John Henrehan
FOX 5 DC
Washington, DC, United States
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P.G. officer suspended for pulling gun off-duty
A Prince George's County police officer has been suspended from his job after being charged with pulling out a gun during an argument on a D.C. street. A companion of the officer allegedly pulled-out a tire iron. → Read More
Expensive air conditioning unit stolen from Oxon Hill church
Someone has stolen an air conditioning unit from a church in Prince George’s County. It’s not just a window air conditioner. What was stolen was a heavy, industrial unit worth thousands of dollars. Part of the theft was caught on security video.<br/> → Read More
Man gets DC parking ticket for car he doesn't own
Maryland motorist Jon Rasmussen got a shocking notice in the mail several weeks ago. It was a notice of an "unsatisfied" parking ticket from the District of Columbia informing him that on May 4, his Honda sedan had been parked illegally on private property without consent on Maine Avenue, SW. → Read More
Kayakers gather in Great Falls
Some of the best kayakers in the world are gathered this weekend at Great Falls on the Potomac River for an annual time-trials competition. <br/> → Read More
Tips for using Metro on July 4th
Take it from a veteran D.C. reporter: Metrorail is the way to get into and out of the District on the Fourth of July. But there are some tips you should know that will make your trip easier. And, if you're seeing the fireworks (and riding home on Metro), don't miss the last two tips on my list -- they are crucial.<br/> → Read More
Car occupants 'uncooperative' in investigation of teen fatally struck in Silver Spring
Montgomery County police are still not sure who was driving the car that ran off a school parking lot Tuesday night and killed a teenage girl who was watching a soccer game. The two women and one man in the car are not answering police questions in the case. Investigators hope other witnesses will come forward. → Read More
University of Maryland lacrosse player charged with sex assault remains in jail
A University of Maryland lacrosse player remains in a regional Virginia jail after failing to answer routine questions about drug use.<br/> → Read More
Effort to remove Loudoun County Supervisor fails
The effort to get Loudoun County Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (R) removed from office by a judge has failed. The special prosecutor assigned to the case said there was insufficient evidence to proceed and she asked for a dismissal. The judge, after hearing arguments, agreed. The case was dismissed. → Read More
Public grumbling over zoo closure of invertebrate exhibit
Saturday was the last day for the public to visit the popular invertebrate exhibit at Washington, D.C.’s National Zoo. → Read More
AAA furious over DC speed cameras on highway shoulders
Sometime in the last month, speed cameras started showing up on the shoulder lanes of the interstate freeways that run through the District of Columbia. AAA Mid-Atlantic complained to the city. → Read More
No recommendation, no action on meals tax in Fairfax County
A task force charged with considering a local restaurant tax in Fairfax County could not come to a consensus on whether to move forward with the idea. It put forth a lengthy report with "no recommendation" on the issue. → Read More
Region’s first bus-only lanes to open in August
Later this summer, a new kind of bus service will be offered in the metropolitan area. Buses will run between Alexandria and Arlington, and part of the route will consist of bus-only lanes. It is a first for the area. → Read More
D.C. planners consider tolls for inbound traffic
A new transportation plan for D.C. is floating the idea of establishing tolls for vehicle traffic at key entry points to the city. → Read More
Most Fort Washington evacuees move back into homes near slope failure
As they promised to do, most of the evacuees from Piscataway Drive in Prince George’s County appear to be moving back into their homes, despite the proximity of a large slope failure. → Read More
Can Lyme disease be spread through sex?
The prevailing scientific view is that Lyme disease is spread to human beings only through the bites of certain species of ticks. But sometimes Lyme strikes multiple members of the same family -- the parents and the children. Some of those families believe that the bacterium that causes the debilitating symptoms of Lyme can also be spread through sexual contact.<br/> → Read More
Burke, Va., residents divided over construction of 16-story cell tower in neighborhood
Burke Centre, Va., is a planned community of more than 5,800 homes, with schools, shopping centers, trails and parks, athletic courts and swimming pools. All the amenities but one: the cell phone service here is weak. One of the biggest of the nation's wireless companies, AT&T, has proposed leasing land in Burke Centre to construct a very large cell tower. → Read More
Vets group tries to build a new “greatest generation”
At Hart Middle School in DC's Congress Heights neighborhood (in SE), a trio of buses pulled up early Saturday afternoon. <br/> → Read More
Va. man gets 7 years for hiding 16-year-old friend's body after heroin overdose
A young man from Vienna, Va., was sentenced Friday to 80 months in federal prison. The charge was tampering with evidence. The defendant had moved the body of a teenage girl who had died of a heroin overdose. → Read More
Elevator inside Washington Monument breaks down; tourists stranded at the top
The elevator in the newly-reopened Washington Monument stopped working on Wednesday for about 90 minutes. No one was trapped in the elevator, but dozens of people had to descend the monument stairs -- among them a woman over the age of 80. → Read More
Proposed extension of Lorton landfill sparks debate
The company that owns a big construction landfill in Lorton wants to extend the existence of that facility until the year 2034. Some nearby homeowners are furious because the landfill is supposed to close in 2018. → Read More