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NFL Draft Is Coming To DC: Here's When Football Will Take Over The National Mall In 2027
The National Mall is about to trade tourists for touchdown celebrations. One of the biggest weekends in football is officially heading to the DMV, with the NFL announcing on Thursday that the 2027 NFL Draft will transform the heart of DC into a three-day football festival from Thursday, April 29, through Saturday, May 1, 2027. Forget a convention center. They do it bigger in the nation's capital. The Draft Theater will rise on the National Mall directly in front of the US Capitol, while Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd and 7th streets will become home to the NFL Draft Experience, putting fa…
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Former US Army Soldier Stationed At Virginia Base Who Preyed On Teens Learns Fate: Feds
A former US Army soldier who was stationed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia will spend years in prison after preying on two young girls through social media. Isaac James Guinsler, 25, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison following an investigation into the coercion and enticement of at least two children, federal authorities announced. According to court documents, Guinsler used Snapchat and Apple accounts to share child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and communicate with his underage victims. On his devices, investigators say they identified a total of 297 CSAM images and t…
Obituaries
Maryland Family Mourns 2025 Grad, Aspiring Electrician Christopher Hamilton Jr. After Crash
He had already crossed the graduation stage. His next chapter was just getting started. Now, a Maryland family is preparing to bury 2025 high school graduate Christopher Hamilton Jr., whose life was cut short after a crash just as he was training to become an electrician. Hamilton was critically injured in a crash on Thursday, June 11, and died from his injuries the following day, Friday, June 12, according to his loved ones. The Baltimore County graduate had recently begun building the future he had worked so hard to reach. A proud member of Kenwood High School's Class of 2025, Ham…
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Can You Spell The 4 Words That Cost Kid The National Bee Crown?
Only four words stood between a Jersey City student and the Scripps National Spelling Bee championship. Ishaan Gupta, representing the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Development, finished second in the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee after a dramatic 90-second spell-off Thursday, May 28, in Washington, D.C. Watch the moment Speller 29 Shrey Parikh won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee by competing in the third Spell-off in Bee history. His winning word, the final word he spelled correctly during the Spell-off, was "bromocriptine." Scri…
Traffic
Maryland Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike, Killed After Landing In Pickup's Path, Police Say
One split second changed everything. A Maryland motorcyclist was thrown from his bike and into the path of an oncoming pickup truck during a violent crash in Anne Arundel County on Wednesday afternoon, police said. The collision happened in Millersville shortly after 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, in the northbound lanes of Veterans Highway just north of Brightview Road. According to the Anne Arundel County Police Department, Charles D. Braun, 70, of Millersville, was riding a 1982 Yamaha XJ650 north when he attempted to change lanes across uneven pavement. Braun lost control of the motorc…
Police & Fire
Woman Sexually Assaulted After Accepting Ride From Stranger In Northern Virginia: Police
A man who offered a 22-year-old woman a ride, took her on a harrowing ride, then sexually assaulted her, is on the run in Virginia, according to police. Investigators from the Prince William County Police Department are on the hunt for a sexual assault suspect who is accused of abusing a woman in Woodbridge. According to the department, on Wednesday, officers were called to investigate a reported sexual assault that was reported to have taken place in the area of Thenia Place two days earlier, on Monday, June 22. The woman told investigators that she was walking in the 13300 block of Occoq…
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One Knocked-Over Grill. Twenty-Two Bullets. One Dead. DC Gunman Convicted: Feds
One knocked-over barbecue grill. That's all it took. A petty argument in Washington, DC, spiraled into an old-fashioned shootout that ended in a barrage of 22 bullets, leaving one man dead, a woman ducking for her life, and a gunman likely heading to prison. A Superior Court jury found 35-year-old Irv Duff guilty this week in the August 2023 killing of 26-year-old Darnell Gibson, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announced. According to prosecutors, the violence began inside the stairwell of Duff's girlfriend's apartment building, where he knocked over a barbecue grill…
Police & Fire
Person Of Interest Held After 19-Year-Old Fatally Shot Multiple Times In Virginia: Police
A person of interest is in custody after a 19-year-old was found fatally shot following an argument in Northern Virginia, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. Officers were called around 11:10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, to investigate reports of shots fired in the 200 block of Ivanhoe Court in Fredericksburg. Upon arrival, officers found 19-year-old Oscar Ruiz Mejia suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The Fredericksburg teen was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Witnesses were able to provide officers with a description of the suspected shooter, which led…
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'Divine Intervention': Virginia Family Of 6 Escapes Ceiling Collapse, Faces New Nightmare
For a family of six in Northern Virginia, the miracle came first, when no one was in the living room as the ceiling gave way. The nightmare came after. Gabriel Fernandez and Jessica Dove say their family was suddenly displaced when the ceiling inside their Fredericksburg rental home came crashing down into the living room, leaving a catastrophic scene. The collapse left the room buried beneath insulation, debris, fiberglass, dust, and mold-contaminated materials. "The most incredible part of this story is that, through what can only be described as divine intervention and a series of …
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Maryland US 50 Shut Down After Overturned Truck Sparks Massive Traffic Backup (
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What started as a crash has turned into a traffic nightmare on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Cambridge police, firefighters, and highway crews remain on the scene Thursday afternoon, June 25, after an overturned truck shut down westbound US 50 near 2nd Street, triggering miles-long backups approaching the city. The crash was reported around 9:48 a.m., according to the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration. Officials say two vehicles were involved. As of 12:20 p.m., all westbound travel lanes remained closed, along with the westbound shoulder and left-turn lane. Th…
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Thrown From Stolen Camaro During High-Speed Chase, Maryland Teen Charged In Virginia: Sheriff
A stolen Camaro. A high-speed chase. A violent crash that threw both occupants from the car. A pursuit through Fauquier County ended with 19-year-old Annapolis resident Kevin Antonio Cabrera Velasquez hospitalized after leading deputies on a high-speed chase in a stolen Camaro before a violent Route 29 crash, according to the sheriff's office. The chase began around 9:20 p.m. on June 21, when Fauquier County dispatchers alerted deputies to a license plate reader hit on Marsh Road south of Bealeton involving a reported stolen vehicle. The alert initially came back to a Toyota sedan with Mar…
News
Sean Hannity Addresses Health Rumors After Viewers Expressed Concerns
A well-known TV host is answering questions after viewers noticed something different. Sean Hannity shared a health update on Wednesday, June 24, after his raspy voice and puffy face raised concerns among viewers and sparked online speculation. The 64-year-old Fox News host addressed the concern in a post on X, saying the changes were tied to a pinched nerve and medication. "Thanks to everyone who has checked in," Hannity wrote. "I’ve already addressed this several times on my radio show, but while training, I developed a painful pinched nerve in my neck." Hannity said his doctor put him …
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