Suzanne Kennedy
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I-66 Express Lanes open, but not without costing solo riders big bucks
Express Lanes inside the Beltway opened on Interstate 66 Monday, but not without costing solo riders a pretty penny.According to the Express Lanes mobile App, riders were charged an estimated $26.25 going eastbound from the Beltway to Washington at 7:36 a. → Read More
Red Line service suspended for 'major capital improvement project'
If you travel on the Red Line you may need to give yourself some extra travel time until Sunday, December 10. That's because Red Line train service will be suspended Saturday, November 25 through Sunday, December 10 between Silver Spring and Fort Totten an → Read More
Mayor Bowser kicks off rodent control efforts with Rat Walk in DC
Mayor Muriel Bowser will lead a Rat Walk Monday afternoon in an effort to improve rodent control in the city. During the Walk, the mayor is expected to highlight parts of an effort dubbed #BacktoBasicsDC.Topics that will be highlighted are the use of solar → Read More
Community mourns pregnant Md. teacher found dead; boyfriend charged with murder
A community is mourning Laura Wallen, a missing pregnant Maryland teacher found dead on Wednesday, and police have charged her boyfriend Tyler Tessier with her murder.Tessier is expected to be arraigned in District Court in Montgomery County, Maryland on T → Read More
Virginia charity gathers donations for women impacted by Harvey
A Vienna based charity is doing its part to help victim of Hurricane Harvey, especially women and teen girls. Bringing Resources to Aid Women's Shelters (BRAWS) is collecting feminine supplies, underwear and bras for those displaced by the storm.Seeing all → Read More
Vigil held for victims on 1-year anniversary of deadly Silver Spring apt. explosion
Hundreds of people attended a vigil in Silver Spring Thursday night on the one-year anniversary of an apartment explosion that killed seven people.The vigil was held in a parking lot at the Flower Branch Apartments. Behind the speakers and singers was a g → Read More
Employment history released of former Md. aide charged with assault, producing child porn
Investigators delved deeper into the employment background of a former instructional aide arrested and charged for sexually assaulting boys and producing child pornography.The Charles County Sheriff's Office released additional information on Carlos Bell's → Read More
2 honor students shot to death on eve of HS graduation in Montgomery Co.
Adi Najjar stood outside his Germantown home and tried to keep his composure Tuesday.But talking about his son Shadi Najjar, found shot to death Monday night, was almost too much to bear.“It’s so hard, so difficult waiting for answers,” Najjar said. “I nee → Read More
Officials: Md. home catches fire, 'hoarding conditions' pose challenges putting out
Firefighters in Aspen Hill had a difficult time putting out a fire due to hoarding conditions at a one-story house, Montgomery County Fire and EMS reported.Officials say debris was found stacked from floor to ceiling and several windows were blocked by box → Read More
Elderly woman treated for smoke inhalation after fire breaks out in Va. home, sources say
A Vienna woman was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at her Vienna, Virginia home Wednesday morning, fire officials report. The woman, described as being in her late eighties or early ninties, was at home with her husband when the fire s → Read More
Officials: 19-year-old woman driving while on drugs crashes into Va. home
A 19-year-old driver was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Drugs after losing control of her car and slamming into a Manassas home Thursday morning, according to officials.The incident took place at 4:30 a.m. in the 10100 block of Lomond Drive. → Read More
Trial begins in case against Minnieland Academy employee who allegedly abused toddlers
A former employee of a Minnieland Academy in Prince William County is on trial for abusing the toddlers she was supposed to care for. Sarah Jordan worked at the day care facility in Woodbridge for six years before being arrested in 2013 and charged with 3 → Read More
Police arrest suspect in stabbing death of man found at Gaywood Elementary playground
The body of 24-year-old Douglas Reyes was found on a playground near a basketball court at Gaywood Elementary School in Seabrook, Md.Police responded to the school in the 6700 block of 97th Avenue for the report of a stabbing around 3:45 Monday afternoon. → Read More
29th D.C. Adoption Day: Two dozen children to be adopted into forever homes
The dreams of more than two dozen children will come true in the District tomorrow as they are adopted into forever families.Saturday is D.C. Adoption Day. Sixteen-month-old Tennyson will be one of the children placed in permanent homes tomorrow. He has → Read More
Caution or inconvenience? Airlines erring on the side of caution post Paris attacks
Two Paris bound flights were both diverted Tuesday evening after receiving bomb threats.Those flights diverted just hours after four people were removed for suspicious behavior from a Spirit Airlines flight at BWI Airport in Maryland.With reason, air trav → Read More
World War II memorabilia returned to family
LAUREL, Md. ABC7 -- The mystery has been solved. Less than 48 hours after a box of World War II mementos was dropped at the Laurel Police Department the rightful owner has been found.It was originally found in the attic of a District Heights home. Not kno → Read More
DeMatha High School band prepares for the Pope&39;s arrival
They're less than a week off of summer break and DeMatha's High School band is hard at work.The Hyattsville School's wind ensemble is readying itself for what may be these students biggest performance of their lives.Thirty-five DeMatha students will play → Read More
New priests eager for papal visit
This is a big year for Father Martino Choi.In June he was one of nine deacons ordained in the Archdiocese of Washington. He's now in his second month as a priest at Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in Rockville. All of these life milestones are happening → Read More
History made as two women become Army Rangers
History is being made today in the US Military. Two women are now Army Rangers.Captain Kristen Griest and First Lieutenant Shaye Haver were among 96 soldiers who successfully completed the nine week course. They graduated today in Fort Benning, Georgia. 4 → Read More
Papal merchandise available in honor of his arrival
Washington DC is getting ready for September's Papal visit.Merchandise is now available at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in northeast Washington. Some of the most popular items are t-shirts and rosary beads blessed by th → Read More