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Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Two Victims ID'd In Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Two of the six construction workers killed in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse have been identified. Brawner Builders employees Miguel Luna, 49, and Maynor Yassir Suazo, 38, Sandovol were making repairs to concrete on the bridge when a Singaporean ship, the Dali, lost power and struck a beam, causing the collapse and sending them into the Patapsco River below around 1:30 a.m., according to multiple news reports and loved ones. The US Coast Guard on Tuesday evening, March 26 said that all six of the missing construction workers are presumed dead and the search has transitioned to a reco…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Brothers Hid Under Car, Died Together In Northeast DC Shooting (UPDATED) Brothers Hid Under Car, Died Together In Northeast DC Shooting (UPDATED)
Brothers Hid Under Car, Died Together In Northeast DC Shooting (Updated) UPDATED: Federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday that Jackson has been arraigned on the murder charges and he is being held without bond pending his preliminary hearing in the beginning of January. Original Story Less than a week after two popular brothers who worked together at a Peruvian restaurant in the District were killed, police say that a possible shooter has been apprehended and faces multiple counts of murder. Northeast DC resident Ronzoni Jackson, Jr., 24, has been arrested in connection to the fatal shootings of Octavio Quintano, 28, of Silver Spring, and DC resident Osmi…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Community Rallies To Send Bodies Of Brothers Killed In DC Back To Mom In Honduras Community Rallies To Send Bodies Of Brothers Killed In DC Back To Mom In Honduras
Community Rallies To Send Bodies Of Brothers Killed In DC Back To Mom In Honduras Two brothers who worked together at a popular Peruvian restaurant in Washington DC who were both gunned down this week are being remembered as doting family members by loved ones and co-workers. Shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning, Octavio Quintano, 28, of Silver Spring, and District resident Osmin Quintano, 35, were found shot and killed in the 2300 block of 4th Street NE by an unknown shooter who remains at large. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Following the fatal shooting, the community is rallying around his family as they hope to send the brothers back to their native c…

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by Zak Failla
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Hearts Break After Triple Fatal Rideshare Crash In DC Hearts Break After Triple Fatal Rideshare Crash In DC
Hearts Break After Triple Fatal Rideshare Crash In DC Shock and sadness spread following a Washington DC crash that killed a rideshare driver, restaurant worker and his friend early Wednesday, March 15. The US Park Police identified the victims of the Rock Creek Parkway crash as Mohamed Kamara, 42, of Burtonsville, MD (driver); Jonathan Cabrera Mendez, 23, of Arlington, VA; and Olvin Torres Velasquez, 22, of Arlington, VA. According to NBC Washington, Kamara had been living with his siblings and working as a Lyft driver, sending money home to his family in Sierra Leone. His 5-year-old daughter is among those who survive him, th…

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by Zak Failla & Cecilia Levine
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Netflix Is About To Start Charging You To Share Your Password Netflix Is About To Start Charging You To Share Your Password
Netflix Is About To Start Charging You To Share Your Password Sharing your Netflix password will soon come with a price. Starting in early 2023, Netflix will allow only one "home account" and charge for every "sub account" added to that account — up to five, the company announced. The new payment plan was rolled out as an experiment in Argentina, Dominican Republic, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, where customers paid $2.99 to add a sub account. Netflix did not immediately say how much sub accounts will cost Americans.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
$25K Offered In Maryland Man's Slaying $25K Offered In Maryland Man's Slaying
$25K Offered In Maryland Man's Slaying A massive reward is being offered for information on an early morning killing over the weekend in Riverdale Park, authorities say. Arnol Nunez Alfaro, 20, was found shot inside of a vehicle on the 5400 block of Powhatan Road around 1:35 a.m., Saturday, June 18, according to the Prince George's Police Department.  Alfaro was pronounced dead on the scene. A $25,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to an arrest in the case. Loved ones of Alfaro have also set up a GoFundMe to help bring his body back to Honduras, the fundraiser says. If anyone has information relevant …

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by Annie DeVoe