures for US Capitol Christmas Tree lighting Tuesday