Ittai Sopher

Connecticut

News Producer at WUSA-TV (Washington, DC)

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2 stabbed in Dupont Circle hours after District reopens park

2 weeks ago | wusa9.com | Ittai Sopher

Credit: Troy Pope / WUSA9 Police clear out DuPont Circle park WASHINGTON — DC Police could be seen clearing out Dupont Circle park Saturday evening, after officers said two men had been stabbed, launching an investigation hours after the District had agreed to reopened the park. The Metro Transit Police asked people at around 7:30 p.m. to avoid the area surrounding the park near Q Street as the investigation unfolded.
50+ Democratic members of Congress to boycott these DC restaurants amid anti-union accusations

2 weeks ago | wusa9.com | Ittai Sopher

Restaurants on the boycott list included Modena on H Street, Osteria Mozza in Georgetown and the Bombay Club on Connecticut Avenue. Credit: Ben Curtis / AP (left) Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) was among the more than 50 Democrats in Congress who pledged to boycott DC restaurants, including Le Diplomate. WASHINGTON — Accusing six D.C. restaurants of union-busting, more than 50 Democratic members of Congress said they would participate in a union boycott.
WorldPride free concert performance set times

3 weeks ago | wusa9.com | Ittai Sopher

The free concerts begin at noon on both Saturday and Sunday, at the Free Capitol Concert Stage on Pennsylvania Avenue. WASHINGTON — Add these times to your WorldPride calendar. The set times for the concerts during the festival's final weekend were announced Friday, including what time you can see headliners Cynthia Erivo and Doechii. The free concerts begin at noon on both Saturday and Sunday at the Free Capitol Concert Stage on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Sources: Kilmar Abrego Garcia to return to US to face federal criminal charges

3 weeks ago | wusa9.com | Ittai Sopher

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador in March but soon after, immigration officials from Trump's administration admitted his deportation was a mistake. WASHINGTON — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Prince George's County man who had been mistakenly deported to El Salvador by immigration authorities, will be returning to the United States, according to a member of his legal team. He will face federal criminal charges, the lawyer said.
Virginia child tests positive for measles, here's why others may have been exposed

3 weeks ago | 13newsnow.com | Ittai Sopher

WASHINGTON — A child tested positive for measles in Virginia on Thursday, marking the third measles case of 2025 in the commonwealth, according to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). The Virginia Health Department said the child, who is no older than 4, started showing symptoms after they were exposed to , where a teen tested positive after traveling internationally. The child is now the second person that the VDH said potentially exposed people to the virus inside Charlottesville.
MPD release new video of man accused of hitting 10-year-old with his moped

3 weeks ago | wusa9.com | Ittai Sopher

According to the boy's mother the moped driver drove back to where he had just hit 10-year-old to pick up his cellphone. WASHINGTON — Surveillance video released Thursday gives a closer look at the moped driver whom the Metropolitan Police Department believe hit a 10-year-old boy in Northwest D.C. and drove off. The crash sent Zaevion Smith to the hospital with a compound fracture to the right leg on Monday. "My bone was sticking out," Zaevion told WUSA9's Melissa Kim on Wednesday.
How to stream the military parade on June 14 on WUSA9+

3 weeks ago | wusa9.com | Ittai Sopher

WUSA9+ will begin streaming the festivities at 6 p.m., 30 minutes before the start of the parade. WASHINGTON — A military parade to celebrate the U.S. Army has been scheduled to roll through Washington, D.C. on Saturday, June 14, and if you want to watch what's going on from the comfort of your living room, WUSA9+ has you covered. Coverage will begin on WUSA9+, streaming the festivities beginning at 6 p.m., 30 minutes before the start of the parade.
Virginia confirms 3rd measles case of 2025 in child

3 weeks ago | wusa9.com | Ittai Sopher

An ice cream shop and a Lowe's hardware store were listed as the two "potential exposure sites." WASHINGTON — A child tested positive for measles in Virginia on Thursday, marking the third measles case of 2025 in the commonwealth, according to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). The Virginia Health Department said the child, who is no older than 4, started showing symptoms after they were exposed to , where a teen tested positive after traveling internationally.
Man arrested 'on suspicion' of DUI after deadly crash in Gaithersburg, Maryland

3 weeks ago | wusa9.com | Ittai Sopher

The 18-year-old had apparently been sitting at a red light in his Jeep Saturday morning when police say a sedan with an 88-year-old passenger crashed into him. Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Blood alcohol concentration test results were still pending Thursday for a teen arrested after a Gaithersburg car crash that killed an 88-year-old woman and sent another person to the hospital.
Washington Mystics forward Kiki Iriafen is WNBA Rookie of The Month

3 weeks ago | wusa9.com | Ittai Sopher

Iriafen also became the first ever Mystics rookie to score four consecutive double-doubles, which she shot between May 18 and May 25. WASHINGTON — The Mystics' first-round pick in the 2025 draft is already cementing herself in D.C. sports history. Kiki Iriafen, the team's forward, was awarded the WNBA Rookie of The Month on Wednesday, marking the first time in the team's 27-year history that a player was given this distinction.