Taylor Edwards is a digital content editor with NBC Washington.
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All 67 victims from Potomac crash recovered as more wreckage removed from river
Crews are expected to remove the cockpit from the American Airlines jet from the Potomac River as they continue recovery efforts from last week’s fatal mid-air collision that killed 67 people.
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Woman dead in police chase in Oxon Hill after being struck by 2 uninvolved cars
Editor’s Note (Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, 1:30 p.m.): Maryland’s attorney general’s office said in a press release that the woman was struck by two vehicles. Prince George’s County police say that the woman was struck by one vehicle. NBC4 has reached out to both parties for clarification. The attorney general’s office confirmed it to be two vehicles. A woman...
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No survivors after aircraft crash, now recovery operation, officials say
Officials say that no survivors are expected from the American Airlines flight and military helicopter crash into the Potomac River. Sixty-four people were onboard the American Airlines flight and three people were onboard the helicopter. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser held a news conference Thursday morning with other officials at Reagan National Airport to give an update on the search...
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84-year-old woman dead from townhouse fire in Prince George's County
An 84-year-old woman is dead after a fire started inside a townhouse in Oxon Hill, Maryland Tuesday night, according to the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department. Firefighters responded to the townhouse on Brandyhall Court at 6:54 p.m., according to firefighters. When they arrived on the scene, firefighters could see fire coming from the second floor of the three-story townhouse....
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Commemorative panda Metro cards will let you arrive at the National Zoo in style
Take a trip in style to the National Zoo to visit D.C.’s newest furry residents with Metro’s new commemorative giant panda SmarTrip cards.
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DEI programs and gender identity: What could change under Trump's executive orders
Within 24 hours of taking office, President Donald Trump issued two executive orders to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government and to target LGBTQ+ rights. In June of 2021, former President Joe Biden signed an executive order saying the federal government should have a workforce that reflects the diversity of the American people. Some of the…
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Man arrested, charged in double homicide in Rockville area
A man was arrested and charged in connection to a double homicide that happened on Friday in the Rockville, Maryland area, according to Montgomery County police. Kaloyan Dimov Stoev, 25, is being held without bond in the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit. The bodies of two people were found at separate locations early Friday in the Rockville area, police in…
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Mother, son dead after fire burns down Maryland mobile home
A mother and son are dead after a mobile home went up in flames in Queen Anne’s County on Wednesday afternoon, according to fire and police officials. A school bus driver was driving by the 500 block of Fox Meadow Road at about 2 p.m. and saw that a home was on fire, according to officials. A double-wide manufactured home…
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2.8 magnitude earthquake felt in Central Virginia
A small earthquake shook Henrico County in Virginia Tuesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake happened about 5:28 p.m. and had a magnitude of 2.8, which is considered to be a light earthquake by the USGS. The earthquake was about three thousand feet from Wyndham, Virginia. Over 1,000 people reported that they felt the earthquake in…
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3 police officers shot, suspect killed after opening fire in Northeast DC lobby, police say
Three D.C. police officers were shot and one suspect was killed Monday after police said he opened fire twice in the lobby of a residential building in Northeast, police say. Derrick Williams, 45, fired shots in an apartment building in the 300 block of Florida Ave NE, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith said. Officers responded about 4:30 a.m. to…