Valerie Bonk
News Reporter at WTOP-FM (Washington, DC)
Reporter @wtop. Proud former homeschooler. Law school grad and Master’s in Journalism. IG: @valerieabonk
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wtop.com | Valerie Bonk
Metro’s effort to fully automating the agency’s trains inched one step closer to the finish line on Friday, as the Green and Yellow Lines became the latest to undergo the transition. Randy Clarke, who serves as Metro’s CEO and general manager, told WTOP that the transit agency is focusing on reliability and safety in getting automatic trains to run smoothly. “Automation is our goal to get to as a system, which is kind of the world standard in big rail systems and across Asia, Europe,” Clarke said.
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insidenova.com | Valerie Bonk
Fairfax County police on Friday released body camera footage of an incident in April when two police officers were shot while conducting a traffic stop, with a third officer fatally shooting the gunman, according to authorities. The shooting happened in the 4000 block of Majestic Lane near Greenbriar. Both officers were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, Fairfax County police said.
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wtop.com | Valerie Bonk
Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have released body camera footage of an incident in April when two police officers were shot while conducting a traffic stop, with a third officer fatally shooting the gunman, according to authorities. The shooting happened in the 4000 block of Majestic Lane near Greenbriar. Both officers were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, Fairfax County police said.
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krdo.com | Valerie Bonk
By Valerie BonkClick here for updates on this story CHESAPEAKE BAY (WTOP, WTOP NEWS) — Oysters are thriving at the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay, and the news continues to get better for the mollusks and local watermen.
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2 weeks ago |
wtop.com | Valerie Bonk
A D.C. woman faces assault charges after allegedly spitting on former Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin Jr. while he was being interviewed by Newsmax earlier this month. Emily Gabriella Sommer, 32, was arrested and charged with one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding a government official. Court documents said it happened in front of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the 600 block of D Street NW on May 8.
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Mount Vernon is marking a major anniversary with a reenactment and the ribbon cutting of a new feature on Sunday in Virginia. https://t.co/4L0AD7joiP
RT @CCADW: Pope Francis was “a complete role model to me," @FrJohnEnzler tells @WTOP's @ValerieBonk @CCADWComms
Talked with the former CEO of Catholic Charities in D.C. about Pope Francis and his visit in 2015: “I think he gave us a great image of how to live, and we’ll do the best we can to lift up that image.” https://t.co/slnPAfl13e