Matt Pusatory

Washington, D.C., United States

Digital Editor at WUSA-TV (Washington, DC)

Digital Editor for #GetUpDC on @WUSA9

Articles

Federal workforce fallout: OPM details new merit-based hiring plan

1 week ago | wusa9.com | Matt Pusatory

Those looking for a federal job will have to fill out a questionnaire that includes questions about patriotism and Trump's executive orders. Credit: AP FILE - The Theodore Roosevelt Building, location of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, on Feb. 13, 2024, in Washington.
License plate reader helps Culpeper Police find 88-year-old man missing from North Carolina

1 week ago | wusa9.com | Matt Pusatory

Culpeper Police Chief Chris Settles says it's an example of how automated license plate readers can save lives. CULPEPER, Va. — Police in Virginia are crediting new technology for helping to reunite a missing man with his daughter. Last week at around 8 p.m., an automated license plate reader notified Culpeper Police officers that a vehicle registered to a missing endangered adult had just entered the town. Two officers located the car at a gas station on Madison Road.
Police search for tractor-trailer driver involved in serious Bay Bridge hit-and-run crash

1 week ago | wusa9.com | Matt Pusatory

Police believe the crash involved four vehicles in total, but a truck left the scene on Tuesday. QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY, Md. — Authorities in Queen Anne's County are asking for the public's help finding a driver who left the scene of a major crash on the Bay Bridge earlier this week. Maryland Transportation Authority Police released photos of the wanted vehicle on Thursday. According MDTA spokesperson First Sgt.
Washington Capitals say email 'mistakenly alluded' to Alex Ovechkin's retirement

1 week ago | wusa9.com | Matt Pusatory

Earlier this month, Ovechkin said he plans to return for his 21st season at age 40. WASHINGTON — An email to Washington Capitals season ticket holders sent shockwaves through the hockey world when it appeared to announce that next season would be superstar 's last. However, the organization quickly announced that no decision has been made about the Great 8's future.
Woman admitted to drinking before shooting outside CIA HQ, court documents say

1 week ago | 13newsnow.com | Matt Pusatory

MCLEAN, Va. — Court documents offer more details about a shooting outside the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency in McLean last week. Monia Spadaro is accused of driving drunk before the shooting happened. According to the documents, around 3:30 a.m. on May 22, Spadaro was driving a grey Toyota Corolla onto CIA property. Spadaro was reportedly driving the wrong way, and a CIA Police officer attempted to stop the driver with lights and sirens.
Alex Ye, student at the center of thwarted Wootton High School shooting plot, sentenced after delay

1 week ago | wusa9.com | Matt Pusatory

Alex Ye was arrested after police were tipped off to a 129-page "manifesto" discussing a school shooting. ROCKVILLE, Md. — After a delay, a 19-year-old Alex Ye has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all but 12 months suspended, after investigators uncovered a shooting plot at Wootton High School. With the suspended time, Ye will serve one year in a local facility; however, upon release, he will be required to serve five years of probation.
Washington Commanders preseason schedule finalized

1 week ago | wusa9.com | Matt Pusatory

WASHINGTON — The Washington Commanders have released their 2025 schedule. Here's what fans can expect. The preseason opener will take place against the Patriots at Gillette Stadium on Aug. 8. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and the game will air on WUSA9. The Commanders will return to Northwest Stadium for back-to-back games against the Bengals on Aug. 18 with kickoff at 8 p.m. It's a Monday Night Football showdown broadcast on ESPN.
Chinatown carjacking: 2 hurt, 1 arrested, DC police investigation continues

1 week ago | wusa9.com | Matt Pusatory

WASHINGTON — One person is in the hospital and another is in custody following a violent armed carjacking early Friday morning in Chinatown. DC Police say just after 1:30 a.m., a group approached two people in a car in the 800 block of 7th Street in Northwest. The suspects pulled both victims out of the car and assaulted them. According to police, one person struck both people with a gun, pointed it at them and robbed them. The suspects took off in the victims' vehicle. Both victims were hurt.
Herndon shooting leaves man hospitalized with critical injuries

1 week ago | wusa9.com | Matt Pusatory

HERNDON, Va. — A man is in the hospital after a shooting in Herndon Friday night. According to police, the shooting victim has critical injuries. An investigation is underway to learn exactly what happened. Just before 10 p.m., Herndon Police officers responded to a call of a man walking in and out of traffic near the bus stop in the 300 block of Elden Street. A short time later, the police department received another call of shots fired in the area.
Silver Spring man pleads guilty to sextortion of more than 100 girls, some as young as 5

1 week ago | wusa9.com | Matt Pusatory

Credit: Pixel-Shot - stock.adobe.com Judge's gavel on table in office GREENBELT, Md. — A Silver Spring man faces up to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges connected to a sextortion scheme that targeted young girls through various social media platforms over the course of at least four years. Authorities believe in that timespan the 28-year-old exploited over 100 young victims, both in the United States and elsewhere.