Taylor Edwards is a digital content editor with NBC Washington.
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‘We love you. Come home': 19-year-old missing after car crash near Tysons mall
A mother and father are pleading for their 19-year-old son to come home after he went missing in Fairfax County on Saturday, Prince William County police said.
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5-vehicle car crash leaves 1 dead, multiple injured in Howard County
A person is dead, another is arrested and several people are injured after a five-vehicle crash, including a Maryland State Police trooper, in Howard County, Maryland, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Waterloo Barrack got a call at 2:02 a.m. early Sunday morning about a crash involving a trooper in the area of southbound I-95….
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DC police pull back decision to close Dupont Circle during Pride after backlash
D.C. police have pulled back on the decision to close off D.C.’s historic Dupont Circle Park during the key weekend of Pride, according to a D.C. police spokesperson. Chief Pamela Smith sent a letter to the United States Park Police Chief Jessica Taylor to formally rescind the request to close the park, according to the spokesperson. Chief Pamela Smith...
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Will Dupont Circle Park be shut down during Pride? Conflicting reports spark confusion
Federal officials said D.C.’s historic Dupont Circle Park would be closed during the key weekend of World Pride – then two D.C. Council members said the decision was reversed and the park will be open. Neither D.C. police nor the Park Service have officially announced that plans have changed and the park will remain open. Here’s what we know...
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From Korea to DC: How the DMV's first K-pop convention came to be
The sibling duo is bringing DMV’s first K-pop convention to D.C. where fans can interact with artists like BLACKSWAN and participate in games, competitions and trivia.
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National Air and Space Museum blasts off summer by debuting 5 new galleries
To the air and space museum — and beyond! The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is one step closer to completing its multiyear renovation this summer. On Monday, July 28, the museum will debut five new exhibitions, the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater and its redesigned entrance on Jefferson Drive along the National Mall. Several new artifacts will be on…
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Teen shot during struggle with Virginia State Police then arrested, police say
A 16-year-old teen was shot during a struggle with a Virginia State trooper and then arrested early Tuesday for outstanding warrants, according to Virginia State Police and the Fairfax County Police Department. At about 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, a Virginia State trooper was notified a driver fled during a Fairfax County police traffic stop near Burke Station Road and Main Street….
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ICE says deporting Maryland man with protected status was a mistake
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says sending a Maryland man with protected status to prison in El Salvador almost three weeks ago was an “administrative error.”
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3 teens charged after multiple fights break out at Pentagon City mall
Three teenagers were charged after multiple fights broke out at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City on Saturday, according to Arlington County police. A 13-year-old girl, a 15-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy were arrested after police closed the mall early from the fights. At 7:06 p.m., police responded to the 1100 block of S. Hayes Street for the report…
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It's not easy being green! Kermit the Frog is UMD's next commencement speaker
Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog will be at the University of Maryland! The world’s most famous frog will deliver the university’s commencement address on Wednesday, May 21. The Muppet will share his words of wisdom with summer 2024, winter 2024 and spring 2025 graduates at the SECU Stadium. The Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from the university in 1960. He made…