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  • 3 weeks ago | dcnewsnow.com | Max Marcilla

    STERLING, Va. (DC News Now) — Video shared with DC News Now, taken by the advocacy group New Virginia Majority (NVM), appears to show U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents making arrests outside an immigration court in Loudoun County. Sofia Saiyed, a campaign coordinator with NVM, took one of the videos and told DC News Now she believes the people detained were taken to a detention center in Farmville.

  • 3 weeks ago | dcnewsnow.com | Max Marcilla

    FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Virginia’s largest school district has a new cell phone policy that is getting some pushback. The new rules that Fairfax County Public Schools adopted are more lenient than other school districts — they allow high school students to use their phones at lunch during the 2025-26 school year. While the school district is defending both the effects and legality of its new policy, some argue that it may violate a new law. Virginia Gov.

  • 3 weeks ago | dcnewsnow.com | Max Marcilla

    WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Dozens of unlicensed food trucks near the National Mall were towed on Friday, as the city cracks down in an attempt to improve safety. One licensed food truck owner who works in downtown D.C. told DC News Now he’s thrilled the city took this action, saying it’s one he hasn’t seen on this scale in his decade-plus of food truck ownership. In total, 32 unlicensed food trucks were towed. An additional 46 citations were issued, and five junk vehicles were removed.

  • 4 weeks ago | dcnewsnow.com | Max Marcilla

    BEALETON, Va. (DC News Now) — It’s a springtime favorite: picking sweet strawberries at area farms. But this season is over almost before it even started. In Fauquier County at Messick’s Farm Market, owner Jimmy Messick said this strawberry season was not one to remember. “Out of the 12 or 13 years that we’ve been growing, this is the worst year of growing that I have experienced,” he told DC News Now. Messick said in a normal season, each plant produces about one pound of strawberries.

  • 4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Max Marcilla

    BEALETON, Va. (DC News Now) — It’s a springtime favorite: picking sweet strawberries at area farms. But this season is over almost before it even started. In Fauquier County at Messick’s Farm Market, owner Jimmy Messick said this strawberry season was not one to remember. “Out of the 12 or 13 years that we’ve been growing, this is the worst year of growing that I have experienced,” he told DC News Now.

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Max Marcilla
Max Marcilla @MaxJMarcilla
13 Jun 25

Rush hour on the Key Bridge is never fun. Talking to drivers here for @DCNewsNow - they say it’s even worse today. #ArmyParade road closures are in place. If you don’t need to drive around the DC area, it’s probably best to avoid this. Not fun! 🚗 📸 taken at 5:30p https://t.co/G1iCvspTkU

Max Marcilla
Max Marcilla @MaxJMarcilla
11 Jun 25

Happening now: there are many people who loved Kyle Coleman honoring him at a vigil at Battlefield High School. Many just found out a body was found earlier tonight. They are remembering him as a fun and happy young man, loved by many different communities. https://t.co/reUkUv8b8E

Max Marcilla
Max Marcilla @MaxJMarcilla

A search for 19-year-old Kyle Coleman is happening now along Galleria Drive in Tysons. Coleman, pictured here, was last seen just after midnight on Saturday. Police say he was in a car crash near here, but not in his car. Following this story for @DCNewsNow. https://t.co/AehN1AQTTv

Max Marcilla
Max Marcilla @MaxJMarcilla
10 Jun 25

From @FairfaxCountyPD: "Late this afternoon, the FCPD Dive Team recovered a human body from a small body of water near Westpark Dr & Galleria Dr in Tysons. An FCPD death investigation is now underway."

Max Marcilla
Max Marcilla @MaxJMarcilla

A search for 19-year-old Kyle Coleman is happening now along Galleria Drive in Tysons. Coleman, pictured here, was last seen just after midnight on Saturday. Police say he was in a car crash near here, but not in his car. Following this story for @DCNewsNow. https://t.co/AehN1AQTTv