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Thousands of Salvadorans brace for possible end of TPS
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (422+ words) Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of Salvadorans living in the D.C. metro area will expire at midnight Thursday, placing those with protected status in legal limbo. While the Trump administration said Salvadorans are retaining their TPS protection for…...
Activists rally outside White House as TPS deadline looms for thousands of Salvadorans
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (309+ words) Time is running out for the nearly 200,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S. under temporary protected status (TPS). A small rally formed outside the White House Tuesday evening as advocates and some lawmakers push for a last-minute extension, but so far, none…...
Pregnant woman's baby dies after Woodbridge hit and run
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (132+ words) A pregnant woman was injured and her baby died after a hit and run in Woodbridge, Virginia Thursday night. A man was also hit and injured in the crash. Police said a 28-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were walking…...
Ex-Olympian to tell judge why Reflecting Pool charge should be out, for good
1+ week, 2+ day ago (89+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Attorneys for David Hearn say they worry President Donald Trump, who has…...
Justices question both sides in down-to-the-wire Maryland redistricting arguments – WTOP News
1+ week, 3+ day ago (416+ words) This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Read the story at Maryland Matters. Justices on the Supreme Court of Maryland had questions for both sides during two hours of arguments Thursday on whether a…...
DOJ accuses Trayon White Sr. of ‘blatant attempt’ to sway jury in bribery case
1+ week, 3+ day ago (83+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Prosecutors said a video the D.C. Council member uploaded to social media included…...
‘Worst of the worst’: DC attorney general sues over conditions at Ward 5 apartment building – WTOP News
1+ week, 4+ day ago (411+ words) Human waste in stairwells, no working elevators or air conditioning, exposed electrical wiring and unrepaired fire damage. Those are among nearly 200 unresolved housing code violations that prompted the D.C. Attorney General’s Office to sue the owner and manager of Delta Pearl,…...
Judge lacked power to overturn ex-soldier Bowe Bergdahl’s military conviction, appeals court rules – WTOP News
1+ week, 5+ day ago (250+ words) A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of Bergdahl’s claims in district court. The panel said District Judge Walton in Washington lacked the jurisdiction to vacate Bergdahl’s court-martial…...
Driver charged in March crash that killed 2 in Rockville – WTOP News
1+ week, 6+ day ago (227+ words) A driver has been charged after two men were killed in a car crash in Rockville, Maryland, earlier this year. Montgomery County police said Monday that the driver, Daniel Danny Aguilar Medrano, 24, of Rockville, was charged with two counts of…...
Man convicted of murder in Virginia ding dong ditch shooting
2+ week, 3+ day ago (286+ words) A jury convicted a Spotsylvania man of murder and other charges late Thursday night, months after he shot and killed a teenager playing a game of "ding dong ditch" with friends. Tyler Butler was convicted of second degree murder for…...