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wtop.com —  1+ hour, 31+ min ago

...But The Herald-Mail in Hagerstown reported Saturday that Speedway General Manager Lisa Plessinger asked the group to leave amid infighting over its next steps. The last of the truckers left Friday night, she said....

wusa9.com —  1+ hour, 9+ min ago

...According to a tweet from DC Fire and EMS, crews arrived at the 1800 block of Anacostia Drive in Southeast and helped rescue a woman from the Anacostia River. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. She is currently in critical condition....

nbcwashington.com —  10+ hour, 22+ min ago

...Temps to Hit the Mid-90s in DC Area, Storms Likely Sunday. Friday was the hottest day of the year so far, and Saturday and Sunday will be even hotter, Storm Team4 says. Get ready to sweat like it's the middle of summer: Sweltering heat will grip the Washington, D.C., area all weekend.... ...Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts delivered straight to your phone. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a heat emergency for Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m....

nbcwashington.com —  3+ hour, 22+ min ago

...A Southeast D.C. man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 24-year-old, whom the suspect allegedly shot while on supervised release for drug charges, court documents say. police say officers found Davon Sullivan shot and killed in the 2300 block of Green Street SE about... ...Homicide detectives say a security camera near the May 4 shooting scene captured Gafari confronting Sullivan outside of an apartment building. A witness, Treyvon Green, appeared to try to deescalate the confrontation, police said....

wusa9.com —  2+ hour, 17+ min ago

...The Lincoln Memorial was temporarily closed to the public Saturday morning after celebrating university graduates reportedly left a mess on the steps of the monument, a National Park Service (NPS) official said.... ..."We will reopen as soon as the area has been cleaned and made safe," NPS said on Twitter. Facilities staff worked through the morning and was able to clean the mess within a few hours. The Lincoln Memorial reopened around 11:30 a.m....

nbcwashington.com —  20+ hour, 32+ min ago

...Charlotte Woodward and Madison Essig are just the fifth and sixth students born with Down syndrome to earn a bachelor's degree in the United States. Their achievements were recognized during the commencement ceremony, and they're both honored to hold that distinction.... ...She was the first student with a developmental disability to join a sorority and she was also an elected student senator. News4's Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey has been covering this side of the state since joining NBC4 in 1992....

wtop.com —  1+ day ago

...Wray McCurdy, chairman of the Office of the Public Defender's Board of Trustees, said in a statement. "She has shown leadership ability both inside the courtroom and in the greater community.". Dartigue, currently the acting district public defender for Baltimore, will replace Paul B.... ...Dartigue has received several recognitions for her work, including service awards through the Office of the Public Defender and the National Association of Public Defense and the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks....

nbcwashington.com —  21+ hour, 5+ min ago

...LaTasha Ward, a District 24 candidate for the House of Delegates, has had her head disappear from some of her campaign signs. "If somebody's cutting your face off, that means they want to erase you," she said. "Regardless, they can't erase me. I'm not going to be erased.".... ...News4's Prince George's County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports. Stevenson said he's had some signs disappear, too, as have other candidates. "Everything you see on the sign costs money," Ward said....

wtop.com —  7+ hour, 21+ min ago

...Litter on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in D.C. (Courtesy National Park Service). The memorial will be reopened as soon as the area has been cleaned and made safe, The National Park Service said in a tweet around 9:15 a.m....

wtop.com —  6+ hour, 26+ min ago

...Two people died early Saturday morning when a vehicle crashed and caught on fire in Glenn Dale, Maryland. The crash happened in the 12200 block of Annapolis Road near Fairwood Parkway around 2:40 a.m. Saturday, according to a tweet from Prince George's County police....