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Suspect Arrested in Killing of DC Construction Worker on Job Site
Police have arrested a man suspected of killing a construction worker on a job site last month in Northeast D.C. George Miller, 26, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, was arrested Wednesday in the killing of Elías Flores, police said. Miller was arrested by the Capital Area Fugitive Regional Task Force and charged with first-degree murder while armed. It wasn’t immediately...
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Worker Fatally Shot in Head During Robbery at DC Construction Site
A construction worker shot during a robbery at a construction site in Northeast D.C. Wednesday died Monday morning, police said. The victim, identified by his family as Elías Flores, was shot in the head. At about 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, the suspect entered a home under construction in the 1600 block of Olive Street NE, brandished a gun and shot...
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Future of the Purple Line Project in Jeopardy
A judge ruled contractors for the project can walk off the job over a cost dispute. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports.
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Crews Make Progress on North Terminal at Reagan National Airport
Transportation reporter Adam Tuss reports notorious gate 35X is one step closer to going away forever at Reagan National Airport.
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Construction Crane Looms Over Georgetown Residents
In the center of Georgetown lies a vacant lot where construction is supposed to occur, but instead, residents have had a crane looming over their heads for the past three years. The site at 30th and M streets appears to be abandoned, and residents have been complaining about the empty spot for years. “Once upon a time I thought they…
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Construction Crane Looms Over Georgetown Residents
A construction site in Georgetown hasn’t shown signs of activity in years. Mark Segraves reports.
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Maryland Man Dies at Northern Virginia Construction Site
A Maryland man has died after a construction accident in Northern Virginia.
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Construction Company Owner Charged in Death of 16-Year-Old Boy on Job Site
The owner of a Virginia construction company that specializes in luxury homes faces criminal charges after a 16-year-old boy working on a job site died this summer.
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New Questions Arise About Potential Structural Flaws in Hard Rock Hotel Collapse
Authorities in New Orleans are now investigating a new video following the collapse of the future hotel. The social media post is raising questions about potential concerns before the deadly accident, NBC News reports. The grainy video claims to show the hotel two days before it buckled. An apparent worker at the construction site is heard in Spanish saying a...
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Watch: Drone Footage Shows Hotel After Collapse
Drone footage taken in New Orleans shows the damage after the Hard Rock Hotel collapsed during construction on Saturday.
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Residents Living Near DC's Wharf Complain Dust Is Covering Cars, Affecting Their Asthma
The Wharf has become one of D.C.’s most prized real estate areas, but some who live nearby don’t like what’s blowing their way.
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Residents Near Wharf Say Dust Covers Cars, Affects Asthma
As construction crews work on the second phase of the Southwest Waterfront development, a cloud of dust continues to spread a few blocks away to the Tiber Island neighborhood at M and 4th streets. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.
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Marine On Trial for Murder ‘Missed Thrill of Killing': DA
Prosecutors say a U.S. Marine veteran accused of stabbing a construction worker to death at an Oceanside job site in 2017 “missed the thrill” of killing and went out that night looking for a life to take.
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Shell Workers Would Have Lost Pay If They Missed Trump Speech at Plant
Thousands of union workers at a western Pennsylvania petrochemical plant were given a choice last week — show up for President Donald Trump’s speech on Wednesday or stay home and lose some of their weekly pay, NBC News reports. One of the construction site’s contractors wrote in rules for the speech ahead of the event that employees’ attendance was “not...
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Juvenile Killed in Tragic Construction Accident in Northern Virginia
A juvenile died after being trapped in a ditch in Fairfax County Tuesday night, police said.
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Juvenile Killed in Tragic Construction Accident
A juvenile died after being trapped in a collapsed ditch at a construction site in McLean, Virginia, Tuesday night. News4’s Drew Wilder has the story.
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Juvenile Killed, Man Hurt in Construction Accident in McLean
A juvenile has died and a man is in the hospital after they were trapped in a ditch at a construction site in McLean, Virginia, authorities say.
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Parents Fear Kids at Risk From Dangerous Dust at Silicon Valley School
An NBC Bay Area Investigation reveals the approval process to build a private school in Silicon Valley right next to a concrete plant was the result of an unfortunate chain of events, that included inaccurate permit applications, poor communication between government agencies, and other bureaucratic blunders.
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Man Raped 11-Year-Old Girl in Top Bunk With Brother on Bottom Bunk: Prosecutor
A stranger climbed through a second-floor window, then up to the top bunk of a bed and raped an 11-year-old girl while her brother was in the bottom bunk below, a prosecutor said Sunday.
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Suspect Charged With Rape of 11-Year-Old Girl in Her Bedroom: Police
A suspect accused of climbing through a window and raping an 11-year-old girl inside her Brooklyn home was in custody Saturday to the cheering of neighbors, police said.