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45+ min ago (125+ words) A woman has died after a Loudoun County Transit bus hit her Monday evening, authorities say. Alyssa Kakol, 34, was hit on Croson Lane near Moorefield Boulevard outside the Ashburn Metro station just before 6:30 p.m., the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Medics took Kakol to a hospital, where she died. Kakol was from Purcellville, the sheriff's office said. The crash reconstruction unit of the sheriff's office is investigating. Authorities didn't give any further information about what happened. Investigators are asking anyone who saw the crash or has relevant information to call 703-771-1021. Callers who want to be anonymous can call Loudoun County Crime Solvers at 703-777-1919 or submit a tip through the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office app....

56+ min ago (160+ words) ASHBURN, Va. " A 34-year-old woman has died after she was hit by a bus on Monday evening in Ashburn. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is still investigating exactly what happened." According to a spokesperson for the sheriff's office, deputies were first called to Croson Lane just northeast of the intersection of Moorsefield Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. for a report of a crash involving a pedestrian. Once on scene, responding deputies learned the crash involved a Loudoun County transit bus. The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Deputies have identified the woman as Alyssa Kakol of Purcellville." The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office says the crash investigation remains active. They ask anyone who may have information or may have witnessed the crash to contact Detective Atchison at 703-771-1021. Anonymous tips can be submitted via Crime Solvers at 703-777-1919. Additional details…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago (258+ words) Sheriff's deputies say 38-year-old Nicole Smith attacked the staff member without provocation. [View image] Woman arrested for stabbing Virginia hospital worker in the face with a pen FREDERICKSBURG, Va. " A Pennsylvania woman was arrested for stabbing a hospital staff member in the face with an ink pen in Spotsylvania County over the weekend. The sheriff's office says the attack was unprovoked. Deputies responded to the Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center just after 3 a.m. on Sunday for a report of a stabbing. When deputies arrived, they found a broken pen and blood on the floor in the Emergency Room area. Deputies learned that someone sitting in the waiting room had become enraged and attacked a staff member, stabbing them multiple times with the pen in the head and face. The staff member was able to fend off the attack and get to safety....

1+ hour, 53+ min ago (354+ words) December 2, 2025 / 11:54 AM EST / CBS Baltimore A man who died in 2010 was identified as a suspect in a 1988 cold case homicide in Frederick, Maryland, according to the city police department." The suspect, identified as Calvin Ziegler, was interviewed during the initial investigation. However, due to early DNA testing, he was not determined to be a suspect at the time. According to police, 23-year-old Delores Marie "Mooda" Thompson was found dead in her apartment in the 100 block of South Market Street on Feb. 1, 1988. There were no signs of forced entry, according to police." It wasn't until this year that her family received answers due to a development in the case." "Thanks to recent advancements in department forensic equipment, our crime scene unit was able to revisit the evidence with fresh eyes," Frederick Police Chief Jason Lando said. Police said they examined the…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago (49+ words) Even Tony Romo is fed up with what he's seeing on Sunday. The former Dallas Cowboys star turned CBS announcer is working two NFL games this week. Romo and CBS play-by-play man Jim Nantz were on the ... WJZ-TV meteorologist Steve Sosna has your latest weather forecast....

3+ hour, 5+ min ago (146+ words) Washington Wizards forward Corey Kispert is no stranger to good coffee'a Seattle-area (Edmonds) native, he's regularly spotted arriving to games in the tunnel with an Americano in hand. Last year, he started a series on Instagram called "The Grind," in which he highlighted local coffee shops in various cities when he traveled. But in the [] The post Wizards' Player Corey Kispert Is Launching a Coffee Brand first appeared on Washingtonian. Kispert says launching The Grind coffee series on Instagram began as something to do on the road to engage with followers and show fans another side of him. But the reach extended beyond his fanbase. "A bunch of players on other teams asked me to send the list of places that I went," Kispert says. "There's a huge coffee community, and a lot of coffee drinkers in the NBA....

3+ hour, 44+ min ago (1028+ words) The National Guard member who survived being shot in an attack in D.C. last week is in serious condition but has shown signs of improvement including being able to give a thumbs-up when a nurse asked if he could hear. News4s Paul Wagner reports as D.C. police begin to patrol alongside guard units. Since last week's shooting of two National Guard members in the nations capital by a suspect who is an Afghan national, the Trump administration announced a flurry of policies aimed at making it harder for some foreigners to enter or stay in the country. The administration said it was pausing asylum decisions, reexamining green card applications for people from countries "of concern" and halting visas for Afghans who assisted the U.S. war effort. The stepped up effort to restrict immigration has been harshly criticized by refugee advocates and those who work…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago (191+ words) CLOSINGS AND DELAYS: Loudoun, Culpeper, Fauquier, Howard and Baltimore county schools will open 2 hours late Tuesday December 2, 2025, 3:59 AM Recently released Census Bureau data indicates Maryland commuters spend on average 31.5 minutes driving to work. The state ranked second to New York's 32.8-minute average commute in 2023, according to data extracted from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. "The number did go up in the last year," said Chester Harvey, director of National Center for Smart Growth's Transportation Policy Research Group. "It's about one minute that it looks like it increased between 2023-2024," Harvey said. He told WTOP there are two reasons for the increase: "One is there is more congestion, and the other is if they're having to travel farther." During the pandemic, Harvey said, it was clear people, in many cases, took advantage of remote work. Some moved farther away from their…...

5+ hour, 1+ min ago (415+ words) SEATTLE " An anonymous donation expected to exceed $50 million is helping cover tuition costs for medical laboratory science students at the University of Washington for the next half-century. The dean of the university's School of Medicine, Dr. Tim Dellit, made the surprise announcement Monday to about 30 grateful undergrads, who will each see two quarters' worth of tuition covered for their senior-year clinical rotations, The Seattle Times reported. "I'm really shocked," said Jasmine Wertz, eyes filling with tears. "Overwhelmed. Extremely grateful." Students in the program are trained to perform clinical lab tests on patient samples, which are used to help diagnose, treat and prevent disease and other conditions. Their clinical rotations are so time-consuming that it's hard to hold down part-time jobs during them. The gift is the latest in a series of recent donations helping pay for college around the country....

6+ hour, 17+ min ago (350+ words) Good morning. Cold and rainy until this afternoon, with a high around 41. Some school systems north and west of DC have announced delays. Clear overnight, with a low near 27. The Capitals visit Los Angeles tonight, and the Wizards are at Philadelphia. You can find me on Bluesky, I'm @abeaujon.87 on Signal, and there's a link to my email address below. Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, "Christmas Time Is Here." Mann and Leo have quietly turned their holiday tour into a must-see tradition. They bring their thoughtful take on the festive season to the Birchmere tonight, with scheduled guest appearances by Paul F. Tompkins, Nellie McKay, and Josh Gondelman. " Despite DC Mayor Muriel Bowser's plans to step down, neither Robert White nor Brooke Pinto will seek her job'they'd rather run to be DC's non-voting delegate in Congress instead. " Jeff Bezos and Lauren…...