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2 dead, charges pending in fiery I-81 tractor-trailer crash

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:46:18 Z

(NBC DC (Local)) Two people died after a tractor-trailer and a truck collided into each other Thursday night on I-81 in Frederick County, according to Virginia State Police. At about 8 p.m., the driver of a car was trying to merge onto I-81 in the southbound lanes...

The Weekend Scene: Art All Night brings free events to every corner of DC

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:28:31 Z

(NBC DC (Local)) Subscribe to The Weekend Scene newsletter to get our picks delivered straight to your inbox — every Wednesday Drumroll, please! For the very last time as mayor … Muriel Bowser presents Art All Night ! It s worth the late-night coffee. You can dance,...

Looking back at 9/11: How Washington grieved and how we remember

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 02:43:10 Z

(NBC DC (Local)) Stories of sacrifice and grief engulfed a nation in the wake of Sept. 11, and the impact is still felt close to home. A quarter-century later, there are entire generations who were not alive yet. For those who were here and those who lost loved ones...

National Guard crime task force member arrested in DC, accused of drawing gun on fellow Guard member

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:01:05 Z

(NBC DC (Local)) A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of President Donald Trump’s task force to fight crime has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts. Zion...

DOJ accuses DC Councilmember Trayon White of tampering jury pool

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:32:03 Z

(NBC DC (Local)) The Justice Department accused D.C. Council member Trayon White of what it calls blatant tampering of the jury pool for his upcoming trial. A court filing Thursday cited a video posted to White s Instagram account earlier this week in which he argues...

East Potomac Park: Judge allows continued tree work by Trump administration

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:20:30 Z

(NBC DC (Local)) A federal judge in D.C. said she is not going to do anything about the 150 trees that have been cut down by contractors in and around East Potomac Golf Course, ahead of controversial planned renovations to the course. Department of Justice attorney...

Trump's plan for a fence at Lafayette Park near White House gets review by federal panel

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:16:50 Z

(NBC DC (Local)) The latest pieces of President Donald Trump s wide-ranging Washington makeover are set for an airing Thursday in front of a federal panel that already has blessed other big-ticket plans from the designer-in-chief. The National Capital Planning...

National Guard members in D.C. share their thoughts on the mission

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:32:22 Z

(NBC DC (Local)) The National Guard s presence is felt, and seen, by everyone who walks near the outside of the Lincoln Memorial. It s been that way for more than a year, since the beginning of the Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission launched Aug. 11, 2025, after...

Washington Manassas Airport one step closer to commercial service

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:13:37 Z

(NBC DC (Local)) Washington Manassas Airport received a new certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday that will allow for certain commercial passenger service to operate there. Part 139 Airport Operating Certificates are issued to...

Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump's $400 million ballroom

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:58:28 Z

(NBC DC (Local)) A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power and remakes the capital in his...

Judge authorizes involuntary feeding of suspect in fatal National Guard shooting

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:01:56 Z

(NBC DC (Local)) A man refusing to eat food while jailed on charges he shot two National Guard troops near the White House, killing one of them, can be fed against his will under a judge s emergency order. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta agreed Saturday to order...