Gina Cook

Washington, D.C.

Digital Content Producer at WRC-TV (Washington, DC)

Digital Content Producer @nbcwashington |Missouri J-School & @UofAlabama alum | Aspiring world traveler & hot sauce connoisseur | RTs not endorsements

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Metrobus will stop going to 500 stops soon. Here's how to find your new route

3 days ago | nbcwashington.com | Joseph Olmo |Gina Cook

Major changes are coming to Metrobus beginning Sunday, June 29. More than 500 bus stops in D.C., Maryland and Virginia will be eliminated for WMATA's Better Bus Network redesign. Metro said Better Bus is the first major redesign of the system in more than 50 years. All Metrobus routes and schedules will change - and every single route will be renamed, Metro said. How do I know if my bus stop will be removed? Metro has posted signs at the bus stops to warn riders of the upcoming changes.
Man tried to lure child into his car near Annandale school bus stop

3 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook

Tasos Katopodis/Getty ImagesA man was arrested after police say he tried to lure a child into his car in Annandale, Virginia, Tuesday morning. The child was waiting for a school bus near Little River Turnpike and Wadsworth Court when 45-year-old Hugo Perez Soliz pulled up and tried to persuade the child to get into his car, Fairfax County police said. The child ran to an adult they trust nearby who took a photo of the black Subaru before Perez Soliz drove off, police said.
Suspect arrested in killing outside Maryland CVS

3 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook

An 18-year-old man has been arrested in the brazen daytime killing of a man outside a CVS pharmacy in Prince George's County, Maryland, police say. Christian Okubo, of Temple Hills, shot and killed 23-year-old Anthony Bullock Friday morning near the drugstore on Allentown Road in Camp Springs, Prince George's County police said. Surveillance video obtained by News4 shows two men shaking hands on the sidewalk near the entrance.
Man dies in shooting outside CVS in Prince George's

4 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook

NBC WashingtonA man is dead after a shooting outside a CVS pharmacy in Prince George's County, Maryland, Friday morning, police say. Officers found the man suffering from a gunshot wound at the CVS at 7050 Allentown Road in Camp Springs about 10 a.m.He died at the scene, police said. Detectives put yellow crime tape around the drugstore parking lot to block it off as they investigate. Police are working to establish a suspect in the case. No further information was immediately available.
Chief says teen who broke into 121 cars in one night is out of jail

4 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook |Joseph Olmo

A Maryland police chief is calling for greater accountability in the case of a group of teens accused of breaking into 121 cars in one night during a rapid crime spree. Laurel police arrested a 16-year-old boy Wednesday morning in connection to car break-ins on the night of May 4. He and two other teens smashed car windows and stole items from 54 cars in Laurel and 67 more in Prince George's, Anne Arundel and Howard counties, police said.
Virginia man arrested in Memorial Day road rage shooting on I-95 in Maryland

1 month ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook

Maryland State PoliceA man from Leesburg, Virginia, faces attempted murder charges after he fired bullets at a car on Interstate 95 in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Memorial Day, police say. Leesburg police arrested 22-year-old Fredy Gonzalez-Esquivel Tuesday morning, hours after the apparent road rage shooting. Maryland State Police said the shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. Monday on I-95. A man told troopers his vehicle was shot multiple times, police said.
Maryland man accused of killing 72-year-old mother

1 month ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook

ShutterstockA man killed his mother and assaulted another woman at a home in Bowie, Maryland, on Sunday, police say. James Calero, 40, assaulted 72-year-old Susan Calero and the second woman during a fight at a home on Blackwell Lane, Prince George's County police said. Bowie officers found Susan Calero unconscious and suffering from severe trauma when they responded to the domestic incident just before 4 p.m., according to police. She died at the home.
ATV driver killed, woman hurt after Prince George's crash

1 month ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook

Getty ImagesAn ATV crashed into a pickup truck in Brandywine, Maryland, over the weekend, killing the driver and seriously injuring a woman riding on the ATV, police say. The crash happened about 6:20 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Dyson Road and Missouri Avenue, Prince George's County police said. The person driving the ATV was critically hurt. He died a short time later at a hospital, police said. The woman riding with him remains hospitalized in serious condition, police said.
GW Parkway closure for storm cleanup causes heavy traffic

1 month ago | nbcwashington.com | Megan McGrath |Gina Cook

Part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway remains closed as crews continue to clean up the damage left behind from Friday's big storm. All lanes of the road are shut down between Belle View Boulevard in Alexandria, Virginia, and Alexandria Avenue in the nearby Fort Hunt area. Drivers who rely on that section of the road have to take detours through neighborhood streets, which caused significant backups during the Monday morning rush.
Crowd of teens fighting partially closes Navy Yard Metro station

1 month ago | nbcwashington.com | Gina Cook

Fights broke out in the Navy Yard area of D.C. Saturday night, causing Metro to close part of the nearby station. Video from a News4 viewer shows a large crowd of what appears to be dozens of young people at New Jersey Avenue and M Street SE. Multiple police cruisers responded to the block, and some people appeared to be running away. A spokesperson for WMATA said a large group of teens were fighting, which caused them to close the New Jersey Avenue side of the Navy Yard-Ballpark station.