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Root For These 24 Maryland, Virginia Athletes Repping Team USA At Paris Olympics
A strong contingent of athletes and para athletes from Maryland and Virginia are headed to the Paris Olympics.
A total of 24 athletes from Maryland and 15 from Virginia have all qualified for the Olympics and are ready to make their run at the gold when events kick off Friday, July 26.
Athletes from Maryland set to sport the Red, White, and Blue during the Olympics:
Phoebe Bacon, of Chevy Chase, in swimming;
Aaron Brooks, of Hagerstown, in wrestling;
Kevin Durant, of DC, in basketball;
Erin Gemmell of Bethesda, in swimming;
Noah Hanssen, of Maryland, in wheelchair fencing;
Jahmal …
Man Assaults Officer Telling Him To Back Off Of Security Guard In Arlington, Cops Say
A Maryland man has been arrested in Virginia after assaulting and seriously injuring an officer overnight, police said.
The officer was conducting parking enforcement on the 2900 block of Columbia Pike in Arlington when he saw 29-year-old Otis Brown, of Waldorf, MD, confronting security of a nearby business around 12:50 a.m. Sunday, May 26, county police said.
The officer approached Brown and told him to stop, but Brown shoved the officer into a parked, unoccupied vehicle, causing property damage, then hit the officer several times, county police said in a release. Brown fled on foot w…
Arlington Photographer Who Divulged Silver Lining Of Cancer Diagnosis Dies, 41
Rachel Hegarty, an Arlington photographer, has died after battling cancer for more than a year.
Hegarty, 41, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2024 surrounded by her family, according to her obituary on the Murphy Funeral Homes website.
Pic by Cait Kramer Photography
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Hair by CUTTING EDGE BY MORA Posted by Rachel E.H. Photography on Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Hegarty had been diagnosed with Stage 3 cervical cancer on Valentine's Day of 2023. Last year, she told Daily Voice that the silver living of her diagnosis is that it brought her closer…
Two More Busted For Four-Week Crime Spree Terrorizing DMV Businesses: Feds
Quaysa Flumo and Emmanuel Sumo will have years to think about their actions behind bars after going on a four-week crime spree targeting victims throughout the DMV region, federal authorities announced.
Flumo, a District resident, was sentenced to 234 years in prison, and Sumo, 29, of Takoma Park, was sentenced to 214 months for their roles in a string of armed robberies targeting gas stations, liquor stores, convenience stores, and restaurants in the region.
Prosecutors say that Flumo, Sumo, and Enyinna "Reggie" Onyewu, 31, of Silver Spring, were convicted earlier this year after bein…
Massive 9/11 Motorcycle Ride Flies Through DMV This Weekend (Track THE Route)
One of the largest motorcycle rides commemorating 9/11 sets off Friday morning, Aug. 18, touring Pennsylvania, Maryland, DC, and New Jersey before closing off at Ground Zero on Sunday, Aug. 20.
Click here for maps and the complete itinerary of the 2023 America's 9/11 Ride.
Organized by America's 9/11 Foundation, the annual ride raises funds for college scholarships for children of active first responders across the U.S., and assists emergency organizations with funds, materials, equipment and sometimes volunteers.
The first leg of America's 9/11 Ride kicked off in Somerset, PA early Friday…
Magician Persevered To Make Childhood Dream Come True — Now He Spreads Joy Across Northern VA
The best magicians are the ones with Peter Pan syndrome, says Drew Kennerley.
And he's the first to admit, he's no different.
"The best magicians have to be a kid at heart," said 28-year-old Kennerley, who may be better known across northern Virginia as his stage name, Drew Blue Shoes.
Drew has been making life magical with children's shows at libraries, carnivals and birthday parties since he was 15. And he wouldn't have it any other way.
Armed with his trusty sidekick, Chicken Nugget — a rubber chicken — Drew dons a red bow tie, top hat, suit jacket, and of course, his hallmark blue sh…
Bloodied DC Minors Shot Attempting To Steal Car Busted In MD, Police Say
A pair of minors from Washington, DC were shot attempting to steal a motor vehicle in Maryland, according to police.
What became a bizarre scene played out shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 7, when officers from the Bladensburg Police Department were dispatched to the 4200 block of 53rd Avenue to investigate reports of shots fired in the area.
At the scene, officers learned that multiple rounds had been fired, and a pair of vehicles were seen speeding away from the crime scene, though one did not get far, crashing into two others, prompting the suspects to scurry away on foot.
Offic…
Maryland Man Implicated In Officer-Involved Shooting In Virginia, Police Say
A convicted felon from Maryland is facing charges in Virginia following an incident that led to an officer-involved shooting in Arlington, authorities announced.
Charles County resident El-Amin Mutee, 44, of Waldorf has been charged by police in Arlington with brandishing and felon in possession of a firearm, police in Arlington said on Saturday, Oct. 15.
Police say that shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, officers from the Arlington Police Department responded to the 21000 block of Shirlington Road, where there were reports of multiple shots fired.
Upon arrival, investigators sai…
DC Man Sentenced For Role In Night Of Violence Across Maryland, Virginia
A Washington, DC man will spend more than a decade in prison for his role in a day of terror that involved a violent armed robbery and two armed carjackings in Maryland and Virginia, federal officials announced.
Rashaun Onley, 23, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, on federal charges of committing an armed commercial robbery, carjacking, and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.
The violence began in the early morning of Feb. 5, 2021.
Onley and a co-conspirator entered a convenience…
Arlington Man Who Burned, Stabbed Virginia Mother To Death Apprehended: Police
Police have arrested the man who stabbed a Falls Church woman to death before setting her on fire, officials said.
On August 10 at around 3 p.m., police responded to the 2900 block of Willston Place where they found Silvia Abacay, 40, of Falls Church, on fire and suffering from multiple stab wounds, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
Fire officials put out the flames and Abacay was pronounced dead the scene, police reported.
Surveillance footage from the area showed Richard Montano, 47, of Arlington, entering Abacay's home shortly before her murder, authoriti…
