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4+ hour, 35+ min ago (485+ words) A driver pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for a crash that killed a 17-year-old girl in Burke, Virginia, in 2023. He was speeding nearly 90 mph in a 40 mph zone at the time. News4 video shows him walk free from the courthouse. He still faces one to six years behind bars. News4s Julie Carey reports. Rebekah Zarco was killed in the crash on July 18, 2023. She was driving her younger brother and two close friends, who were injured but survived. Only News4 was in court on Tuesday when Jose Zelaya admitted guilt. The victims father said the plea is difficult for the family to accept. "As a father, this plea agreement is extremely hard to see as justice. Bekah was 17, had just graduated high school, was excited to start college, and her future was taken by a 42-year-old man driving with extreme disregard for human life…...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago (629+ words) FAIRFAX, Va. " For several hours, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors heard from residents about two hot-button issues." One, surrounding how much it'll cost you if your car gets towed. The other, about the zoning rules in place for electrical substations. The substations are one of the key pieces of infrastructure required to power data centers." The Planning Commission voted 11-0 in October, recommending the adoption of a zoning amendment that included several revisions, including substations not to be built within 200 feet of homes, and a public review process for proposed substations. Tuesday night, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted 9-0 to move forward with staff recommendations that include a requirement for substations to be built at least 100 feet from homes, but didn't exactly fall in line with the Planning Commission's recommendation. "Complete utter and utter devastation," said Tyler Ray, reacting…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago (131+ words) WASHINGTON " Detectives with the Fairfax County Police Department arrested a man who attempted to rob a bank located in the Fair Lakes Shopping Center on Monday. On Monday, police were called to the 12900 block of Fair Lakes Shopping Center at 10 a.m. for reports of a bank robbery. Witnesses told police a man walked inside the bank, displayed a note to the teller demanding money. No weapon was displayed. The teller asked the man to leave, and he did, on foot. When officers arrived at the bank, the robber, identified as Nicholas Rodriguez, approached officers and told them he was the robber. Rodriguez was taken into custody and was held on a $1,000 bond. Rodriguez's motive behind attempting to rob the bank is unknown at this time....

6+ hour, 27+ min ago (264+ words) LOCAL ALERT: Montgomery County Council approves University Boulevard Corridor plan in 7-3 vote December 9, 2025, 9:54 PM Prince George's County opened up the application portal for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, commonly referred to as Section 8 housing, last week. During the five-day window that applications were open, there were more than 47,000 applicants for just 5,000 slots. Over the next 45 days, the county will process the applications and a random lottery will decide who gets vouchers and who gets put on the waitlist. And until the new waitlist with over 42,000 names on it is exhausted, it won't be open again. There's no telling how long that will take. The last time the voucher program took new applications was in 2015. Before that, it was 2008. Those who applied will find out by email if their name was chosen for a voucher or put on the waiting list....

6+ hour, 44+ min ago (109+ words) FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. " Democrat Rachna Sizemore Heizer is projected as the winner in the race to replace Congressman James Walkinshaw, who was elected to Congress in September's special election. With 29 of 29 districts reporting, Sizemore Heizer had 67 percent of the votes. RELATED: Who's running for the special election in Fairfax County? Sizemore Heizer was running against Republican Ken Balbuena and independent Carey Chet Campbell. Sizemore Heizer represents the Braddock District on the Fairfax County School Board. She is also an attorney. Walkinshaw was elected after veteran Congressman Gerry Connolly died in May. On Monday, Walkinshaw announced on social media that he was endorsing Sizemore Heizer....

7+ hour, 22+ min ago (124+ words) Just months after opening,MECCA Business Learning Institute (MBLI),Montgomery County'sonly publiccharter school,is facing the revocation of its charter. Just months after opening, MECCA Business Learning Institute (MBLI), Montgomery County's only public charter school, is facing the revocation of its charter for a number of issues, including violation of special education laws, failure to implement required corrective actions and the release of private student information to the media, according to Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials. On Monday, Superintendent Thomas Taylor sent a letter to the school's leadership announcing that he is recommending the county school board begin formal proceedings to revoke its charter, according to MCPS. MBLI is currently teaching sixth and seventh graders in Bethesda. Read more at Bethesdamagazine.com....

7+ hour, 25+ min ago (143+ words) WASHINGTON " A Prince George's County teen suspected of shooting five people outside the Power Night Club in Northeast DC has been arrested. DC police say 19-year-old Langston Wedge of Upper Marlboro was arrested on separate charges on Dec. 2 when they obtained a search warrant in reference to the Nov. 2 shooting. They began investigating after responding to the club in the 2300 block of Bladensburg Road around 1:49 a.m. When police arrived, they found five victims " three women and two men " suffering from gunshot wounds. All five were transported to local hospitals, where they were treated for their injuries. They all survived the incident. On Tuesday, Wedge was brought back to DC, where he was charged with aggravated assault while armed and two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence or dangerous offense....

8+ hour, 11+ min ago (569+ words) LOCAL ALERT: Montgomery County Council approves University Boulevard Corridor plan in 7-3 vote December 9, 2025, 8:10 PM Once a nomination for a new police chief is made by Mayor Muriel Bowser, the D.C. Council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety will hold confirmation hearings before the full council gets a vote. Among those on that committee is Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen, who said he's looking for a chief who can handle several priorities at once. "Certainly, working to have trust in the community, and after what we have seen this last year, a chief that's prioritizing rebuilding trust with the community and those that do not like to see MPD alongside federal enforcement, alongside ICE officers," Allen told WTOP. Earlier this year, outgoing Chief Pamela Smith and D.C. Police received criticism for working alongside federal officers during President Donald Trump's administration's federal law…...

8+ hour, 46+ min ago (331+ words) MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. " Montgomery County Council approved moving forward with the University Boulevard Corridor Plan. The vote passed 7-3 at Tuesday's council meeting. Proponents of the project believe it will create safer roads for pedestrians and cyclists. The plan includes comfortable walkways, low-stress bikeways, and appropriately sized intersections. The county says the plan will also create new housing options by rezoning residential blocks along the corridor to allow for varied residential development. Council President Natali Fani-Gonzalez praised the vote on Tuesday, saying it will allow more to move to Montgomery County in the future. "Dealing with the housing crisis is not a talking point. We have to take action," said Fani-Gonzalez. The plan covers the stretch of road from East Indian Spring Drive to Amherst Ave in Wheaton. But - Council Member Will Jawando is concerned about the flip side. "Want redevelopment, but…...

8+ hour, 57+ min ago (185+ words) LOCAL ALERT: In a 7-3 vote, the Montgomery County Council OKs the University Boulevard Corridor Plan that looks to improve a 3.5-mile stretch from Four Corners to Wheaton in Maryland. December 9, 2025, 7:25 PM Construction on the White House East Wing began in October under President Donald Trump's instruction to build a new, $250 million ballroom. Now, there's only rubble where the East Wing once stood. The architect of the ballroom is Shalom Baranes Associates, a D.C.-based firm that previously designed the General Services Administration's national headquarters, according to the company's website. "I'm just amazed at the amount of progress that has been made in that short amount of time. I've been here almost 30 years in D.C., and I've never had the opportunity to go up here," Monsivais said. "It was just stunning just to see how much work they've done so far." The White…...