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1 week ago | 
wtop.com | Abigail Constantino |Neal Augenstein
A teenager was killed and another person was wounded after they were shot in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, over the weekend. The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s office said Tyler Chase Butler, 27, of Spotsylvania County, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder and malicious wounding, among other weapons related charges.
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1 month ago | 
wtop.com | Abigail Constantino
This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Alexandria has dropped a criminal charge against a Dale City man dubbed by the Trump administration as the East Coast’s top leader of the MS-13 street gang.
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2 months ago | 
wtop.com | Abigail Constantino
Thousands of runners and spectators will converge on D.C. for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon and 5K on Saturday. Here are some road closures and parking restrictions you need to know before you go. Here’s a map of road closures from the race’s organizers:D.C. police said the following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking from 6 p.m. on Friday until 6 p.m. on Saturday.
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2 months ago | 
wtop.com | Abigail Constantino
In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, “What do you do?” WTOP’s series “Working Capital” profiles the people doing the work that makes the region unique. Some people whistle while they work, but Chris Ullman whistles for work. That’s in addition to running his own public communications firm.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
wtop.com | Abigail Constantino
This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Virginia’s statewide burning law, which prohibits outdoor burning between midnight and 4 p.m., is in effect from Saturday, Feb. 15 through April 30. Violation of the burning law is a Class 3 misdemeanor punishable with a fine of up to $500.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
wtop.com | Abigail Constantino
Traffic stalled on southbound Interstate 95 in Northern Virginia with delays stretching from Lorton to Dumfries following a deadly crash Tuesday. Virginia State Police are investigating a crash that happened just after 2:30 p.m. on the southbound 95 Express Lanes at the 152 mile marker in Prince William County. An SUV that was stopped on the right shoulder was struck by the driver of a work truck that went off on the right side of the road.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
wtop.com | Abigail Constantino
This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The fishing pier at Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge is closed due to structural damage done by ice and extreme winter weather. Repairs are needed throughout the structure and management is working hard to get things fixed in a timely manner, Virginia State Parks said in a Friday morning news release.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
wtop.com | Abigail Constantino
This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker. In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. The long, un-bear-able wait finally came to an end Friday when D.C.’s newest giant pandas made their public debut at the National Zoo. A joyful opening ceremony included remarks from Smithsonian officials, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
wtop.com | Abigail Constantino
Anti-abortion rights demonstrators will gather on Friday for the 52nd annual March for Life, prompting road closures and parking changes in D.C.The march was first held to mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade, which established a women’s right to have an abortion. In 2022, the Supreme Court struck down the ruling, sparking legislative action, protest and numerous lawsuits, and placing abortion at the center of politics across the country.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
wtop.com | Abigail Constantino
Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day fall on the same Monday this year. In addition to holiday closures, there will be additional schedule changes to services across the D.C. area. Here’s what you need to know. The U.S. Postal Service is not delivering mail and neither will UPS. Postal Service locations are closed. Many UPS locations may also be closed, although you may want to check your local store’s website to confirm.
