Jessica Kronzer

Harrisonburg

Digital Writer, Editor at WTOP-FM (Washington, DC)

Aspiring professional adventurer 📰 WTOP Journalist (all opinions are my own) 📸 JMU 21’

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Articles

4 dead in apparent murder-suicide in Manassas Park

3 weeks ago | wtop.com | Jessica Kronzer

Two adults and two young people are dead following what appears to have been a murder-suicide in a Manassas Park, Virginia, home Thursday night, police said. Officers went to a home in the 9400 block of Lanae Lane for a welfare check on “unconscious individuals” just before 11 p.m., Manassas Park police said in a Friday morning news release. Police found two adults and two young people dead in an apartment downstairs.
What’s being done to prevent DC road damage from military parade

3 weeks ago | wtop.com | Neal Augenstein |Jessica Kronzer

A week ahead of the military parade planned to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary, soldiers are installing steel plates on D.C.’s streets with hopes of minimizing damage from tanks. If you drive around the National Mall you’ll probably see — and maybe even feel — the one-inch-thick steel plates.
8 endangered black-footed ferrets born at National Zoo’s Virginia campus

3 weeks ago | wtop.com | Jessica Kronzer

Eight slender, endangered ferret babies were born last week at the National Zoo’s Virginia campus, covered in white fur and weighing about as much as a AAA battery. A black-footed ferret named Aristides gave birth to eight kits on May 28 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, according to a news release from the zoo.
DUI charge against woman shot outside CIA headquarters in Fairfax Co.

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jessica Kronzer

Share A woman has been charged with driving under the influence after she allegedly sped toward the front gate of the CIA’s headquarters in Fairfax County, Virginia, and was shot by security officers last week. Monia Spadaro, 27, is facing charges related to driving under the influence and eluding law enforcement’s attempts to stop her vehicle.
DUI charge against woman shot outside CIA headquarters in Fairfax Co.

1 month ago | wtop.com | Jessica Kronzer

A woman has been charged with driving under the influence after she allegedly sped toward the front gate of the CIA’s headquarters in Fairfax County, Virginia, and was shot by security officers last week. Monia Spadaro, 27, is facing charges related to driving under the influence and eluding law enforcement’s attempts to stop her vehicle.
Transportation secretary says DCA is ‘100% safe’ after deadly plane crash, near misses

1 month ago | wtop.com | Jessica Kronzer

With the start of vacation season, travel is top of mind for many Americans. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy joined WTOP’s Michelle Basch and John Aaron to talk about travel, including electric vehicles and concerns about the safety of flying following the crash at Reagan National Airport. For those who might plan to hit the open road, Duffy also previewed the Great American Road Trip Expo, which begins at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Transportation Department’s Southeast D.C. headquarters.
Bowser unveils budget proposals with major cuts and investments in city’s future

1 month ago | wtop.com | Jessica Kronzer |Matt Small

Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled Tuesday her 2026 D.C. budget proposal, along with a supplemental 2025 budget proposal, which avoids tax increases and government layoffs but eliminates or alters some programs involving social services. The proposals address a funding gap created by Congress and look to invest in the city’s future, including in education and public safety. Bowser, alongside city officials, presented the budget at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Tuesday.
4 wounded in Alexandria shooting

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jessica Kronzer

Share Four people are wounded following a shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, early Monday, police said. It happened during the predawn hours in the 3800 Block of Florence Drive, near West Glebe Road, according to Alexandria Police. Three males and one female were shot; all are believed to be in stable condition. Police didn’t provide any details about their identities.
4 wounded in Alexandria shooting

1 month ago | wtop.com | Jessica Kronzer

Four people are wounded following a shooting in Alexandria, Virginia, early Monday, police said. It happened during the predawn hours in the 3800 Block of Florence Drive, near West Glebe Road, according to Alexandria Police. Three males and one female were shot; all are believed to be in stable condition. Police didn’t provide any details about their identities.
Food banks see ripple effects from federal layoffs in DC region

1 month ago | wtop.com | Jessica Kronzer

A former federal employee who worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development is among those turning to food banks in the D.C. region following sweeping cuts to the federal workforce. “She’d worked for USAID for 16 years, and she was rather emotional that she herself was now in the position of needing food assistance,” said Capital Area Food Bank President and CEO Radha Muthiah.