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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Christopher Ford was a baby when his father was sentenced to 28 years in prison for participating in a murder-for-hire scheme that led to the killings of two people at a car dealership. After serving 25 years, prison officials told Robert Glenn Ford he would be released in July under a…

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Inova Health System has opened a new multi-disciplinary cancer treatment center at its Loudoun County hospital. More Loudoun County News More Virginia News The 18,000-square-foot Inova Schar Cancer Institute–Loudoun is a department of Inova Fairfax Hospital. The first…

The Supreme Court is calling on officials in Maryland and Virginia to step up security for justices as protests over the overturning of Roe V. Wade continue. In letters sent to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeffrey McKay, Supreme Court…

Andre Smith has been sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in an armed home invasion in Landover, Maryland, in August of 2020. On August 23, 2020, Smith and his accomplice Stephen Warren threatened a mother and daughter with firearms and demanded money, according to a statement from the Office of the State’s Attorney,…

More than two years after launching the COVID-19 contact trace force to help identify people potentially exposed to the coronavirus and slow the spread of disease, the District says it’s winding down operations. The city’s contact tracing team officially closed shop Thursday, according to a statement to WTOP from D.C. Health. More COVID-19 News More…

A former Georgetown University tennis coach who once coached former President Barack Obama’s family was sentenced Friday to 2 1/2 years in prison for pocketing more than $3 million in bribes in exchange for helping wealthy parents cheat their kids’ way into the school. The sentence for Gordon Ernst is by far the toughest punishment…

A woman was shot and killed in Woodbridge, Virginia, in the early hours of Friday. The Prince William County police said in a statement that someone called to report a shooting in the 13900 block of the Jefferson Davis Highway, just north of the Prince William Parkway and west of the Occoquan Bay National Wildlife…

La Plata Police are investigating a video posted on social media that shows young women getting sprayed at a car wash in Charles County, Maryland. The two women were seen dancing and posing on the hood of a truck for a TikTok challenge on Sunday night. More Local News More Charles County News Someone nearby…

The Prince George’s County Council unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would give some of the Maryland county’s older residents a 20% property tax credit. According to the legislation, residents 65 years old or older who have lived in their home for at least the last 10 years can apply for the credit. More Prince…

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A pair of lawsuits that for years has plagued Virginia’s largest school system with allegations that it ignored students’ accusations of sex assaults are back in front of federal judges. One of the lawsuits includes allegations of horrific abuse suffered by a student at a Fairfax County middle school and…

The unemployment rate in the D.C. metro region in May was 3.3%, after having fallen to a pandemic low of 3.0% in April. A year earlier, the D.C. region’s unemployment rate was 5.1%. More Business News Nationwide, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports unemployment rates were lower than a year ago in 385 of the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection will hear testimony Tuesday from Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide in Donald Trump’s White House who is a vital witness in the sweeping investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The 25-year-old, who was a…

Reston, Virginia-based Electrify America, building out a nationwide network of ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations, counts German industrial giant Siemens AG among its big backers. Electrify America was established by Volkswagen in 2017 as part of a $2 billion legal settlement with U.S. regulators over its diesel emissions-cheating scandal. Volkswagen has also increased its investment…