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Pilot killed in Spotsylvania County plane crash
A 78-year-old man is dead after the plane he was piloting crashed near Fredericksburg, Virginia, Tuesday, authorities say. Rowland Babcock Jr., of Ruther Glen, Virginia, died when the small white plane crashed across the road from Shannon Airport just after 11 a.m., Virginia State Police said. Babcock was the only person on the plane. Video from Chopper4 shows the plane…
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Boil water advisory lifted in Prince George's County
WSSC Water lifted a boil water advisory for parts of Prince George’s County, Maryland, about 9 p.m. Friday after a 16-inch water main broke in Clinton on Thursday. The advisory included about 3,600 customers in the Accokeek and Clinton areas, WSSC said. Residents can check this interactive map and type in their address to see if they’re included in...
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How to stay cool and safe as extreme heat scorches DC area
A dangerous heat wave is expected to push temperatures above 100° for a few days this week — including on the Fourth of July holiday. Here’s Storm Team4’s latest forecast and how to stay safe in the extreme heat. Intense heat and humidity kicked off Wednesday, and the heat index reached 109° in D.C. by the late afternoon. Thursday got…
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77-year-old woman dies after fire at Arlington home
A 77-year-old woman has died more than a week after a fire broke out at her home in Arlington, Virginia, fire officials say. Deborah Boyd succumbed to the injuries she suffered in the June 14 fire, the Arlington County Fire Department said Wednesday. Firefighters rescued Boyd from her home in the 6000 block of 25th Road North that afternoon, the…
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Trump's name is fully removed from Kennedy Center, official tells judge
Workers began removing Donald Trump’s name from the exterior of the Kennedy Center early Saturday, hours after a court-ordered deadline.
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12-year-old boy shot while his brothers played with gun in Spotsylvania home
A 12-year-old boy was shot in the back as his teen brothers played with a gun inside their home in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, authorities say.
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2 women wanted in Silver Spring senior community killing arrested in Ohio
Two women wanted in the killing of a senior living community resident in Silver Spring, Maryland, have been arrested in Ohio after someone recognized them from media coverage of the slaying, police say. The victim, 67-year-old Hilde Henderson, was found dead in her home at the Charter House community on 1316 Fenwick Lane in downtown Silver Spring on the morning…
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DC Water to do emergency repairs on more sections of pipe involved in sewage spill
DC Water says it will begin emergency work on another section of the pipe that collapsed and spilled sewage into the Potomac River.
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3-year-old boy shot in the ear in Northeast DC
A bullet grazed a 3-year-old boy during a shooting in Northeast D.C. Tuesday night, police say. The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. on Benning Road between 17th and 18th streets. Medics took the boy, who was conscious and breathing, to a hospital. D.C. police are searching for a suspect. They’re asking anyone with information to call 202-727-9099 or...
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Trayon White censured and fined for missing financial disclosure deadlines
The ethics board for the D.C. government has censured Council member Trayon White and fined him $900 for failing to disclose his personal finances three separate times. White violated the city’s code of conduct and undermined the public trust when he missed the deadlines to disclose his finances in November 2024, May 2025 and November 2025, the D.C. Board of…
