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A Loudoun County craft brewery is under fire for what some say is an offensive beer collection. Adroit Theory Brewing in Purcellville recently promoted on Twitter a mixed variety four-pack that it calls the “Murder Box.” The beers are named after serial killers: Jeffrey Dahmer, Edmund Kemper, John Wayne Gacy and Richard Ramirez. Don’t be…

The Virginia State Police on Thursday identified the two men killed Tuesday in a head-on, wrong-way crash on the Capitol Beltway in Fairfax County. Patrick Mullens, 32, of Catlett, Virginia, was driving south in the northbound lanes of the Beltway near Exit 46 for Chain Bridge Road when he crashed his Mazda 3 into a…

Registration is now open for Prince William County, Virginia’s new summer enrichment program and there are some new offerings this year. In addition to its traditional summer learning, the Office for Teaching and Learning is offering 30 new programs, including a family engagement opportunity through the county’s Park and Recreation Centers. More Virginia News More…

The Howard County Police Department could be on the verge of its largest budget hike in over a decade. If approved, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball’s budget proposal for fiscal 2023 would give the police an $11 million boost as part of a larger investment in the county’s public safety system. Firefighting services, the county…

A Woodbridge man is dead after a three-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Prince William County, Virginia. Officers responded to Opitz Boulevard and Telegraph Road around 1:15 p.m. to investigate a crash, the Prince William County Police Department said. More Prince William County News More Virginia News Investigators determined a GMC van was headed westbound “at…

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. Prince William County is providing a 60-day extension on its boost for taxicab drivers while considering a permanent extension and deregulating the business. During its meeting last Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors extended its…

This article was written by WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters and republished with permission. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. If Maryland is truly “America in Miniature,” should we play a bigger role in picking presidents? As the Democratic Party looks to reshuffle early presidential primary states for 2024, party leaders want the state to be…

A data-driven report published by D.C.’s independent Criminal Justice Coordinating Council outlines 16 short- and long-term strategies for reducing violent crime. It includes setting up a “Peace Room” which would have dedicated full-time data and crime analysts, violence reduction managers and assigned liaisons from various government agencies to review and respond to shootings in real…

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is asking residents not to hoard baby formula as a nationwide shortage has sent parents searching in the region. “We discourage hoarding, because sometimes the scarcity of products makes people buy more than they need right now,” Bowser said, adding that it can exacerbate the problem. More D.C. News Asked if…

Eagles are being exposed to lead poisoning at an alarming rate, according to a study released earlier this year. Jeff Cooper is a Wildlife Biologist with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources; he’s been coordinating the eagle project for the state over the last 20 years. More Animal News More Local News During that time,…

Thousands are expected to march through downtown D.C. in support of abortion rights Saturday afternoon, nearly two weeks after a leaked draft opinion revealed the Supreme Court to be on the brink of upending a decades-old legal precedent for abortion access. The Women’s March and Planned Parenthood, together with several other women’s rights and progressive…

Bus and train service at the Silver Spring Transit Center is stalled as Metro Transit Police search for the suspect who shot a man at the Maryland station Saturday morning. The South entrance to the station is also closed, but the north entrance has reopened, according to Metro. More Transportation News More DC News A…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Demonstrators facing down a Supreme Court decision that could overturn the constitutional right to abortion are aiming to use rallies from coast to coast Saturday to express their outrage and to mobilize for the fight ahead. More than 380 events were set from Maine to Hawaii, with the largest gatherings expected in…

A man and a 16-year-old boy have been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a man who was found shot dead in Gainesville, Virginia, in the predawn hours of Sunday. Michael Arthur, of Dumfries, was shot and killed in a parking lot of the Somerset Pointe Apartments at about 2 a.m. Prince…

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. A jury in Alexandria found in favor of Manassas Park Police Chief Mario Lugo and Captain Trevor Reinhart Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by former city police officer Regan Miller. Miller’s suit claimed he was wrongfully terminated by…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit twelve women brought last summer against Liberty University, accusing the Christian institution of fostering an unsafe environment on its Virginia campus and mishandling cases of sexual assault and harassment. A notice of dismissal filed Wednesday by the plaintiffs’ attorney, Jack Larkin, said the…