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Grief often requires faith in the midst of an unforgettable tragedy.

St. Augustine Catholic Church parishioners would agree when they’re reminded of the way Marlysha, Paul and Leilani Liddell left this world.

“It would’ve been horrible however they died. It is especially horrible that it was so violent, and they were such gentle people, such joy-filled people,” said Monica Gray with St. Augustine Catholic Church. “[…] Paul and Marylsha don’t have to live without their little girl, and Leilani doesn’t have to grow up without their parents.”

The Liddells were a young Virginia family who lived in Manassas and made the commute all the way to Northwest D.C. every Sunday for Sunday Devotion and to be with their church family.

Marlysha Liddell was a caring mother civil rights attorney for the Department of Justice.

Paul Liddell, the yin to his wife’s yang, whose thunderous voice carried through the pews when speaking about the love he had for his family.

Leilani, the couple’s miracle baby born prematurely, whose vocabulary was impressive for a 4-year-old who was preparing to start pre-K this week.

“They lived in faith, and they were a living testimony,” said Father Patrick A. Smith. “[…] It really was a community that really embraced them, their whole family.”

St. Augustine parishioners told News4 shortly after the family left from the church in their Honda Pilot, they were involved in a car crash.

“I relive Sunday often. I watched them drive away,” Gray said. “[…] And I keep thinking, ‘What if I had delayed them by five minutes?’”

According to Virginia State Police, just after 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon, the Honda Pilot was traveling on I-66 when the car slammed into the back of a utility truck carrying oxygen tanks.

According to the preliminary investigation, a Toyota 4Runner and a utility truck were involved in the events leading up to the collision.

Police said for reasons unknown, the utility truck stopped in the right lane. Moments later, the Liddell family’s vehicle crashed into the utility truck and caught fire, killing everyone inside.

Police said two people were both charged with reckless driving after the fatal crash.

As police continue to investigate the crash, the church copes with three unimaginable losses.

“It’s not three fatalities; it’s three amazing people that the world has lost,” Gray said.

“It’s a major blow,” said Melinda Jennings with the church. “It’s going to be a very hard third Sunday and even beyond.”

Grief often requires faith in the midst of an unforgettable tragedy.

St. Augustine Catholic Church parishioners would agree when they’re reminded of the way Marlysha, Paul and Leilani Liddell left this world.

“It would’ve been horrible however they died. It is especially horrible that it was so violent, and they were such gentle people, such joy-filled people,” said Monica Gray with St. Augustine Catholic Church. “[…] Paul and Marylsha don’t have to live without their little girl, and Leilani doesn’t have to grow up without their parents.”

The Liddells were a young Virginia family who lived in Manassas and made the commute all the way to Northwest D.C. every Sunday for Sunday Devotion and to be with their church family.

Marlysha Liddell was a caring mother civil rights attorney for the Department of Justice.

Paul Liddell, the yin to his wife’s yang, whose thunderous voice carried through the pews when speaking about the love he had for his family.

Leilani, the couple’s miracle baby born prematurely, whose vocabulary was impressive for a 4-year-old who was preparing to start pre-K this week.

“They lived in faith, and they were a living testimony,” said Father Patrick A. Smith. “[…] It really was a community that really embraced them, their whole family.”

St. Augustine parishioners told News4 shortly after the family left from the church in their Honda Pilot, they were involved in a car crash.

“I relive Sunday often. I watched them drive away,” Gray said. “[…] And I keep thinking, ‘What if I had delayed them by five minutes?’”

According to Virginia State Police, just after 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon, the Honda Pilot was traveling on I-66 when the car slammed into the back of a utility truck carrying oxygen tanks.

According to the preliminary investigation, a Toyota 4Runner and a utility truck were involved in the events leading up to the collision.

Police said for reasons unknown, the utility truck stopped in the right lane. Moments later, the Liddell family’s vehicle crashed into the utility truck and caught fire, killing everyone inside.

Police said two people were both charged with reckless driving after the fatal crash.

As police continue to investigate the crash, the church copes with three unimaginable losses.

“It’s not three fatalities; it’s three amazing people that the world has lost,” Gray said.

“It’s a major blow,” said Melinda Jennings with the church. “It’s going to be a very hard third Sunday and even beyond.”

Grief often requires faith in the midst of an unforgettable tragedy.

St. Augustine Catholic Church parishioners would agree when they’re reminded of the way Marlysha, Paul and Leilani Liddell left this world.

“It would’ve been horrible however they died. It is especially horrible that it was so violent, and they were such gentle people, such joy-filled people,” said Monica Gray with St. Augustine Catholic Church. “[…] Paul and Marylsha don’t have to live without their little girl, and Leilani doesn’t have to grow up without their parents.”

The Liddells were a young Virginia family who lived in Manassas and made the commute all the way to Northwest D.C. every Sunday for Sunday Devotion and to be with their church family.

Marlysha Liddell was a caring mother civil rights attorney for the Department of Justice.

Paul Liddell, the yin to his wife’s yang, whose thunderous voice carried through the pews when speaking about the love he had for his family.

Leilani, the couple’s miracle baby born prematurely, whose vocabulary was impressive for a 4-year-old who was preparing to start pre-K this week.

“They lived in faith, and they were a living testimony,” said Father Patrick A. Smith. “[…] It really was a community that really embraced them, their whole family.”

St. Augustine parishioners told News4 shortly after the family left from the church in their Honda Pilot, they were involved in a car crash.

“I relive Sunday often. I watched them drive away,” Gray said. “[…] And I keep thinking, ‘What if I had delayed them by five minutes?’”

According to Virginia State Police, just after 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon, the Honda Pilot was traveling on I-66 when the car slammed into the back of a utility truck carrying oxygen tanks.

According to the preliminary investigation, a Toyota 4Runner and a utility truck were involved in the events leading up to the collision.

Police said for reasons unknown, the utility truck stopped in the right lane. Moments later, the Liddell family’s vehicle crashed into the utility truck and caught fire, killing everyone inside.

Police said two people were both charged with reckless driving after the fatal crash.

As police continue to investigate the crash, the church copes with three unimaginable losses.

“It’s not three fatalities; it’s three amazing people that the world has lost,” Gray said.

“It’s a major blow,” said Melinda Jennings with the church. “It’s going to be a very hard third Sunday and even beyond.”

Grief often requires faith in the midst of an unforgettable tragedy.

St. Augustine Catholic Church parishioners would agree when they’re reminded of the way Marlysha, Paul and Leilani Liddell left this world.

“It would’ve been horrible however they died. It is especially horrible that it was so violent, and they were such gentle people, such joy-filled people,” said Monica Gray with St. Augustine Catholic Church. “[…] Paul and Marylsha don’t have to live without their little girl, and Leilani doesn’t have to grow up without their parents.”

The Liddells were a young Virginia family who lived in Manassas and made the commute all the way to Northwest D.C. every Sunday for Sunday Devotion and to be with their church family.

Marlysha Liddell was a caring mother civil rights attorney for the Department of Justice.

Paul Liddell, the yin to his wife’s yang, whose thunderous voice carried through the pews when speaking about the love he had for his family.

Leilani, the couple’s miracle baby born prematurely, whose vocabulary was impressive for a 4-year-old who was preparing to start pre-K this week.

“They lived in faith, and they were a living testimony,” said Father Patrick A. Smith. “[…] It really was a community that really embraced them, their whole family.”

St. Augustine parishioners told News4 shortly after the family left from the church in their Honda Pilot, they were involved in a car crash.

“I relive Sunday often. I watched them drive away,” Gray said. “[…] And I keep thinking, ‘What if I had delayed them by five minutes?’”

According to Virginia State Police, just after 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon, the Honda Pilot was traveling on I-66 when the car slammed into the back of a utility truck carrying oxygen tanks.

According to the preliminary investigation, a Toyota 4Runner and a utility truck were involved in the events leading up to the collision.

Police said for reasons unknown, the utility truck stopped in the right lane. Moments later, the Liddell family’s vehicle crashed into the utility truck and caught fire, killing everyone inside.

Police said two people were both charged with reckless driving after the fatal crash.

As police continue to investigate the crash, the church copes with three unimaginable losses.

“It’s not three fatalities; it’s three amazing people that the world has lost,” Gray said.

“It’s a major blow,” said Melinda Jennings with the church. “It’s going to be a very hard third Sunday and even beyond.”

Grief often requires faith in the midst of an unforgettable tragedy.

St. Augustine Catholic Church parishioners would agree when they’re reminded of the way Marlysha, Paul and Leilani Liddell left this world.

“It would’ve been horrible however they died. It is especially horrible that it was so violent, and they were such gentle people, such joy-filled people,” said Monica Gray with St. Augustine Catholic Church. “[…] Paul and Marylsha don’t have to live without their little girl, and Leilani doesn’t have to grow up without their parents.”

The Liddells were a young Virginia family who lived in Manassas and made the commute all the way to Northwest D.C. every Sunday for Sunday Devotion and to be with their church family.

Marlysha Liddell was a caring mother civil rights attorney for the Department of Justice.

Paul Liddell, the yin to his wife’s yang, whose thunderous voice carried through the pews when speaking about the love he had for his family.

Leilani, the couple’s miracle baby born prematurely, whose vocabulary was impressive for a 4-year-old who was preparing to start pre-K this week.

“They lived in faith, and they were a living testimony,” said Father Patrick A. Smith. “[…] It really was a community that really embraced them, their whole family.”

St. Augustine parishioners told News4 shortly after the family left from the church in their Honda Pilot, they were involved in a car crash.

“I relive Sunday often. I watched them drive away,” Gray said. “[…] And I keep thinking, ‘What if I had delayed them by five minutes?’”

According to Virginia State Police, just after 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon, the Honda Pilot was traveling on I-66 when the car slammed into the back of a utility truck carrying oxygen tanks.

According to the preliminary investigation, a Toyota 4Runner and a utility truck were involved in the events leading up to the collision.

Police said for reasons unknown, the utility truck stopped in the right lane. Moments later, the Liddell family’s vehicle crashed into the utility truck and caught fire, killing everyone inside.

Police said two people were both charged with reckless driving after the fatal crash.

As police continue to investigate the crash, the church copes with three unimaginable losses.

“It’s not three fatalities; it’s three amazing people that the world has lost,” Gray said.

“It’s a major blow,” said Melinda Jennings with the church. “It’s going to be a very hard third Sunday and even beyond.”

Grief often requires faith in the midst of an unforgettable tragedy.

St. Augustine Catholic Church parishioners would agree when they’re reminded of the way Marlysha, Paul and Leilani Liddell left this world.

“It would’ve been horrible however they died. It is especially horrible that it was so violent, and they were such gentle people, such joy-filled people,” said Monica Gray with St. Augustine Catholic Church. “[…] Paul and Marylsha don’t have to live without their little girl, and Leilani doesn’t have to grow up without their parents.”

The Liddells were a young Virginia family who lived in Manassas and made the commute all the way to Northwest D.C. every Sunday for Sunday Devotion and to be with their church family.

Marlysha Liddell was a caring mother civil rights attorney for the Department of Justice.

Paul Liddell, the yin to his wife’s yang, whose thunderous voice carried through the pews when speaking about the love he had for his family.

Leilani, the couple’s miracle baby born prematurely, whose vocabulary was impressive for a 4-year-old who was preparing to start pre-K this week.

“They lived in faith, and they were a living testimony,” said Father Patrick A. Smith. “[…] It really was a community that really embraced them, their whole family.”

St. Augustine parishioners told News4 shortly after the family left from the church in their Honda Pilot, they were involved in a car crash.

“I relive Sunday often. I watched them drive away,” Gray said. “[…] And I keep thinking, ‘What if I had delayed them by five minutes?’”

According to Virginia State Police, just after 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon, the Honda Pilot was traveling on I-66 when the car slammed into the back of a utility truck carrying oxygen tanks.

According to the preliminary investigation, a Toyota 4Runner and a utility truck were involved in the events leading up to the collision.

Police said for reasons unknown, the utility truck stopped in the right lane. Moments later, the Liddell family’s vehicle crashed into the utility truck and caught fire, killing everyone inside.

Police said two people were both charged with reckless driving after the fatal crash.

As police continue to investigate the crash, the church copes with three unimaginable losses.

“It’s not three fatalities; it’s three amazing people that the world has lost,” Gray said.

“It’s a major blow,” said Melinda Jennings with the church. “It’s going to be a very hard third Sunday and even beyond.”

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Humid air returns
2. Near 90° again Thursday
3. Scattered weekend showers
4. Pattern change late next week

There will be rain chances on each of the next four days with plenty of dry time between the drops.

Highs Thursday afternoon, much like Wednesday, will be right around 90° but with notably higher humidity.

Thursday’s rain chances are at the beginning and end of the day with a hot, mainly dry afternoon in between. A cold front will come through the area late Thursday night bringing high rain chances from Thursday evening all the way into the Friday morning commute.

The heaviest and steadiest rain is most likely while most everyone is sleeping: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday will start out cloudy, humid and damp but will improve for your afternoon and evening plans. The added clouds will keep highs on Friday to around 80°.

Weekend rain chances

Rain chances now impact both days this weekend but neither one will be a washout.

Saturday’s highest rain chances come after 3 p.m. and Sunday’s come mainly before noon. One thing is for certain and that’s the extra high humidity. Dew points will be in the low 70s this weekend. Highs in the low 80s will feel like the upper 80s on Saturday, and highs in the mid-to-upper 80s on Sunday will feel more like 95°.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

We should catch a break from the heat and humidity next Monday and Tuesday before both return by the middle of next week. Highs in the low 80s Monday and Tuesday will be back near 90° by Wednesday.

There are increasing signs that a far cooler, much more September-like pattern will arrive late next week. Highs may well stay in the mid-70s, with sunshine, the weekend after this one.

Thursday is also the statistical peak of hurricane season. With only five named tropical storms (none of which became a hurricane), this is the least active hurricane season since 1950! That’s a win!

This doesn’t mean the season is over. Named storms will remain a possibility through November but, with a strong El Nino in the Pacific, this is certainly good news.

QuickCast

THURSDAY:
Mostly cloudy, very humid
Some AM showers
Sctd. thunderstorms after 5pm
Wind: southwest/west 10 mph
Chance of rain: 60%
HIGHS: 86° to 91°

THURSDAY NIGHT:
Rain, Thunder likely
Locally heavy rain possible
Remaining warm & humid
Wind: north 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 80%
LOWS: 66° to 72°

FRIDAY:
Cooler, turning less humid
AM: cloudy, early showers
PM: sunny breaks
Wind: north/northeast 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 20%
HIGHS: 78° to 83°

SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Increasing humidity
Sctd. showers 3-11pm
Wind: southeast 6-12 mph
Chance of rain: 60%
HIGHS: 77° to 82°

SUNDAY:
Partly sunny
Warm, very humid
Passing shower possible
Wind: West/northwest 5 mph
Chance of rain: 30%
HIGHS: 82° to 87°

Sunrise: 6:45       Sunset: 7:24
Average High: 83°  Average Low: 66°

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Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Humid air returns
2. Near 90° again Thursday
3. Scattered weekend showers
4. Pattern change late next week

There will be rain chances on each of the next four days with plenty of dry time between the drops.

Highs Thursday afternoon, much like Wednesday, will be right around 90° but with notably higher humidity.

Thursday’s rain chances are at the beginning and end of the day with a hot, mainly dry afternoon in between. A cold front will come through the area late Thursday night bringing high rain chances from Thursday evening all the way into the Friday morning commute.

The heaviest and steadiest rain is most likely while most everyone is sleeping: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday will start out cloudy, humid and damp but will improve for your afternoon and evening plans. The added clouds will keep highs on Friday to around 80°.

Weekend rain chances

Rain chances now impact both days this weekend but neither one will be a washout.

Saturday’s highest rain chances come after 3 p.m. and Sunday’s come mainly before noon. One thing is for certain and that’s the extra high humidity. Dew points will be in the low 70s this weekend. Highs in the low 80s will feel like the upper 80s on Saturday, and highs in the mid-to-upper 80s on Sunday will feel more like 95°.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

We should catch a break from the heat and humidity next Monday and Tuesday before both return by the middle of next week. Highs in the low 80s Monday and Tuesday will be back near 90° by Wednesday.

There are increasing signs that a far cooler, much more September-like pattern will arrive late next week. Highs may well stay in the mid-70s, with sunshine, the weekend after this one.

Thursday is also the statistical peak of hurricane season. With only five named tropical storms (none of which became a hurricane), this is the least active hurricane season since 1950! That’s a win!

This doesn’t mean the season is over. Named storms will remain a possibility through November but, with a strong El Nino in the Pacific, this is certainly good news.

QuickCast

THURSDAY:
Mostly cloudy, very humid
Some AM showers
Sctd. thunderstorms after 5pm
Wind: southwest/west 10 mph
Chance of rain: 60%
HIGHS: 86° to 91°

THURSDAY NIGHT:
Rain, Thunder likely
Locally heavy rain possible
Remaining warm & humid
Wind: north 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 80%
LOWS: 66° to 72°

FRIDAY:
Cooler, turning less humid
AM: cloudy, early showers
PM: sunny breaks
Wind: north/northeast 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 20%
HIGHS: 78° to 83°

SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Increasing humidity
Sctd. showers 3-11pm
Wind: southeast 6-12 mph
Chance of rain: 60%
HIGHS: 77° to 82°

SUNDAY:
Partly sunny
Warm, very humid
Passing shower possible
Wind: West/northwest 5 mph
Chance of rain: 30%
HIGHS: 82° to 87°

Sunrise: 6:45       Sunset: 7:24
Average High: 83°  Average Low: 66°

Storm Team4 May 31, 2023

Backyard Weather: Doug Kammerer wants to forecast from your backyard

Storm Team4 May 19

Doug's Summer Forecast: What a strong El Niño means for storms, extreme heat in the DC area

Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Humid air returns
2. Near 90° again Thursday
3. Scattered weekend showers
4. Pattern change late next week

There will be rain chances on each of the next four days with plenty of dry time between the drops.

Highs Thursday afternoon, much like Wednesday, will be right around 90° but with notably higher humidity.

Thursday’s rain chances are at the beginning and end of the day with a hot, mainly dry afternoon in between. A cold front will come through the area late Thursday night bringing high rain chances from Thursday evening all the way into the Friday morning commute.

The heaviest and steadiest rain is most likely while most everyone is sleeping: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday will start out cloudy, humid and damp but will improve for your afternoon and evening plans. The added clouds will keep highs on Friday to around 80°.

Weekend rain chances

Rain chances now impact both days this weekend but neither one will be a washout.

Saturday’s highest rain chances come after 3 p.m. and Sunday’s come mainly before noon. One thing is for certain and that’s the extra high humidity. Dew points will be in the low 70s this weekend. Highs in the low 80s will feel like the upper 80s on Saturday, and highs in the mid-to-upper 80s on Sunday will feel more like 95°.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

We should catch a break from the heat and humidity next Monday and Tuesday before both return by the middle of next week. Highs in the low 80s Monday and Tuesday will be back near 90° by Wednesday.

There are increasing signs that a far cooler, much more September-like pattern will arrive late next week. Highs may well stay in the mid-70s, with sunshine, the weekend after this one.

Thursday is also the statistical peak of hurricane season. With only five named tropical storms (none of which became a hurricane), this is the least active hurricane season since 1950! That’s a win!

This doesn’t mean the season is over. Named storms will remain a possibility through November but, with a strong El Nino in the Pacific, this is certainly good news.

QuickCast

THURSDAY:
Mostly cloudy, very humid
Some AM showers
Sctd. thunderstorms after 5pm
Wind: southwest/west 10 mph
Chance of rain: 60%
HIGHS: 86° to 91°

THURSDAY NIGHT:
Rain, Thunder likely
Locally heavy rain possible
Remaining warm & humid
Wind: north 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 80%
LOWS: 66° to 72°

FRIDAY:
Cooler, turning less humid
AM: cloudy, early showers
PM: sunny breaks
Wind: north/northeast 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 20%
HIGHS: 78° to 83°

SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Increasing humidity
Sctd. showers 3-11pm
Wind: southeast 6-12 mph
Chance of rain: 60%
HIGHS: 77° to 82°

SUNDAY:
Partly sunny
Warm, very humid
Passing shower possible
Wind: West/northwest 5 mph
Chance of rain: 30%
HIGHS: 82° to 87°

Sunrise: 6:45       Sunset: 7:24
Average High: 83°  Average Low: 66°

Storm Team4 May 31, 2023

Backyard Weather: Doug Kammerer wants to forecast from your backyard

Storm Team4 May 19

Doug's Summer Forecast: What a strong El Niño means for storms, extreme heat in the DC area

Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Humid air returns
2. Near 90° again Thursday
3. Scattered weekend showers
4. Pattern change late next week

There will be rain chances on each of the next four days with plenty of dry time between the drops.

Highs Thursday afternoon, much like Wednesday, will be right around 90° but with notably higher humidity.

Thursday’s rain chances are at the beginning and end of the day with a hot, mainly dry afternoon in between. A cold front will come through the area late Thursday night bringing high rain chances from Thursday evening all the way into the Friday morning commute.

The heaviest and steadiest rain is most likely while most everyone is sleeping: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday will start out cloudy, humid and damp but will improve for your afternoon and evening plans. The added clouds will keep highs on Friday to around 80°.

Weekend rain chances

Rain chances now impact both days this weekend but neither one will be a washout.

Saturday’s highest rain chances come after 3 p.m. and Sunday’s come mainly before noon. One thing is for certain and that’s the extra high humidity. Dew points will be in the low 70s this weekend. Highs in the low 80s will feel like the upper 80s on Saturday, and highs in the mid-to-upper 80s on Sunday will feel more like 95°.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

We should catch a break from the heat and humidity next Monday and Tuesday before both return by the middle of next week. Highs in the low 80s Monday and Tuesday will be back near 90° by Wednesday.

There are increasing signs that a far cooler, much more September-like pattern will arrive late next week. Highs may well stay in the mid-70s, with sunshine, the weekend after this one.

Thursday is also the statistical peak of hurricane season. With only five named tropical storms (none of which became a hurricane), this is the least active hurricane season since 1950! That’s a win!

This doesn’t mean the season is over. Named storms will remain a possibility through November but, with a strong El Nino in the Pacific, this is certainly good news.

QuickCast

THURSDAY:
Mostly cloudy, very humid
Some AM showers
Sctd. thunderstorms after 5pm
Wind: southwest/west 10 mph
Chance of rain: 60%
HIGHS: 86° to 91°

THURSDAY NIGHT:
Rain, Thunder likely
Locally heavy rain possible
Remaining warm & humid
Wind: north 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 80%
LOWS: 66° to 72°

FRIDAY:
Cooler, turning less humid
AM: cloudy, early showers
PM: sunny breaks
Wind: north/northeast 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 20%
HIGHS: 78° to 83°

SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Increasing humidity
Sctd. showers 3-11pm
Wind: southeast 6-12 mph
Chance of rain: 60%
HIGHS: 77° to 82°

SUNDAY:
Partly sunny
Warm, very humid
Passing shower possible
Wind: West/northwest 5 mph
Chance of rain: 30%
HIGHS: 82° to 87°

Sunrise: 6:45       Sunset: 7:24
Average High: 83°  Average Low: 66°

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4 things to know about the weather:

1. Humid air returns
2. Near 90° again Thursday
3. Scattered weekend showers
4. Pattern change late next week

There will be rain chances on each of the next four days with plenty of dry time between the drops.

Highs Thursday afternoon, much like Wednesday, will be right around 90° but with notably higher humidity.

Thursday’s rain chances are at the beginning and end of the day with a hot, mainly dry afternoon in between. A cold front will come through the area late Thursday night bringing high rain chances from Thursday evening all the way into the Friday morning commute.

The heaviest and steadiest rain is most likely while most everyone is sleeping: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday will start out cloudy, humid and damp but will improve for your afternoon and evening plans. The added clouds will keep highs on Friday to around 80°.

Weekend rain chances

Rain chances now impact both days this weekend but neither one will be a washout.

Saturday’s highest rain chances come after 3 p.m. and Sunday’s come mainly before noon. One thing is for certain and that’s the extra high humidity. Dew points will be in the low 70s this weekend. Highs in the low 80s will feel like the upper 80s on Saturday, and highs in the mid-to-upper 80s on Sunday will feel more like 95°.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

We should catch a break from the heat and humidity next Monday and Tuesday before both return by the middle of next week. Highs in the low 80s Monday and Tuesday will be back near 90° by Wednesday.

There are increasing signs that a far cooler, much more September-like pattern will arrive late next week. Highs may well stay in the mid-70s, with sunshine, the weekend after this one.

Thursday is also the statistical peak of hurricane season. With only five named tropical storms (none of which became a hurricane), this is the least active hurricane season since 1950! That’s a win!

This doesn’t mean the season is over. Named storms will remain a possibility through November but, with a strong El Nino in the Pacific, this is certainly good news.

QuickCast

THURSDAY:
Mostly cloudy, very humid
Some AM showers
Sctd. thunderstorms after 5pm
Wind: southwest/west 10 mph
Chance of rain: 60%
HIGHS: 86° to 91°

THURSDAY NIGHT:
Rain, Thunder likely
Locally heavy rain possible
Remaining warm & humid
Wind: north 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 80%
LOWS: 66° to 72°

FRIDAY:
Cooler, turning less humid
AM: cloudy, early showers
PM: sunny breaks
Wind: north/northeast 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 20%
HIGHS: 78° to 83°

SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Increasing humidity
Sctd. showers 3-11pm
Wind: southeast 6-12 mph
Chance of rain: 60%
HIGHS: 77° to 82°

SUNDAY:
Partly sunny
Warm, very humid
Passing shower possible
Wind: West/northwest 5 mph
Chance of rain: 30%
HIGHS: 82° to 87°

Sunrise: 6:45       Sunset: 7:24
Average High: 83°  Average Low: 66°

Storm Team4 May 31, 2023

Backyard Weather: Doug Kammerer wants to forecast from your backyard

Storm Team4 May 19

Doug's Summer Forecast: What a strong El Niño means for storms, extreme heat in the DC area

Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Humid air returns
2. Near 90° again Thursday
3. Scattered weekend showers
4. Pattern change late next week

There will be rain chances on each of the next four days with plenty of dry time between the drops.

Highs Thursday afternoon, much like Wednesday, will be right around 90° but with notably higher humidity.

Thursday’s rain chances are at the beginning and end of the day with a hot, mainly dry afternoon in between. A cold front will come through the area late Thursday night bringing high rain chances from Thursday evening all the way into the Friday morning commute.

The heaviest and steadiest rain is most likely while most everyone is sleeping: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday will start out cloudy, humid and damp but will improve for your afternoon and evening plans. The added clouds will keep highs on Friday to around 80°.

Weekend rain chances

Rain chances now impact both days this weekend but neither one will be a washout.

Saturday’s highest rain chances come after 3 p.m. and Sunday’s come mainly before noon. One thing is for certain and that’s the extra high humidity. Dew points will be in the low 70s this weekend. Highs in the low 80s will feel like the upper 80s on Saturday, and highs in the mid-to-upper 80s on Sunday will feel more like 95°.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

We should catch a break from the heat and humidity next Monday and Tuesday before both return by the middle of next week. Highs in the low 80s Monday and Tuesday will be back near 90° by Wednesday.

There are increasing signs that a far cooler, much more September-like pattern will arrive late next week. Highs may well stay in the mid-70s, with sunshine, the weekend after this one.

Thursday is also the statistical peak of hurricane season. With only five named tropical storms (none of which became a hurricane), this is the least active hurricane season since 1950! That’s a win!

This doesn’t mean the season is over. Named storms will remain a possibility through November but, with a strong El Nino in the Pacific, this is certainly good news.

QuickCast

THURSDAY:
Mostly cloudy, very humid
Some AM showers
Sctd. thunderstorms after 5pm
Wind: southwest/west 10 mph
Chance of rain: 60%
HIGHS: 86° to 91°

THURSDAY NIGHT:
Rain, Thunder likely
Locally heavy rain possible
Remaining warm & humid
Wind: north 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 80%
LOWS: 66° to 72°

FRIDAY:
Cooler, turning less humid
AM: cloudy, early showers
PM: sunny breaks
Wind: north/northeast 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 20%
HIGHS: 78° to 83°

SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Increasing humidity
Sctd. showers 3-11pm
Wind: southeast 6-12 mph
Chance of rain: 60%
HIGHS: 77° to 82°

SUNDAY:
Partly sunny
Warm, very humid
Passing shower possible
Wind: West/northwest 5 mph
Chance of rain: 30%
HIGHS: 82° to 87°

Sunrise: 6:45       Sunset: 7:24
Average High: 83°  Average Low: 66°

Storm Team4 May 31, 2023

Backyard Weather: Doug Kammerer wants to forecast from your backyard

Storm Team4 May 19

Doug's Summer Forecast: What a strong El Niño means for storms, extreme heat in the DC area

Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.

With construction soon to begin on a new D.C. stadium for the Washington Commanders, the team and the District want people to know they’re hiring thousands to help in the coming months and years. Of course, it helps to have skills like construction and plumbing.

When the Commanders announced the team is moving back to D.C. and building a new stadium, Tony Harris knew he wanted a piece of the pie.

“In my company, this would be the biggest project we’re involved in,” he said.

Harris owns a roofing and siding company in Lanham called Neighborhood Restoration. They make it a point to hire returning citizens.

Harris is one of hundreds of small business owners who went to the Commanders’ resource fair in Navy Yard Wednesday. They went to learn how to submit bids and win contracts to work on the stadium.

“This right here, this is the mecca that’s gonna take our business from down here to chilling with the big dogs,” Harris said.

“We’re not just creating and talking about jobs,” D.C. Director of Small and Local Business Development Rosemary Suggs-Evans said. “We’re talking about careers.”

Those who couldn’t make Wednesday’s event still can reach out to her department for advice.

“We know our small businesses are strong; we know our small businesses are able to do the work,” Suggs-Evans said. “We just want to make sure that they’re meeting those requirements.”

Bhawna Goel wants to make sure of that, as well. She started South River Contractors five years ago, and dreams of turning it into a major firm like Clark Construction.

“They started somewhere,” she said. “They started with one dollar, a hundred dollars. They started with small jobs that build them here. So, why is it that a small business cannot aspire to reach that?”

The stadium is scheduled to open by the start of the 2030 NFL season.

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With construction soon to begin on a new D.C. stadium for the Washington Commanders, the team and the District want people to know they’re hiring thousands to help in the coming months and years. Of course, it helps to have skills like construction and plumbing.

When the Commanders announced the team is moving back to D.C. and building a new stadium, Tony Harris knew he wanted a piece of the pie.

“In my company, this would be the biggest project we’re involved in,” he said.

Harris owns a roofing and siding company in Lanham called Neighborhood Restoration. They make it a point to hire returning citizens.

Harris is one of hundreds of small business owners who went to the Commanders’ resource fair in Navy Yard Wednesday. They went to learn how to submit bids and win contracts to work on the stadium.

“This right here, this is the mecca that’s gonna take our business from down here to chilling with the big dogs,” Harris said.

“We’re not just creating and talking about jobs,” D.C. Director of Small and Local Business Development Rosemary Suggs-Evans said. “We’re talking about careers.”

Those who couldn’t make Wednesday’s event still can reach out to her department for advice.

“We know our small businesses are strong; we know our small businesses are able to do the work,” Suggs-Evans said. “We just want to make sure that they’re meeting those requirements.”

Bhawna Goel wants to make sure of that, as well. She started South River Contractors five years ago, and dreams of turning it into a major firm like Clark Construction.

“They started somewhere,” she said. “They started with one dollar, a hundred dollars. They started with small jobs that build them here. So, why is it that a small business cannot aspire to reach that?”

The stadium is scheduled to open by the start of the 2030 NFL season.

Get the D.C. area’s top news and weather delivered to your inbox every morning. Sign up for First & 4Most, our free newsletter.

With construction soon to begin on a new D.C. stadium for the Washington Commanders, the team and the District want people to know they’re hiring thousands to help in the coming months and years. Of course, it helps to have skills like construction and plumbing.

When the Commanders announced the team is moving back to D.C. and building a new stadium, Tony Harris knew he wanted a piece of the pie.

“In my company, this would be the biggest project we’re involved in,” he said.

Harris owns a roofing and siding company in Lanham called Neighborhood Restoration. They make it a point to hire returning citizens.

Harris is one of hundreds of small business owners who went to the Commanders’ resource fair in Navy Yard Wednesday. They went to learn how to submit bids and win contracts to work on the stadium.

“This right here, this is the mecca that’s gonna take our business from down here to chilling with the big dogs,” Harris said.

“We’re not just creating and talking about jobs,” D.C. Director of Small and Local Business Development Rosemary Suggs-Evans said. “We’re talking about careers.”

Those who couldn’t make Wednesday’s event still can reach out to her department for advice.

“We know our small businesses are strong; we know our small businesses are able to do the work,” Suggs-Evans said. “We just want to make sure that they’re meeting those requirements.”

Bhawna Goel wants to make sure of that, as well. She started South River Contractors five years ago, and dreams of turning it into a major firm like Clark Construction.

“They started somewhere,” she said. “They started with one dollar, a hundred dollars. They started with small jobs that build them here. So, why is it that a small business cannot aspire to reach that?”

The stadium is scheduled to open by the start of the 2030 NFL season.

Get the D.C. area’s top news and weather delivered to your inbox every morning. Sign up for First & 4Most, our free newsletter.

With construction soon to begin on a new D.C. stadium for the Washington Commanders, the team and the District want people to know they’re hiring thousands to help in the coming months and years. Of course, it helps to have skills like construction and plumbing.

When the Commanders announced the team is moving back to D.C. and building a new stadium, Tony Harris knew he wanted a piece of the pie.

“In my company, this would be the biggest project we’re involved in,” he said.

Harris owns a roofing and siding company in Lanham called Neighborhood Restoration. They make it a point to hire returning citizens.

Harris is one of hundreds of small business owners who went to the Commanders’ resource fair in Navy Yard Wednesday. They went to learn how to submit bids and win contracts to work on the stadium.

“This right here, this is the mecca that’s gonna take our business from down here to chilling with the big dogs,” Harris said.

“We’re not just creating and talking about jobs,” D.C. Director of Small and Local Business Development Rosemary Suggs-Evans said. “We’re talking about careers.”

Those who couldn’t make Wednesday’s event still can reach out to her department for advice.

“We know our small businesses are strong; we know our small businesses are able to do the work,” Suggs-Evans said. “We just want to make sure that they’re meeting those requirements.”

Bhawna Goel wants to make sure of that, as well. She started South River Contractors five years ago, and dreams of turning it into a major firm like Clark Construction.

“They started somewhere,” she said. “They started with one dollar, a hundred dollars. They started with small jobs that build them here. So, why is it that a small business cannot aspire to reach that?”

The stadium is scheduled to open by the start of the 2030 NFL season.

Get the D.C. area’s top news and weather delivered to your inbox every morning. Sign up for First & 4Most, our free newsletter.

With construction soon to begin on a new D.C. stadium for the Washington Commanders, the team and the District want people to know they’re hiring thousands to help in the coming months and years. Of course, it helps to have skills like construction and plumbing.

When the Commanders announced the team is moving back to D.C. and building a new stadium, Tony Harris knew he wanted a piece of the pie.

“In my company, this would be the biggest project we’re involved in,” he said.

Harris owns a roofing and siding company in Lanham called Neighborhood Restoration. They make it a point to hire returning citizens.

Harris is one of hundreds of small business owners who went to the Commanders’ resource fair in Navy Yard Wednesday. They went to learn how to submit bids and win contracts to work on the stadium.

“This right here, this is the mecca that’s gonna take our business from down here to chilling with the big dogs,” Harris said.

“We’re not just creating and talking about jobs,” D.C. Director of Small and Local Business Development Rosemary Suggs-Evans said. “We’re talking about careers.”

Those who couldn’t make Wednesday’s event still can reach out to her department for advice.

“We know our small businesses are strong; we know our small businesses are able to do the work,” Suggs-Evans said. “We just want to make sure that they’re meeting those requirements.”

Bhawna Goel wants to make sure of that, as well. She started South River Contractors five years ago, and dreams of turning it into a major firm like Clark Construction.

“They started somewhere,” she said. “They started with one dollar, a hundred dollars. They started with small jobs that build them here. So, why is it that a small business cannot aspire to reach that?”

The stadium is scheduled to open by the start of the 2030 NFL season.

Get the D.C. area’s top news and weather delivered to your inbox every morning. Sign up for First & 4Most, our free newsletter.

With construction soon to begin on a new D.C. stadium for the Washington Commanders, the team and the District want people to know they’re hiring thousands to help in the coming months and years. Of course, it helps to have skills like construction and plumbing.

When the Commanders announced the team is moving back to D.C. and building a new stadium, Tony Harris knew he wanted a piece of the pie.

“In my company, this would be the biggest project we’re involved in,” he said.

Harris owns a roofing and siding company in Lanham called Neighborhood Restoration. They make it a point to hire returning citizens.

Harris is one of hundreds of small business owners who went to the Commanders’ resource fair in Navy Yard Wednesday. They went to learn how to submit bids and win contracts to work on the stadium.

“This right here, this is the mecca that’s gonna take our business from down here to chilling with the big dogs,” Harris said.

“We’re not just creating and talking about jobs,” D.C. Director of Small and Local Business Development Rosemary Suggs-Evans said. “We’re talking about careers.”

Those who couldn’t make Wednesday’s event still can reach out to her department for advice.

“We know our small businesses are strong; we know our small businesses are able to do the work,” Suggs-Evans said. “We just want to make sure that they’re meeting those requirements.”

Bhawna Goel wants to make sure of that, as well. She started South River Contractors five years ago, and dreams of turning it into a major firm like Clark Construction.

“They started somewhere,” she said. “They started with one dollar, a hundred dollars. They started with small jobs that build them here. So, why is it that a small business cannot aspire to reach that?”

The stadium is scheduled to open by the start of the 2030 NFL season.

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Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of Salvadorans living in the D.C. metro area will expire at midnight Thursday, placing those with protected status in legal limbo.

While the Trump administration said Salvadorans are retaining their TPS protection for now, the future is still uncertain.

Soledad, who’s from El Salvador, was granted TPS status to live and work in the U.S. legally 25 years ago. She has a home, a daughter and a job, and she’s paid taxes for decades. Now she’s afraid she’ll lose it all.

“Tomorrow I maybe lost my job, tomorrow I lost my house, tomorrow I lost my medicine,” she told News4 at a rally Tuesday.

There are 32,000 Salvadorans in the DC metro area with TPS and hundreds of thousands across the country. Many were granted protections to live and work here in the U.S. in 2001.

But unless the Trump administration agrees to extend TPS, they could face deportation, loss of work permits and many more protections that have allowed them to build lives in the U.S. for years.

“Everybody coming for working, for the economy that’s here,” Soledad said. “I don’t understand why.”

The Department of Homeland Security issued a brief statement late Tuesday evening saying, “An announcement on El Salvador’s TPS will be made at an appropriate time. Until such announcement is made, Salvadoran individuals present in the U.S. under TPS retain protection.”

But that statement didn’t answer key questions: What about their work status? How long will protections last? Could they still be arrested or deported?

Pedro Zelaya has had TPS for decades. He came to the U.S. at 17 years old.

“I would be start a new life again, so at my age, it’s not going to be simple for me,” he said. “I have to, you know, if I go apply for any work, who’s gonna hire me?”

His daughter is a U.S. citizen and full time college student. She said she and her four siblings would follow him to El Salvador if he’s forced to return.

“All of the things I have here will be stripped away from me, and I’ll have to start from zero,” his daughter, Evelyn Zelaya Sanchez, said. “And it’s just going to be a total nightmare, honestly, because sure, it’s my dad’s place of birth, but it’s not my place of birth. Like I will be an outsider there, and that’s what I think nobody truly understands or grasps.”

Some are also holding hope for a solution in Congress to extend TPS.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of Salvadorans living in the D.C. metro area will expire at midnight Thursday, placing those with protected status in legal limbo.

While the Trump administration said Salvadorans are retaining their TPS protection for now, the future is still uncertain.

Soledad, who’s from El Salvador, was granted TPS status to live and work in the U.S. legally 25 years ago. She has a home, a daughter and a job, and she’s paid taxes for decades. Now she’s afraid she’ll lose it all.

“Tomorrow I maybe lost my job, tomorrow I lost my house, tomorrow I lost my medicine,” she told News4 at a rally Tuesday.

There are 32,000 Salvadorans in the DC metro area with TPS and hundreds of thousands across the country. Many were granted protections to live and work here in the U.S. in 2001.

But unless the Trump administration agrees to extend TPS, they could face deportation, loss of work permits and many more protections that have allowed them to build lives in the U.S. for years.

“Everybody coming for working, for the economy that’s here,” Soledad said. “I don’t understand why.”

The Department of Homeland Security issued a brief statement late Tuesday evening saying, “An announcement on El Salvador’s TPS will be made at an appropriate time. Until such announcement is made, Salvadoran individuals present in the U.S. under TPS retain protection.”

But that statement didn’t answer key questions: What about their work status? How long will protections last? Could they still be arrested or deported?

Pedro Zelaya has had TPS for decades. He came to the U.S. at 17 years old.

“I would be start a new life again, so at my age, it’s not going to be simple for me,” he said. “I have to, you know, if I go apply for any work, who’s gonna hire me?”

His daughter is a U.S. citizen and full time college student. She said she and her four siblings would follow him to El Salvador if he’s forced to return.

“All of the things I have here will be stripped away from me, and I’ll have to start from zero,” his daughter, Evelyn Zelaya Sanchez, said. “And it’s just going to be a total nightmare, honestly, because sure, it’s my dad’s place of birth, but it’s not my place of birth. Like I will be an outsider there, and that’s what I think nobody truly understands or grasps.”

Some are also holding hope for a solution in Congress to extend TPS.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of Salvadorans living in the D.C. metro area will expire at midnight Thursday, placing those with protected status in legal limbo.

While the Trump administration said Salvadorans are retaining their TPS protection for now, the future is still uncertain.

Soledad, who’s from El Salvador, was granted TPS status to live and work in the U.S. legally 25 years ago. She has a home, a daughter and a job, and she’s paid taxes for decades. Now she’s afraid she’ll lose it all.

“Tomorrow I maybe lost my job, tomorrow I lost my house, tomorrow I lost my medicine,” she told News4 at a rally Tuesday.

There are 32,000 Salvadorans in the DC metro area with TPS and hundreds of thousands across the country. Many were granted protections to live and work here in the U.S. in 2001.

But unless the Trump administration agrees to extend TPS, they could face deportation, loss of work permits and many more protections that have allowed them to build lives in the U.S. for years.

“Everybody coming for working, for the economy that’s here,” Soledad said. “I don’t understand why.”

The Department of Homeland Security issued a brief statement late Tuesday evening saying, “An announcement on El Salvador’s TPS will be made at an appropriate time. Until such announcement is made, Salvadoran individuals present in the U.S. under TPS retain protection.”

But that statement didn’t answer key questions: What about their work status? How long will protections last? Could they still be arrested or deported?

Pedro Zelaya has had TPS for decades. He came to the U.S. at 17 years old.

“I would be start a new life again, so at my age, it’s not going to be simple for me,” he said. “I have to, you know, if I go apply for any work, who’s gonna hire me?”

His daughter is a U.S. citizen and full time college student. She said she and her four siblings would follow him to El Salvador if he’s forced to return.

“All of the things I have here will be stripped away from me, and I’ll have to start from zero,” his daughter, Evelyn Zelaya Sanchez, said. “And it’s just going to be a total nightmare, honestly, because sure, it’s my dad’s place of birth, but it’s not my place of birth. Like I will be an outsider there, and that’s what I think nobody truly understands or grasps.”

Some are also holding hope for a solution in Congress to extend TPS.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of Salvadorans living in the D.C. metro area will expire at midnight Thursday, placing those with protected status in legal limbo.

While the Trump administration said Salvadorans are retaining their TPS protection for now, the future is still uncertain.

Soledad, who’s from El Salvador, was granted TPS status to live and work in the U.S. legally 25 years ago. She has a home, a daughter and a job, and she’s paid taxes for decades. Now she’s afraid she’ll lose it all.

“Tomorrow I maybe lost my job, tomorrow I lost my house, tomorrow I lost my medicine,” she told News4 at a rally Tuesday.

There are 32,000 Salvadorans in the DC metro area with TPS and hundreds of thousands across the country. Many were granted protections to live and work here in the U.S. in 2001.

But unless the Trump administration agrees to extend TPS, they could face deportation, loss of work permits and many more protections that have allowed them to build lives in the U.S. for years.

“Everybody coming for working, for the economy that’s here,” Soledad said. “I don’t understand why.”

The Department of Homeland Security issued a brief statement late Tuesday evening saying, “An announcement on El Salvador’s TPS will be made at an appropriate time. Until such announcement is made, Salvadoran individuals present in the U.S. under TPS retain protection.”

But that statement didn’t answer key questions: What about their work status? How long will protections last? Could they still be arrested or deported?

Pedro Zelaya has had TPS for decades. He came to the U.S. at 17 years old.

“I would be start a new life again, so at my age, it’s not going to be simple for me,” he said. “I have to, you know, if I go apply for any work, who’s gonna hire me?”

His daughter is a U.S. citizen and full time college student. She said she and her four siblings would follow him to El Salvador if he’s forced to return.

“All of the things I have here will be stripped away from me, and I’ll have to start from zero,” his daughter, Evelyn Zelaya Sanchez, said. “And it’s just going to be a total nightmare, honestly, because sure, it’s my dad’s place of birth, but it’s not my place of birth. Like I will be an outsider there, and that’s what I think nobody truly understands or grasps.”

Some are also holding hope for a solution in Congress to extend TPS.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of Salvadorans living in the D.C. metro area will expire at midnight Thursday, placing those with protected status in legal limbo.

While the Trump administration said Salvadorans are retaining their TPS protection for now, the future is still uncertain.

Soledad, who’s from El Salvador, was granted TPS status to live and work in the U.S. legally 25 years ago. She has a home, a daughter and a job, and she’s paid taxes for decades. Now she’s afraid she’ll lose it all.

“Tomorrow I maybe lost my job, tomorrow I lost my house, tomorrow I lost my medicine,” she told News4 at a rally Tuesday.

There are 32,000 Salvadorans in the DC metro area with TPS and hundreds of thousands across the country. Many were granted protections to live and work here in the U.S. in 2001.

But unless the Trump administration agrees to extend TPS, they could face deportation, loss of work permits and many more protections that have allowed them to build lives in the U.S. for years.

“Everybody coming for working, for the economy that’s here,” Soledad said. “I don’t understand why.”

The Department of Homeland Security issued a brief statement late Tuesday evening saying, “An announcement on El Salvador’s TPS will be made at an appropriate time. Until such announcement is made, Salvadoran individuals present in the U.S. under TPS retain protection.”

But that statement didn’t answer key questions: What about their work status? How long will protections last? Could they still be arrested or deported?

Pedro Zelaya has had TPS for decades. He came to the U.S. at 17 years old.

“I would be start a new life again, so at my age, it’s not going to be simple for me,” he said. “I have to, you know, if I go apply for any work, who’s gonna hire me?”

His daughter is a U.S. citizen and full time college student. She said she and her four siblings would follow him to El Salvador if he’s forced to return.

“All of the things I have here will be stripped away from me, and I’ll have to start from zero,” his daughter, Evelyn Zelaya Sanchez, said. “And it’s just going to be a total nightmare, honestly, because sure, it’s my dad’s place of birth, but it’s not my place of birth. Like I will be an outsider there, and that’s what I think nobody truly understands or grasps.”

Some are also holding hope for a solution in Congress to extend TPS.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for tens of thousands of Salvadorans living in the D.C. metro area will expire at midnight Thursday, placing those with protected status in legal limbo.

While the Trump administration said Salvadorans are retaining their TPS protection for now, the future is still uncertain.

Soledad, who’s from El Salvador, was granted TPS status to live and work in the U.S. legally 25 years ago. She has a home, a daughter and a job, and she’s paid taxes for decades. Now she’s afraid she’ll lose it all.

“Tomorrow I maybe lost my job, tomorrow I lost my house, tomorrow I lost my medicine,” she told News4 at a rally Tuesday.

There are 32,000 Salvadorans in the DC metro area with TPS and hundreds of thousands across the country. Many were granted protections to live and work here in the U.S. in 2001.

But unless the Trump administration agrees to extend TPS, they could face deportation, loss of work permits and many more protections that have allowed them to build lives in the U.S. for years.

“Everybody coming for working, for the economy that’s here,” Soledad said. “I don’t understand why.”

The Department of Homeland Security issued a brief statement late Tuesday evening saying, “An announcement on El Salvador’s TPS will be made at an appropriate time. Until such announcement is made, Salvadoran individuals present in the U.S. under TPS retain protection.”

But that statement didn’t answer key questions: What about their work status? How long will protections last? Could they still be arrested or deported?

Pedro Zelaya has had TPS for decades. He came to the U.S. at 17 years old.

“I would be start a new life again, so at my age, it’s not going to be simple for me,” he said. “I have to, you know, if I go apply for any work, who’s gonna hire me?”

His daughter is a U.S. citizen and full time college student. She said she and her four siblings would follow him to El Salvador if he’s forced to return.

“All of the things I have here will be stripped away from me, and I’ll have to start from zero,” his daughter, Evelyn Zelaya Sanchez, said. “And it’s just going to be a total nightmare, honestly, because sure, it’s my dad’s place of birth, but it’s not my place of birth. Like I will be an outsider there, and that’s what I think nobody truly understands or grasps.”

Some are also holding hope for a solution in Congress to extend TPS.

The FBI special agent who oversaw the investigation at the Pentagon in the weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks visited the memorial there for the first time Wednesday morning.

He was one of the first on scene at the Pentagon that day 25 years ago, arriving just minutes after impact.

“We just immediately began to try to help people out of the building, and there was a lot of people that were down and needed first aid,” Adams said.

He spent three weeks leading the effort to search the debris, working with the fire department and urban search-and-rescue teams.

“Sift through all of that rubble and destruction, trying to find any evidence that might be associated with the hijackers and then certainly any human tissue or human remains and trying to collect all that so we could identify it through DNA profiling so we knew exactly who was, who perished in this attack and that we could return those remains to their families,” Adams said.

Standing in the shadow of the Pentagon Wednesday, Adams recalled the painstaking task for his team of FBI agents. He noted two significant discoveries his team made. Finding the flight data recorders was the biggest.

“And then, amazingly, we also found a driver’s license from one of the hijackers, another identity document from another hijacker that you would think would not survive in an explosion like this, but amazingly, it did,” he said.

In addition to recovering evidence, Adams’ team collected sensitive documents from Pentagon offices and personal belongings of those who died.

“They were trying to separate those classified documents out and secure those,” he said. “Also return all those personal effects, both from people in the Pentagon and also in individuals that were on the plane, try to return those personal effects back to the rightful family members.”

9/11 Sep 8

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Like many 9/11 responders, Adams developed cancer years later. He considers himself one of the lucky ones, as his treatment has been working.

Dozens of his FBI colleagues weren’t so lucky.

“The 13 that responded here that have died,” Adams said. “There’s 15 FBI employees that have died that responded in New York. There’s five FBI employees that responded to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, that have died.

“So, a total of 33 FBI employees that responded to one of those sites on 911 have died, and many others, like me, that have contracted cancer are going through cancer treatment or have actually, fortunately for me, have been in remission, for now,” he said. “I say ‘for now’ because I live with that every day thinking it can come back.”

Adams said he has undergone 18 months of surgery, radiation and immunotherapy and — for now — is cancer-free.

He advocates for all 9/11 responders to be vigilant about cancer screenings.

The FBI special agent who oversaw the investigation at the Pentagon in the weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks visited the memorial there for the first time Wednesday morning.

He was one of the first on scene at the Pentagon that day 25 years ago, arriving just minutes after impact.

“We just immediately began to try to help people out of the building, and there was a lot of people that were down and needed first aid,” Adams said.

He spent three weeks leading the effort to search the debris, working with the fire department and urban search-and-rescue teams.

“Sift through all of that rubble and destruction, trying to find any evidence that might be associated with the hijackers and then certainly any human tissue or human remains and trying to collect all that so we could identify it through DNA profiling so we knew exactly who was, who perished in this attack and that we could return those remains to their families,” Adams said.

Standing in the shadow of the Pentagon Wednesday, Adams recalled the painstaking task for his team of FBI agents. He noted two significant discoveries his team made. Finding the flight data recorders was the biggest.

“And then, amazingly, we also found a driver’s license from one of the hijackers, another identity document from another hijacker that you would think would not survive in an explosion like this, but amazingly, it did,” he said.

In addition to recovering evidence, Adams’ team collected sensitive documents from Pentagon offices and personal belongings of those who died.

“They were trying to separate those classified documents out and secure those,” he said. “Also return all those personal effects, both from people in the Pentagon and also in individuals that were on the plane, try to return those personal effects back to the rightful family members.”

9/11 Sep 8

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Like many 9/11 responders, Adams developed cancer years later. He considers himself one of the lucky ones, as his treatment has been working.

Dozens of his FBI colleagues weren’t so lucky.

“The 13 that responded here that have died,” Adams said. “There’s 15 FBI employees that have died that responded in New York. There’s five FBI employees that responded to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, that have died.

“So, a total of 33 FBI employees that responded to one of those sites on 911 have died, and many others, like me, that have contracted cancer are going through cancer treatment or have actually, fortunately for me, have been in remission, for now,” he said. “I say ‘for now’ because I live with that every day thinking it can come back.”

Adams said he has undergone 18 months of surgery, radiation and immunotherapy and — for now — is cancer-free.

He advocates for all 9/11 responders to be vigilant about cancer screenings.

The FBI special agent who oversaw the investigation at the Pentagon in the weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks visited the memorial there for the first time Wednesday morning.

He was one of the first on scene at the Pentagon that day 25 years ago, arriving just minutes after impact.

“We just immediately began to try to help people out of the building, and there was a lot of people that were down and needed first aid,” Adams said.

He spent three weeks leading the effort to search the debris, working with the fire department and urban search-and-rescue teams.

“Sift through all of that rubble and destruction, trying to find any evidence that might be associated with the hijackers and then certainly any human tissue or human remains and trying to collect all that so we could identify it through DNA profiling so we knew exactly who was, who perished in this attack and that we could return those remains to their families,” Adams said.

Standing in the shadow of the Pentagon Wednesday, Adams recalled the painstaking task for his team of FBI agents. He noted two significant discoveries his team made. Finding the flight data recorders was the biggest.

“And then, amazingly, we also found a driver’s license from one of the hijackers, another identity document from another hijacker that you would think would not survive in an explosion like this, but amazingly, it did,” he said.

In addition to recovering evidence, Adams’ team collected sensitive documents from Pentagon offices and personal belongings of those who died.

“They were trying to separate those classified documents out and secure those,” he said. “Also return all those personal effects, both from people in the Pentagon and also in individuals that were on the plane, try to return those personal effects back to the rightful family members.”

9/11 Sep 8

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9/11 Sep 8

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Like many 9/11 responders, Adams developed cancer years later. He considers himself one of the lucky ones, as his treatment has been working.

Dozens of his FBI colleagues weren’t so lucky.

“The 13 that responded here that have died,” Adams said. “There’s 15 FBI employees that have died that responded in New York. There’s five FBI employees that responded to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, that have died.

“So, a total of 33 FBI employees that responded to one of those sites on 911 have died, and many others, like me, that have contracted cancer are going through cancer treatment or have actually, fortunately for me, have been in remission, for now,” he said. “I say ‘for now’ because I live with that every day thinking it can come back.”

Adams said he has undergone 18 months of surgery, radiation and immunotherapy and — for now — is cancer-free.

He advocates for all 9/11 responders to be vigilant about cancer screenings.

The FBI special agent who oversaw the investigation at the Pentagon in the weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks visited the memorial there for the first time Wednesday morning.

He was one of the first on scene at the Pentagon that day 25 years ago, arriving just minutes after impact.

“We just immediately began to try to help people out of the building, and there was a lot of people that were down and needed first aid,” Adams said.

He spent three weeks leading the effort to search the debris, working with the fire department and urban search-and-rescue teams.

“Sift through all of that rubble and destruction, trying to find any evidence that might be associated with the hijackers and then certainly any human tissue or human remains and trying to collect all that so we could identify it through DNA profiling so we knew exactly who was, who perished in this attack and that we could return those remains to their families,” Adams said.

Standing in the shadow of the Pentagon Wednesday, Adams recalled the painstaking task for his team of FBI agents. He noted two significant discoveries his team made. Finding the flight data recorders was the biggest.

“And then, amazingly, we also found a driver’s license from one of the hijackers, another identity document from another hijacker that you would think would not survive in an explosion like this, but amazingly, it did,” he said.

In addition to recovering evidence, Adams’ team collected sensitive documents from Pentagon offices and personal belongings of those who died.

“They were trying to separate those classified documents out and secure those,” he said. “Also return all those personal effects, both from people in the Pentagon and also in individuals that were on the plane, try to return those personal effects back to the rightful family members.”

9/11 Sep 8

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9/11 Sep 9

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9/11 Sep 8

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Like many 9/11 responders, Adams developed cancer years later. He considers himself one of the lucky ones, as his treatment has been working.

Dozens of his FBI colleagues weren’t so lucky.

“The 13 that responded here that have died,” Adams said. “There’s 15 FBI employees that have died that responded in New York. There’s five FBI employees that responded to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, that have died.

“So, a total of 33 FBI employees that responded to one of those sites on 911 have died, and many others, like me, that have contracted cancer are going through cancer treatment or have actually, fortunately for me, have been in remission, for now,” he said. “I say ‘for now’ because I live with that every day thinking it can come back.”

Adams said he has undergone 18 months of surgery, radiation and immunotherapy and — for now — is cancer-free.

He advocates for all 9/11 responders to be vigilant about cancer screenings.

The FBI special agent who oversaw the investigation at the Pentagon in the weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks visited the memorial there for the first time Wednesday morning.

He was one of the first on scene at the Pentagon that day 25 years ago, arriving just minutes after impact.

“We just immediately began to try to help people out of the building, and there was a lot of people that were down and needed first aid,” Adams said.

He spent three weeks leading the effort to search the debris, working with the fire department and urban search-and-rescue teams.

“Sift through all of that rubble and destruction, trying to find any evidence that might be associated with the hijackers and then certainly any human tissue or human remains and trying to collect all that so we could identify it through DNA profiling so we knew exactly who was, who perished in this attack and that we could return those remains to their families,” Adams said.

Standing in the shadow of the Pentagon Wednesday, Adams recalled the painstaking task for his team of FBI agents. He noted two significant discoveries his team made. Finding the flight data recorders was the biggest.

“And then, amazingly, we also found a driver’s license from one of the hijackers, another identity document from another hijacker that you would think would not survive in an explosion like this, but amazingly, it did,” he said.

In addition to recovering evidence, Adams’ team collected sensitive documents from Pentagon offices and personal belongings of those who died.

“They were trying to separate those classified documents out and secure those,” he said. “Also return all those personal effects, both from people in the Pentagon and also in individuals that were on the plane, try to return those personal effects back to the rightful family members.”

9/11 Sep 8

Looking back at 9/11: How the attacks shaped the last 25 years

9/11 Sep 9

‘We love America': Muslim community reflects on the aftermath of 9/11

9/11 Sep 8

‘The smell of jet fuel': DC surgeon and nurse share memories of working on 9/11

Like many 9/11 responders, Adams developed cancer years later. He considers himself one of the lucky ones, as his treatment has been working.

Dozens of his FBI colleagues weren’t so lucky.

“The 13 that responded here that have died,” Adams said. “There’s 15 FBI employees that have died that responded in New York. There’s five FBI employees that responded to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, that have died.

“So, a total of 33 FBI employees that responded to one of those sites on 911 have died, and many others, like me, that have contracted cancer are going through cancer treatment or have actually, fortunately for me, have been in remission, for now,” he said. “I say ‘for now’ because I live with that every day thinking it can come back.”

Adams said he has undergone 18 months of surgery, radiation and immunotherapy and — for now — is cancer-free.

He advocates for all 9/11 responders to be vigilant about cancer screenings.

The FBI special agent who oversaw the investigation at the Pentagon in the weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks visited the memorial there for the first time Wednesday morning.

He was one of the first on scene at the Pentagon that day 25 years ago, arriving just minutes after impact.

“We just immediately began to try to help people out of the building, and there was a lot of people that were down and needed first aid,” Adams said.

He spent three weeks leading the effort to search the debris, working with the fire department and urban search-and-rescue teams.

“Sift through all of that rubble and destruction, trying to find any evidence that might be associated with the hijackers and then certainly any human tissue or human remains and trying to collect all that so we could identify it through DNA profiling so we knew exactly who was, who perished in this attack and that we could return those remains to their families,” Adams said.

Standing in the shadow of the Pentagon Wednesday, Adams recalled the painstaking task for his team of FBI agents. He noted two significant discoveries his team made. Finding the flight data recorders was the biggest.

“And then, amazingly, we also found a driver’s license from one of the hijackers, another identity document from another hijacker that you would think would not survive in an explosion like this, but amazingly, it did,” he said.

In addition to recovering evidence, Adams’ team collected sensitive documents from Pentagon offices and personal belongings of those who died.

“They were trying to separate those classified documents out and secure those,” he said. “Also return all those personal effects, both from people in the Pentagon and also in individuals that were on the plane, try to return those personal effects back to the rightful family members.”

9/11 Sep 8

Looking back at 9/11: How the attacks shaped the last 25 years

9/11 Sep 9

‘We love America': Muslim community reflects on the aftermath of 9/11

9/11 Sep 8

‘The smell of jet fuel': DC surgeon and nurse share memories of working on 9/11

Like many 9/11 responders, Adams developed cancer years later. He considers himself one of the lucky ones, as his treatment has been working.

Dozens of his FBI colleagues weren’t so lucky.

“The 13 that responded here that have died,” Adams said. “There’s 15 FBI employees that have died that responded in New York. There’s five FBI employees that responded to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, that have died.

“So, a total of 33 FBI employees that responded to one of those sites on 911 have died, and many others, like me, that have contracted cancer are going through cancer treatment or have actually, fortunately for me, have been in remission, for now,” he said. “I say ‘for now’ because I live with that every day thinking it can come back.”

Adams said he has undergone 18 months of surgery, radiation and immunotherapy and — for now — is cancer-free.

He advocates for all 9/11 responders to be vigilant about cancer screenings.

A Loudoun County man has been found guilty of murder and arson in Sterling, Virginia.

The fire was last October on Rip Tide Square in the Lowes Island area of Sterling, Virginia.

Prosecutors said the fire was intentionally set by Jacob Bogatin, who was 78–years-old at the time and lived in the end unit. His neighbor, 36-year-old Madelaine Akers, was trapped inside the building and killed, according to detectives.

Bogatin maintained his innocence during the trial.

In court, a neighbor testified that when he was woken up the night of the fire on Oct. 24, 2025, he ran outside, and he told the jury that the ash was falling so intensely, he thought it was snowing. He also heard a woman screaming for help.

Last October, News4 spoke with another neighbor who heard the same cries for help.

“She’s asking for help and there’s nothing we could do,” the neighbor said.

News4 spoke briefly off camera with Akers’ parents and brother, who were at court for the trial against Bogatin.

Prosecutors said his vehicle was seen and traced to the area around the time of the fire. Prosecutors said that’s notable because neighbors say it appears Bogatin and his girlfriend had moved out just a few days before the fire.

A neighbor who said he rushed over to help the night of the fire saw something in the backyard that really grabbed his attention. He described seeing a pattern of burning circles, like something had been dripping and burning, leading from the back of the townhouse out of the backyard. Some samples from the crime scene tested positive for fire accelerant, according to an expert from the department of forensic science.

A Loudoun County man has been found guilty of murder and arson in Sterling, Virginia.

The fire was last October on Rip Tide Square in the Lowes Island area of Sterling, Virginia.

Prosecutors said the fire was intentionally set by Jacob Bogatin, who was 78–years-old at the time and lived in the end unit. His neighbor, 36-year-old Madelaine Akers, was trapped inside the building and killed, according to detectives.

Bogatin maintained his innocence during the trial.

In court, a neighbor testified that when he was woken up the night of the fire on Oct. 24, 2025, he ran outside, and he told the jury that the ash was falling so intensely, he thought it was snowing. He also heard a woman screaming for help.

Last October, News4 spoke with another neighbor who heard the same cries for help.

“She’s asking for help and there’s nothing we could do,” the neighbor said.

News4 spoke briefly off camera with Akers’ parents and brother, who were at court for the trial against Bogatin.

Prosecutors said his vehicle was seen and traced to the area around the time of the fire. Prosecutors said that’s notable because neighbors say it appears Bogatin and his girlfriend had moved out just a few days before the fire.

A neighbor who said he rushed over to help the night of the fire saw something in the backyard that really grabbed his attention. He described seeing a pattern of burning circles, like something had been dripping and burning, leading from the back of the townhouse out of the backyard. Some samples from the crime scene tested positive for fire accelerant, according to an expert from the department of forensic science.

A Loudoun County man has been found guilty of murder and arson in Sterling, Virginia.

The fire was last October on Rip Tide Square in the Lowes Island area of Sterling, Virginia.

Prosecutors said the fire was intentionally set by Jacob Bogatin, who was 78–years-old at the time and lived in the end unit. His neighbor, 36-year-old Madelaine Akers, was trapped inside the building and killed, according to detectives.

Bogatin maintained his innocence during the trial.

In court, a neighbor testified that when he was woken up the night of the fire on Oct. 24, 2025, he ran outside, and he told the jury that the ash was falling so intensely, he thought it was snowing. He also heard a woman screaming for help.

Last October, News4 spoke with another neighbor who heard the same cries for help.

“She’s asking for help and there’s nothing we could do,” the neighbor said.

News4 spoke briefly off camera with Akers’ parents and brother, who were at court for the trial against Bogatin.

Prosecutors said his vehicle was seen and traced to the area around the time of the fire. Prosecutors said that’s notable because neighbors say it appears Bogatin and his girlfriend had moved out just a few days before the fire.

A neighbor who said he rushed over to help the night of the fire saw something in the backyard that really grabbed his attention. He described seeing a pattern of burning circles, like something had been dripping and burning, leading from the back of the townhouse out of the backyard. Some samples from the crime scene tested positive for fire accelerant, according to an expert from the department of forensic science.

A Loudoun County man has been found guilty of murder and arson in Sterling, Virginia.

The fire was last October on Rip Tide Square in the Lowes Island area of Sterling, Virginia.

Prosecutors said the fire was intentionally set by Jacob Bogatin, who was 78–years-old at the time and lived in the end unit. His neighbor, 36-year-old Madelaine Akers, was trapped inside the building and killed, according to detectives.

Bogatin maintained his innocence during the trial.

In court, a neighbor testified that when he was woken up the night of the fire on Oct. 24, 2025, he ran outside, and he told the jury that the ash was falling so intensely, he thought it was snowing. He also heard a woman screaming for help.

Last October, News4 spoke with another neighbor who heard the same cries for help.

“She’s asking for help and there’s nothing we could do,” the neighbor said.

News4 spoke briefly off camera with Akers’ parents and brother, who were at court for the trial against Bogatin.

Prosecutors said his vehicle was seen and traced to the area around the time of the fire. Prosecutors said that’s notable because neighbors say it appears Bogatin and his girlfriend had moved out just a few days before the fire.

A neighbor who said he rushed over to help the night of the fire saw something in the backyard that really grabbed his attention. He described seeing a pattern of burning circles, like something had been dripping and burning, leading from the back of the townhouse out of the backyard. Some samples from the crime scene tested positive for fire accelerant, according to an expert from the department of forensic science.

A Loudoun County man has been found guilty of murder and arson in Sterling, Virginia.

The fire was last October on Rip Tide Square in the Lowes Island area of Sterling, Virginia.

Prosecutors said the fire was intentionally set by Jacob Bogatin, who was 78–years-old at the time and lived in the end unit. His neighbor, 36-year-old Madelaine Akers, was trapped inside the building and killed, according to detectives.

Bogatin maintained his innocence during the trial.

In court, a neighbor testified that when he was woken up the night of the fire on Oct. 24, 2025, he ran outside, and he told the jury that the ash was falling so intensely, he thought it was snowing. He also heard a woman screaming for help.

Last October, News4 spoke with another neighbor who heard the same cries for help.

“She’s asking for help and there’s nothing we could do,” the neighbor said.

News4 spoke briefly off camera with Akers’ parents and brother, who were at court for the trial against Bogatin.

Prosecutors said his vehicle was seen and traced to the area around the time of the fire. Prosecutors said that’s notable because neighbors say it appears Bogatin and his girlfriend had moved out just a few days before the fire.

A neighbor who said he rushed over to help the night of the fire saw something in the backyard that really grabbed his attention. He described seeing a pattern of burning circles, like something had been dripping and burning, leading from the back of the townhouse out of the backyard. Some samples from the crime scene tested positive for fire accelerant, according to an expert from the department of forensic science.

A Loudoun County man has been found guilty of murder and arson in Sterling, Virginia.

The fire was last October on Rip Tide Square in the Lowes Island area of Sterling, Virginia.

Prosecutors said the fire was intentionally set by Jacob Bogatin, who was 78–years-old at the time and lived in the end unit. His neighbor, 36-year-old Madelaine Akers, was trapped inside the building and killed, according to detectives.

Bogatin maintained his innocence during the trial.

In court, a neighbor testified that when he was woken up the night of the fire on Oct. 24, 2025, he ran outside, and he told the jury that the ash was falling so intensely, he thought it was snowing. He also heard a woman screaming for help.

Last October, News4 spoke with another neighbor who heard the same cries for help.

“She’s asking for help and there’s nothing we could do,” the neighbor said.

News4 spoke briefly off camera with Akers’ parents and brother, who were at court for the trial against Bogatin.

Prosecutors said his vehicle was seen and traced to the area around the time of the fire. Prosecutors said that’s notable because neighbors say it appears Bogatin and his girlfriend had moved out just a few days before the fire.

A neighbor who said he rushed over to help the night of the fire saw something in the backyard that really grabbed his attention. He described seeing a pattern of burning circles, like something had been dripping and burning, leading from the back of the townhouse out of the backyard. Some samples from the crime scene tested positive for fire accelerant, according to an expert from the department of forensic science.

Police are searching for a Northwest D.C. woman who hasn’t been seen since Friday.

Antoinette Forbes, 53, was last seen about 3 p.m. Friday in the 3200 block of Nebraska Avenue NW near Foxhall Road.

Forbes is described as an Asian woman who is 5 feet 2 inches tall and 115 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her clothing at the time of her disappearance is unknown.

A friend of Forbes said she’s a mother who has lived in the D.C. area for more than 30 years.

She last responded to a text on Saturday morning. A friend later checked in on her home and found her phone, wallet, keys, car and dog left behind – with no sign of Forbes.

“Antoinette and I are in constant touch,” Aileen Forbes told News4. “We’re very close sisters. We are involved in the details of each other’s lives.”

They spoke over Facetime on Saturday morning; Her sister said they laughed and made holiday plans. She noticed nothing out of the ordinary with her sister.

A cousin who spoke with News4 is in town from the West Coast. She described her constant support from Forbes through many different phases of life despite the distance.

“Even though we didn’t spend a tremendous amount of time together, we were bonded regardless. It’s pretty tough to think that she is missing.”

Police are asking anyone with information to call police at 202-727-9099 or text 50411.

“We all love her. We want her to come home,” said her sister. “If you can help, please come forward.”

Police are searching for a Northwest D.C. woman who hasn’t been seen since Friday.

Antoinette Forbes, 53, was last seen about 3 p.m. Friday in the 3200 block of Nebraska Avenue NW near Foxhall Road.

Forbes is described as an Asian woman who is 5 feet 2 inches tall and 115 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her clothing at the time of her disappearance is unknown.

A friend of Forbes said she’s a mother who has lived in the D.C. area for more than 30 years.

She last responded to a text on Saturday morning. A friend later checked in on her home and found her phone, wallet, keys, car and dog left behind – with no sign of Forbes.

“Antoinette and I are in constant touch,” Aileen Forbes told News4. “We’re very close sisters. We are involved in the details of each other’s lives.”

They spoke over Facetime on Saturday morning; Her sister said they laughed and made holiday plans. She noticed nothing out of the ordinary with her sister.

A cousin who spoke with News4 is in town from the West Coast. She described her constant support from Forbes through many different phases of life despite the distance.

“Even though we didn’t spend a tremendous amount of time together, we were bonded regardless. It’s pretty tough to think that she is missing.”

Police are asking anyone with information to call police at 202-727-9099 or text 50411.

“We all love her. We want her to come home,” said her sister. “If you can help, please come forward.”

Police are searching for a Northwest D.C. woman who hasn’t been seen since Friday.

Antoinette Forbes, 53, was last seen about 3 p.m. Friday in the 3200 block of Nebraska Avenue NW near Foxhall Road.

Forbes is described as an Asian woman who is 5 feet 2 inches tall and 115 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her clothing at the time of her disappearance is unknown.

A friend of Forbes said she’s a mother who has lived in the D.C. area for more than 30 years.

She last responded to a text on Saturday morning. A friend later checked in on her home and found her phone, wallet, keys, car and dog left behind – with no sign of Forbes.

“Antoinette and I are in constant touch,” Aileen Forbes told News4. “We’re very close sisters. We are involved in the details of each other’s lives.”

They spoke over Facetime on Saturday morning; Her sister said they laughed and made holiday plans. She noticed nothing out of the ordinary with her sister.

A cousin who spoke with News4 is in town from the West Coast. She described her constant support from Forbes through many different phases of life despite the distance.

“Even though we didn’t spend a tremendous amount of time together, we were bonded regardless. It’s pretty tough to think that she is missing.”

Police are asking anyone with information to call police at 202-727-9099 or text 50411.

“We all love her. We want her to come home,” said her sister. “If you can help, please come forward.”

Police are searching for a Northwest D.C. woman who hasn’t been seen since Friday.

Antoinette Forbes, 53, was last seen about 3 p.m. Friday in the 3200 block of Nebraska Avenue NW near Foxhall Road.

Forbes is described as an Asian woman who is 5 feet 2 inches tall and 115 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her clothing at the time of her disappearance is unknown.

A friend of Forbes said she’s a mother who has lived in the D.C. area for more than 30 years.

She last responded to a text on Saturday morning. A friend later checked in on her home and found her phone, wallet, keys, car and dog left behind – with no sign of Forbes.

“Antoinette and I are in constant touch,” Aileen Forbes told News4. “We’re very close sisters. We are involved in the details of each other’s lives.”

They spoke over Facetime on Saturday morning; Her sister said they laughed and made holiday plans. She noticed nothing out of the ordinary with her sister.

A cousin who spoke with News4 is in town from the West Coast. She described her constant support from Forbes through many different phases of life despite the distance.

“Even though we didn’t spend a tremendous amount of time together, we were bonded regardless. It’s pretty tough to think that she is missing.”

Police are asking anyone with information to call police at 202-727-9099 or text 50411.

“We all love her. We want her to come home,” said her sister. “If you can help, please come forward.”

Police are searching for a Northwest D.C. woman who hasn’t been seen since Friday.

Antoinette Forbes, 53, was last seen about 3 p.m. Friday in the 3200 block of Nebraska Avenue NW near Foxhall Road.

Forbes is described as an Asian woman who is 5 feet 2 inches tall and 115 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her clothing at the time of her disappearance is unknown.

A friend of Forbes said she’s a mother who has lived in the D.C. area for more than 30 years.

She last responded to a text on Saturday morning. A friend later checked in on her home and found her phone, wallet, keys, car and dog left behind – with no sign of Forbes.

“Antoinette and I are in constant touch,” Aileen Forbes told News4. “We’re very close sisters. We are involved in the details of each other’s lives.”

They spoke over Facetime on Saturday morning; Her sister said they laughed and made holiday plans. She noticed nothing out of the ordinary with her sister.

A cousin who spoke with News4 is in town from the West Coast. She described her constant support from Forbes through many different phases of life despite the distance.

“Even though we didn’t spend a tremendous amount of time together, we were bonded regardless. It’s pretty tough to think that she is missing.”

Police are asking anyone with information to call police at 202-727-9099 or text 50411.

“We all love her. We want her to come home,” said her sister. “If you can help, please come forward.”

Police are searching for a Northwest D.C. woman who hasn’t been seen since Friday.

Antoinette Forbes, 53, was last seen about 3 p.m. Friday in the 3200 block of Nebraska Avenue NW near Foxhall Road.

Forbes is described as an Asian woman who is 5 feet 2 inches tall and 115 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. Her clothing at the time of her disappearance is unknown.

A friend of Forbes said she’s a mother who has lived in the D.C. area for more than 30 years.

She last responded to a text on Saturday morning. A friend later checked in on her home and found her phone, wallet, keys, car and dog left behind – with no sign of Forbes.

“Antoinette and I are in constant touch,” Aileen Forbes told News4. “We’re very close sisters. We are involved in the details of each other’s lives.”

They spoke over Facetime on Saturday morning; Her sister said they laughed and made holiday plans. She noticed nothing out of the ordinary with her sister.

A cousin who spoke with News4 is in town from the West Coast. She described her constant support from Forbes through many different phases of life despite the distance.

“Even though we didn’t spend a tremendous amount of time together, we were bonded regardless. It’s pretty tough to think that she is missing.”

Police are asking anyone with information to call police at 202-727-9099 or text 50411.

“We all love her. We want her to come home,” said her sister. “If you can help, please come forward.”

Two more suspects have been arrested in the killing of a 16-year-old girl who was shot during a community event in Manassas on Friday, police said in an update Wednesday.

The teen girl was caught in the crossfire when three suspects opened fire about 9:30 p.m. near the train depot in Old Town Manassas, the Manassas City Police Department said. It happened at the town’s popular First Friday event.

Police Chief Doug Keen identified the 16-year-old victim as Ashley during a Wednesday afternoon news conference. He said her family did not want her last name to be made public, and they requested privacy.

“They didn’t even have the opportunity to view their daughter until yesterday with the circumstances of this being a murder,” Keen said.

Third shooter discovered through videos, witnesses

Tasheem Douglas, 21, was initially thought to be a victim in the shooting because he was hurt. But Keen said police soon identified him as the primary suspect and charged him with second-degree murder in Ashley’s killing.

Keen said during the first 24 hours after the shooting, police thought there were two suspects involved, including Douglas. But their investigation took a turn on Sunday when they discovered through witness testimony and videos that there was a third shooter involved.

Police obtained warrants for 19-year-old Xavier Wanzer, of Orange, Virginia, and 23-year-old Talib Davis, of Fauquier County. The U.S. Marshals Service helped track them down and arrested them late Tuesday night, Keen said.

Investigators said before the shooting, Wanzer went up to Douglas and confronted him near the train depot. Douglas pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds at Wanzer during the confrontation, police said.

That’s when Ashley was hit by gunfire, police said. Wanzer wasn’t hurt.

As Douglas took off, Wanzer shot back at him and the third suspect, Davis, also fired at Douglas from the train depot parking lot.

Douglas suffered a gushot wound to his leg/buttocks area.

All three suspects are being held in jail in Prince William County without bond.

Suspects were out on bond for other alleged crimes at time of shooting

Keen expressed frustration Wednesday that two of the suspects were out on bond for unrelated cases when the deadly shooting happened.

The Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney said Douglas was out on bail for a pending shoplifting charge at the time. His bail was set by a judge, not prosecutors, the attorney’s office said.

Douglas’ record includes a long list of prior charges, including multiple gun charges.

Davis was also out on bond the night of the shooting on charges in Warren County, according to Keen.

“And yet he came back to this area and committed violence in our community,” Keen said.

“It should be frustrating for everybody that our streets cannot be safe when we’re not securing people that are here already been arrested and carrying weapons in our community.”

Community mourns teen victim

“We need to remember. This does not bring closure to this family,” Keen said after announcing the additional arrests in the case. “This family is not gonna get the phone call, ‘Dad, can you come pick me up?’ ‘Mom, what is my outfit look like today?’ ‘Dad, can I have $10. I’m going to go meet my friends.’ That will never happen again for these families.”

Mementos were left at a growing memorial at the train station for Ashley, who school officials said was a student at Patriot High School.

Sour Patch candy, a bottle of soda, a Spider-Man figurine, stuffed toys and religious candles were lit and lined up side by side. There were also flowers, balloons and notes written to the teen.

Deborah Meader went to the memorial — not because she knew the 16-year-old, but because her daughter asked her to.

“We need to all come together in times like these and to show solidarity and to show that a life lost is not forgotten,” Meader said. “My daughter specifically asked me to come and to bring flowers to her.”

Keen said there were around 8,000 to 10,000 people at the First Friday event, a large block party held during the summer months. It does allow attendees of legal drinking age to carry open containers in a confined area. He said this was the first time there’s ever been violence at a First Friday.

“I was literally just chilling with some friends. Next thing you know, I started coming this way, started hearing gunshots go off. At first, I heard was like three go off, and that’s when I started ducking and running,” said resident Shawn Hines.

“These events have been extremely successful. They’ve been extremely safe. Really, the only thing we’ve dealt with are, you know, drunk in public, maybe a couple of disorderlies,” Keen said.

Two more suspects have been arrested in the killing of a 16-year-old girl who was shot during a community event in Manassas on Friday, police said in an update Wednesday.

The teen girl was caught in the crossfire when three suspects opened fire about 9:30 p.m. near the train depot in Old Town Manassas, the Manassas City Police Department said. It happened at the town’s popular First Friday event.

Police Chief Doug Keen identified the 16-year-old victim as Ashley during a Wednesday afternoon news conference. He said her family did not want her last name to be made public, and they requested privacy.

“They didn’t even have the opportunity to view their daughter until yesterday with the circumstances of this being a murder,” Keen said.

Third shooter discovered through videos, witnesses

Tasheem Douglas, 21, was initially thought to be a victim in the shooting because he was hurt. But Keen said police soon identified him as the primary suspect and charged him with second-degree murder in Ashley’s killing.

Keen said during the first 24 hours after the shooting, police thought there were two suspects involved, including Douglas. But their investigation took a turn on Sunday when they discovered through witness testimony and videos that there was a third shooter involved.

Police obtained warrants for 19-year-old Xavier Wanzer, of Orange, Virginia, and 23-year-old Talib Davis, of Fauquier County. The U.S. Marshals Service helped track them down and arrested them late Tuesday night, Keen said.

Investigators said before the shooting, Wanzer went up to Douglas and confronted him near the train depot. Douglas pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds at Wanzer during the confrontation, police said.

That’s when Ashley was hit by gunfire, police said. Wanzer wasn’t hurt.

As Douglas took off, Wanzer shot back at him and the third suspect, Davis, also fired at Douglas from the train depot parking lot.

Douglas suffered a gushot wound to his leg/buttocks area.

All three suspects are being held in jail in Prince William County without bond.

Suspects were out on bond for other alleged crimes at time of shooting

Keen expressed frustration Wednesday that two of the suspects were out on bond for unrelated cases when the deadly shooting happened.

The Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney said Douglas was out on bail for a pending shoplifting charge at the time. His bail was set by a judge, not prosecutors, the attorney’s office said.

Douglas’ record includes a long list of prior charges, including multiple gun charges.

Davis was also out on bond the night of the shooting on charges in Warren County, according to Keen.

“And yet he came back to this area and committed violence in our community,” Keen said.

“It should be frustrating for everybody that our streets cannot be safe when we’re not securing people that are here already been arrested and carrying weapons in our community.”

Community mourns teen victim

“We need to remember. This does not bring closure to this family,” Keen said after announcing the additional arrests in the case. “This family is not gonna get the phone call, ‘Dad, can you come pick me up?’ ‘Mom, what is my outfit look like today?’ ‘Dad, can I have $10. I’m going to go meet my friends.’ That will never happen again for these families.”

Mementos were left at a growing memorial at the train station for Ashley, who school officials said was a student at Patriot High School.

Sour Patch candy, a bottle of soda, a Spider-Man figurine, stuffed toys and religious candles were lit and lined up side by side. There were also flowers, balloons and notes written to the teen.

Deborah Meader went to the memorial — not because she knew the 16-year-old, but because her daughter asked her to.

“We need to all come together in times like these and to show solidarity and to show that a life lost is not forgotten,” Meader said. “My daughter specifically asked me to come and to bring flowers to her.”

Keen said there were around 8,000 to 10,000 people at the First Friday event, a large block party held during the summer months. It does allow attendees of legal drinking age to carry open containers in a confined area. He said this was the first time there’s ever been violence at a First Friday.

“I was literally just chilling with some friends. Next thing you know, I started coming this way, started hearing gunshots go off. At first, I heard was like three go off, and that’s when I started ducking and running,” said resident Shawn Hines.

“These events have been extremely successful. They’ve been extremely safe. Really, the only thing we’ve dealt with are, you know, drunk in public, maybe a couple of disorderlies,” Keen said.

Two more suspects have been arrested in the killing of a 16-year-old girl who was shot during a community event in Manassas on Friday, police said in an update Wednesday.

The teen girl was caught in the crossfire when three suspects opened fire about 9:30 p.m. near the train depot in Old Town Manassas, the Manassas City Police Department said. It happened at the town’s popular First Friday event.

Police Chief Doug Keen identified the 16-year-old victim as Ashley during a Wednesday afternoon news conference. He said her family did not want her last name to be made public, and they requested privacy.

“They didn’t even have the opportunity to view their daughter until yesterday with the circumstances of this being a murder,” Keen said.

Third shooter discovered through videos, witnesses

Tasheem Douglas, 21, was initially thought to be a victim in the shooting because he was hurt. But Keen said police soon identified him as the primary suspect and charged him with second-degree murder in Ashley’s killing.

Keen said during the first 24 hours after the shooting, police thought there were two suspects involved, including Douglas. But their investigation took a turn on Sunday when they discovered through witness testimony and videos that there was a third shooter involved.

Police obtained warrants for 19-year-old Xavier Wanzer, of Orange, Virginia, and 23-year-old Talib Davis, of Fauquier County. The U.S. Marshals Service helped track them down and arrested them late Tuesday night, Keen said.

Investigators said before the shooting, Wanzer went up to Douglas and confronted him near the train depot. Douglas pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds at Wanzer during the confrontation, police said.

That’s when Ashley was hit by gunfire, police said. Wanzer wasn’t hurt.

As Douglas took off, Wanzer shot back at him and the third suspect, Davis, also fired at Douglas from the train depot parking lot.

Douglas suffered a gushot wound to his leg/buttocks area.

All three suspects are being held in jail in Prince William County without bond.

Suspects were out on bond for other alleged crimes at time of shooting

Keen expressed frustration Wednesday that two of the suspects were out on bond for unrelated cases when the deadly shooting happened.

The Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney said Douglas was out on bail for a pending shoplifting charge at the time. His bail was set by a judge, not prosecutors, the attorney’s office said.

Douglas’ record includes a long list of prior charges, including multiple gun charges.

Davis was also out on bond the night of the shooting on charges in Warren County, according to Keen.

“And yet he came back to this area and committed violence in our community,” Keen said.

“It should be frustrating for everybody that our streets cannot be safe when we’re not securing people that are here already been arrested and carrying weapons in our community.”

Community mourns teen victim

“We need to remember. This does not bring closure to this family,” Keen said after announcing the additional arrests in the case. “This family is not gonna get the phone call, ‘Dad, can you come pick me up?’ ‘Mom, what is my outfit look like today?’ ‘Dad, can I have $10. I’m going to go meet my friends.’ That will never happen again for these families.”

Mementos were left at a growing memorial at the train station for Ashley, who school officials said was a student at Patriot High School.

Sour Patch candy, a bottle of soda, a Spider-Man figurine, stuffed toys and religious candles were lit and lined up side by side. There were also flowers, balloons and notes written to the teen.

Deborah Meader went to the memorial — not because she knew the 16-year-old, but because her daughter asked her to.

“We need to all come together in times like these and to show solidarity and to show that a life lost is not forgotten,” Meader said. “My daughter specifically asked me to come and to bring flowers to her.”

Keen said there were around 8,000 to 10,000 people at the First Friday event, a large block party held during the summer months. It does allow attendees of legal drinking age to carry open containers in a confined area. He said this was the first time there’s ever been violence at a First Friday.

“I was literally just chilling with some friends. Next thing you know, I started coming this way, started hearing gunshots go off. At first, I heard was like three go off, and that’s when I started ducking and running,” said resident Shawn Hines.

“These events have been extremely successful. They’ve been extremely safe. Really, the only thing we’ve dealt with are, you know, drunk in public, maybe a couple of disorderlies,” Keen said.

Two more suspects have been arrested in the killing of a 16-year-old girl who was shot during a community event in Manassas on Friday, police said in an update Wednesday.

The teen girl was caught in the crossfire when three suspects opened fire about 9:30 p.m. near the train depot in Old Town Manassas, the Manassas City Police Department said. It happened at the town’s popular First Friday event.

Police Chief Doug Keen identified the 16-year-old victim as Ashley during a Wednesday afternoon news conference. He said her family did not want her last name to be made public, and they requested privacy.

“They didn’t even have the opportunity to view their daughter until yesterday with the circumstances of this being a murder,” Keen said.

Third shooter discovered through videos, witnesses

Tasheem Douglas, 21, was initially thought to be a victim in the shooting because he was hurt. But Keen said police soon identified him as the primary suspect and charged him with second-degree murder in Ashley’s killing.

Keen said during the first 24 hours after the shooting, police thought there were two suspects involved, including Douglas. But their investigation took a turn on Sunday when they discovered through witness testimony and videos that there was a third shooter involved.

Police obtained warrants for 19-year-old Xavier Wanzer, of Orange, Virginia, and 23-year-old Talib Davis, of Fauquier County. The U.S. Marshals Service helped track them down and arrested them late Tuesday night, Keen said.

Investigators said before the shooting, Wanzer went up to Douglas and confronted him near the train depot. Douglas pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds at Wanzer during the confrontation, police said.

That’s when Ashley was hit by gunfire, police said. Wanzer wasn’t hurt.

As Douglas took off, Wanzer shot back at him and the third suspect, Davis, also fired at Douglas from the train depot parking lot.

Douglas suffered a gushot wound to his leg/buttocks area.

All three suspects are being held in jail in Prince William County without bond.

Suspects were out on bond for other alleged crimes at time of shooting

Keen expressed frustration Wednesday that two of the suspects were out on bond for unrelated cases when the deadly shooting happened.

The Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney said Douglas was out on bail for a pending shoplifting charge at the time. His bail was set by a judge, not prosecutors, the attorney’s office said.

Douglas’ record includes a long list of prior charges, including multiple gun charges.

Davis was also out on bond the night of the shooting on charges in Warren County, according to Keen.

“And yet he came back to this area and committed violence in our community,” Keen said.

“It should be frustrating for everybody that our streets cannot be safe when we’re not securing people that are here already been arrested and carrying weapons in our community.”

Community mourns teen victim

“We need to remember. This does not bring closure to this family,” Keen said after announcing the additional arrests in the case. “This family is not gonna get the phone call, ‘Dad, can you come pick me up?’ ‘Mom, what is my outfit look like today?’ ‘Dad, can I have $10. I’m going to go meet my friends.’ That will never happen again for these families.”

Mementos were left at a growing memorial at the train station for Ashley, who school officials said was a student at Patriot High School.

Sour Patch candy, a bottle of soda, a Spider-Man figurine, stuffed toys and religious candles were lit and lined up side by side. There were also flowers, balloons and notes written to the teen.

Deborah Meader went to the memorial — not because she knew the 16-year-old, but because her daughter asked her to.

“We need to all come together in times like these and to show solidarity and to show that a life lost is not forgotten,” Meader said. “My daughter specifically asked me to come and to bring flowers to her.”

Keen said there were around 8,000 to 10,000 people at the First Friday event, a large block party held during the summer months. It does allow attendees of legal drinking age to carry open containers in a confined area. He said this was the first time there’s ever been violence at a First Friday.

“I was literally just chilling with some friends. Next thing you know, I started coming this way, started hearing gunshots go off. At first, I heard was like three go off, and that’s when I started ducking and running,” said resident Shawn Hines.

“These events have been extremely successful. They’ve been extremely safe. Really, the only thing we’ve dealt with are, you know, drunk in public, maybe a couple of disorderlies,” Keen said.

Two more suspects have been arrested in the killing of a 16-year-old girl who was shot during a community event in Manassas on Friday, police said in an update Wednesday.

The teen girl was caught in the crossfire when three suspects opened fire about 9:30 p.m. near the train depot in Old Town Manassas, the Manassas City Police Department said. It happened at the town’s popular First Friday event.

Police Chief Doug Keen identified the 16-year-old victim as Ashley during a Wednesday afternoon news conference. He said her family did not want her last name to be made public, and they requested privacy.

“They didn’t even have the opportunity to view their daughter until yesterday with the circumstances of this being a murder,” Keen said.

Third shooter discovered through videos, witnesses

Tasheem Douglas, 21, was initially thought to be a victim in the shooting because he was hurt. But Keen said police soon identified him as the primary suspect and charged him with second-degree murder in Ashley’s killing.

Keen said during the first 24 hours after the shooting, police thought there were two suspects involved, including Douglas. But their investigation took a turn on Sunday when they discovered through witness testimony and videos that there was a third shooter involved.

Police obtained warrants for 19-year-old Xavier Wanzer, of Orange, Virginia, and 23-year-old Talib Davis, of Fauquier County. The U.S. Marshals Service helped track them down and arrested them late Tuesday night, Keen said.

Investigators said before the shooting, Wanzer went up to Douglas and confronted him near the train depot. Douglas pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds at Wanzer during the confrontation, police said.

That’s when Ashley was hit by gunfire, police said. Wanzer wasn’t hurt.

As Douglas took off, Wanzer shot back at him and the third suspect, Davis, also fired at Douglas from the train depot parking lot.

Douglas suffered a gushot wound to his leg/buttocks area.

All three suspects are being held in jail in Prince William County without bond.

Suspects were out on bond for other alleged crimes at time of shooting

Keen expressed frustration Wednesday that two of the suspects were out on bond for unrelated cases when the deadly shooting happened.

The Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney said Douglas was out on bail for a pending shoplifting charge at the time. His bail was set by a judge, not prosecutors, the attorney’s office said.

Douglas’ record includes a long list of prior charges, including multiple gun charges.

Davis was also out on bond the night of the shooting on charges in Warren County, according to Keen.

“And yet he came back to this area and committed violence in our community,” Keen said.

“It should be frustrating for everybody that our streets cannot be safe when we’re not securing people that are here already been arrested and carrying weapons in our community.”

Community mourns teen victim

“We need to remember. This does not bring closure to this family,” Keen said after announcing the additional arrests in the case. “This family is not gonna get the phone call, ‘Dad, can you come pick me up?’ ‘Mom, what is my outfit look like today?’ ‘Dad, can I have $10. I’m going to go meet my friends.’ That will never happen again for these families.”

Mementos were left at a growing memorial at the train station for Ashley, who school officials said was a student at Patriot High School.

Sour Patch candy, a bottle of soda, a Spider-Man figurine, stuffed toys and religious candles were lit and lined up side by side. There were also flowers, balloons and notes written to the teen.

Deborah Meader went to the memorial — not because she knew the 16-year-old, but because her daughter asked her to.

“We need to all come together in times like these and to show solidarity and to show that a life lost is not forgotten,” Meader said. “My daughter specifically asked me to come and to bring flowers to her.”

Keen said there were around 8,000 to 10,000 people at the First Friday event, a large block party held during the summer months. It does allow attendees of legal drinking age to carry open containers in a confined area. He said this was the first time there’s ever been violence at a First Friday.

“I was literally just chilling with some friends. Next thing you know, I started coming this way, started hearing gunshots go off. At first, I heard was like three go off, and that’s when I started ducking and running,” said resident Shawn Hines.

“These events have been extremely successful. They’ve been extremely safe. Really, the only thing we’ve dealt with are, you know, drunk in public, maybe a couple of disorderlies,” Keen said.

Two more suspects have been arrested in the killing of a 16-year-old girl who was shot during a community event in Manassas on Friday, police said in an update Wednesday.

The teen girl was caught in the crossfire when three suspects opened fire about 9:30 p.m. near the train depot in Old Town Manassas, the Manassas City Police Department said. It happened at the town’s popular First Friday event.

Police Chief Doug Keen identified the 16-year-old victim as Ashley during a Wednesday afternoon news conference. He said her family did not want her last name to be made public, and they requested privacy.

“They didn’t even have the opportunity to view their daughter until yesterday with the circumstances of this being a murder,” Keen said.

Third shooter discovered through videos, witnesses

Tasheem Douglas, 21, was initially thought to be a victim in the shooting because he was hurt. But Keen said police soon identified him as the primary suspect and charged him with second-degree murder in Ashley’s killing.

Keen said during the first 24 hours after the shooting, police thought there were two suspects involved, including Douglas. But their investigation took a turn on Sunday when they discovered through witness testimony and videos that there was a third shooter involved.

Police obtained warrants for 19-year-old Xavier Wanzer, of Orange, Virginia, and 23-year-old Talib Davis, of Fauquier County. The U.S. Marshals Service helped track them down and arrested them late Tuesday night, Keen said.

Investigators said before the shooting, Wanzer went up to Douglas and confronted him near the train depot. Douglas pulled out a gun and fired multiple rounds at Wanzer during the confrontation, police said.

That’s when Ashley was hit by gunfire, police said. Wanzer wasn’t hurt.

As Douglas took off, Wanzer shot back at him and the third suspect, Davis, also fired at Douglas from the train depot parking lot.

Douglas suffered a gushot wound to his leg/buttocks area.

All three suspects are being held in jail in Prince William County without bond.

Suspects were out on bond for other alleged crimes at time of shooting

Keen expressed frustration Wednesday that two of the suspects were out on bond for unrelated cases when the deadly shooting happened.

The Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney said Douglas was out on bail for a pending shoplifting charge at the time. His bail was set by a judge, not prosecutors, the attorney’s office said.

Douglas’ record includes a long list of prior charges, including multiple gun charges.

Davis was also out on bond the night of the shooting on charges in Warren County, according to Keen.

“And yet he came back to this area and committed violence in our community,” Keen said.

“It should be frustrating for everybody that our streets cannot be safe when we’re not securing people that are here already been arrested and carrying weapons in our community.”

Community mourns teen victim

“We need to remember. This does not bring closure to this family,” Keen said after announcing the additional arrests in the case. “This family is not gonna get the phone call, ‘Dad, can you come pick me up?’ ‘Mom, what is my outfit look like today?’ ‘Dad, can I have $10. I’m going to go meet my friends.’ That will never happen again for these families.”

Mementos were left at a growing memorial at the train station for Ashley, who school officials said was a student at Patriot High School.

Sour Patch candy, a bottle of soda, a Spider-Man figurine, stuffed toys and religious candles were lit and lined up side by side. There were also flowers, balloons and notes written to the teen.

Deborah Meader went to the memorial — not because she knew the 16-year-old, but because her daughter asked her to.

“We need to all come together in times like these and to show solidarity and to show that a life lost is not forgotten,” Meader said. “My daughter specifically asked me to come and to bring flowers to her.”

Keen said there were around 8,000 to 10,000 people at the First Friday event, a large block party held during the summer months. It does allow attendees of legal drinking age to carry open containers in a confined area. He said this was the first time there’s ever been violence at a First Friday.

“I was literally just chilling with some friends. Next thing you know, I started coming this way, started hearing gunshots go off. At first, I heard was like three go off, and that’s when I started ducking and running,” said resident Shawn Hines.

“These events have been extremely successful. They’ve been extremely safe. Really, the only thing we’ve dealt with are, you know, drunk in public, maybe a couple of disorderlies,” Keen said.

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Toasty warm Wednesday
2. Thursday PM showers likely
3. More showers Saturday
4. Very warm next week

Expect much higher humidity on Thursday, which will lead to a risk of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Thursday’s highs will also be about 90°, with the higher humidity boosting the heat index into the mid 90s.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

A few lingering showers will be possible Friday morning, but we’ve got high hopes for dry weather during the afternoon and evening. Highs on Friday will only be about 80°.

Saturday will be even cooler, but with high humidity levels and periods of rain and thunder likely to impact at least some of your outdoor plans.

A drier pattern will return Sunday, and next week looks to stay much closer to 90° than 80° as summer refuses to allow fall to fully take hold.

QuickCast

WEDNESDAY:
Mostly sunny
Seasonably hot
Not super humid
Wind: southwest 118 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
HIGHS: 87° to 92°

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
Passing clouds
Steady breeze
Quite mild
Wind: southwest 8-16 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
LOWS: 68° to 74°

THURSDAY:
Hot and humid
Heat index near 95°
Scattered thunderstorms
Wind: northwest 8-16 mph
Chance of rain: 40%
HIGHS: 87° to 92°

FRIDAY:
Cooler, less humid
AM: cloudy, early showers
PM: sunny breaks
Wind: north 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 20%
HIGHS: 77° to 82°

SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Very humid again
Scattered showers
Wind: southeast 8-14 mph
Chance of rain: 40%
HIGHS: 75° to 80°

Sunrise: 6:44 a.m. // Sunset: 7:26 p.m.
Average high: 83° // Average low: 67°

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4 things to know about the weather:

1. Toasty warm Wednesday
2. Thursday PM showers likely
3. More showers Saturday
4. Very warm next week

Expect much higher humidity on Thursday, which will lead to a risk of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Thursday’s highs will also be about 90°, with the higher humidity boosting the heat index into the mid 90s.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

A few lingering showers will be possible Friday morning, but we’ve got high hopes for dry weather during the afternoon and evening. Highs on Friday will only be about 80°.

Saturday will be even cooler, but with high humidity levels and periods of rain and thunder likely to impact at least some of your outdoor plans.

A drier pattern will return Sunday, and next week looks to stay much closer to 90° than 80° as summer refuses to allow fall to fully take hold.

QuickCast

WEDNESDAY:
Mostly sunny
Seasonably hot
Not super humid
Wind: southwest 118 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
HIGHS: 87° to 92°

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
Passing clouds
Steady breeze
Quite mild
Wind: southwest 8-16 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
LOWS: 68° to 74°

THURSDAY:
Hot and humid
Heat index near 95°
Scattered thunderstorms
Wind: northwest 8-16 mph
Chance of rain: 40%
HIGHS: 87° to 92°

FRIDAY:
Cooler, less humid
AM: cloudy, early showers
PM: sunny breaks
Wind: north 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 20%
HIGHS: 77° to 82°

SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Very humid again
Scattered showers
Wind: southeast 8-14 mph
Chance of rain: 40%
HIGHS: 75° to 80°

Sunrise: 6:44 a.m. // Sunset: 7:26 p.m.
Average high: 83° // Average low: 67°

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4 things to know about the weather:

1. Toasty warm Wednesday
2. Thursday PM showers likely
3. More showers Saturday
4. Very warm next week

Expect much higher humidity on Thursday, which will lead to a risk of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Thursday’s highs will also be about 90°, with the higher humidity boosting the heat index into the mid 90s.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

A few lingering showers will be possible Friday morning, but we’ve got high hopes for dry weather during the afternoon and evening. Highs on Friday will only be about 80°.

Saturday will be even cooler, but with high humidity levels and periods of rain and thunder likely to impact at least some of your outdoor plans.

A drier pattern will return Sunday, and next week looks to stay much closer to 90° than 80° as summer refuses to allow fall to fully take hold.

QuickCast

WEDNESDAY:
Mostly sunny
Seasonably hot
Not super humid
Wind: southwest 118 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
HIGHS: 87° to 92°

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
Passing clouds
Steady breeze
Quite mild
Wind: southwest 8-16 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
LOWS: 68° to 74°

THURSDAY:
Hot and humid
Heat index near 95°
Scattered thunderstorms
Wind: northwest 8-16 mph
Chance of rain: 40%
HIGHS: 87° to 92°

FRIDAY:
Cooler, less humid
AM: cloudy, early showers
PM: sunny breaks
Wind: north 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 20%
HIGHS: 77° to 82°

SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Very humid again
Scattered showers
Wind: southeast 8-14 mph
Chance of rain: 40%
HIGHS: 75° to 80°

Sunrise: 6:44 a.m. // Sunset: 7:26 p.m.
Average high: 83° // Average low: 67°

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Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Toasty warm Wednesday
2. Thursday PM showers likely
3. More showers Saturday
4. Very warm next week

Expect much higher humidity on Thursday, which will lead to a risk of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Thursday’s highs will also be about 90°, with the higher humidity boosting the heat index into the mid 90s.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

A few lingering showers will be possible Friday morning, but we’ve got high hopes for dry weather during the afternoon and evening. Highs on Friday will only be about 80°.

Saturday will be even cooler, but with high humidity levels and periods of rain and thunder likely to impact at least some of your outdoor plans.

A drier pattern will return Sunday, and next week looks to stay much closer to 90° than 80° as summer refuses to allow fall to fully take hold.

QuickCast

WEDNESDAY:
Mostly sunny
Seasonably hot
Not super humid
Wind: southwest 118 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
HIGHS: 87° to 92°

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
Passing clouds
Steady breeze
Quite mild
Wind: southwest 8-16 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
LOWS: 68° to 74°

THURSDAY:
Hot and humid
Heat index near 95°
Scattered thunderstorms
Wind: northwest 8-16 mph
Chance of rain: 40%
HIGHS: 87° to 92°

FRIDAY:
Cooler, less humid
AM: cloudy, early showers
PM: sunny breaks
Wind: north 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 20%
HIGHS: 77° to 82°

SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Very humid again
Scattered showers
Wind: southeast 8-14 mph
Chance of rain: 40%
HIGHS: 75° to 80°

Sunrise: 6:44 a.m. // Sunset: 7:26 p.m.
Average high: 83° // Average low: 67°

Storm Team4 May 31, 2023

Backyard Weather: Doug Kammerer wants to forecast from your backyard

Storm Team4 May 19

Doug's Summer Forecast: What a strong El Niño means for storms, extreme heat in the DC area

Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Toasty warm Wednesday
2. Thursday PM showers likely
3. More showers Saturday
4. Very warm next week

Expect much higher humidity on Thursday, which will lead to a risk of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Thursday’s highs will also be about 90°, with the higher humidity boosting the heat index into the mid 90s.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

A few lingering showers will be possible Friday morning, but we’ve got high hopes for dry weather during the afternoon and evening. Highs on Friday will only be about 80°.

Saturday will be even cooler, but with high humidity levels and periods of rain and thunder likely to impact at least some of your outdoor plans.

A drier pattern will return Sunday, and next week looks to stay much closer to 90° than 80° as summer refuses to allow fall to fully take hold.

QuickCast

WEDNESDAY:
Mostly sunny
Seasonably hot
Not super humid
Wind: southwest 118 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
HIGHS: 87° to 92°

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
Passing clouds
Steady breeze
Quite mild
Wind: southwest 8-16 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
LOWS: 68° to 74°

THURSDAY:
Hot and humid
Heat index near 95°
Scattered thunderstorms
Wind: northwest 8-16 mph
Chance of rain: 40%
HIGHS: 87° to 92°

FRIDAY:
Cooler, less humid
AM: cloudy, early showers
PM: sunny breaks
Wind: north 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 20%
HIGHS: 77° to 82°

SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Very humid again
Scattered showers
Wind: southeast 8-14 mph
Chance of rain: 40%
HIGHS: 75° to 80°

Sunrise: 6:44 a.m. // Sunset: 7:26 p.m.
Average high: 83° // Average low: 67°

Storm Team4 May 31, 2023

Backyard Weather: Doug Kammerer wants to forecast from your backyard

Storm Team4 May 19

Doug's Summer Forecast: What a strong El Niño means for storms, extreme heat in the DC area

Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Toasty warm Wednesday
2. Thursday PM showers likely
3. More showers Saturday
4. Very warm next week

Expect much higher humidity on Thursday, which will lead to a risk of rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Thursday’s highs will also be about 90°, with the higher humidity boosting the heat index into the mid 90s.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

A few lingering showers will be possible Friday morning, but we’ve got high hopes for dry weather during the afternoon and evening. Highs on Friday will only be about 80°.

Saturday will be even cooler, but with high humidity levels and periods of rain and thunder likely to impact at least some of your outdoor plans.

A drier pattern will return Sunday, and next week looks to stay much closer to 90° than 80° as summer refuses to allow fall to fully take hold.

QuickCast

WEDNESDAY:
Mostly sunny
Seasonably hot
Not super humid
Wind: southwest 118 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
HIGHS: 87° to 92°

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:
Passing clouds
Steady breeze
Quite mild
Wind: southwest 8-16 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
LOWS: 68° to 74°

THURSDAY:
Hot and humid
Heat index near 95°
Scattered thunderstorms
Wind: northwest 8-16 mph
Chance of rain: 40%
HIGHS: 87° to 92°

FRIDAY:
Cooler, less humid
AM: cloudy, early showers
PM: sunny breaks
Wind: north 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 20%
HIGHS: 77° to 82°

SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Very humid again
Scattered showers
Wind: southeast 8-14 mph
Chance of rain: 40%
HIGHS: 75° to 80°

Sunrise: 6:44 a.m. // Sunset: 7:26 p.m.
Average high: 83° // Average low: 67°

Storm Team4 May 31, 2023

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An entire generation has grown up under the shadow of the 9/11 attacks, and many American Muslims have faced hostility and even doubts about their Americanness.

Nihad Awad, cofounder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) can be seen on the right side of a photo standing next to President George W. Bush when he visited the Islamic Center of Washington in Northwest D.C. That visit occurred just six days after the 9/11 attacks.

In his speech, the president condemned Islamophobia, saying American Muslims loved this country as much as he did.

“America counts millions of Muslims amongst our citizens, and Muslims make an incredibly valuable contribution to our country. Muslims are doctors, lawyers, law professors, members of the military, entrepreneurs, shopkeepers, moms and dads. And they need to be treated with respect. In our anger and emotion, our fellow Americans must treat each other with respect,” Bush said on Sept. 17, 2001.

“I stood shoulder by shoulder with the president of the United States denouncing what happened and calling for unity,” Awad said.

A 2021 Associated Press poll found that more than half of those polled have unfavorable views toward Islam — an assessment, Awad said, that has likely not improved in recent years under a president who speaks of Muslims in a very different manner than Bush did in his 2001 speech.

“Today we are living under an administration that has been thriving on division and pitting Americans against each other,” Awad said.

But he noted that, through the hostility and suspicion, Muslims in the U.S. have found ways forward and ways to fight back against bias.

More than 255 American Muslims currently hold state, local and national elected offices.

“But today, I can also say that American Muslims are deeply civically engaged. American Muslims refuse to be defined by guilt by association,” Awad said. “We love America. This is our home, and it’s going to be our home for hundreds of years for our children and grandchildren.”

More than 60 Muslims died as a result of the 9/11 attacks, including office workers, restaurant employees and first responders who worked in and around the World Trade Center.

An entire generation has grown up under the shadow of the 9/11 attacks, and many American Muslims have faced hostility and even doubts about their Americanness.

Nihad Awad, cofounder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) can be seen on the right side of a photo standing next to President George W. Bush when he visited the Islamic Center of Washington in Northwest D.C. That visit occurred just six days after the 9/11 attacks.

In his speech, the president condemned Islamophobia, saying American Muslims loved this country as much as he did.

“America counts millions of Muslims amongst our citizens, and Muslims make an incredibly valuable contribution to our country. Muslims are doctors, lawyers, law professors, members of the military, entrepreneurs, shopkeepers, moms and dads. And they need to be treated with respect. In our anger and emotion, our fellow Americans must treat each other with respect,” Bush said on Sept. 17, 2001.

“I stood shoulder by shoulder with the president of the United States denouncing what happened and calling for unity,” Awad said.

A 2021 Associated Press poll found that more than half of those polled have unfavorable views toward Islam — an assessment, Awad said, that has likely not improved in recent years under a president who speaks of Muslims in a very different manner than Bush did in his 2001 speech.

“Today we are living under an administration that has been thriving on division and pitting Americans against each other,” Awad said.

But he noted that, through the hostility and suspicion, Muslims in the U.S. have found ways forward and ways to fight back against bias.

More than 255 American Muslims currently hold state, local and national elected offices.

“But today, I can also say that American Muslims are deeply civically engaged. American Muslims refuse to be defined by guilt by association,” Awad said. “We love America. This is our home, and it’s going to be our home for hundreds of years for our children and grandchildren.”

More than 60 Muslims died as a result of the 9/11 attacks, including office workers, restaurant employees and first responders who worked in and around the World Trade Center.

An entire generation has grown up under the shadow of the 9/11 attacks, and many American Muslims have faced hostility and even doubts about their Americanness.

Nihad Awad, cofounder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) can be seen on the right side of a photo standing next to President George W. Bush when he visited the Islamic Center of Washington in Northwest D.C. That visit occurred just six days after the 9/11 attacks.

In his speech, the president condemned Islamophobia, saying American Muslims loved this country as much as he did.

“America counts millions of Muslims amongst our citizens, and Muslims make an incredibly valuable contribution to our country. Muslims are doctors, lawyers, law professors, members of the military, entrepreneurs, shopkeepers, moms and dads. And they need to be treated with respect. In our anger and emotion, our fellow Americans must treat each other with respect,” Bush said on Sept. 17, 2001.

“I stood shoulder by shoulder with the president of the United States denouncing what happened and calling for unity,” Awad said.

A 2021 Associated Press poll found that more than half of those polled have unfavorable views toward Islam — an assessment, Awad said, that has likely not improved in recent years under a president who speaks of Muslims in a very different manner than Bush did in his 2001 speech.

“Today we are living under an administration that has been thriving on division and pitting Americans against each other,” Awad said.

But he noted that, through the hostility and suspicion, Muslims in the U.S. have found ways forward and ways to fight back against bias.

More than 255 American Muslims currently hold state, local and national elected offices.

“But today, I can also say that American Muslims are deeply civically engaged. American Muslims refuse to be defined by guilt by association,” Awad said. “We love America. This is our home, and it’s going to be our home for hundreds of years for our children and grandchildren.”

More than 60 Muslims died as a result of the 9/11 attacks, including office workers, restaurant employees and first responders who worked in and around the World Trade Center.

An entire generation has grown up under the shadow of the 9/11 attacks, and many American Muslims have faced hostility and even doubts about their Americanness.

Nihad Awad, cofounder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) can be seen on the right side of a photo standing next to President George W. Bush when he visited the Islamic Center of Washington in Northwest D.C. That visit occurred just six days after the 9/11 attacks.

In his speech, the president condemned Islamophobia, saying American Muslims loved this country as much as he did.

“America counts millions of Muslims amongst our citizens, and Muslims make an incredibly valuable contribution to our country. Muslims are doctors, lawyers, law professors, members of the military, entrepreneurs, shopkeepers, moms and dads. And they need to be treated with respect. In our anger and emotion, our fellow Americans must treat each other with respect,” Bush said on Sept. 17, 2001.

“I stood shoulder by shoulder with the president of the United States denouncing what happened and calling for unity,” Awad said.

A 2021 Associated Press poll found that more than half of those polled have unfavorable views toward Islam — an assessment, Awad said, that has likely not improved in recent years under a president who speaks of Muslims in a very different manner than Bush did in his 2001 speech.

“Today we are living under an administration that has been thriving on division and pitting Americans against each other,” Awad said.

But he noted that, through the hostility and suspicion, Muslims in the U.S. have found ways forward and ways to fight back against bias.

More than 255 American Muslims currently hold state, local and national elected offices.

“But today, I can also say that American Muslims are deeply civically engaged. American Muslims refuse to be defined by guilt by association,” Awad said. “We love America. This is our home, and it’s going to be our home for hundreds of years for our children and grandchildren.”

More than 60 Muslims died as a result of the 9/11 attacks, including office workers, restaurant employees and first responders who worked in and around the World Trade Center.

An entire generation has grown up under the shadow of the 9/11 attacks, and many American Muslims have faced hostility and even doubts about their Americanness.

Nihad Awad, cofounder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) can be seen on the right side of a photo standing next to President George W. Bush when he visited the Islamic Center of Washington in Northwest D.C. That visit occurred just six days after the 9/11 attacks.

In his speech, the president condemned Islamophobia, saying American Muslims loved this country as much as he did.

“America counts millions of Muslims amongst our citizens, and Muslims make an incredibly valuable contribution to our country. Muslims are doctors, lawyers, law professors, members of the military, entrepreneurs, shopkeepers, moms and dads. And they need to be treated with respect. In our anger and emotion, our fellow Americans must treat each other with respect,” Bush said on Sept. 17, 2001.

“I stood shoulder by shoulder with the president of the United States denouncing what happened and calling for unity,” Awad said.

A 2021 Associated Press poll found that more than half of those polled have unfavorable views toward Islam — an assessment, Awad said, that has likely not improved in recent years under a president who speaks of Muslims in a very different manner than Bush did in his 2001 speech.

“Today we are living under an administration that has been thriving on division and pitting Americans against each other,” Awad said.

But he noted that, through the hostility and suspicion, Muslims in the U.S. have found ways forward and ways to fight back against bias.

More than 255 American Muslims currently hold state, local and national elected offices.

“But today, I can also say that American Muslims are deeply civically engaged. American Muslims refuse to be defined by guilt by association,” Awad said. “We love America. This is our home, and it’s going to be our home for hundreds of years for our children and grandchildren.”

More than 60 Muslims died as a result of the 9/11 attacks, including office workers, restaurant employees and first responders who worked in and around the World Trade Center.

An entire generation has grown up under the shadow of the 9/11 attacks, and many American Muslims have faced hostility and even doubts about their Americanness.

Nihad Awad, cofounder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) can be seen on the right side of a photo standing next to President George W. Bush when he visited the Islamic Center of Washington in Northwest D.C. That visit occurred just six days after the 9/11 attacks.

In his speech, the president condemned Islamophobia, saying American Muslims loved this country as much as he did.

“America counts millions of Muslims amongst our citizens, and Muslims make an incredibly valuable contribution to our country. Muslims are doctors, lawyers, law professors, members of the military, entrepreneurs, shopkeepers, moms and dads. And they need to be treated with respect. In our anger and emotion, our fellow Americans must treat each other with respect,” Bush said on Sept. 17, 2001.

“I stood shoulder by shoulder with the president of the United States denouncing what happened and calling for unity,” Awad said.

A 2021 Associated Press poll found that more than half of those polled have unfavorable views toward Islam — an assessment, Awad said, that has likely not improved in recent years under a president who speaks of Muslims in a very different manner than Bush did in his 2001 speech.

“Today we are living under an administration that has been thriving on division and pitting Americans against each other,” Awad said.

But he noted that, through the hostility and suspicion, Muslims in the U.S. have found ways forward and ways to fight back against bias.

More than 255 American Muslims currently hold state, local and national elected offices.

“But today, I can also say that American Muslims are deeply civically engaged. American Muslims refuse to be defined by guilt by association,” Awad said. “We love America. This is our home, and it’s going to be our home for hundreds of years for our children and grandchildren.”

More than 60 Muslims died as a result of the 9/11 attacks, including office workers, restaurant employees and first responders who worked in and around the World Trade Center.

Time is running out for the nearly 200,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S. under temporary protected status (TPS).

A small rally formed outside the White House Tuesday evening as advocates and some lawmakers push for a last-minute extension, but so far, none have been granted.

There are 32,000 Salvadoran TPS holders living in the D.C. metro area, the most of any metropolitan area across the country. And now, many of them who’ve lived here for decades are fearful for the future — They simply don’t know what’s going to happen.

TPS protects those who have it from deportation and allows them to work in the U.S.

An immigration attorney told News4 that the federal government failed to meet certain notification requirements, so TPS should be extended for six months — But that’s not guaranteed.

The attorney told News4 TPS holders need legal advice to know what their options are.

Some are concerned they could be arrested, deported, lose their work permits and even their social security benefits that they have been accruing for a number of years.

“This is my home for 32 years and my daughter, too,” said Soledad, a TPS holder who was at the rally. “This is your home. Everybody coming for working, for the economy that’s here. I don’t understand why. Where is the problem?”

“These people have contributed to this country for 25 years,” said activist Tony Guardad. “They’ve been paying taxes, they open business, they own business, and they are they being a backbone of the economy, especially on the construction side in the DMV area.”

The Department of Homeland Security told News4 in the past that this program is supposed to be temporary and has become sort of a de facto amnesty program when it’s not meant to be, so there’s no indication that the Trump administration is going to extend TPS.

Time is running out for the nearly 200,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S. under temporary protected status (TPS).

A small rally formed outside the White House Tuesday evening as advocates and some lawmakers push for a last-minute extension, but so far, none have been granted.

There are 32,000 Salvadoran TPS holders living in the D.C. metro area, the most of any metropolitan area across the country. And now, many of them who’ve lived here for decades are fearful for the future — They simply don’t know what’s going to happen.

TPS protects those who have it from deportation and allows them to work in the U.S.

An immigration attorney told News4 that the federal government failed to meet certain notification requirements, so TPS should be extended for six months — But that’s not guaranteed.

The attorney told News4 TPS holders need legal advice to know what their options are.

Some are concerned they could be arrested, deported, lose their work permits and even their social security benefits that they have been accruing for a number of years.

“This is my home for 32 years and my daughter, too,” said Soledad, a TPS holder who was at the rally. “This is your home. Everybody coming for working, for the economy that’s here. I don’t understand why. Where is the problem?”

“These people have contributed to this country for 25 years,” said activist Tony Guardad. “They’ve been paying taxes, they open business, they own business, and they are they being a backbone of the economy, especially on the construction side in the DMV area.”

The Department of Homeland Security told News4 in the past that this program is supposed to be temporary and has become sort of a de facto amnesty program when it’s not meant to be, so there’s no indication that the Trump administration is going to extend TPS.

Time is running out for the nearly 200,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S. under temporary protected status (TPS).

A small rally formed outside the White House Tuesday evening as advocates and some lawmakers push for a last-minute extension, but so far, none have been granted.

There are 32,000 Salvadoran TPS holders living in the D.C. metro area, the most of any metropolitan area across the country. And now, many of them who’ve lived here for decades are fearful for the future — They simply don’t know what’s going to happen.

TPS protects those who have it from deportation and allows them to work in the U.S.

An immigration attorney told News4 that the federal government failed to meet certain notification requirements, so TPS should be extended for six months — But that’s not guaranteed.

The attorney told News4 TPS holders need legal advice to know what their options are.

Some are concerned they could be arrested, deported, lose their work permits and even their social security benefits that they have been accruing for a number of years.

“This is my home for 32 years and my daughter, too,” said Soledad, a TPS holder who was at the rally. “This is your home. Everybody coming for working, for the economy that’s here. I don’t understand why. Where is the problem?”

“These people have contributed to this country for 25 years,” said activist Tony Guardad. “They’ve been paying taxes, they open business, they own business, and they are they being a backbone of the economy, especially on the construction side in the DMV area.”

The Department of Homeland Security told News4 in the past that this program is supposed to be temporary and has become sort of a de facto amnesty program when it’s not meant to be, so there’s no indication that the Trump administration is going to extend TPS.

Time is running out for the nearly 200,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S. under temporary protected status (TPS).

A small rally formed outside the White House Tuesday evening as advocates and some lawmakers push for a last-minute extension, but so far, none have been granted.

There are 32,000 Salvadoran TPS holders living in the D.C. metro area, the most of any metropolitan area across the country. And now, many of them who’ve lived here for decades are fearful for the future — They simply don’t know what’s going to happen.

TPS protects those who have it from deportation and allows them to work in the U.S.

An immigration attorney told News4 that the federal government failed to meet certain notification requirements, so TPS should be extended for six months — But that’s not guaranteed.

The attorney told News4 TPS holders need legal advice to know what their options are.

Some are concerned they could be arrested, deported, lose their work permits and even their social security benefits that they have been accruing for a number of years.

“This is my home for 32 years and my daughter, too,” said Soledad, a TPS holder who was at the rally. “This is your home. Everybody coming for working, for the economy that’s here. I don’t understand why. Where is the problem?”

“These people have contributed to this country for 25 years,” said activist Tony Guardad. “They’ve been paying taxes, they open business, they own business, and they are they being a backbone of the economy, especially on the construction side in the DMV area.”

The Department of Homeland Security told News4 in the past that this program is supposed to be temporary and has become sort of a de facto amnesty program when it’s not meant to be, so there’s no indication that the Trump administration is going to extend TPS.

Time is running out for the nearly 200,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S. under temporary protected status (TPS).

A small rally formed outside the White House Tuesday evening as advocates and some lawmakers push for a last-minute extension, but so far, none have been granted.

There are 32,000 Salvadoran TPS holders living in the D.C. metro area, the most of any metropolitan area across the country. And now, many of them who’ve lived here for decades are fearful for the future — They simply don’t know what’s going to happen.

TPS protects those who have it from deportation and allows them to work in the U.S.

An immigration attorney told News4 that the federal government failed to meet certain notification requirements, so TPS should be extended for six months — But that’s not guaranteed.

The attorney told News4 TPS holders need legal advice to know what their options are.

Some are concerned they could be arrested, deported, lose their work permits and even their social security benefits that they have been accruing for a number of years.

“This is my home for 32 years and my daughter, too,” said Soledad, a TPS holder who was at the rally. “This is your home. Everybody coming for working, for the economy that’s here. I don’t understand why. Where is the problem?”

“These people have contributed to this country for 25 years,” said activist Tony Guardad. “They’ve been paying taxes, they open business, they own business, and they are they being a backbone of the economy, especially on the construction side in the DMV area.”

The Department of Homeland Security told News4 in the past that this program is supposed to be temporary and has become sort of a de facto amnesty program when it’s not meant to be, so there’s no indication that the Trump administration is going to extend TPS.

Time is running out for the nearly 200,000 Salvadorans living in the U.S. under temporary protected status (TPS).

A small rally formed outside the White House Tuesday evening as advocates and some lawmakers push for a last-minute extension, but so far, none have been granted.

There are 32,000 Salvadoran TPS holders living in the D.C. metro area, the most of any metropolitan area across the country. And now, many of them who’ve lived here for decades are fearful for the future — They simply don’t know what’s going to happen.

TPS protects those who have it from deportation and allows them to work in the U.S.

An immigration attorney told News4 that the federal government failed to meet certain notification requirements, so TPS should be extended for six months — But that’s not guaranteed.

The attorney told News4 TPS holders need legal advice to know what their options are.

Some are concerned they could be arrested, deported, lose their work permits and even their social security benefits that they have been accruing for a number of years.

“This is my home for 32 years and my daughter, too,” said Soledad, a TPS holder who was at the rally. “This is your home. Everybody coming for working, for the economy that’s here. I don’t understand why. Where is the problem?”

“These people have contributed to this country for 25 years,” said activist Tony Guardad. “They’ve been paying taxes, they open business, they own business, and they are they being a backbone of the economy, especially on the construction side in the DMV area.”

The Department of Homeland Security told News4 in the past that this program is supposed to be temporary and has become sort of a de facto amnesty program when it’s not meant to be, so there’s no indication that the Trump administration is going to extend TPS.

It was 9:37 a.m. American Airlines Flight 77 had just hit the Pentagon.

A few miles away, the staff at MedStar Washington Hospital Center braced themselves for a wave of patients.

“We waited and we waited. And then nobody came, and we all started having this sort of sense of doom that nobody was coming because they couldn’t get there,” nurse practitioner Christine Owen said.

They would later learn 184 people had been killed at the Pentagon. Some patients did make it to the hospital. Many had severe burns that took months to treat.

“What most of us remember at a visceral level is the smell of jet fuel,” said Dr. Jack Sava, surgery department chair. “Every patient reeked of it. The unit reeked of it. So, you know how a smell can link itself to a memory and be kind of an amplifier? That’s how many of us feel about that day.”

It happened to be Sava’s first day on the job. His wife was at the Capitol.

“One of the things I remember most was how everyone in the room was worried about their loved ones,” he said. “This is a thing where for all we know, it’s still going on, and for all we know, it’s impacted our loved ones.”

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Sava was able to keep his focus, though, on caring for his patients and keeping his team calm.

One of the people they treated was Racquel Kelly, a new mom badly injured at the Pentagon.

Five years ago, Kelly reunited with the flight crew that saved her life. Owen remembered Kelly was unconscious when she arrived. Her name, blood type and allergies were written on her shirt.

“It is pretty amazing what everyone was able to do to help themselves and to help their coworkers during that time, because I cannot even imagine the fear that was going through their minds,” Owen said.

“This is something that I’m going to go through for the rest of my life, and you know, with therapy, praying, I get through it,” Kelly told News4 in 2021.

As the nation marks 25 years since 9/11, the staff at MedStar say they make it a point to check on each other around this time.

“We thank God for our friendships and our colleagues and what we were all able to do that day to help others,” Owen said.

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It was 9:37 a.m. American Airlines Flight 77 had just hit the Pentagon.

A few miles away, the staff at MedStar Washington Hospital Center braced themselves for a wave of patients.

“We waited and we waited. And then nobody came, and we all started having this sort of sense of doom that nobody was coming because they couldn’t get there,” nurse practitioner Christine Owen said.

They would later learn 184 people had been killed at the Pentagon. Some patients did make it to the hospital. Many had severe burns that took months to treat.

“What most of us remember at a visceral level is the smell of jet fuel,” said Dr. Jack Sava, surgery department chair. “Every patient reeked of it. The unit reeked of it. So, you know how a smell can link itself to a memory and be kind of an amplifier? That’s how many of us feel about that day.”

It happened to be Sava’s first day on the job. His wife was at the Capitol.

“One of the things I remember most was how everyone in the room was worried about their loved ones,” he said. “This is a thing where for all we know, it’s still going on, and for all we know, it’s impacted our loved ones.”

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Sava was able to keep his focus, though, on caring for his patients and keeping his team calm.

One of the people they treated was Racquel Kelly, a new mom badly injured at the Pentagon.

Five years ago, Kelly reunited with the flight crew that saved her life. Owen remembered Kelly was unconscious when she arrived. Her name, blood type and allergies were written on her shirt.

“It is pretty amazing what everyone was able to do to help themselves and to help their coworkers during that time, because I cannot even imagine the fear that was going through their minds,” Owen said.

“This is something that I’m going to go through for the rest of my life, and you know, with therapy, praying, I get through it,” Kelly told News4 in 2021.

As the nation marks 25 years since 9/11, the staff at MedStar say they make it a point to check on each other around this time.

“We thank God for our friendships and our colleagues and what we were all able to do that day to help others,” Owen said.

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It was 9:37 a.m. American Airlines Flight 77 had just hit the Pentagon.

A few miles away, the staff at MedStar Washington Hospital Center braced themselves for a wave of patients.

“We waited and we waited. And then nobody came, and we all started having this sort of sense of doom that nobody was coming because they couldn’t get there,” nurse practitioner Christine Owen said.

They would later learn 184 people had been killed at the Pentagon. Some patients did make it to the hospital. Many had severe burns that took months to treat.

“What most of us remember at a visceral level is the smell of jet fuel,” said Dr. Jack Sava, surgery department chair. “Every patient reeked of it. The unit reeked of it. So, you know how a smell can link itself to a memory and be kind of an amplifier? That’s how many of us feel about that day.”

It happened to be Sava’s first day on the job. His wife was at the Capitol.

“One of the things I remember most was how everyone in the room was worried about their loved ones,” he said. “This is a thing where for all we know, it’s still going on, and for all we know, it’s impacted our loved ones.”

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Sava was able to keep his focus, though, on caring for his patients and keeping his team calm.

One of the people they treated was Racquel Kelly, a new mom badly injured at the Pentagon.

Five years ago, Kelly reunited with the flight crew that saved her life. Owen remembered Kelly was unconscious when she arrived. Her name, blood type and allergies were written on her shirt.

“It is pretty amazing what everyone was able to do to help themselves and to help their coworkers during that time, because I cannot even imagine the fear that was going through their minds,” Owen said.

“This is something that I’m going to go through for the rest of my life, and you know, with therapy, praying, I get through it,” Kelly told News4 in 2021.

As the nation marks 25 years since 9/11, the staff at MedStar say they make it a point to check on each other around this time.

“We thank God for our friendships and our colleagues and what we were all able to do that day to help others,” Owen said.

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It was 9:37 a.m. American Airlines Flight 77 had just hit the Pentagon.

A few miles away, the staff at MedStar Washington Hospital Center braced themselves for a wave of patients.

“We waited and we waited. And then nobody came, and we all started having this sort of sense of doom that nobody was coming because they couldn’t get there,” nurse practitioner Christine Owen said.

They would later learn 184 people had been killed at the Pentagon. Some patients did make it to the hospital. Many had severe burns that took months to treat.

“What most of us remember at a visceral level is the smell of jet fuel,” said Dr. Jack Sava, surgery department chair. “Every patient reeked of it. The unit reeked of it. So, you know how a smell can link itself to a memory and be kind of an amplifier? That’s how many of us feel about that day.”

It happened to be Sava’s first day on the job. His wife was at the Capitol.

“One of the things I remember most was how everyone in the room was worried about their loved ones,” he said. “This is a thing where for all we know, it’s still going on, and for all we know, it’s impacted our loved ones.”

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Sava was able to keep his focus, though, on caring for his patients and keeping his team calm.

One of the people they treated was Racquel Kelly, a new mom badly injured at the Pentagon.

Five years ago, Kelly reunited with the flight crew that saved her life. Owen remembered Kelly was unconscious when she arrived. Her name, blood type and allergies were written on her shirt.

“It is pretty amazing what everyone was able to do to help themselves and to help their coworkers during that time, because I cannot even imagine the fear that was going through their minds,” Owen said.

“This is something that I’m going to go through for the rest of my life, and you know, with therapy, praying, I get through it,” Kelly told News4 in 2021.

As the nation marks 25 years since 9/11, the staff at MedStar say they make it a point to check on each other around this time.

“We thank God for our friendships and our colleagues and what we were all able to do that day to help others,” Owen said.

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It was 9:37 a.m. American Airlines Flight 77 had just hit the Pentagon.

A few miles away, the staff at MedStar Washington Hospital Center braced themselves for a wave of patients.

“We waited and we waited. And then nobody came, and we all started having this sort of sense of doom that nobody was coming because they couldn’t get there,” nurse practitioner Christine Owen said.

They would later learn 184 people had been killed at the Pentagon. Some patients did make it to the hospital. Many had severe burns that took months to treat.

“What most of us remember at a visceral level is the smell of jet fuel,” said Dr. Jack Sava, surgery department chair. “Every patient reeked of it. The unit reeked of it. So, you know how a smell can link itself to a memory and be kind of an amplifier? That’s how many of us feel about that day.”

It happened to be Sava’s first day on the job. His wife was at the Capitol.

“One of the things I remember most was how everyone in the room was worried about their loved ones,” he said. “This is a thing where for all we know, it’s still going on, and for all we know, it’s impacted our loved ones.”

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Sava was able to keep his focus, though, on caring for his patients and keeping his team calm.

One of the people they treated was Racquel Kelly, a new mom badly injured at the Pentagon.

Five years ago, Kelly reunited with the flight crew that saved her life. Owen remembered Kelly was unconscious when she arrived. Her name, blood type and allergies were written on her shirt.

“It is pretty amazing what everyone was able to do to help themselves and to help their coworkers during that time, because I cannot even imagine the fear that was going through their minds,” Owen said.

“This is something that I’m going to go through for the rest of my life, and you know, with therapy, praying, I get through it,” Kelly told News4 in 2021.

As the nation marks 25 years since 9/11, the staff at MedStar say they make it a point to check on each other around this time.

“We thank God for our friendships and our colleagues and what we were all able to do that day to help others,” Owen said.

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It was 9:37 a.m. American Airlines Flight 77 had just hit the Pentagon.

A few miles away, the staff at MedStar Washington Hospital Center braced themselves for a wave of patients.

“We waited and we waited. And then nobody came, and we all started having this sort of sense of doom that nobody was coming because they couldn’t get there,” nurse practitioner Christine Owen said.

They would later learn 184 people had been killed at the Pentagon. Some patients did make it to the hospital. Many had severe burns that took months to treat.

“What most of us remember at a visceral level is the smell of jet fuel,” said Dr. Jack Sava, surgery department chair. “Every patient reeked of it. The unit reeked of it. So, you know how a smell can link itself to a memory and be kind of an amplifier? That’s how many of us feel about that day.”

It happened to be Sava’s first day on the job. His wife was at the Capitol.

“One of the things I remember most was how everyone in the room was worried about their loved ones,” he said. “This is a thing where for all we know, it’s still going on, and for all we know, it’s impacted our loved ones.”

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Sava was able to keep his focus, though, on caring for his patients and keeping his team calm.

One of the people they treated was Racquel Kelly, a new mom badly injured at the Pentagon.

Five years ago, Kelly reunited with the flight crew that saved her life. Owen remembered Kelly was unconscious when she arrived. Her name, blood type and allergies were written on her shirt.

“It is pretty amazing what everyone was able to do to help themselves and to help their coworkers during that time, because I cannot even imagine the fear that was going through their minds,” Owen said.

“This is something that I’m going to go through for the rest of my life, and you know, with therapy, praying, I get through it,” Kelly told News4 in 2021.

As the nation marks 25 years since 9/11, the staff at MedStar say they make it a point to check on each other around this time.

“We thank God for our friendships and our colleagues and what we were all able to do that day to help others,” Owen said.

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As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 draws near, one of the the biggest impacts after that awful day was to air travel itself.

Pre-9/11, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) didn’t even exist. But in an instant, everything changed. Intense and strict security measures had to be put in place as a way to prevent future attacks.

After 9/11, there were more screenings at airports; limits on the amount of liquids, gels and sprays passengers carry on planes, and checked baggage being screened for explosives — and the list goes on.

TSA Administrator David Cummins told News4 it has all worked.

“Since then, TSA has delivered on its mission,” he said. “There hasn’t been another attack like that.”

But Cummins said technology now allows for new upgrades that should make the TSA experience easier.

“So the 2D scan, baggage scanners are going to be replaced with 3D scanners that can digitally unpack the bags,” he said. “The ‘raising your hands in the air’-type body scanners will be replaced with walk-through body scanners.”

Cummins said facial recognition technology will be used much more, in place of physical IDs. All of it could mean a faster trip through security.

“And so this whole experience, particularly focused on the pre-check lanes initially, will be measured in a manner of seconds, not minutes,” he said.

Before 9/11, people could even go to the airplane gates if they weren’t flying. Cummins said you’ll soon be able to register online with the TSA to be able to do that.

“Basically, give us a few days’ notice, and we will let you get through the security checkpoint and greet your teenage son or your grandparent when they get off the plane and walk them to the car,” he said.

Right now, a handful of airports already are offering that feature, but none yet in the D.C. area. However, Cummins said he expects the program to roll out nationwide soon.

The TSA administrator is also asking passengers to thank TSA employees the next time you go through a security checkpoint.

As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 draws near, one of the the biggest impacts after that awful day was to air travel itself.

Pre-9/11, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) didn’t even exist. But in an instant, everything changed. Intense and strict security measures had to be put in place as a way to prevent future attacks.

After 9/11, there were more screenings at airports; limits on the amount of liquids, gels and sprays passengers carry on planes, and checked baggage being screened for explosives — and the list goes on.

TSA Administrator David Cummins told News4 it has all worked.

“Since then, TSA has delivered on its mission,” he said. “There hasn’t been another attack like that.”

But Cummins said technology now allows for new upgrades that should make the TSA experience easier.

“So the 2D scan, baggage scanners are going to be replaced with 3D scanners that can digitally unpack the bags,” he said. “The ‘raising your hands in the air’-type body scanners will be replaced with walk-through body scanners.”

Cummins said facial recognition technology will be used much more, in place of physical IDs. All of it could mean a faster trip through security.

“And so this whole experience, particularly focused on the pre-check lanes initially, will be measured in a manner of seconds, not minutes,” he said.

Before 9/11, people could even go to the airplane gates if they weren’t flying. Cummins said you’ll soon be able to register online with the TSA to be able to do that.

“Basically, give us a few days’ notice, and we will let you get through the security checkpoint and greet your teenage son or your grandparent when they get off the plane and walk them to the car,” he said.

Right now, a handful of airports already are offering that feature, but none yet in the D.C. area. However, Cummins said he expects the program to roll out nationwide soon.

The TSA administrator is also asking passengers to thank TSA employees the next time you go through a security checkpoint.

As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 draws near, one of the the biggest impacts after that awful day was to air travel itself.

Pre-9/11, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) didn’t even exist. But in an instant, everything changed. Intense and strict security measures had to be put in place as a way to prevent future attacks.

After 9/11, there were more screenings at airports; limits on the amount of liquids, gels and sprays passengers carry on planes, and checked baggage being screened for explosives — and the list goes on.

TSA Administrator David Cummins told News4 it has all worked.

“Since then, TSA has delivered on its mission,” he said. “There hasn’t been another attack like that.”

But Cummins said technology now allows for new upgrades that should make the TSA experience easier.

“So the 2D scan, baggage scanners are going to be replaced with 3D scanners that can digitally unpack the bags,” he said. “The ‘raising your hands in the air’-type body scanners will be replaced with walk-through body scanners.”

Cummins said facial recognition technology will be used much more, in place of physical IDs. All of it could mean a faster trip through security.

“And so this whole experience, particularly focused on the pre-check lanes initially, will be measured in a manner of seconds, not minutes,” he said.

Before 9/11, people could even go to the airplane gates if they weren’t flying. Cummins said you’ll soon be able to register online with the TSA to be able to do that.

“Basically, give us a few days’ notice, and we will let you get through the security checkpoint and greet your teenage son or your grandparent when they get off the plane and walk them to the car,” he said.

Right now, a handful of airports already are offering that feature, but none yet in the D.C. area. However, Cummins said he expects the program to roll out nationwide soon.

The TSA administrator is also asking passengers to thank TSA employees the next time you go through a security checkpoint.

As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 draws near, one of the the biggest impacts after that awful day was to air travel itself.

Pre-9/11, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) didn’t even exist. But in an instant, everything changed. Intense and strict security measures had to be put in place as a way to prevent future attacks.

After 9/11, there were more screenings at airports; limits on the amount of liquids, gels and sprays passengers carry on planes, and checked baggage being screened for explosives — and the list goes on.

TSA Administrator David Cummins told News4 it has all worked.

“Since then, TSA has delivered on its mission,” he said. “There hasn’t been another attack like that.”

But Cummins said technology now allows for new upgrades that should make the TSA experience easier.

“So the 2D scan, baggage scanners are going to be replaced with 3D scanners that can digitally unpack the bags,” he said. “The ‘raising your hands in the air’-type body scanners will be replaced with walk-through body scanners.”

Cummins said facial recognition technology will be used much more, in place of physical IDs. All of it could mean a faster trip through security.

“And so this whole experience, particularly focused on the pre-check lanes initially, will be measured in a manner of seconds, not minutes,” he said.

Before 9/11, people could even go to the airplane gates if they weren’t flying. Cummins said you’ll soon be able to register online with the TSA to be able to do that.

“Basically, give us a few days’ notice, and we will let you get through the security checkpoint and greet your teenage son or your grandparent when they get off the plane and walk them to the car,” he said.

Right now, a handful of airports already are offering that feature, but none yet in the D.C. area. However, Cummins said he expects the program to roll out nationwide soon.

The TSA administrator is also asking passengers to thank TSA employees the next time you go through a security checkpoint.

As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 draws near, one of the the biggest impacts after that awful day was to air travel itself.

Pre-9/11, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) didn’t even exist. But in an instant, everything changed. Intense and strict security measures had to be put in place as a way to prevent future attacks.

After 9/11, there were more screenings at airports; limits on the amount of liquids, gels and sprays passengers carry on planes, and checked baggage being screened for explosives — and the list goes on.

TSA Administrator David Cummins told News4 it has all worked.

“Since then, TSA has delivered on its mission,” he said. “There hasn’t been another attack like that.”

But Cummins said technology now allows for new upgrades that should make the TSA experience easier.

“So the 2D scan, baggage scanners are going to be replaced with 3D scanners that can digitally unpack the bags,” he said. “The ‘raising your hands in the air’-type body scanners will be replaced with walk-through body scanners.”

Cummins said facial recognition technology will be used much more, in place of physical IDs. All of it could mean a faster trip through security.

“And so this whole experience, particularly focused on the pre-check lanes initially, will be measured in a manner of seconds, not minutes,” he said.

Before 9/11, people could even go to the airplane gates if they weren’t flying. Cummins said you’ll soon be able to register online with the TSA to be able to do that.

“Basically, give us a few days’ notice, and we will let you get through the security checkpoint and greet your teenage son or your grandparent when they get off the plane and walk them to the car,” he said.

Right now, a handful of airports already are offering that feature, but none yet in the D.C. area. However, Cummins said he expects the program to roll out nationwide soon.

The TSA administrator is also asking passengers to thank TSA employees the next time you go through a security checkpoint.

As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 draws near, one of the the biggest impacts after that awful day was to air travel itself.

Pre-9/11, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) didn’t even exist. But in an instant, everything changed. Intense and strict security measures had to be put in place as a way to prevent future attacks.

After 9/11, there were more screenings at airports; limits on the amount of liquids, gels and sprays passengers carry on planes, and checked baggage being screened for explosives — and the list goes on.

TSA Administrator David Cummins told News4 it has all worked.

“Since then, TSA has delivered on its mission,” he said. “There hasn’t been another attack like that.”

But Cummins said technology now allows for new upgrades that should make the TSA experience easier.

“So the 2D scan, baggage scanners are going to be replaced with 3D scanners that can digitally unpack the bags,” he said. “The ‘raising your hands in the air’-type body scanners will be replaced with walk-through body scanners.”

Cummins said facial recognition technology will be used much more, in place of physical IDs. All of it could mean a faster trip through security.

“And so this whole experience, particularly focused on the pre-check lanes initially, will be measured in a manner of seconds, not minutes,” he said.

Before 9/11, people could even go to the airplane gates if they weren’t flying. Cummins said you’ll soon be able to register online with the TSA to be able to do that.

“Basically, give us a few days’ notice, and we will let you get through the security checkpoint and greet your teenage son or your grandparent when they get off the plane and walk them to the car,” he said.

Right now, a handful of airports already are offering that feature, but none yet in the D.C. area. However, Cummins said he expects the program to roll out nationwide soon.

The TSA administrator is also asking passengers to thank TSA employees the next time you go through a security checkpoint.

A Northern Virginia couple says two people threw a large rock or chunk of concrete from an overpass that smashed onto their SUV while they were driving their kids and friends home.

All six people inside the vehicle, including two young children, were unharmed. But the family fears it could have been much worse had the rock hit a second later.

“You could’ve killed six people,” Dylan Martinez said.

“I’d definitely be dead. If they would’ve held it even more and, God forbid, it would’ve went through the sunroof where our kids and our friends were. I mean, it could’ve been really bad,” he said.

Dylan Martinez and his wife Christina said that just after midnight Monday morning they were driving east on the Dulles Greenway after going to a Labor Day get-together in Leesburg. While on the Dulles Greenway, they said they saw two people up on the Sycolin Road overpass. Then they saw something thrown off the overpass.

“One second you’re doing a sing-a-long with your kids who just got to stay up late with their friends and everything. And the next thing you know the windshield explodes,” Dylan Martinez said.

The Martinez family said the rock hit the hood of their SUV first before bouncing into the windshield.

“As you can see, glass shards everywhere,” Dylan Martinez said while showing News4 the inside of the SUV.

They managed to pull over on the side of the road to call police. They said both the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and Virginia State Police responded. State police confirmed to News4 they’re investigating the case.

“We don’t care about the car. The car can be fixed. I care about my kids and my family and that could’ve easily ended someone’s life. So at the very least, obviously, we’re trying to find information. But I also want to make sure people are talking to their kids about this, using this as a tool to kind of have those conversations at home and make sure that this isn’t the next TikTok trend,” Christina Martinez said.

In the moments after they pulled over, Dylan and Christina said another vehicle driving behind them was also hit with a rock that appeared to be thrown from the same location.

They said that driver was also able to pull over and appeared to be OK.

A Northern Virginia couple says two people threw a large rock or chunk of concrete from an overpass that smashed onto their SUV while they were driving their kids and friends home.

All six people inside the vehicle, including two young children, were unharmed. But the family fears it could have been much worse had the rock hit a second later.

“You could’ve killed six people,” Dylan Martinez said.

“I’d definitely be dead. If they would’ve held it even more and, God forbid, it would’ve went through the sunroof where our kids and our friends were. I mean, it could’ve been really bad,” he said.

Dylan Martinez and his wife Christina said that just after midnight Monday morning they were driving east on the Dulles Greenway after going to a Labor Day get-together in Leesburg. While on the Dulles Greenway, they said they saw two people up on the Sycolin Road overpass. Then they saw something thrown off the overpass.

“One second you’re doing a sing-a-long with your kids who just got to stay up late with their friends and everything. And the next thing you know the windshield explodes,” Dylan Martinez said.

The Martinez family said the rock hit the hood of their SUV first before bouncing into the windshield.

“As you can see, glass shards everywhere,” Dylan Martinez said while showing News4 the inside of the SUV.

They managed to pull over on the side of the road to call police. They said both the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and Virginia State Police responded. State police confirmed to News4 they’re investigating the case.

“We don’t care about the car. The car can be fixed. I care about my kids and my family and that could’ve easily ended someone’s life. So at the very least, obviously, we’re trying to find information. But I also want to make sure people are talking to their kids about this, using this as a tool to kind of have those conversations at home and make sure that this isn’t the next TikTok trend,” Christina Martinez said.

In the moments after they pulled over, Dylan and Christina said another vehicle driving behind them was also hit with a rock that appeared to be thrown from the same location.

They said that driver was also able to pull over and appeared to be OK.

A Northern Virginia couple says two people threw a large rock or chunk of concrete from an overpass that smashed onto their SUV while they were driving their kids and friends home.

All six people inside the vehicle, including two young children, were unharmed. But the family fears it could have been much worse had the rock hit a second later.

“You could’ve killed six people,” Dylan Martinez said.

“I’d definitely be dead. If they would’ve held it even more and, God forbid, it would’ve went through the sunroof where our kids and our friends were. I mean, it could’ve been really bad,” he said.

Dylan Martinez and his wife Christina said that just after midnight Monday morning they were driving east on the Dulles Greenway after going to a Labor Day get-together in Leesburg. While on the Dulles Greenway, they said they saw two people up on the Sycolin Road overpass. Then they saw something thrown off the overpass.

“One second you’re doing a sing-a-long with your kids who just got to stay up late with their friends and everything. And the next thing you know the windshield explodes,” Dylan Martinez said.

The Martinez family said the rock hit the hood of their SUV first before bouncing into the windshield.

“As you can see, glass shards everywhere,” Dylan Martinez said while showing News4 the inside of the SUV.

They managed to pull over on the side of the road to call police. They said both the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and Virginia State Police responded. State police confirmed to News4 they’re investigating the case.

“We don’t care about the car. The car can be fixed. I care about my kids and my family and that could’ve easily ended someone’s life. So at the very least, obviously, we’re trying to find information. But I also want to make sure people are talking to their kids about this, using this as a tool to kind of have those conversations at home and make sure that this isn’t the next TikTok trend,” Christina Martinez said.

In the moments after they pulled over, Dylan and Christina said another vehicle driving behind them was also hit with a rock that appeared to be thrown from the same location.

They said that driver was also able to pull over and appeared to be OK.

A Northern Virginia couple says two people threw a large rock or chunk of concrete from an overpass that smashed onto their SUV while they were driving their kids and friends home.

All six people inside the vehicle, including two young children, were unharmed. But the family fears it could have been much worse had the rock hit a second later.

“You could’ve killed six people,” Dylan Martinez said.

“I’d definitely be dead. If they would’ve held it even more and, God forbid, it would’ve went through the sunroof where our kids and our friends were. I mean, it could’ve been really bad,” he said.

Dylan Martinez and his wife Christina said that just after midnight Monday morning they were driving east on the Dulles Greenway after going to a Labor Day get-together in Leesburg. While on the Dulles Greenway, they said they saw two people up on the Sycolin Road overpass. Then they saw something thrown off the overpass.

“One second you’re doing a sing-a-long with your kids who just got to stay up late with their friends and everything. And the next thing you know the windshield explodes,” Dylan Martinez said.

The Martinez family said the rock hit the hood of their SUV first before bouncing into the windshield.

“As you can see, glass shards everywhere,” Dylan Martinez said while showing News4 the inside of the SUV.

They managed to pull over on the side of the road to call police. They said both the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and Virginia State Police responded. State police confirmed to News4 they’re investigating the case.

“We don’t care about the car. The car can be fixed. I care about my kids and my family and that could’ve easily ended someone’s life. So at the very least, obviously, we’re trying to find information. But I also want to make sure people are talking to their kids about this, using this as a tool to kind of have those conversations at home and make sure that this isn’t the next TikTok trend,” Christina Martinez said.

In the moments after they pulled over, Dylan and Christina said another vehicle driving behind them was also hit with a rock that appeared to be thrown from the same location.

They said that driver was also able to pull over and appeared to be OK.

A Northern Virginia couple says two people threw a large rock or chunk of concrete from an overpass that smashed onto their SUV while they were driving their kids and friends home.

All six people inside the vehicle, including two young children, were unharmed. But the family fears it could have been much worse had the rock hit a second later.

“You could’ve killed six people,” Dylan Martinez said.

“I’d definitely be dead. If they would’ve held it even more and, God forbid, it would’ve went through the sunroof where our kids and our friends were. I mean, it could’ve been really bad,” he said.

Dylan Martinez and his wife Christina said that just after midnight Monday morning they were driving east on the Dulles Greenway after going to a Labor Day get-together in Leesburg. While on the Dulles Greenway, they said they saw two people up on the Sycolin Road overpass. Then they saw something thrown off the overpass.

“One second you’re doing a sing-a-long with your kids who just got to stay up late with their friends and everything. And the next thing you know the windshield explodes,” Dylan Martinez said.

The Martinez family said the rock hit the hood of their SUV first before bouncing into the windshield.

“As you can see, glass shards everywhere,” Dylan Martinez said while showing News4 the inside of the SUV.

They managed to pull over on the side of the road to call police. They said both the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and Virginia State Police responded. State police confirmed to News4 they’re investigating the case.

“We don’t care about the car. The car can be fixed. I care about my kids and my family and that could’ve easily ended someone’s life. So at the very least, obviously, we’re trying to find information. But I also want to make sure people are talking to their kids about this, using this as a tool to kind of have those conversations at home and make sure that this isn’t the next TikTok trend,” Christina Martinez said.

In the moments after they pulled over, Dylan and Christina said another vehicle driving behind them was also hit with a rock that appeared to be thrown from the same location.

They said that driver was also able to pull over and appeared to be OK.

A Northern Virginia couple says two people threw a large rock or chunk of concrete from an overpass that smashed onto their SUV while they were driving their kids and friends home.

All six people inside the vehicle, including two young children, were unharmed. But the family fears it could have been much worse had the rock hit a second later.

“You could’ve killed six people,” Dylan Martinez said.

“I’d definitely be dead. If they would’ve held it even more and, God forbid, it would’ve went through the sunroof where our kids and our friends were. I mean, it could’ve been really bad,” he said.

Dylan Martinez and his wife Christina said that just after midnight Monday morning they were driving east on the Dulles Greenway after going to a Labor Day get-together in Leesburg. While on the Dulles Greenway, they said they saw two people up on the Sycolin Road overpass. Then they saw something thrown off the overpass.

“One second you’re doing a sing-a-long with your kids who just got to stay up late with their friends and everything. And the next thing you know the windshield explodes,” Dylan Martinez said.

The Martinez family said the rock hit the hood of their SUV first before bouncing into the windshield.

“As you can see, glass shards everywhere,” Dylan Martinez said while showing News4 the inside of the SUV.

They managed to pull over on the side of the road to call police. They said both the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and Virginia State Police responded. State police confirmed to News4 they’re investigating the case.

“We don’t care about the car. The car can be fixed. I care about my kids and my family and that could’ve easily ended someone’s life. So at the very least, obviously, we’re trying to find information. But I also want to make sure people are talking to their kids about this, using this as a tool to kind of have those conversations at home and make sure that this isn’t the next TikTok trend,” Christina Martinez said.

In the moments after they pulled over, Dylan and Christina said another vehicle driving behind them was also hit with a rock that appeared to be thrown from the same location.

They said that driver was also able to pull over and appeared to be OK.

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, a steel beam recovered from the rubble in New York was brought to D.C. as part of a cross-country tour.

The exhibit called “Steel Across America” was made possible by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

“The heroism that was exhibited that fateful day was nothing short of incredible, the chairman of the foundation said during an event honoring 9/11 victims and heroes.

Some roads in the area were closed for a few hours Tuesday morning for the event with President Donald Trump.

“This battered piece of steel here today on the Ellipse is a reminder that America is blessed with a strength no fire can consume, no evil can conquer and no terror can destroy,” Trump said.

His remarks briefly dipped into the political, as Trump warned of people turning a “communistic way” — a reference to his frequent attacks on Democrats as more democratic socialists gain influence in the party.

9/11 Sep 8

Trump honors 9/11 victims at the Ellipse, pledging to ‘never forget'

Trump administration Sep 8

Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch is leaving amid fights with Trump

The beam, from the World Trade Center’s South Tower, is nearing the conclusion of its 35-city tour, marking the tremendous losses of that day nearly 25 years ago.

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

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Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, a steel beam recovered from the rubble in New York was brought to D.C. as part of a cross-country tour.

The exhibit called “Steel Across America” was made possible by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

“The heroism that was exhibited that fateful day was nothing short of incredible, the chairman of the foundation said during an event honoring 9/11 victims and heroes.

Some roads in the area were closed for a few hours Tuesday morning for the event with President Donald Trump.

“This battered piece of steel here today on the Ellipse is a reminder that America is blessed with a strength no fire can consume, no evil can conquer and no terror can destroy,” Trump said.

His remarks briefly dipped into the political, as Trump warned of people turning a “communistic way” — a reference to his frequent attacks on Democrats as more democratic socialists gain influence in the party.

9/11 Sep 8

Trump honors 9/11 victims at the Ellipse, pledging to ‘never forget'

Trump administration Sep 8

Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch is leaving amid fights with Trump

The beam, from the World Trade Center’s South Tower, is nearing the conclusion of its 35-city tour, marking the tremendous losses of that day nearly 25 years ago.

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, a steel beam recovered from the rubble in New York was brought to D.C. as part of a cross-country tour.

The exhibit called “Steel Across America” was made possible by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

“The heroism that was exhibited that fateful day was nothing short of incredible, the chairman of the foundation said during an event honoring 9/11 victims and heroes.

Some roads in the area were closed for a few hours Tuesday morning for the event with President Donald Trump.

“This battered piece of steel here today on the Ellipse is a reminder that America is blessed with a strength no fire can consume, no evil can conquer and no terror can destroy,” Trump said.

His remarks briefly dipped into the political, as Trump warned of people turning a “communistic way” — a reference to his frequent attacks on Democrats as more democratic socialists gain influence in the party.

9/11 Sep 8

Trump honors 9/11 victims at the Ellipse, pledging to ‘never forget'

Trump administration Sep 8

Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch is leaving amid fights with Trump

The beam, from the World Trade Center’s South Tower, is nearing the conclusion of its 35-city tour, marking the tremendous losses of that day nearly 25 years ago.

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, a steel beam recovered from the rubble in New York was brought to D.C. as part of a cross-country tour.

The exhibit called “Steel Across America” was made possible by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

“The heroism that was exhibited that fateful day was nothing short of incredible, the chairman of the foundation said during an event honoring 9/11 victims and heroes.

Some roads in the area were closed for a few hours Tuesday morning for the event with President Donald Trump.

“This battered piece of steel here today on the Ellipse is a reminder that America is blessed with a strength no fire can consume, no evil can conquer and no terror can destroy,” Trump said.

His remarks briefly dipped into the political, as Trump warned of people turning a “communistic way” — a reference to his frequent attacks on Democrats as more democratic socialists gain influence in the party.

9/11 Sep 8

Trump honors 9/11 victims at the Ellipse, pledging to ‘never forget'

Trump administration Sep 8

Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch is leaving amid fights with Trump

The beam, from the World Trade Center’s South Tower, is nearing the conclusion of its 35-city tour, marking the tremendous losses of that day nearly 25 years ago.

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, a steel beam recovered from the rubble in New York was brought to D.C. as part of a cross-country tour.

The exhibit called “Steel Across America” was made possible by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

“The heroism that was exhibited that fateful day was nothing short of incredible, the chairman of the foundation said during an event honoring 9/11 victims and heroes.

Some roads in the area were closed for a few hours Tuesday morning for the event with President Donald Trump.

“This battered piece of steel here today on the Ellipse is a reminder that America is blessed with a strength no fire can consume, no evil can conquer and no terror can destroy,” Trump said.

His remarks briefly dipped into the political, as Trump warned of people turning a “communistic way” — a reference to his frequent attacks on Democrats as more democratic socialists gain influence in the party.

9/11 Sep 8

Trump honors 9/11 victims at the Ellipse, pledging to ‘never forget'

Trump administration Sep 8

Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch is leaving amid fights with Trump

The beam, from the World Trade Center’s South Tower, is nearing the conclusion of its 35-city tour, marking the tremendous losses of that day nearly 25 years ago.

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, a steel beam recovered from the rubble in New York was brought to D.C. as part of a cross-country tour.

The exhibit called “Steel Across America” was made possible by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

“The heroism that was exhibited that fateful day was nothing short of incredible, the chairman of the foundation said during an event honoring 9/11 victims and heroes.

Some roads in the area were closed for a few hours Tuesday morning for the event with President Donald Trump.

“This battered piece of steel here today on the Ellipse is a reminder that America is blessed with a strength no fire can consume, no evil can conquer and no terror can destroy,” Trump said.

His remarks briefly dipped into the political, as Trump warned of people turning a “communistic way” — a reference to his frequent attacks on Democrats as more democratic socialists gain influence in the party.

9/11 Sep 8

Trump honors 9/11 victims at the Ellipse, pledging to ‘never forget'

Trump administration Sep 8

Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch is leaving amid fights with Trump

The beam, from the World Trade Center’s South Tower, is nearing the conclusion of its 35-city tour, marking the tremendous losses of that day nearly 25 years ago.

The Associated Press contributed reporting.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Tuesday: Still comfortable temperatures
2. Wednesday: Warmer, more humid
3. Thursday: Chance for showers and storms
4. Friday: Dry again, lower humidity

A warming trend continues across the D.C. metro area, with highs climbing into the upper 80s Tuesday and Wednesday. They’re expected to reach about 90° Thursday before cooler air arrives Friday.

Lots of sunshine, low rain chances, and relatively comfortable humidity will make for excellent outdoor conditions through at least Wednesday.

A cold front approaching from the west may trigger scattered showers and thunderstorms late Thursday into Thursday night across the District and its surrounding communities.

Behind the front, temperatures will drop back into the low to mid 80s Friday, with decreasing humidity and improving conditions.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

QuickCast

TUESDAY

• Mostly sunny skies; pleasant
• Low humidity for September
• Dry weather region-wide
• Excellent visibility
• Light southwest breeze
• Wind: SW 5 mph
• Highs: 86°-88°

TUESDAY NIGHT

• Partly cloudy to mostly clear
• Mild overnight conditions
• Continued dry weather
• Comfortable evening temperatures
• Wind: S 3 to 5 mph
• Lows: 66°-68°

WEDNESDAY

• Sunny skies
• Warmer afternoon temperatures
• Humidity remains manageable
• Dry conditions continue
• Excellent outdoor weather
• Wind: S 5 to 10 mph
• Highs: 89°-91°

THURSDAY

• A few possible showers to start
• Summer-like heat returns, with increasing humidity
• Showers and thunderstorms possible late afternoon and evening
• Some storms may contain brief heavy downpours
• Wind: W to SW 7 to 10 mph
• Highs: 90°-92°

FRIDAY

• Mostly sunny skies
• Noticeably cooler and less humid than Thursday
• Dry conditions for most locations
• Pleasant late-summer weather returns
• Wind: N to NE 5 to 10 mph
• Highs: 82°-85°

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Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Tuesday: Still comfortable temperatures
2. Wednesday: Warmer, more humid
3. Thursday: Chance for showers and storms
4. Friday: Dry again, lower humidity

A warming trend continues across the D.C. metro area, with highs climbing into the upper 80s Tuesday and Wednesday. They’re expected to reach about 90° Thursday before cooler air arrives Friday.

Lots of sunshine, low rain chances, and relatively comfortable humidity will make for excellent outdoor conditions through at least Wednesday.

A cold front approaching from the west may trigger scattered showers and thunderstorms late Thursday into Thursday night across the District and its surrounding communities.

Behind the front, temperatures will drop back into the low to mid 80s Friday, with decreasing humidity and improving conditions.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

QuickCast

TUESDAY

• Mostly sunny skies; pleasant
• Low humidity for September
• Dry weather region-wide
• Excellent visibility
• Light southwest breeze
• Wind: SW 5 mph
• Highs: 86°-88°

TUESDAY NIGHT

• Partly cloudy to mostly clear
• Mild overnight conditions
• Continued dry weather
• Comfortable evening temperatures
• Wind: S 3 to 5 mph
• Lows: 66°-68°

WEDNESDAY

• Sunny skies
• Warmer afternoon temperatures
• Humidity remains manageable
• Dry conditions continue
• Excellent outdoor weather
• Wind: S 5 to 10 mph
• Highs: 89°-91°

THURSDAY

• A few possible showers to start
• Summer-like heat returns, with increasing humidity
• Showers and thunderstorms possible late afternoon and evening
• Some storms may contain brief heavy downpours
• Wind: W to SW 7 to 10 mph
• Highs: 90°-92°

FRIDAY

• Mostly sunny skies
• Noticeably cooler and less humid than Thursday
• Dry conditions for most locations
• Pleasant late-summer weather returns
• Wind: N to NE 5 to 10 mph
• Highs: 82°-85°

Storm Team4 May 31, 2023

Backyard Weather: Doug Kammerer wants to forecast from your backyard

Storm Team4 May 19

Doug's Summer Forecast: What a strong El Niño means for storms, extreme heat in the DC area

Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Tuesday: Still comfortable temperatures
2. Wednesday: Warmer, more humid
3. Thursday: Chance for showers and storms
4. Friday: Dry again, lower humidity

A warming trend continues across the D.C. metro area, with highs climbing into the upper 80s Tuesday and Wednesday. They’re expected to reach about 90° Thursday before cooler air arrives Friday.

Lots of sunshine, low rain chances, and relatively comfortable humidity will make for excellent outdoor conditions through at least Wednesday.

A cold front approaching from the west may trigger scattered showers and thunderstorms late Thursday into Thursday night across the District and its surrounding communities.

Behind the front, temperatures will drop back into the low to mid 80s Friday, with decreasing humidity and improving conditions.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

QuickCast

TUESDAY

• Mostly sunny skies; pleasant
• Low humidity for September
• Dry weather region-wide
• Excellent visibility
• Light southwest breeze
• Wind: SW 5 mph
• Highs: 86°-88°

TUESDAY NIGHT

• Partly cloudy to mostly clear
• Mild overnight conditions
• Continued dry weather
• Comfortable evening temperatures
• Wind: S 3 to 5 mph
• Lows: 66°-68°

WEDNESDAY

• Sunny skies
• Warmer afternoon temperatures
• Humidity remains manageable
• Dry conditions continue
• Excellent outdoor weather
• Wind: S 5 to 10 mph
• Highs: 89°-91°

THURSDAY

• A few possible showers to start
• Summer-like heat returns, with increasing humidity
• Showers and thunderstorms possible late afternoon and evening
• Some storms may contain brief heavy downpours
• Wind: W to SW 7 to 10 mph
• Highs: 90°-92°

FRIDAY

• Mostly sunny skies
• Noticeably cooler and less humid than Thursday
• Dry conditions for most locations
• Pleasant late-summer weather returns
• Wind: N to NE 5 to 10 mph
• Highs: 82°-85°

Storm Team4 May 31, 2023

Backyard Weather: Doug Kammerer wants to forecast from your backyard

Storm Team4 May 19

Doug's Summer Forecast: What a strong El Niño means for storms, extreme heat in the DC area

Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Tuesday: Still comfortable temperatures
2. Wednesday: Warmer, more humid
3. Thursday: Chance for showers and storms
4. Friday: Dry again, lower humidity

A warming trend continues across the D.C. metro area, with highs climbing into the upper 80s Tuesday and Wednesday. They’re expected to reach about 90° Thursday before cooler air arrives Friday.

Lots of sunshine, low rain chances, and relatively comfortable humidity will make for excellent outdoor conditions through at least Wednesday.

A cold front approaching from the west may trigger scattered showers and thunderstorms late Thursday into Thursday night across the District and its surrounding communities.

Behind the front, temperatures will drop back into the low to mid 80s Friday, with decreasing humidity and improving conditions.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

QuickCast

TUESDAY

• Mostly sunny skies; pleasant
• Low humidity for September
• Dry weather region-wide
• Excellent visibility
• Light southwest breeze
• Wind: SW 5 mph
• Highs: 86°-88°

TUESDAY NIGHT

• Partly cloudy to mostly clear
• Mild overnight conditions
• Continued dry weather
• Comfortable evening temperatures
• Wind: S 3 to 5 mph
• Lows: 66°-68°

WEDNESDAY

• Sunny skies
• Warmer afternoon temperatures
• Humidity remains manageable
• Dry conditions continue
• Excellent outdoor weather
• Wind: S 5 to 10 mph
• Highs: 89°-91°

THURSDAY

• A few possible showers to start
• Summer-like heat returns, with increasing humidity
• Showers and thunderstorms possible late afternoon and evening
• Some storms may contain brief heavy downpours
• Wind: W to SW 7 to 10 mph
• Highs: 90°-92°

FRIDAY

• Mostly sunny skies
• Noticeably cooler and less humid than Thursday
• Dry conditions for most locations
• Pleasant late-summer weather returns
• Wind: N to NE 5 to 10 mph
• Highs: 82°-85°

Storm Team4 May 31, 2023

Backyard Weather: Doug Kammerer wants to forecast from your backyard

Storm Team4 May 19

Doug's Summer Forecast: What a strong El Niño means for storms, extreme heat in the DC area

Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Tuesday: Still comfortable temperatures
2. Wednesday: Warmer, more humid
3. Thursday: Chance for showers and storms
4. Friday: Dry again, lower humidity

A warming trend continues across the D.C. metro area, with highs climbing into the upper 80s Tuesday and Wednesday. They’re expected to reach about 90° Thursday before cooler air arrives Friday.

Lots of sunshine, low rain chances, and relatively comfortable humidity will make for excellent outdoor conditions through at least Wednesday.

A cold front approaching from the west may trigger scattered showers and thunderstorms late Thursday into Thursday night across the District and its surrounding communities.

Behind the front, temperatures will drop back into the low to mid 80s Friday, with decreasing humidity and improving conditions.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

QuickCast

TUESDAY

• Mostly sunny skies; pleasant
• Low humidity for September
• Dry weather region-wide
• Excellent visibility
• Light southwest breeze
• Wind: SW 5 mph
• Highs: 86°-88°

TUESDAY NIGHT

• Partly cloudy to mostly clear
• Mild overnight conditions
• Continued dry weather
• Comfortable evening temperatures
• Wind: S 3 to 5 mph
• Lows: 66°-68°

WEDNESDAY

• Sunny skies
• Warmer afternoon temperatures
• Humidity remains manageable
• Dry conditions continue
• Excellent outdoor weather
• Wind: S 5 to 10 mph
• Highs: 89°-91°

THURSDAY

• A few possible showers to start
• Summer-like heat returns, with increasing humidity
• Showers and thunderstorms possible late afternoon and evening
• Some storms may contain brief heavy downpours
• Wind: W to SW 7 to 10 mph
• Highs: 90°-92°

FRIDAY

• Mostly sunny skies
• Noticeably cooler and less humid than Thursday
• Dry conditions for most locations
• Pleasant late-summer weather returns
• Wind: N to NE 5 to 10 mph
• Highs: 82°-85°

Storm Team4 May 31, 2023

Backyard Weather: Doug Kammerer wants to forecast from your backyard

Storm Team4 May 19

Doug's Summer Forecast: What a strong El Niño means for storms, extreme heat in the DC area

Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Tuesday: Still comfortable temperatures
2. Wednesday: Warmer, more humid
3. Thursday: Chance for showers and storms
4. Friday: Dry again, lower humidity

A warming trend continues across the D.C. metro area, with highs climbing into the upper 80s Tuesday and Wednesday. They’re expected to reach about 90° Thursday before cooler air arrives Friday.

Lots of sunshine, low rain chances, and relatively comfortable humidity will make for excellent outdoor conditions through at least Wednesday.

A cold front approaching from the west may trigger scattered showers and thunderstorms late Thursday into Thursday night across the District and its surrounding communities.

Behind the front, temperatures will drop back into the low to mid 80s Friday, with decreasing humidity and improving conditions.

Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.

QuickCast

TUESDAY

• Mostly sunny skies; pleasant
• Low humidity for September
• Dry weather region-wide
• Excellent visibility
• Light southwest breeze
• Wind: SW 5 mph
• Highs: 86°-88°

TUESDAY NIGHT

• Partly cloudy to mostly clear
• Mild overnight conditions
• Continued dry weather
• Comfortable evening temperatures
• Wind: S 3 to 5 mph
• Lows: 66°-68°

WEDNESDAY

• Sunny skies
• Warmer afternoon temperatures
• Humidity remains manageable
• Dry conditions continue
• Excellent outdoor weather
• Wind: S 5 to 10 mph
• Highs: 89°-91°

THURSDAY

• A few possible showers to start
• Summer-like heat returns, with increasing humidity
• Showers and thunderstorms possible late afternoon and evening
• Some storms may contain brief heavy downpours
• Wind: W to SW 7 to 10 mph
• Highs: 90°-92°

FRIDAY

• Mostly sunny skies
• Noticeably cooler and less humid than Thursday
• Dry conditions for most locations
• Pleasant late-summer weather returns
• Wind: N to NE 5 to 10 mph
• Highs: 82°-85°

Storm Team4 May 31, 2023

Backyard Weather: Doug Kammerer wants to forecast from your backyard

Storm Team4 May 19

Doug's Summer Forecast: What a strong El Niño means for storms, extreme heat in the DC area

Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.

Mementos are being left at a growing memorial at the train station in Old Town Manassas for a 16-year-old girl who was shot and killed during a First Friday event.

Sour Patch candy, a bottle of soda, a Spider-Man figurine, stuffed toys and religious candles were lit and lined up side by side. There were also flowers, balloons and notes written to the teen.

Deborah Meader came by the memorial — not because she knew the 16-year-old, but because her daughter asked her to.

“We need to all come together in times like these and to show solidarity and to show that a life lost is not forgotten,” Meader said. “My daughter specifically asked me to come and to bring flowers to her.”

The tears flowed from some who stopped by, while others just stood and stared, seemingly in disbelief.

“It’s just so sad,” one mourner said. “I didn’t know her.”

Manassas City police said the exchange of gunfire took place Friday night in front of the train station, and the 16-year-old girl was caught in the crossfire. The makeshift memorial in her memory has been growing ever since.

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Because the teen is a juvenile, police are forbidden under Virginia law from releasing her name. However, the principal of Patriot High School sent a letter home to parents stating the girl was a student at the school and said, “We are working with her family to provide any needed support.”

Counselors will be available to students and staff when school resumes Tuesday.

Manassas police have charged 21-year-old Tasheem Douglas with the killing and said the shots he fired hit the 16-year-old.

Across the street from the station Monday, community members came together to pray for the teen and speak out about the violence that claimed her life.

It’s also where the chief of police gave reporters an update on the case.

“Right now the investigation is focused on the second shooter and anyone else that may be involved,” said Chief Douglas Keen. “We want to make sure the investigation is inclusive and very wide-spreading, that if there’s anyone else involved other than the two shooters, we want to reach out and cover all of those bases.”

At this time, Keen said investigators do not know what sparked the shooting.

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Mementos are being left at a growing memorial at the train station in Old Town Manassas for a 16-year-old girl who was shot and killed during a First Friday event.

Sour Patch candy, a bottle of soda, a Spider-Man figurine, stuffed toys and religious candles were lit and lined up side by side. There were also flowers, balloons and notes written to the teen.

Deborah Meader came by the memorial — not because she knew the 16-year-old, but because her daughter asked her to.

“We need to all come together in times like these and to show solidarity and to show that a life lost is not forgotten,” Meader said. “My daughter specifically asked me to come and to bring flowers to her.”

The tears flowed from some who stopped by, while others just stood and stared, seemingly in disbelief.

“It’s just so sad,” one mourner said. “I didn’t know her.”

Manassas City police said the exchange of gunfire took place Friday night in front of the train station, and the 16-year-old girl was caught in the crossfire. The makeshift memorial in her memory has been growing ever since.

Manassas Sep 5

16-year-old girl killed, 21-year-old man injured in Old Town Manassas shooting

Fairfax County Sep 7

Child and 2 adults dead, 2 charged in I-66 crash involving oxygen tank truck

Prince William County Sep 7

Pregnant woman's baby dies after Woodbridge hit-and-run

Because the teen is a juvenile, police are forbidden under Virginia law from releasing her name. However, the principal of Patriot High School sent a letter home to parents stating the girl was a student at the school and said, “We are working with her family to provide any needed support.”

Counselors will be available to students and staff when school resumes Tuesday.

Manassas police have charged 21-year-old Tasheem Douglas with the killing and said the shots he fired hit the 16-year-old.

Across the street from the station Monday, community members came together to pray for the teen and speak out about the violence that claimed her life.

It’s also where the chief of police gave reporters an update on the case.

“Right now the investigation is focused on the second shooter and anyone else that may be involved,” said Chief Douglas Keen. “We want to make sure the investigation is inclusive and very wide-spreading, that if there’s anyone else involved other than the two shooters, we want to reach out and cover all of those bases.”

At this time, Keen said investigators do not know what sparked the shooting.

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Mementos are being left at a growing memorial at the train station in Old Town Manassas for a 16-year-old girl who was shot and killed during a First Friday event.

Sour Patch candy, a bottle of soda, a Spider-Man figurine, stuffed toys and religious candles were lit and lined up side by side. There were also flowers, balloons and notes written to the teen.

Deborah Meader came by the memorial — not because she knew the 16-year-old, but because her daughter asked her to.

“We need to all come together in times like these and to show solidarity and to show that a life lost is not forgotten,” Meader said. “My daughter specifically asked me to come and to bring flowers to her.”

The tears flowed from some who stopped by, while others just stood and stared, seemingly in disbelief.

“It’s just so sad,” one mourner said. “I didn’t know her.”

Manassas City police said the exchange of gunfire took place Friday night in front of the train station, and the 16-year-old girl was caught in the crossfire. The makeshift memorial in her memory has been growing ever since.

Manassas Sep 5

16-year-old girl killed, 21-year-old man injured in Old Town Manassas shooting

Fairfax County Sep 7

Child and 2 adults dead, 2 charged in I-66 crash involving oxygen tank truck

Prince William County Sep 7

Pregnant woman's baby dies after Woodbridge hit-and-run

Because the teen is a juvenile, police are forbidden under Virginia law from releasing her name. However, the principal of Patriot High School sent a letter home to parents stating the girl was a student at the school and said, “We are working with her family to provide any needed support.”

Counselors will be available to students and staff when school resumes Tuesday.

Manassas police have charged 21-year-old Tasheem Douglas with the killing and said the shots he fired hit the 16-year-old.

Across the street from the station Monday, community members came together to pray for the teen and speak out about the violence that claimed her life.

It’s also where the chief of police gave reporters an update on the case.

“Right now the investigation is focused on the second shooter and anyone else that may be involved,” said Chief Douglas Keen. “We want to make sure the investigation is inclusive and very wide-spreading, that if there’s anyone else involved other than the two shooters, we want to reach out and cover all of those bases.”

At this time, Keen said investigators do not know what sparked the shooting.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

Mementos are being left at a growing memorial at the train station in Old Town Manassas for a 16-year-old girl who was shot and killed during a First Friday event.

Sour Patch candy, a bottle of soda, a Spider-Man figurine, stuffed toys and religious candles were lit and lined up side by side. There were also flowers, balloons and notes written to the teen.

Deborah Meader came by the memorial — not because she knew the 16-year-old, but because her daughter asked her to.

“We need to all come together in times like these and to show solidarity and to show that a life lost is not forgotten,” Meader said. “My daughter specifically asked me to come and to bring flowers to her.”

The tears flowed from some who stopped by, while others just stood and stared, seemingly in disbelief.

“It’s just so sad,” one mourner said. “I didn’t know her.”

Manassas City police said the exchange of gunfire took place Friday night in front of the train station, and the 16-year-old girl was caught in the crossfire. The makeshift memorial in her memory has been growing ever since.

Manassas Sep 5

16-year-old girl killed, 21-year-old man injured in Old Town Manassas shooting

Fairfax County Sep 7

Child and 2 adults dead, 2 charged in I-66 crash involving oxygen tank truck

Prince William County Sep 7

Pregnant woman's baby dies after Woodbridge hit-and-run

Because the teen is a juvenile, police are forbidden under Virginia law from releasing her name. However, the principal of Patriot High School sent a letter home to parents stating the girl was a student at the school and said, “We are working with her family to provide any needed support.”

Counselors will be available to students and staff when school resumes Tuesday.

Manassas police have charged 21-year-old Tasheem Douglas with the killing and said the shots he fired hit the 16-year-old.

Across the street from the station Monday, community members came together to pray for the teen and speak out about the violence that claimed her life.

It’s also where the chief of police gave reporters an update on the case.

“Right now the investigation is focused on the second shooter and anyone else that may be involved,” said Chief Douglas Keen. “We want to make sure the investigation is inclusive and very wide-spreading, that if there’s anyone else involved other than the two shooters, we want to reach out and cover all of those bases.”

At this time, Keen said investigators do not know what sparked the shooting.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

Mementos are being left at a growing memorial at the train station in Old Town Manassas for a 16-year-old girl who was shot and killed during a First Friday event.

Sour Patch candy, a bottle of soda, a Spider-Man figurine, stuffed toys and religious candles were lit and lined up side by side. There were also flowers, balloons and notes written to the teen.

Deborah Meader came by the memorial — not because she knew the 16-year-old, but because her daughter asked her to.

“We need to all come together in times like these and to show solidarity and to show that a life lost is not forgotten,” Meader said. “My daughter specifically asked me to come and to bring flowers to her.”

The tears flowed from some who stopped by, while others just stood and stared, seemingly in disbelief.

“It’s just so sad,” one mourner said. “I didn’t know her.”

Manassas City police said the exchange of gunfire took place Friday night in front of the train station, and the 16-year-old girl was caught in the crossfire. The makeshift memorial in her memory has been growing ever since.

Manassas Sep 5

16-year-old girl killed, 21-year-old man injured in Old Town Manassas shooting

Fairfax County Sep 7

Child and 2 adults dead, 2 charged in I-66 crash involving oxygen tank truck

Prince William County Sep 7

Pregnant woman's baby dies after Woodbridge hit-and-run

Because the teen is a juvenile, police are forbidden under Virginia law from releasing her name. However, the principal of Patriot High School sent a letter home to parents stating the girl was a student at the school and said, “We are working with her family to provide any needed support.”

Counselors will be available to students and staff when school resumes Tuesday.

Manassas police have charged 21-year-old Tasheem Douglas with the killing and said the shots he fired hit the 16-year-old.

Across the street from the station Monday, community members came together to pray for the teen and speak out about the violence that claimed her life.

It’s also where the chief of police gave reporters an update on the case.

“Right now the investigation is focused on the second shooter and anyone else that may be involved,” said Chief Douglas Keen. “We want to make sure the investigation is inclusive and very wide-spreading, that if there’s anyone else involved other than the two shooters, we want to reach out and cover all of those bases.”

At this time, Keen said investigators do not know what sparked the shooting.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

Mementos are being left at a growing memorial at the train station in Old Town Manassas for a 16-year-old girl who was shot and killed during a First Friday event.

Sour Patch candy, a bottle of soda, a Spider-Man figurine, stuffed toys and religious candles were lit and lined up side by side. There were also flowers, balloons and notes written to the teen.

Deborah Meader came by the memorial — not because she knew the 16-year-old, but because her daughter asked her to.

“We need to all come together in times like these and to show solidarity and to show that a life lost is not forgotten,” Meader said. “My daughter specifically asked me to come and to bring flowers to her.”

The tears flowed from some who stopped by, while others just stood and stared, seemingly in disbelief.

“It’s just so sad,” one mourner said. “I didn’t know her.”

Manassas City police said the exchange of gunfire took place Friday night in front of the train station, and the 16-year-old girl was caught in the crossfire. The makeshift memorial in her memory has been growing ever since.

Manassas Sep 5

16-year-old girl killed, 21-year-old man injured in Old Town Manassas shooting

Fairfax County Sep 7

Child and 2 adults dead, 2 charged in I-66 crash involving oxygen tank truck

Prince William County Sep 7

Pregnant woman's baby dies after Woodbridge hit-and-run

Because the teen is a juvenile, police are forbidden under Virginia law from releasing her name. However, the principal of Patriot High School sent a letter home to parents stating the girl was a student at the school and said, “We are working with her family to provide any needed support.”

Counselors will be available to students and staff when school resumes Tuesday.

Manassas police have charged 21-year-old Tasheem Douglas with the killing and said the shots he fired hit the 16-year-old.

Across the street from the station Monday, community members came together to pray for the teen and speak out about the violence that claimed her life.

It’s also where the chief of police gave reporters an update on the case.

“Right now the investigation is focused on the second shooter and anyone else that may be involved,” said Chief Douglas Keen. “We want to make sure the investigation is inclusive and very wide-spreading, that if there’s anyone else involved other than the two shooters, we want to reach out and cover all of those bases.”

At this time, Keen said investigators do not know what sparked the shooting.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

There was a violent clash between activists and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an investigation in Frederick, Maryland, Friday night outside a home near Stoneybrook Court.

Neighbors and activists said federal agents were staking out a house for days and used force against protesters as the agents entered that home.

When word spread that agents in unmarked vehicles had been in the neighborhood for hours, activists and elected leaders showed up. Protesters sat in the road demanding ICE leave the area.

Some said the presence of federal agents was making residents afraid to leave their homes. Witnesses said the officers had been in the neighborhood since Thursday in an apparent stakeout.

Friday night, demonstrators linked arms in front of a home in an attempt to block officers from going in. Officers at one point can be seen pushing through the line. Then, an officer hit a protester with a baton, and a demonstrator was dragged from the porch into the yard.

Multiple witnesses told News4 agents did go into the house and searched the property, but they didn’t see anyone taken into custody

“Our community was physically attacked by federal law enforcement officers,” said Frederick City Council President Cesar Diaz.

Diaz said there will be a review of what happened and that there were attempts to intimidate residents.

“They would drive by and say, ‘We see you, we know where you live, we have your license plate,’” he said. “That directly threatened me saying, ‘We know where you live, we’re going to go to your house, we’re going to show up, we’re going to come arrest you.’”

Witnesses said agents did threaten to arrest protesters if they impeded a federal investigation, but it appears no arrests were made

“The violence just seemed very extreme for people that were really just standing there and singing,” a witness told News4. “You know, they could have been removed in a much different type of way, but that wasn’t the decision that ICE had made at that time.”

“It was straight up chaos for two days,” said a teen who lives in the neighborhood. “It was scary for everybody.”

The teen said people were afraid to go to work and school.

“It’s not like we’re criminals,” she said. “We work for everything, and I think we should be treated differently.

News4 and Telemundo 44 reached out to ICE for comment.

“For operation security and the safety of our personnel, we will not disclose or discuss information related to potential investigations,” a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday.

“Under President [Donald] Trump and Secretary [Markwayne] Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences. Criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S. We will find you, we will arrest you, and we will deport you.”

There was a violent clash between activists and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an investigation in Frederick, Maryland, Friday night outside a home near Stoneybrook Court.

Neighbors and activists said federal agents were staking out a house for days and used force against protesters as the agents entered that home.

When word spread that agents in unmarked vehicles had been in the neighborhood for hours, activists and elected leaders showed up. Protesters sat in the road demanding ICE leave the area.

Some said the presence of federal agents was making residents afraid to leave their homes. Witnesses said the officers had been in the neighborhood since Thursday in an apparent stakeout.

Friday night, demonstrators linked arms in front of a home in an attempt to block officers from going in. Officers at one point can be seen pushing through the line. Then, an officer hit a protester with a baton, and a demonstrator was dragged from the porch into the yard.

Multiple witnesses told News4 agents did go into the house and searched the property, but they didn’t see anyone taken into custody

“Our community was physically attacked by federal law enforcement officers,” said Frederick City Council President Cesar Diaz.

Diaz said there will be a review of what happened and that there were attempts to intimidate residents.

“They would drive by and say, ‘We see you, we know where you live, we have your license plate,’” he said. “That directly threatened me saying, ‘We know where you live, we’re going to go to your house, we’re going to show up, we’re going to come arrest you.’”

Witnesses said agents did threaten to arrest protesters if they impeded a federal investigation, but it appears no arrests were made

“The violence just seemed very extreme for people that were really just standing there and singing,” a witness told News4. “You know, they could have been removed in a much different type of way, but that wasn’t the decision that ICE had made at that time.”

“It was straight up chaos for two days,” said a teen who lives in the neighborhood. “It was scary for everybody.”

The teen said people were afraid to go to work and school.

“It’s not like we’re criminals,” she said. “We work for everything, and I think we should be treated differently.

News4 and Telemundo 44 reached out to ICE for comment.

“For operation security and the safety of our personnel, we will not disclose or discuss information related to potential investigations,” a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday.

“Under President [Donald] Trump and Secretary [Markwayne] Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences. Criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S. We will find you, we will arrest you, and we will deport you.”

There was a violent clash between activists and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an investigation in Frederick, Maryland, Friday night outside a home near Stoneybrook Court.

Neighbors and activists said federal agents were staking out a house for days and used force against protesters as the agents entered that home.

When word spread that agents in unmarked vehicles had been in the neighborhood for hours, activists and elected leaders showed up. Protesters sat in the road demanding ICE leave the area.

Some said the presence of federal agents was making residents afraid to leave their homes. Witnesses said the officers had been in the neighborhood since Thursday in an apparent stakeout.

Friday night, demonstrators linked arms in front of a home in an attempt to block officers from going in. Officers at one point can be seen pushing through the line. Then, an officer hit a protester with a baton, and a demonstrator was dragged from the porch into the yard.

Multiple witnesses told News4 agents did go into the house and searched the property, but they didn’t see anyone taken into custody

“Our community was physically attacked by federal law enforcement officers,” said Frederick City Council President Cesar Diaz.

Diaz said there will be a review of what happened and that there were attempts to intimidate residents.

“They would drive by and say, ‘We see you, we know where you live, we have your license plate,’” he said. “That directly threatened me saying, ‘We know where you live, we’re going to go to your house, we’re going to show up, we’re going to come arrest you.’”

Witnesses said agents did threaten to arrest protesters if they impeded a federal investigation, but it appears no arrests were made

“The violence just seemed very extreme for people that were really just standing there and singing,” a witness told News4. “You know, they could have been removed in a much different type of way, but that wasn’t the decision that ICE had made at that time.”

“It was straight up chaos for two days,” said a teen who lives in the neighborhood. “It was scary for everybody.”

The teen said people were afraid to go to work and school.

“It’s not like we’re criminals,” she said. “We work for everything, and I think we should be treated differently.

News4 and Telemundo 44 reached out to ICE for comment.

“For operation security and the safety of our personnel, we will not disclose or discuss information related to potential investigations,” a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday.

“Under President [Donald] Trump and Secretary [Markwayne] Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences. Criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S. We will find you, we will arrest you, and we will deport you.”

There was a violent clash between activists and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an investigation in Frederick, Maryland, Friday night outside a home near Stoneybrook Court.

Neighbors and activists said federal agents were staking out a house for days and used force against protesters as the agents entered that home.

When word spread that agents in unmarked vehicles had been in the neighborhood for hours, activists and elected leaders showed up. Protesters sat in the road demanding ICE leave the area.

Some said the presence of federal agents was making residents afraid to leave their homes. Witnesses said the officers had been in the neighborhood since Thursday in an apparent stakeout.

Friday night, demonstrators linked arms in front of a home in an attempt to block officers from going in. Officers at one point can be seen pushing through the line. Then, an officer hit a protester with a baton, and a demonstrator was dragged from the porch into the yard.

Multiple witnesses told News4 agents did go into the house and searched the property, but they didn’t see anyone taken into custody

“Our community was physically attacked by federal law enforcement officers,” said Frederick City Council President Cesar Diaz.

Diaz said there will be a review of what happened and that there were attempts to intimidate residents.

“They would drive by and say, ‘We see you, we know where you live, we have your license plate,’” he said. “That directly threatened me saying, ‘We know where you live, we’re going to go to your house, we’re going to show up, we’re going to come arrest you.’”

Witnesses said agents did threaten to arrest protesters if they impeded a federal investigation, but it appears no arrests were made

“The violence just seemed very extreme for people that were really just standing there and singing,” a witness told News4. “You know, they could have been removed in a much different type of way, but that wasn’t the decision that ICE had made at that time.”

“It was straight up chaos for two days,” said a teen who lives in the neighborhood. “It was scary for everybody.”

The teen said people were afraid to go to work and school.

“It’s not like we’re criminals,” she said. “We work for everything, and I think we should be treated differently.

News4 and Telemundo 44 reached out to ICE for comment.

“For operation security and the safety of our personnel, we will not disclose or discuss information related to potential investigations,” a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday.

“Under President [Donald] Trump and Secretary [Markwayne] Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences. Criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S. We will find you, we will arrest you, and we will deport you.”

There was a violent clash between activists and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an investigation in Frederick, Maryland, Friday night outside a home near Stoneybrook Court.

Neighbors and activists said federal agents were staking out a house for days and used force against protesters as the agents entered that home.

When word spread that agents in unmarked vehicles had been in the neighborhood for hours, activists and elected leaders showed up. Protesters sat in the road demanding ICE leave the area.

Some said the presence of federal agents was making residents afraid to leave their homes. Witnesses said the officers had been in the neighborhood since Thursday in an apparent stakeout.

Friday night, demonstrators linked arms in front of a home in an attempt to block officers from going in. Officers at one point can be seen pushing through the line. Then, an officer hit a protester with a baton, and a demonstrator was dragged from the porch into the yard.

Multiple witnesses told News4 agents did go into the house and searched the property, but they didn’t see anyone taken into custody

“Our community was physically attacked by federal law enforcement officers,” said Frederick City Council President Cesar Diaz.

Diaz said there will be a review of what happened and that there were attempts to intimidate residents.

“They would drive by and say, ‘We see you, we know where you live, we have your license plate,’” he said. “That directly threatened me saying, ‘We know where you live, we’re going to go to your house, we’re going to show up, we’re going to come arrest you.’”

Witnesses said agents did threaten to arrest protesters if they impeded a federal investigation, but it appears no arrests were made

“The violence just seemed very extreme for people that were really just standing there and singing,” a witness told News4. “You know, they could have been removed in a much different type of way, but that wasn’t the decision that ICE had made at that time.”

“It was straight up chaos for two days,” said a teen who lives in the neighborhood. “It was scary for everybody.”

The teen said people were afraid to go to work and school.

“It’s not like we’re criminals,” she said. “We work for everything, and I think we should be treated differently.

News4 and Telemundo 44 reached out to ICE for comment.

“For operation security and the safety of our personnel, we will not disclose or discuss information related to potential investigations,” a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday.

“Under President [Donald] Trump and Secretary [Markwayne] Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences. Criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S. We will find you, we will arrest you, and we will deport you.”

There was a violent clash between activists and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an investigation in Frederick, Maryland, Friday night outside a home near Stoneybrook Court.

Neighbors and activists said federal agents were staking out a house for days and used force against protesters as the agents entered that home.

When word spread that agents in unmarked vehicles had been in the neighborhood for hours, activists and elected leaders showed up. Protesters sat in the road demanding ICE leave the area.

Some said the presence of federal agents was making residents afraid to leave their homes. Witnesses said the officers had been in the neighborhood since Thursday in an apparent stakeout.

Friday night, demonstrators linked arms in front of a home in an attempt to block officers from going in. Officers at one point can be seen pushing through the line. Then, an officer hit a protester with a baton, and a demonstrator was dragged from the porch into the yard.

Multiple witnesses told News4 agents did go into the house and searched the property, but they didn’t see anyone taken into custody

“Our community was physically attacked by federal law enforcement officers,” said Frederick City Council President Cesar Diaz.

Diaz said there will be a review of what happened and that there were attempts to intimidate residents.

“They would drive by and say, ‘We see you, we know where you live, we have your license plate,’” he said. “That directly threatened me saying, ‘We know where you live, we’re going to go to your house, we’re going to show up, we’re going to come arrest you.’”

Witnesses said agents did threaten to arrest protesters if they impeded a federal investigation, but it appears no arrests were made

“The violence just seemed very extreme for people that were really just standing there and singing,” a witness told News4. “You know, they could have been removed in a much different type of way, but that wasn’t the decision that ICE had made at that time.”

“It was straight up chaos for two days,” said a teen who lives in the neighborhood. “It was scary for everybody.”

The teen said people were afraid to go to work and school.

“It’s not like we’re criminals,” she said. “We work for everything, and I think we should be treated differently.

News4 and Telemundo 44 reached out to ICE for comment.

“For operation security and the safety of our personnel, we will not disclose or discuss information related to potential investigations,” a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday.

“Under President [Donald] Trump and Secretary [Markwayne] Mullin, if you break the law, you will face the consequences. Criminal illegal aliens are not welcome in the U.S. We will find you, we will arrest you, and we will deport you.”

A child and two adults died after an SUV slammed into the back of a utility truck carrying oxygen tanks on Interstate-66 in Northern Virginia Sunday, Virginia State Police said.

The names of the child and adults killed were not immediately released, nor was the child’s age.

Just after 4 p.m., state police say a Honda Pilot with three people inside crashed into the back of the truck in the westbound I-66 express lanes near Merrifield. The SUV caught fire, and the three people inside were pronounced dead at the scene.

A Toyota 4Runner also was involved in events leading up to the crash, state police said.

The driver of the 4Runner, Walter R. Juarez Bautista, 55, of Virginia, and the driver of the utility truck, Jesus Huaman, 45, of Maryland, each were charged with reckless driving, police said in an update Tuesday.

According to the initial investigation, the 4Runner “had been forced out of” the right lane and hit the express lane bollards, police said in the update. The 4Runner and truck then stopped in the right lane.

“While the two vehicles were stopped in the travel lane, the commercial motor vehicle, which was carrying oxygen tanks, was struck by a Honda Pilot. The Honda then caught fire,” police said in a statement.

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‘Slow down and be careful’

Reckless driving is an issue Fairfax County police have been telling News4 has been contributing to a spike in traffic fatalities.

“Aggressive driving, speed […] slow down and be careful,” Earl Culbertson with Fairfax County police previously told News4. “[…] Everybody is in a hurry in Northern Virginia.”

Transurban, the operator of the Express Lanes, has told News4 whether you have driven the express lanes once or a hundred times — make sure you are well aware of the roadways.

“What we would highly recommend is go to expresslanes.com and click on ‘map your trip.’ It can show you where the ramps are to take, so that’s really the place that I would go if somebody were looking to learn the network,” said Jacqueline Woodbridge with Transurban.

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A child and two adults died after an SUV slammed into the back of a utility truck carrying oxygen tanks on Interstate-66 in Northern Virginia Sunday, Virginia State Police said.

The names of the child and adults killed were not immediately released, nor was the child’s age.

Just after 4 p.m., state police say a Honda Pilot with three people inside crashed into the back of the truck in the westbound I-66 express lanes near Merrifield. The SUV caught fire, and the three people inside were pronounced dead at the scene.

A Toyota 4Runner also was involved in events leading up to the crash, state police said.

The driver of the 4Runner, Walter R. Juarez Bautista, 55, of Virginia, and the driver of the utility truck, Jesus Huaman, 45, of Maryland, each were charged with reckless driving, police said in an update Tuesday.

According to the initial investigation, the 4Runner “had been forced out of” the right lane and hit the express lane bollards, police said in the update. The 4Runner and truck then stopped in the right lane.

“While the two vehicles were stopped in the travel lane, the commercial motor vehicle, which was carrying oxygen tanks, was struck by a Honda Pilot. The Honda then caught fire,” police said in a statement.

Miami-Dade County Sep 6

5 dead, 5 injured after Amazon cargo plane overruns runway in Miami, sheriff says

Montgomery County Sep 5

ICE places detainer on man involved in Maryland wrong-way crash

‘Slow down and be careful’

Reckless driving is an issue Fairfax County police have been telling News4 has been contributing to a spike in traffic fatalities.

“Aggressive driving, speed […] slow down and be careful,” Earl Culbertson with Fairfax County police previously told News4. “[…] Everybody is in a hurry in Northern Virginia.”

Transurban, the operator of the Express Lanes, has told News4 whether you have driven the express lanes once or a hundred times — make sure you are well aware of the roadways.

“What we would highly recommend is go to expresslanes.com and click on ‘map your trip.’ It can show you where the ramps are to take, so that’s really the place that I would go if somebody were looking to learn the network,” said Jacqueline Woodbridge with Transurban.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

A child and two adults died after an SUV slammed into the back of a utility truck carrying oxygen tanks on Interstate-66 in Northern Virginia Sunday, Virginia State Police said.

The names of the child and adults killed were not immediately released, nor was the child’s age.

Just after 4 p.m., state police say a Honda Pilot with three people inside crashed into the back of the truck in the westbound I-66 express lanes near Merrifield. The SUV caught fire, and the three people inside were pronounced dead at the scene.

A Toyota 4Runner also was involved in events leading up to the crash, state police said.

The driver of the 4Runner, Walter R. Juarez Bautista, 55, of Virginia, and the driver of the utility truck, Jesus Huaman, 45, of Maryland, each were charged with reckless driving, police said in an update Tuesday.

According to the initial investigation, the 4Runner “had been forced out of” the right lane and hit the express lane bollards, police said in the update. The 4Runner and truck then stopped in the right lane.

“While the two vehicles were stopped in the travel lane, the commercial motor vehicle, which was carrying oxygen tanks, was struck by a Honda Pilot. The Honda then caught fire,” police said in a statement.

Miami-Dade County Sep 6

5 dead, 5 injured after Amazon cargo plane overruns runway in Miami, sheriff says

Montgomery County Sep 5

ICE places detainer on man involved in Maryland wrong-way crash

‘Slow down and be careful’

Reckless driving is an issue Fairfax County police have been telling News4 has been contributing to a spike in traffic fatalities.

“Aggressive driving, speed […] slow down and be careful,” Earl Culbertson with Fairfax County police previously told News4. “[…] Everybody is in a hurry in Northern Virginia.”

Transurban, the operator of the Express Lanes, has told News4 whether you have driven the express lanes once or a hundred times — make sure you are well aware of the roadways.

“What we would highly recommend is go to expresslanes.com and click on ‘map your trip.’ It can show you where the ramps are to take, so that’s really the place that I would go if somebody were looking to learn the network,” said Jacqueline Woodbridge with Transurban.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

A child and two adults died after an SUV slammed into the back of a utility truck carrying oxygen tanks on Interstate-66 in Northern Virginia Sunday, Virginia State Police said.

The names of the child and adults killed were not immediately released, nor was the child’s age.

Just after 4 p.m., state police say a Honda Pilot with three people inside crashed into the back of the truck in the westbound I-66 express lanes near Merrifield. The SUV caught fire, and the three people inside were pronounced dead at the scene.

A Toyota 4Runner also was involved in events leading up to the crash, state police said.

The driver of the 4Runner, Walter R. Juarez Bautista, 55, of Virginia, and the driver of the utility truck, Jesus Huaman, 45, of Maryland, each were charged with reckless driving, police said in an update Tuesday.

According to the initial investigation, the 4Runner “had been forced out of” the right lane and hit the express lane bollards, police said in the update. The 4Runner and truck then stopped in the right lane.

“While the two vehicles were stopped in the travel lane, the commercial motor vehicle, which was carrying oxygen tanks, was struck by a Honda Pilot. The Honda then caught fire,” police said in a statement.

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‘Slow down and be careful’

Reckless driving is an issue Fairfax County police have been telling News4 has been contributing to a spike in traffic fatalities.

“Aggressive driving, speed […] slow down and be careful,” Earl Culbertson with Fairfax County police previously told News4. “[…] Everybody is in a hurry in Northern Virginia.”

Transurban, the operator of the Express Lanes, has told News4 whether you have driven the express lanes once or a hundred times — make sure you are well aware of the roadways.

“What we would highly recommend is go to expresslanes.com and click on ‘map your trip.’ It can show you where the ramps are to take, so that’s really the place that I would go if somebody were looking to learn the network,” said Jacqueline Woodbridge with Transurban.

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A child and two adults died after an SUV slammed into the back of a utility truck carrying oxygen tanks on Interstate-66 in Northern Virginia Sunday, Virginia State Police said.

The names of the child and adults killed were not immediately released, nor was the child’s age.

Just after 4 p.m., state police say a Honda Pilot with three people inside crashed into the back of the truck in the westbound I-66 express lanes near Merrifield. The SUV caught fire, and the three people inside were pronounced dead at the scene.

A Toyota 4Runner also was involved in events leading up to the crash, state police said.

The driver of the 4Runner, Walter R. Juarez Bautista, 55, of Virginia, and the driver of the utility truck, Jesus Huaman, 45, of Maryland, each were charged with reckless driving, police said in an update Tuesday.

According to the initial investigation, the 4Runner “had been forced out of” the right lane and hit the express lane bollards, police said in the update. The 4Runner and truck then stopped in the right lane.

“While the two vehicles were stopped in the travel lane, the commercial motor vehicle, which was carrying oxygen tanks, was struck by a Honda Pilot. The Honda then caught fire,” police said in a statement.

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‘Slow down and be careful’

Reckless driving is an issue Fairfax County police have been telling News4 has been contributing to a spike in traffic fatalities.

“Aggressive driving, speed […] slow down and be careful,” Earl Culbertson with Fairfax County police previously told News4. “[…] Everybody is in a hurry in Northern Virginia.”

Transurban, the operator of the Express Lanes, has told News4 whether you have driven the express lanes once or a hundred times — make sure you are well aware of the roadways.

“What we would highly recommend is go to expresslanes.com and click on ‘map your trip.’ It can show you where the ramps are to take, so that’s really the place that I would go if somebody were looking to learn the network,” said Jacqueline Woodbridge with Transurban.

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A child and two adults died after an SUV slammed into the back of a utility truck carrying oxygen tanks on Interstate-66 in Northern Virginia Sunday, Virginia State Police said.

The names of the child and adults killed were not immediately released, nor was the child’s age.

Just after 4 p.m., state police say a Honda Pilot with three people inside crashed into the back of the truck in the westbound I-66 express lanes near Merrifield. The SUV caught fire, and the three people inside were pronounced dead at the scene.

A Toyota 4Runner also was involved in events leading up to the crash, state police said.

The driver of the 4Runner, Walter R. Juarez Bautista, 55, of Virginia, and the driver of the utility truck, Jesus Huaman, 45, of Maryland, each were charged with reckless driving, police said in an update Tuesday.

According to the initial investigation, the 4Runner “had been forced out of” the right lane and hit the express lane bollards, police said in the update. The 4Runner and truck then stopped in the right lane.

“While the two vehicles were stopped in the travel lane, the commercial motor vehicle, which was carrying oxygen tanks, was struck by a Honda Pilot. The Honda then caught fire,” police said in a statement.

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Montgomery County Sep 5

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‘Slow down and be careful’

Reckless driving is an issue Fairfax County police have been telling News4 has been contributing to a spike in traffic fatalities.

“Aggressive driving, speed […] slow down and be careful,” Earl Culbertson with Fairfax County police previously told News4. “[…] Everybody is in a hurry in Northern Virginia.”

Transurban, the operator of the Express Lanes, has told News4 whether you have driven the express lanes once or a hundred times — make sure you are well aware of the roadways.

“What we would highly recommend is go to expresslanes.com and click on ‘map your trip.’ It can show you where the ramps are to take, so that’s really the place that I would go if somebody were looking to learn the network,” said Jacqueline Woodbridge with Transurban.

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Relief is in sight for Red Line commuters. After nine weeks, Metro is wrapping up its summer construction project.

On Monday, Red Line riders will be able to once again take Metrorail trains from Medical Center, Bethesda and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations.

“I’m excited that this is the last and final day,” Cedric Ledbetter, a Red Line rider, told News4 on Sunday. “So I’m really really hyped up and excited about it, and I hope everyone else is as well, but we had to get the upgrades done to the Metro stations, so it was well worth it.”

Some of the changes include new elevators, escalators, a mezzanine at Bethesda station that will connect people to the purple line and upgrades on platforms and along the tracks.

Metro Senior Program Manager Jeanne Acquadro said the changes will be noticeable.

“They will clearly see the difference between when they left on July 5 and when they come back on Monday,” she told News4.

Metro said the project is wrapping up on time and on budget.

During the project, Metro provided free parking at Bethesda and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations and free bus shuttle services.

“They have been amazing, and if anybody has a question, they’re more than happy to answer the questions,” said a Red Line rider named Carmen. “Just like when we just walked up, one of the bus people were like, ‘Oh, where are you going to? What do you need?’”

“I’ve used it multiple times getting downtown, to games and other events in D.C., and it’s been really useful, and I’m excited for when the Metro lines open tomorrow,” said Red Line rider Alyssa Combs.

Some riders said it wasn’t all perfect.

News4’s transportation reporter Adam Tuss has been following the project, reporting on updates and resident complaints about increased traffic, delays and long lines as riders waited for shuttles.

“In the beginning, there was hiccups as far as, you know, location, where we were supposed to go, crossing the street was a little treacherous in the beginning, but it changed, and they organized it much much better,” Ledbetter said.

“We’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from the community as we also pivoted, too,” Acquadro said. “When there is an issue, our job really is to pivot and say how do we fix this issue, how do we move on and make it more effective.”

Metro said 1.2 million customers used its bus shuttle service during the project and may have even gained some new users, like Jackie Johnson.

“I usually have a car, so I said well let me try it because everyone was saying it’s a good experience,” Johnson said.

Full Red Line service resumes Monday. It is Labor Day, but Metrorail will operate on its regular Sunday schedule, from 6 a.m. to midnight.

Relief is in sight for Red Line commuters. After nine weeks, Metro is wrapping up its summer construction project.

On Monday, Red Line riders will be able to once again take Metrorail trains from Medical Center, Bethesda and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations.

“I’m excited that this is the last and final day,” Cedric Ledbetter, a Red Line rider, told News4 on Sunday. “So I’m really really hyped up and excited about it, and I hope everyone else is as well, but we had to get the upgrades done to the Metro stations, so it was well worth it.”

Some of the changes include new elevators, escalators, a mezzanine at Bethesda station that will connect people to the purple line and upgrades on platforms and along the tracks.

Metro Senior Program Manager Jeanne Acquadro said the changes will be noticeable.

“They will clearly see the difference between when they left on July 5 and when they come back on Monday,” she told News4.

Metro said the project is wrapping up on time and on budget.

During the project, Metro provided free parking at Bethesda and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations and free bus shuttle services.

“They have been amazing, and if anybody has a question, they’re more than happy to answer the questions,” said a Red Line rider named Carmen. “Just like when we just walked up, one of the bus people were like, ‘Oh, where are you going to? What do you need?’”

“I’ve used it multiple times getting downtown, to games and other events in D.C., and it’s been really useful, and I’m excited for when the Metro lines open tomorrow,” said Red Line rider Alyssa Combs.

Some riders said it wasn’t all perfect.

News4’s transportation reporter Adam Tuss has been following the project, reporting on updates and resident complaints about increased traffic, delays and long lines as riders waited for shuttles.

“In the beginning, there was hiccups as far as, you know, location, where we were supposed to go, crossing the street was a little treacherous in the beginning, but it changed, and they organized it much much better,” Ledbetter said.

“We’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from the community as we also pivoted, too,” Acquadro said. “When there is an issue, our job really is to pivot and say how do we fix this issue, how do we move on and make it more effective.”

Metro said 1.2 million customers used its bus shuttle service during the project and may have even gained some new users, like Jackie Johnson.

“I usually have a car, so I said well let me try it because everyone was saying it’s a good experience,” Johnson said.

Full Red Line service resumes Monday. It is Labor Day, but Metrorail will operate on its regular Sunday schedule, from 6 a.m. to midnight.

Relief is in sight for Red Line commuters. After nine weeks, Metro is wrapping up its summer construction project.

On Monday, Red Line riders will be able to once again take Metrorail trains from Medical Center, Bethesda and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations.

“I’m excited that this is the last and final day,” Cedric Ledbetter, a Red Line rider, told News4 on Sunday. “So I’m really really hyped up and excited about it, and I hope everyone else is as well, but we had to get the upgrades done to the Metro stations, so it was well worth it.”

Some of the changes include new elevators, escalators, a mezzanine at Bethesda station that will connect people to the purple line and upgrades on platforms and along the tracks.

Metro Senior Program Manager Jeanne Acquadro said the changes will be noticeable.

“They will clearly see the difference between when they left on July 5 and when they come back on Monday,” she told News4.

Metro said the project is wrapping up on time and on budget.

During the project, Metro provided free parking at Bethesda and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations and free bus shuttle services.

“They have been amazing, and if anybody has a question, they’re more than happy to answer the questions,” said a Red Line rider named Carmen. “Just like when we just walked up, one of the bus people were like, ‘Oh, where are you going to? What do you need?’”

“I’ve used it multiple times getting downtown, to games and other events in D.C., and it’s been really useful, and I’m excited for when the Metro lines open tomorrow,” said Red Line rider Alyssa Combs.

Some riders said it wasn’t all perfect.

News4’s transportation reporter Adam Tuss has been following the project, reporting on updates and resident complaints about increased traffic, delays and long lines as riders waited for shuttles.

“In the beginning, there was hiccups as far as, you know, location, where we were supposed to go, crossing the street was a little treacherous in the beginning, but it changed, and they organized it much much better,” Ledbetter said.

“We’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from the community as we also pivoted, too,” Acquadro said. “When there is an issue, our job really is to pivot and say how do we fix this issue, how do we move on and make it more effective.”

Metro said 1.2 million customers used its bus shuttle service during the project and may have even gained some new users, like Jackie Johnson.

“I usually have a car, so I said well let me try it because everyone was saying it’s a good experience,” Johnson said.

Full Red Line service resumes Monday. It is Labor Day, but Metrorail will operate on its regular Sunday schedule, from 6 a.m. to midnight.

Relief is in sight for Red Line commuters. After nine weeks, Metro is wrapping up its summer construction project.

On Monday, Red Line riders will be able to once again take Metrorail trains from Medical Center, Bethesda and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations.

“I’m excited that this is the last and final day,” Cedric Ledbetter, a Red Line rider, told News4 on Sunday. “So I’m really really hyped up and excited about it, and I hope everyone else is as well, but we had to get the upgrades done to the Metro stations, so it was well worth it.”

Some of the changes include new elevators, escalators, a mezzanine at Bethesda station that will connect people to the purple line and upgrades on platforms and along the tracks.

Metro Senior Program Manager Jeanne Acquadro said the changes will be noticeable.

“They will clearly see the difference between when they left on July 5 and when they come back on Monday,” she told News4.

Metro said the project is wrapping up on time and on budget.

During the project, Metro provided free parking at Bethesda and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations and free bus shuttle services.

“They have been amazing, and if anybody has a question, they’re more than happy to answer the questions,” said a Red Line rider named Carmen. “Just like when we just walked up, one of the bus people were like, ‘Oh, where are you going to? What do you need?’”

“I’ve used it multiple times getting downtown, to games and other events in D.C., and it’s been really useful, and I’m excited for when the Metro lines open tomorrow,” said Red Line rider Alyssa Combs.

Some riders said it wasn’t all perfect.

News4’s transportation reporter Adam Tuss has been following the project, reporting on updates and resident complaints about increased traffic, delays and long lines as riders waited for shuttles.

“In the beginning, there was hiccups as far as, you know, location, where we were supposed to go, crossing the street was a little treacherous in the beginning, but it changed, and they organized it much much better,” Ledbetter said.

“We’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from the community as we also pivoted, too,” Acquadro said. “When there is an issue, our job really is to pivot and say how do we fix this issue, how do we move on and make it more effective.”

Metro said 1.2 million customers used its bus shuttle service during the project and may have even gained some new users, like Jackie Johnson.

“I usually have a car, so I said well let me try it because everyone was saying it’s a good experience,” Johnson said.

Full Red Line service resumes Monday. It is Labor Day, but Metrorail will operate on its regular Sunday schedule, from 6 a.m. to midnight.

Relief is in sight for Red Line commuters. After nine weeks, Metro is wrapping up its summer construction project.

On Monday, Red Line riders will be able to once again take Metrorail trains from Medical Center, Bethesda and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations.

“I’m excited that this is the last and final day,” Cedric Ledbetter, a Red Line rider, told News4 on Sunday. “So I’m really really hyped up and excited about it, and I hope everyone else is as well, but we had to get the upgrades done to the Metro stations, so it was well worth it.”

Some of the changes include new elevators, escalators, a mezzanine at Bethesda station that will connect people to the purple line and upgrades on platforms and along the tracks.

Metro Senior Program Manager Jeanne Acquadro said the changes will be noticeable.

“They will clearly see the difference between when they left on July 5 and when they come back on Monday,” she told News4.

Metro said the project is wrapping up on time and on budget.

During the project, Metro provided free parking at Bethesda and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations and free bus shuttle services.

“They have been amazing, and if anybody has a question, they’re more than happy to answer the questions,” said a Red Line rider named Carmen. “Just like when we just walked up, one of the bus people were like, ‘Oh, where are you going to? What do you need?’”

“I’ve used it multiple times getting downtown, to games and other events in D.C., and it’s been really useful, and I’m excited for when the Metro lines open tomorrow,” said Red Line rider Alyssa Combs.

Some riders said it wasn’t all perfect.

News4’s transportation reporter Adam Tuss has been following the project, reporting on updates and resident complaints about increased traffic, delays and long lines as riders waited for shuttles.

“In the beginning, there was hiccups as far as, you know, location, where we were supposed to go, crossing the street was a little treacherous in the beginning, but it changed, and they organized it much much better,” Ledbetter said.

“We’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from the community as we also pivoted, too,” Acquadro said. “When there is an issue, our job really is to pivot and say how do we fix this issue, how do we move on and make it more effective.”

Metro said 1.2 million customers used its bus shuttle service during the project and may have even gained some new users, like Jackie Johnson.

“I usually have a car, so I said well let me try it because everyone was saying it’s a good experience,” Johnson said.

Full Red Line service resumes Monday. It is Labor Day, but Metrorail will operate on its regular Sunday schedule, from 6 a.m. to midnight.

Relief is in sight for Red Line commuters. After nine weeks, Metro is wrapping up its summer construction project.

On Monday, Red Line riders will be able to once again take Metrorail trains from Medical Center, Bethesda and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations.

“I’m excited that this is the last and final day,” Cedric Ledbetter, a Red Line rider, told News4 on Sunday. “So I’m really really hyped up and excited about it, and I hope everyone else is as well, but we had to get the upgrades done to the Metro stations, so it was well worth it.”

Some of the changes include new elevators, escalators, a mezzanine at Bethesda station that will connect people to the purple line and upgrades on platforms and along the tracks.

Metro Senior Program Manager Jeanne Acquadro said the changes will be noticeable.

“They will clearly see the difference between when they left on July 5 and when they come back on Monday,” she told News4.

Metro said the project is wrapping up on time and on budget.

During the project, Metro provided free parking at Bethesda and Grosvenor-Strathmore stations and free bus shuttle services.

“They have been amazing, and if anybody has a question, they’re more than happy to answer the questions,” said a Red Line rider named Carmen. “Just like when we just walked up, one of the bus people were like, ‘Oh, where are you going to? What do you need?’”

“I’ve used it multiple times getting downtown, to games and other events in D.C., and it’s been really useful, and I’m excited for when the Metro lines open tomorrow,” said Red Line rider Alyssa Combs.

Some riders said it wasn’t all perfect.

News4’s transportation reporter Adam Tuss has been following the project, reporting on updates and resident complaints about increased traffic, delays and long lines as riders waited for shuttles.

“In the beginning, there was hiccups as far as, you know, location, where we were supposed to go, crossing the street was a little treacherous in the beginning, but it changed, and they organized it much much better,” Ledbetter said.

“We’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback from the community as we also pivoted, too,” Acquadro said. “When there is an issue, our job really is to pivot and say how do we fix this issue, how do we move on and make it more effective.”

Metro said 1.2 million customers used its bus shuttle service during the project and may have even gained some new users, like Jackie Johnson.

“I usually have a car, so I said well let me try it because everyone was saying it’s a good experience,” Johnson said.

Full Red Line service resumes Monday. It is Labor Day, but Metrorail will operate on its regular Sunday schedule, from 6 a.m. to midnight.

Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen will meet in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Ben Shelton is there as well, set to face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.

The American men are making a real run at ending their lengthy Grand Slam drought.

The U.S. hasn’t had a men’s major champion since Andy Roddick won in Flushing Meadows in 2003, and there haven’t even been many great opportunities in the more than two decades since.

But backed by the home crowd and in good form, the Americans had five players in the final 16 of a major for the first time since 1995 and will be a real threat in the second week of the final Grand Slam tournament of the season.

“We play so much outside of the States obviously, a lot of time in Europe,” Tiafoe said Sunday. “This sport’s so international, so to be able to play in front of friends, family, loved ones, is amazing. They don’t get to see you much, so you want to put on a show.”

The No. 11 seed beat 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (1), 6-4, 7-6 (6) to move within a victory of his third appearance in the U.S. Open semifinals. To get there he’ll have to beat Michelsen, who has been the dominant player in this year’s tournament.

The 22-year-old from California beat No. 27 Tomas Etcheverry 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4 and is the only man who has yet to drop a set in the tournament.

“We’ve been working really hard to get to this point and I’m really happy but not super surprised because of all the work I put in my whole life,” Michelsen said after reaching his first Grand Slam quarterfinal.

The winner of his match against Tiafoe will face No. 2-seeded Alcaraz or No. 8 Shelton, who beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday in his best performance of the tournament. Shelton predicted “fireworks” in the matchup with the two-time champion.

“I think it will be a great match. I’m excited for the battle,” Shelton said. “Never played him here in New York, and obviously in the position that I want to be in.”

All four men’s matches Sunday had a U.S. player in it, and the Americans grabbed three of them. Only Alcaraz was able to turn back a player from the host country, beating No. 20 seed Tommy Paul in the afternoon.

The Americans still had a chance to get one more quarterfinalist Monday when No. 14 seed Learner Tien faces Karen Khachanov.

The closest the Americans came to ending the drought was two years ago at the U.S. Open, when Taylor Fritz beat Tiafoe in the first all-American Grand Slam semifinal since 2005 to become the first American man in a major final since Roddick in 2009. Jannik Sinner beat Fritz in straight sets for the title.

The Americans had eight players in the round of 16 in the 1995 U.S. Open, advancing three to the semifinals. Pete Sampras beat Jim Courier in the semis and then No. 1 Andre Agassi in the final.

The U.S. expected to have multiple men’s title contenders in that era, but some of the men have grown tired now of the annual discussion of the drought. Meanwhile, Coco Gauff has collected two trophies in recent years and Jessica Pegula has reached No. 3 in the world.

“There have been a really consistent chunk of players, Jess, Coco, you know, have been at the top and inside the top five for the last I don’t know how many years,” Taylor Townsend said after losing to women’s No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday. “Ben, Frances, Tommy, Taylor, it’s just such a great group of men as well.”

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See AP’s full tennis coverage here

Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen will meet in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Ben Shelton is there as well, set to face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.

The American men are making a real run at ending their lengthy Grand Slam drought.

The U.S. hasn’t had a men’s major champion since Andy Roddick won in Flushing Meadows in 2003, and there haven’t even been many great opportunities in the more than two decades since.

But backed by the home crowd and in good form, the Americans had five players in the final 16 of a major for the first time since 1995 and will be a real threat in the second week of the final Grand Slam tournament of the season.

“We play so much outside of the States obviously, a lot of time in Europe,” Tiafoe said Sunday. “This sport’s so international, so to be able to play in front of friends, family, loved ones, is amazing. They don’t get to see you much, so you want to put on a show.”

The No. 11 seed beat 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (1), 6-4, 7-6 (6) to move within a victory of his third appearance in the U.S. Open semifinals. To get there he’ll have to beat Michelsen, who has been the dominant player in this year’s tournament.

The 22-year-old from California beat No. 27 Tomas Etcheverry 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4 and is the only man who has yet to drop a set in the tournament.

“We’ve been working really hard to get to this point and I’m really happy but not super surprised because of all the work I put in my whole life,” Michelsen said after reaching his first Grand Slam quarterfinal.

The winner of his match against Tiafoe will face No. 2-seeded Alcaraz or No. 8 Shelton, who beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday in his best performance of the tournament. Shelton predicted “fireworks” in the matchup with the two-time champion.

“I think it will be a great match. I’m excited for the battle,” Shelton said. “Never played him here in New York, and obviously in the position that I want to be in.”

All four men’s matches Sunday had a U.S. player in it, and the Americans grabbed three of them. Only Alcaraz was able to turn back a player from the host country, beating No. 20 seed Tommy Paul in the afternoon.

The Americans still had a chance to get one more quarterfinalist Monday when No. 14 seed Learner Tien faces Karen Khachanov.

The closest the Americans came to ending the drought was two years ago at the U.S. Open, when Taylor Fritz beat Tiafoe in the first all-American Grand Slam semifinal since 2005 to become the first American man in a major final since Roddick in 2009. Jannik Sinner beat Fritz in straight sets for the title.

The Americans had eight players in the round of 16 in the 1995 U.S. Open, advancing three to the semifinals. Pete Sampras beat Jim Courier in the semis and then No. 1 Andre Agassi in the final.

The U.S. expected to have multiple men’s title contenders in that era, but some of the men have grown tired now of the annual discussion of the drought. Meanwhile, Coco Gauff has collected two trophies in recent years and Jessica Pegula has reached No. 3 in the world.

“There have been a really consistent chunk of players, Jess, Coco, you know, have been at the top and inside the top five for the last I don’t know how many years,” Taylor Townsend said after losing to women’s No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday. “Ben, Frances, Tommy, Taylor, it’s just such a great group of men as well.”

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See AP’s full tennis coverage here

Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen will meet in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Ben Shelton is there as well, set to face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.

The American men are making a real run at ending their lengthy Grand Slam drought.

The U.S. hasn’t had a men’s major champion since Andy Roddick won in Flushing Meadows in 2003, and there haven’t even been many great opportunities in the more than two decades since.

But backed by the home crowd and in good form, the Americans had five players in the final 16 of a major for the first time since 1995 and will be a real threat in the second week of the final Grand Slam tournament of the season.

“We play so much outside of the States obviously, a lot of time in Europe,” Tiafoe said Sunday. “This sport’s so international, so to be able to play in front of friends, family, loved ones, is amazing. They don’t get to see you much, so you want to put on a show.”

The No. 11 seed beat 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (1), 6-4, 7-6 (6) to move within a victory of his third appearance in the U.S. Open semifinals. To get there he’ll have to beat Michelsen, who has been the dominant player in this year’s tournament.

The 22-year-old from California beat No. 27 Tomas Etcheverry 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4 and is the only man who has yet to drop a set in the tournament.

“We’ve been working really hard to get to this point and I’m really happy but not super surprised because of all the work I put in my whole life,” Michelsen said after reaching his first Grand Slam quarterfinal.

The winner of his match against Tiafoe will face No. 2-seeded Alcaraz or No. 8 Shelton, who beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday in his best performance of the tournament. Shelton predicted “fireworks” in the matchup with the two-time champion.

“I think it will be a great match. I’m excited for the battle,” Shelton said. “Never played him here in New York, and obviously in the position that I want to be in.”

All four men’s matches Sunday had a U.S. player in it, and the Americans grabbed three of them. Only Alcaraz was able to turn back a player from the host country, beating No. 20 seed Tommy Paul in the afternoon.

The Americans still had a chance to get one more quarterfinalist Monday when No. 14 seed Learner Tien faces Karen Khachanov.

The closest the Americans came to ending the drought was two years ago at the U.S. Open, when Taylor Fritz beat Tiafoe in the first all-American Grand Slam semifinal since 2005 to become the first American man in a major final since Roddick in 2009. Jannik Sinner beat Fritz in straight sets for the title.

The Americans had eight players in the round of 16 in the 1995 U.S. Open, advancing three to the semifinals. Pete Sampras beat Jim Courier in the semis and then No. 1 Andre Agassi in the final.

The U.S. expected to have multiple men’s title contenders in that era, but some of the men have grown tired now of the annual discussion of the drought. Meanwhile, Coco Gauff has collected two trophies in recent years and Jessica Pegula has reached No. 3 in the world.

“There have been a really consistent chunk of players, Jess, Coco, you know, have been at the top and inside the top five for the last I don’t know how many years,” Taylor Townsend said after losing to women’s No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday. “Ben, Frances, Tommy, Taylor, it’s just such a great group of men as well.”

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Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen will meet in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Ben Shelton is there as well, set to face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.

The American men are making a real run at ending their lengthy Grand Slam drought.

The U.S. hasn’t had a men’s major champion since Andy Roddick won in Flushing Meadows in 2003, and there haven’t even been many great opportunities in the more than two decades since.

But backed by the home crowd and in good form, the Americans had five players in the final 16 of a major for the first time since 1995 and will be a real threat in the second week of the final Grand Slam tournament of the season.

“We play so much outside of the States obviously, a lot of time in Europe,” Tiafoe said Sunday. “This sport’s so international, so to be able to play in front of friends, family, loved ones, is amazing. They don’t get to see you much, so you want to put on a show.”

The No. 11 seed beat 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (1), 6-4, 7-6 (6) to move within a victory of his third appearance in the U.S. Open semifinals. To get there he’ll have to beat Michelsen, who has been the dominant player in this year’s tournament.

The 22-year-old from California beat No. 27 Tomas Etcheverry 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4 and is the only man who has yet to drop a set in the tournament.

“We’ve been working really hard to get to this point and I’m really happy but not super surprised because of all the work I put in my whole life,” Michelsen said after reaching his first Grand Slam quarterfinal.

The winner of his match against Tiafoe will face No. 2-seeded Alcaraz or No. 8 Shelton, who beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday in his best performance of the tournament. Shelton predicted “fireworks” in the matchup with the two-time champion.

“I think it will be a great match. I’m excited for the battle,” Shelton said. “Never played him here in New York, and obviously in the position that I want to be in.”

All four men’s matches Sunday had a U.S. player in it, and the Americans grabbed three of them. Only Alcaraz was able to turn back a player from the host country, beating No. 20 seed Tommy Paul in the afternoon.

The Americans still had a chance to get one more quarterfinalist Monday when No. 14 seed Learner Tien faces Karen Khachanov.

The closest the Americans came to ending the drought was two years ago at the U.S. Open, when Taylor Fritz beat Tiafoe in the first all-American Grand Slam semifinal since 2005 to become the first American man in a major final since Roddick in 2009. Jannik Sinner beat Fritz in straight sets for the title.

The Americans had eight players in the round of 16 in the 1995 U.S. Open, advancing three to the semifinals. Pete Sampras beat Jim Courier in the semis and then No. 1 Andre Agassi in the final.

The U.S. expected to have multiple men’s title contenders in that era, but some of the men have grown tired now of the annual discussion of the drought. Meanwhile, Coco Gauff has collected two trophies in recent years and Jessica Pegula has reached No. 3 in the world.

“There have been a really consistent chunk of players, Jess, Coco, you know, have been at the top and inside the top five for the last I don’t know how many years,” Taylor Townsend said after losing to women’s No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday. “Ben, Frances, Tommy, Taylor, it’s just such a great group of men as well.”

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Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen will meet in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Ben Shelton is there as well, set to face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.

The American men are making a real run at ending their lengthy Grand Slam drought.

The U.S. hasn’t had a men’s major champion since Andy Roddick won in Flushing Meadows in 2003, and there haven’t even been many great opportunities in the more than two decades since.

But backed by the home crowd and in good form, the Americans had five players in the final 16 of a major for the first time since 1995 and will be a real threat in the second week of the final Grand Slam tournament of the season.

“We play so much outside of the States obviously, a lot of time in Europe,” Tiafoe said Sunday. “This sport’s so international, so to be able to play in front of friends, family, loved ones, is amazing. They don’t get to see you much, so you want to put on a show.”

The No. 11 seed beat 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (1), 6-4, 7-6 (6) to move within a victory of his third appearance in the U.S. Open semifinals. To get there he’ll have to beat Michelsen, who has been the dominant player in this year’s tournament.

The 22-year-old from California beat No. 27 Tomas Etcheverry 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4 and is the only man who has yet to drop a set in the tournament.

“We’ve been working really hard to get to this point and I’m really happy but not super surprised because of all the work I put in my whole life,” Michelsen said after reaching his first Grand Slam quarterfinal.

The winner of his match against Tiafoe will face No. 2-seeded Alcaraz or No. 8 Shelton, who beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday in his best performance of the tournament. Shelton predicted “fireworks” in the matchup with the two-time champion.

“I think it will be a great match. I’m excited for the battle,” Shelton said. “Never played him here in New York, and obviously in the position that I want to be in.”

All four men’s matches Sunday had a U.S. player in it, and the Americans grabbed three of them. Only Alcaraz was able to turn back a player from the host country, beating No. 20 seed Tommy Paul in the afternoon.

The Americans still had a chance to get one more quarterfinalist Monday when No. 14 seed Learner Tien faces Karen Khachanov.

The closest the Americans came to ending the drought was two years ago at the U.S. Open, when Taylor Fritz beat Tiafoe in the first all-American Grand Slam semifinal since 2005 to become the first American man in a major final since Roddick in 2009. Jannik Sinner beat Fritz in straight sets for the title.

The Americans had eight players in the round of 16 in the 1995 U.S. Open, advancing three to the semifinals. Pete Sampras beat Jim Courier in the semis and then No. 1 Andre Agassi in the final.

The U.S. expected to have multiple men’s title contenders in that era, but some of the men have grown tired now of the annual discussion of the drought. Meanwhile, Coco Gauff has collected two trophies in recent years and Jessica Pegula has reached No. 3 in the world.

“There have been a really consistent chunk of players, Jess, Coco, you know, have been at the top and inside the top five for the last I don’t know how many years,” Taylor Townsend said after losing to women’s No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday. “Ben, Frances, Tommy, Taylor, it’s just such a great group of men as well.”

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See AP’s full tennis coverage here

Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen will meet in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. Ben Shelton is there as well, set to face defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.

The American men are making a real run at ending their lengthy Grand Slam drought.

The U.S. hasn’t had a men’s major champion since Andy Roddick won in Flushing Meadows in 2003, and there haven’t even been many great opportunities in the more than two decades since.

But backed by the home crowd and in good form, the Americans had five players in the final 16 of a major for the first time since 1995 and will be a real threat in the second week of the final Grand Slam tournament of the season.

“We play so much outside of the States obviously, a lot of time in Europe,” Tiafoe said Sunday. “This sport’s so international, so to be able to play in front of friends, family, loved ones, is amazing. They don’t get to see you much, so you want to put on a show.”

The No. 11 seed beat 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (1), 6-4, 7-6 (6) to move within a victory of his third appearance in the U.S. Open semifinals. To get there he’ll have to beat Michelsen, who has been the dominant player in this year’s tournament.

The 22-year-old from California beat No. 27 Tomas Etcheverry 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4 and is the only man who has yet to drop a set in the tournament.

“We’ve been working really hard to get to this point and I’m really happy but not super surprised because of all the work I put in my whole life,” Michelsen said after reaching his first Grand Slam quarterfinal.

The winner of his match against Tiafoe will face No. 2-seeded Alcaraz or No. 8 Shelton, who beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday in his best performance of the tournament. Shelton predicted “fireworks” in the matchup with the two-time champion.

“I think it will be a great match. I’m excited for the battle,” Shelton said. “Never played him here in New York, and obviously in the position that I want to be in.”

All four men’s matches Sunday had a U.S. player in it, and the Americans grabbed three of them. Only Alcaraz was able to turn back a player from the host country, beating No. 20 seed Tommy Paul in the afternoon.

The Americans still had a chance to get one more quarterfinalist Monday when No. 14 seed Learner Tien faces Karen Khachanov.

The closest the Americans came to ending the drought was two years ago at the U.S. Open, when Taylor Fritz beat Tiafoe in the first all-American Grand Slam semifinal since 2005 to become the first American man in a major final since Roddick in 2009. Jannik Sinner beat Fritz in straight sets for the title.

The Americans had eight players in the round of 16 in the 1995 U.S. Open, advancing three to the semifinals. Pete Sampras beat Jim Courier in the semis and then No. 1 Andre Agassi in the final.

The U.S. expected to have multiple men’s title contenders in that era, but some of the men have grown tired now of the annual discussion of the drought. Meanwhile, Coco Gauff has collected two trophies in recent years and Jessica Pegula has reached No. 3 in the world.

“There have been a really consistent chunk of players, Jess, Coco, you know, have been at the top and inside the top five for the last I don’t know how many years,” Taylor Townsend said after losing to women’s No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday. “Ben, Frances, Tommy, Taylor, it’s just such a great group of men as well.”

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See AP’s full tennis coverage here

Part of I-66 in Fairfax County is shut down for a serious crash involving multiple vehicles, police said.

Virginia State Police confirmed the crash was fatal but did not specify how many people died or if there were other injuries.

The crash happened just after 4 p.m. in the westbound express lanes of I-66 underneath Gallows Road. This is right by the Dunn Loring Metro station.

Police said it’s still very early in the investigation, and investigators are trying to determine the cause of the crash.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue confirmed I-66 Westbound is shut down as of 6 p.m.

This is a developing story. Stay with News4 and NBCWashington.com for updates.

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Part of I-66 in Fairfax County is shut down for a serious crash involving multiple vehicles, police said.

Virginia State Police confirmed the crash was fatal but did not specify how many people died or if there were other injuries.

The crash happened just after 4 p.m. in the westbound express lanes of I-66 underneath Gallows Road. This is right by the Dunn Loring Metro station.

Police said it’s still very early in the investigation, and investigators are trying to determine the cause of the crash.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue confirmed I-66 Westbound is shut down as of 6 p.m.

This is a developing story. Stay with News4 and NBCWashington.com for updates.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

Part of I-66 in Fairfax County is shut down for a serious crash involving multiple vehicles, police said.

Virginia State Police confirmed the crash was fatal but did not specify how many people died or if there were other injuries.

The crash happened just after 4 p.m. in the westbound express lanes of I-66 underneath Gallows Road. This is right by the Dunn Loring Metro station.

Police said it’s still very early in the investigation, and investigators are trying to determine the cause of the crash.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue confirmed I-66 Westbound is shut down as of 6 p.m.

This is a developing story. Stay with News4 and NBCWashington.com for updates.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

Part of I-66 in Fairfax County is shut down for a serious crash involving multiple vehicles, police said.

Virginia State Police confirmed the crash was fatal but did not specify how many people died or if there were other injuries.

The crash happened just after 4 p.m. in the westbound express lanes of I-66 underneath Gallows Road. This is right by the Dunn Loring Metro station.

Police said it’s still very early in the investigation, and investigators are trying to determine the cause of the crash.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue confirmed I-66 Westbound is shut down as of 6 p.m.

This is a developing story. Stay with News4 and NBCWashington.com for updates.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

Part of I-66 in Fairfax County is shut down for a serious crash involving multiple vehicles, police said.

Virginia State Police confirmed the crash was fatal but did not specify how many people died or if there were other injuries.

The crash happened just after 4 p.m. in the westbound express lanes of I-66 underneath Gallows Road. This is right by the Dunn Loring Metro station.

Police said it’s still very early in the investigation, and investigators are trying to determine the cause of the crash.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue confirmed I-66 Westbound is shut down as of 6 p.m.

This is a developing story. Stay with News4 and NBCWashington.com for updates.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

Part of I-66 in Fairfax County is shut down for a serious crash involving multiple vehicles, police said.

Virginia State Police confirmed the crash was fatal but did not specify how many people died or if there were other injuries.

The crash happened just after 4 p.m. in the westbound express lanes of I-66 underneath Gallows Road. This is right by the Dunn Loring Metro station.

Police said it’s still very early in the investigation, and investigators are trying to determine the cause of the crash.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue confirmed I-66 Westbound is shut down as of 6 p.m.

This is a developing story. Stay with News4 and NBCWashington.com for updates.

News4 sends breaking news stories by email. Go here to sign up to get breaking news alerts in your inbox.

Five people were killed and several others were injured after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, authorities said.

Video captured the plane as it crashed just before 2 p.m. after Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said it overran runway 30 at the airport.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said five people were taken to the hospital.

Three were critically injured and two others hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.

Authorities have not identified the deceased or the people who were taken to the hospital.

The plane came to a stop in a field next to the airport striking multiple vehicles.

Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah said crews arrived to find heavy flames and smoke, with complex fires involving the aircraft’s engine compartments.

Firefighters also had to conduct search and rescue operations after the pilot and co-pilot were trapped inside the aircraft.

About 200 firefighters were there helping with search and rescue efforts, as victims were trapped in the vehicles and had to be extricated by specialized technical rescue crews.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that Air Flight 7598 overran the runway after landing at the airport. The plane, a Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft, departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

“The FAA will investigate,” the statement read.

The National Transportation Safety Board is launching a team to Miami to investigate the crash.

MIA officials said two runways out of four have reopened.

The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semi-trucks, according to images from the scene. The aircraft appeared to be resting on its belly and was largely intact despite the fire.

Romierkys Rodriguez is a truck driver who was loading his truck nearby when he said he witnessed the crash.

“We just see a plane just coming down and just had a boom, explosion that happened that you could feel the lanes just like a couple of feet away from us right next to the impact, it’s really traumatizing experience,” Rodriguez said.

The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina. The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.

About 250 flights were delayed at the airport late afternoon Sunday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.

Amazon released the following statement:

“We’re heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today’s incident at Miami International Airport. Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and all those affected by this devastating loss.

“The airplane, which was operated by 21 Air, was attempting to land when this incident occurred. We’re working closely with local authorities and officials to learn more and will cooperate fully with any investigation.“

21 Air CEO Keith Winters said the crash has left the company “devastated” and that it is cooperating with federal investigators.

“Our deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives,” he said in a statement. “Our immediate priorities are supporting those affected, assisting the authorities, and ensuring that accurate information is communicated as it becomes available.”

Five people were killed and several others were injured after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, authorities said.

Video captured the plane as it crashed just before 2 p.m. after Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said it overran runway 30 at the airport.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said five people were taken to the hospital.

Three were critically injured and two others hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.

Authorities have not identified the deceased or the people who were taken to the hospital.

The plane came to a stop in a field next to the airport striking multiple vehicles.

Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah said crews arrived to find heavy flames and smoke, with complex fires involving the aircraft’s engine compartments.

Firefighters also had to conduct search and rescue operations after the pilot and co-pilot were trapped inside the aircraft.

About 200 firefighters were there helping with search and rescue efforts, as victims were trapped in the vehicles and had to be extricated by specialized technical rescue crews.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that Air Flight 7598 overran the runway after landing at the airport. The plane, a Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft, departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

“The FAA will investigate,” the statement read.

The National Transportation Safety Board is launching a team to Miami to investigate the crash.

MIA officials said two runways out of four have reopened.

The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semi-trucks, according to images from the scene. The aircraft appeared to be resting on its belly and was largely intact despite the fire.

Romierkys Rodriguez is a truck driver who was loading his truck nearby when he said he witnessed the crash.

“We just see a plane just coming down and just had a boom, explosion that happened that you could feel the lanes just like a couple of feet away from us right next to the impact, it’s really traumatizing experience,” Rodriguez said.

The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina. The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.

About 250 flights were delayed at the airport late afternoon Sunday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.

Amazon released the following statement:

“We’re heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today’s incident at Miami International Airport. Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and all those affected by this devastating loss.

“The airplane, which was operated by 21 Air, was attempting to land when this incident occurred. We’re working closely with local authorities and officials to learn more and will cooperate fully with any investigation.“

21 Air CEO Keith Winters said the crash has left the company “devastated” and that it is cooperating with federal investigators.

“Our deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives,” he said in a statement. “Our immediate priorities are supporting those affected, assisting the authorities, and ensuring that accurate information is communicated as it becomes available.”

Five people were killed and several others were injured after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, authorities said.

Video captured the plane as it crashed just before 2 p.m. after Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said it overran runway 30 at the airport.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said five people were taken to the hospital.

Three were critically injured and two others hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.

Authorities have not identified the deceased or the people who were taken to the hospital.

The plane came to a stop in a field next to the airport striking multiple vehicles.

Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah said crews arrived to find heavy flames and smoke, with complex fires involving the aircraft’s engine compartments.

Firefighters also had to conduct search and rescue operations after the pilot and co-pilot were trapped inside the aircraft.

About 200 firefighters were there helping with search and rescue efforts, as victims were trapped in the vehicles and had to be extricated by specialized technical rescue crews.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that Air Flight 7598 overran the runway after landing at the airport. The plane, a Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft, departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

“The FAA will investigate,” the statement read.

The National Transportation Safety Board is launching a team to Miami to investigate the crash.

MIA officials said two runways out of four have reopened.

The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semi-trucks, according to images from the scene. The aircraft appeared to be resting on its belly and was largely intact despite the fire.

Romierkys Rodriguez is a truck driver who was loading his truck nearby when he said he witnessed the crash.

“We just see a plane just coming down and just had a boom, explosion that happened that you could feel the lanes just like a couple of feet away from us right next to the impact, it’s really traumatizing experience,” Rodriguez said.

The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina. The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.

About 250 flights were delayed at the airport late afternoon Sunday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.

Amazon released the following statement:

“We’re heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today’s incident at Miami International Airport. Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and all those affected by this devastating loss.

“The airplane, which was operated by 21 Air, was attempting to land when this incident occurred. We’re working closely with local authorities and officials to learn more and will cooperate fully with any investigation.“

21 Air CEO Keith Winters said the crash has left the company “devastated” and that it is cooperating with federal investigators.

“Our deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives,” he said in a statement. “Our immediate priorities are supporting those affected, assisting the authorities, and ensuring that accurate information is communicated as it becomes available.”

Five people were killed and several others were injured after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, authorities said.

Video captured the plane as it crashed just before 2 p.m. after Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said it overran runway 30 at the airport.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said five people were taken to the hospital.

Three were critically injured and two others hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.

Authorities have not identified the deceased or the people who were taken to the hospital.

The plane came to a stop in a field next to the airport striking multiple vehicles.

Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah said crews arrived to find heavy flames and smoke, with complex fires involving the aircraft’s engine compartments.

Firefighters also had to conduct search and rescue operations after the pilot and co-pilot were trapped inside the aircraft.

About 200 firefighters were there helping with search and rescue efforts, as victims were trapped in the vehicles and had to be extricated by specialized technical rescue crews.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that Air Flight 7598 overran the runway after landing at the airport. The plane, a Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft, departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

“The FAA will investigate,” the statement read.

The National Transportation Safety Board is launching a team to Miami to investigate the crash.

MIA officials said two runways out of four have reopened.

The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semi-trucks, according to images from the scene. The aircraft appeared to be resting on its belly and was largely intact despite the fire.

Romierkys Rodriguez is a truck driver who was loading his truck nearby when he said he witnessed the crash.

“We just see a plane just coming down and just had a boom, explosion that happened that you could feel the lanes just like a couple of feet away from us right next to the impact, it’s really traumatizing experience,” Rodriguez said.

The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina. The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.

About 250 flights were delayed at the airport late afternoon Sunday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.

Amazon released the following statement:

“We’re heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today’s incident at Miami International Airport. Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and all those affected by this devastating loss.

“The airplane, which was operated by 21 Air, was attempting to land when this incident occurred. We’re working closely with local authorities and officials to learn more and will cooperate fully with any investigation.“

21 Air CEO Keith Winters said the crash has left the company “devastated” and that it is cooperating with federal investigators.

“Our deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives,” he said in a statement. “Our immediate priorities are supporting those affected, assisting the authorities, and ensuring that accurate information is communicated as it becomes available.”

Five people were killed and several others were injured after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, authorities said.

Video captured the plane as it crashed just before 2 p.m. after Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said it overran runway 30 at the airport.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said five people were taken to the hospital.

Three were critically injured and two others hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.

Authorities have not identified the deceased or the people who were taken to the hospital.

The plane came to a stop in a field next to the airport striking multiple vehicles.

Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah said crews arrived to find heavy flames and smoke, with complex fires involving the aircraft’s engine compartments.

Firefighters also had to conduct search and rescue operations after the pilot and co-pilot were trapped inside the aircraft.

About 200 firefighters were there helping with search and rescue efforts, as victims were trapped in the vehicles and had to be extricated by specialized technical rescue crews.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that Air Flight 7598 overran the runway after landing at the airport. The plane, a Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft, departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

“The FAA will investigate,” the statement read.

The National Transportation Safety Board is launching a team to Miami to investigate the crash.

MIA officials said two runways out of four have reopened.

The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semi-trucks, according to images from the scene. The aircraft appeared to be resting on its belly and was largely intact despite the fire.

Romierkys Rodriguez is a truck driver who was loading his truck nearby when he said he witnessed the crash.

“We just see a plane just coming down and just had a boom, explosion that happened that you could feel the lanes just like a couple of feet away from us right next to the impact, it’s really traumatizing experience,” Rodriguez said.

The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina. The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.

About 250 flights were delayed at the airport late afternoon Sunday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.

Amazon released the following statement:

“We’re heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today’s incident at Miami International Airport. Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and all those affected by this devastating loss.

“The airplane, which was operated by 21 Air, was attempting to land when this incident occurred. We’re working closely with local authorities and officials to learn more and will cooperate fully with any investigation.“

21 Air CEO Keith Winters said the crash has left the company “devastated” and that it is cooperating with federal investigators.

“Our deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives,” he said in a statement. “Our immediate priorities are supporting those affected, assisting the authorities, and ensuring that accurate information is communicated as it becomes available.”

Five people were killed and several others were injured after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, authorities said.

Video captured the plane as it crashed just before 2 p.m. after Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said it overran runway 30 at the airport.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said five people were taken to the hospital.

Three were critically injured and two others hospitalized with less severe injuries, officials said.

Authorities have not identified the deceased or the people who were taken to the hospital.

The plane came to a stop in a field next to the airport striking multiple vehicles.

Miami-Dade Fire Chief Ray Jadallah said crews arrived to find heavy flames and smoke, with complex fires involving the aircraft’s engine compartments.

Firefighters also had to conduct search and rescue operations after the pilot and co-pilot were trapped inside the aircraft.

About 200 firefighters were there helping with search and rescue efforts, as victims were trapped in the vehicles and had to be extricated by specialized technical rescue crews.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that Air Flight 7598 overran the runway after landing at the airport. The plane, a Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft, departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

“The FAA will investigate,” the statement read.

The National Transportation Safety Board is launching a team to Miami to investigate the crash.

MIA officials said two runways out of four have reopened.

The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semi-trucks, according to images from the scene. The aircraft appeared to be resting on its belly and was largely intact despite the fire.

Romierkys Rodriguez is a truck driver who was loading his truck nearby when he said he witnessed the crash.

“We just see a plane just coming down and just had a boom, explosion that happened that you could feel the lanes just like a couple of feet away from us right next to the impact, it’s really traumatizing experience,” Rodriguez said.

The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina. The 32-year-old Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.

About 250 flights were delayed at the airport late afternoon Sunday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions.

Amazon released the following statement:

“We’re heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today’s incident at Miami International Airport. Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and all those affected by this devastating loss.

“The airplane, which was operated by 21 Air, was attempting to land when this incident occurred. We’re working closely with local authorities and officials to learn more and will cooperate fully with any investigation.“

21 Air CEO Keith Winters said the crash has left the company “devastated” and that it is cooperating with federal investigators.

“Our deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives,” he said in a statement. “Our immediate priorities are supporting those affected, assisting the authorities, and ensuring that accurate information is communicated as it becomes available.”

Cleanup efforts in parts of Prince George’s County and D.C. continue days after a large storm swept through the area.

As of Saturday night, crews were still working around the clock to restore power and clear downed trees and power lines.

Cheers of joy could be heard after hours of being in the dark in Southeast D.C. and Prince George’s County.

“Really hot,” said Southeast resident Yolanda Monroe. “Especially having a little dog — hot.”

News4 cameras were rolling as Pepco crews showed up to a Southeast neighborhood, leading to hopeful thoughts from Christina Simms.

“My mothers’ here — she’s almost 85, so just trying to get the power back on so she can come back into her home,” she said. “[…] I’m glad to see them on our block, so that’s a good thing.”

The optimism follows powerful winds, thunder and lightning along with rain that barreled through the D.C. area on Thursday evening, leading to down power lines, toppled trees and power outages.

Throughout Friday, many residents worked to assess some of the damage as some of the trees landed on homes and on cars.

Pepco crews worked throughout Friday and Saturday to restore the power.

“We typically will focus on hospitals first,” said Amber Perry, region president for Pepco. “We’re always about safety at Pepco — hospitals first, nursing homes next and then we start to focus on large groups of communities and customers that are out, and so we really kind of done this in waves and waves of restoration efforts around the outages.”

The power company said it launched more than 300 to 400 staff members. Both internal and utility contractors were launched following the storm, initially clearing debris in order to get to utility poles.

“In some of the hardest hit areas, we have trees that are crossing highways or residential neighborhoods where we did not have access for crews to safely get in to assess that damage,” said Rob Spelman, senior manager of construction and maintenance with Pepco. “[…] The first 24 hours of any major storm like this is the most critical, getting boots on the ground, assessing what we have and understanding what that full scope of repairs is going to be for the next 24-48 hours.”

By Saturday night, Pepco reported that they restored 90% of their customers impacted by Thursday night’s storm.

Cleanup efforts in parts of Prince George’s County and D.C. continue days after a large storm swept through the area.

As of Saturday night, crews were still working around the clock to restore power and clear downed trees and power lines.

Cheers of joy could be heard after hours of being in the dark in Southeast D.C. and Prince George’s County.

“Really hot,” said Southeast resident Yolanda Monroe. “Especially having a little dog — hot.”

News4 cameras were rolling as Pepco crews showed up to a Southeast neighborhood, leading to hopeful thoughts from Christina Simms.

“My mothers’ here — she’s almost 85, so just trying to get the power back on so she can come back into her home,” she said. “[…] I’m glad to see them on our block, so that’s a good thing.”

The optimism follows powerful winds, thunder and lightning along with rain that barreled through the D.C. area on Thursday evening, leading to down power lines, toppled trees and power outages.

Throughout Friday, many residents worked to assess some of the damage as some of the trees landed on homes and on cars.

Pepco crews worked throughout Friday and Saturday to restore the power.

“We typically will focus on hospitals first,” said Amber Perry, region president for Pepco. “We’re always about safety at Pepco — hospitals first, nursing homes next and then we start to focus on large groups of communities and customers that are out, and so we really kind of done this in waves and waves of restoration efforts around the outages.”

The power company said it launched more than 300 to 400 staff members. Both internal and utility contractors were launched following the storm, initially clearing debris in order to get to utility poles.

“In some of the hardest hit areas, we have trees that are crossing highways or residential neighborhoods where we did not have access for crews to safely get in to assess that damage,” said Rob Spelman, senior manager of construction and maintenance with Pepco. “[…] The first 24 hours of any major storm like this is the most critical, getting boots on the ground, assessing what we have and understanding what that full scope of repairs is going to be for the next 24-48 hours.”

By Saturday night, Pepco reported that they restored 90% of their customers impacted by Thursday night’s storm.

Cleanup efforts in parts of Prince George’s County and D.C. continue days after a large storm swept through the area.

As of Saturday night, crews were still working around the clock to restore power and clear downed trees and power lines.

Cheers of joy could be heard after hours of being in the dark in Southeast D.C. and Prince George’s County.

“Really hot,” said Southeast resident Yolanda Monroe. “Especially having a little dog — hot.”

News4 cameras were rolling as Pepco crews showed up to a Southeast neighborhood, leading to hopeful thoughts from Christina Simms.

“My mothers’ here — she’s almost 85, so just trying to get the power back on so she can come back into her home,” she said. “[…] I’m glad to see them on our block, so that’s a good thing.”

The optimism follows powerful winds, thunder and lightning along with rain that barreled through the D.C. area on Thursday evening, leading to down power lines, toppled trees and power outages.

Throughout Friday, many residents worked to assess some of the damage as some of the trees landed on homes and on cars.

Pepco crews worked throughout Friday and Saturday to restore the power.

“We typically will focus on hospitals first,” said Amber Perry, region president for Pepco. “We’re always about safety at Pepco — hospitals first, nursing homes next and then we start to focus on large groups of communities and customers that are out, and so we really kind of done this in waves and waves of restoration efforts around the outages.”

The power company said it launched more than 300 to 400 staff members. Both internal and utility contractors were launched following the storm, initially clearing debris in order to get to utility poles.

“In some of the hardest hit areas, we have trees that are crossing highways or residential neighborhoods where we did not have access for crews to safely get in to assess that damage,” said Rob Spelman, senior manager of construction and maintenance with Pepco. “[…] The first 24 hours of any major storm like this is the most critical, getting boots on the ground, assessing what we have and understanding what that full scope of repairs is going to be for the next 24-48 hours.”

By Saturday night, Pepco reported that they restored 90% of their customers impacted by Thursday night’s storm.

Cleanup efforts in parts of Prince George’s County and D.C. continue days after a large storm swept through the area.

As of Saturday night, crews were still working around the clock to restore power and clear downed trees and power lines.

Cheers of joy could be heard after hours of being in the dark in Southeast D.C. and Prince George’s County.

“Really hot,” said Southeast resident Yolanda Monroe. “Especially having a little dog — hot.”

News4 cameras were rolling as Pepco crews showed up to a Southeast neighborhood, leading to hopeful thoughts from Christina Simms.

“My mothers’ here — she’s almost 85, so just trying to get the power back on so she can come back into her home,” she said. “[…] I’m glad to see them on our block, so that’s a good thing.”

The optimism follows powerful winds, thunder and lightning along with rain that barreled through the D.C. area on Thursday evening, leading to down power lines, toppled trees and power outages.

Throughout Friday, many residents worked to assess some of the damage as some of the trees landed on homes and on cars.

Pepco crews worked throughout Friday and Saturday to restore the power.

“We typically will focus on hospitals first,” said Amber Perry, region president for Pepco. “We’re always about safety at Pepco — hospitals first, nursing homes next and then we start to focus on large groups of communities and customers that are out, and so we really kind of done this in waves and waves of restoration efforts around the outages.”

The power company said it launched more than 300 to 400 staff members. Both internal and utility contractors were launched following the storm, initially clearing debris in order to get to utility poles.

“In some of the hardest hit areas, we have trees that are crossing highways or residential neighborhoods where we did not have access for crews to safely get in to assess that damage,” said Rob Spelman, senior manager of construction and maintenance with Pepco. “[…] The first 24 hours of any major storm like this is the most critical, getting boots on the ground, assessing what we have and understanding what that full scope of repairs is going to be for the next 24-48 hours.”

By Saturday night, Pepco reported that they restored 90% of their customers impacted by Thursday night’s storm.

Cleanup efforts in parts of Prince George’s County and D.C. continue days after a large storm swept through the area.

As of Saturday night, crews were still working around the clock to restore power and clear downed trees and power lines.

Cheers of joy could be heard after hours of being in the dark in Southeast D.C. and Prince George’s County.

“Really hot,” said Southeast resident Yolanda Monroe. “Especially having a little dog — hot.”

News4 cameras were rolling as Pepco crews showed up to a Southeast neighborhood, leading to hopeful thoughts from Christina Simms.

“My mothers’ here — she’s almost 85, so just trying to get the power back on so she can come back into her home,” she said. “[…] I’m glad to see them on our block, so that’s a good thing.”

The optimism follows powerful winds, thunder and lightning along with rain that barreled through the D.C. area on Thursday evening, leading to down power lines, toppled trees and power outages.

Throughout Friday, many residents worked to assess some of the damage as some of the trees landed on homes and on cars.

Pepco crews worked throughout Friday and Saturday to restore the power.

“We typically will focus on hospitals first,” said Amber Perry, region president for Pepco. “We’re always about safety at Pepco — hospitals first, nursing homes next and then we start to focus on large groups of communities and customers that are out, and so we really kind of done this in waves and waves of restoration efforts around the outages.”

The power company said it launched more than 300 to 400 staff members. Both internal and utility contractors were launched following the storm, initially clearing debris in order to get to utility poles.

“In some of the hardest hit areas, we have trees that are crossing highways or residential neighborhoods where we did not have access for crews to safely get in to assess that damage,” said Rob Spelman, senior manager of construction and maintenance with Pepco. “[…] The first 24 hours of any major storm like this is the most critical, getting boots on the ground, assessing what we have and understanding what that full scope of repairs is going to be for the next 24-48 hours.”

By Saturday night, Pepco reported that they restored 90% of their customers impacted by Thursday night’s storm.

Cleanup efforts in parts of Prince George’s County and D.C. continue days after a large storm swept through the area.

As of Saturday night, crews were still working around the clock to restore power and clear downed trees and power lines.

Cheers of joy could be heard after hours of being in the dark in Southeast D.C. and Prince George’s County.

“Really hot,” said Southeast resident Yolanda Monroe. “Especially having a little dog — hot.”

News4 cameras were rolling as Pepco crews showed up to a Southeast neighborhood, leading to hopeful thoughts from Christina Simms.

“My mothers’ here — she’s almost 85, so just trying to get the power back on so she can come back into her home,” she said. “[…] I’m glad to see them on our block, so that’s a good thing.”

The optimism follows powerful winds, thunder and lightning along with rain that barreled through the D.C. area on Thursday evening, leading to down power lines, toppled trees and power outages.

Throughout Friday, many residents worked to assess some of the damage as some of the trees landed on homes and on cars.

Pepco crews worked throughout Friday and Saturday to restore the power.

“We typically will focus on hospitals first,” said Amber Perry, region president for Pepco. “We’re always about safety at Pepco — hospitals first, nursing homes next and then we start to focus on large groups of communities and customers that are out, and so we really kind of done this in waves and waves of restoration efforts around the outages.”

The power company said it launched more than 300 to 400 staff members. Both internal and utility contractors were launched following the storm, initially clearing debris in order to get to utility poles.

“In some of the hardest hit areas, we have trees that are crossing highways or residential neighborhoods where we did not have access for crews to safely get in to assess that damage,” said Rob Spelman, senior manager of construction and maintenance with Pepco. “[…] The first 24 hours of any major storm like this is the most critical, getting boots on the ground, assessing what we have and understanding what that full scope of repairs is going to be for the next 24-48 hours.”

By Saturday night, Pepco reported that they restored 90% of their customers impacted by Thursday night’s storm.

Twelve people were taken to hospitals after carbon monoxide was detected in three Gaithersburg, Maryland apartment buildings, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.

Fire officials said Washington Gas believes the source of the leak was a stove in one of the buildings, which has since been removed.

At 8:44 a.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said they responded to the building on N. Summit Avenue and got a high carbon monoxide reading. They then also got high readings at the two buildings next to it.

First responders evaluated more than 50 residents total. Of the 12 people taken to local hospitals, at least seven were children and four were adults, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. The age of the twelfth person was not released.

Fire officials said that building maintenance and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue ensured all the smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors were working, and residents have been allowed back in the building.

Carbon monoxide is a gas that can be poisonous if inhaled in large quantities. It can cause sudden severe symptoms like headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It can also be deadly. Since carbon monoxide doesn’t have a color or odor, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue emphasized the importance of carbon monoxide alarms and other prevention strategies.

Correction: A previous version of this article said of the 12 people taken to local hospitals, at least seven were children and four were children. It has been corrected to reflect that at least seven were children and four were adults.

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Twelve people were taken to hospitals after carbon monoxide was detected in three Gaithersburg, Maryland apartment buildings, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.

Fire officials said Washington Gas believes the source of the leak was a stove in one of the buildings, which has since been removed.

At 8:44 a.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said they responded to the building on N. Summit Avenue and got a high carbon monoxide reading. They then also got high readings at the two buildings next to it.

First responders evaluated more than 50 residents total. Of the 12 people taken to local hospitals, at least seven were children and four were adults, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. The age of the twelfth person was not released.

Fire officials said that building maintenance and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue ensured all the smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors were working, and residents have been allowed back in the building.

Carbon monoxide is a gas that can be poisonous if inhaled in large quantities. It can cause sudden severe symptoms like headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It can also be deadly. Since carbon monoxide doesn’t have a color or odor, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue emphasized the importance of carbon monoxide alarms and other prevention strategies.

Correction: A previous version of this article said of the 12 people taken to local hospitals, at least seven were children and four were children. It has been corrected to reflect that at least seven were children and four were adults.

This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Twelve people were taken to hospitals after carbon monoxide was detected in three Gaithersburg, Maryland apartment buildings, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.

Fire officials said Washington Gas believes the source of the leak was a stove in one of the buildings, which has since been removed.

At 8:44 a.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said they responded to the building on N. Summit Avenue and got a high carbon monoxide reading. They then also got high readings at the two buildings next to it.

First responders evaluated more than 50 residents total. Of the 12 people taken to local hospitals, at least seven were children and four were adults, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. The age of the twelfth person was not released.

Fire officials said that building maintenance and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue ensured all the smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors were working, and residents have been allowed back in the building.

Carbon monoxide is a gas that can be poisonous if inhaled in large quantities. It can cause sudden severe symptoms like headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It can also be deadly. Since carbon monoxide doesn’t have a color or odor, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue emphasized the importance of carbon monoxide alarms and other prevention strategies.

Correction: A previous version of this article said of the 12 people taken to local hospitals, at least seven were children and four were children. It has been corrected to reflect that at least seven were children and four were adults.

This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Twelve people were taken to hospitals after carbon monoxide was detected in three Gaithersburg, Maryland apartment buildings, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.

Fire officials said Washington Gas believes the source of the leak was a stove in one of the buildings, which has since been removed.

At 8:44 a.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said they responded to the building on N. Summit Avenue and got a high carbon monoxide reading. They then also got high readings at the two buildings next to it.

First responders evaluated more than 50 residents total. Of the 12 people taken to local hospitals, at least seven were children and four were adults, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. The age of the twelfth person was not released.

Fire officials said that building maintenance and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue ensured all the smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors were working, and residents have been allowed back in the building.

Carbon monoxide is a gas that can be poisonous if inhaled in large quantities. It can cause sudden severe symptoms like headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It can also be deadly. Since carbon monoxide doesn’t have a color or odor, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue emphasized the importance of carbon monoxide alarms and other prevention strategies.

Correction: A previous version of this article said of the 12 people taken to local hospitals, at least seven were children and four were children. It has been corrected to reflect that at least seven were children and four were adults.

This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Twelve people were taken to hospitals after carbon monoxide was detected in three Gaithersburg, Maryland apartment buildings, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.

Fire officials said Washington Gas believes the source of the leak was a stove in one of the buildings, which has since been removed.

At 8:44 a.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said they responded to the building on N. Summit Avenue and got a high carbon monoxide reading. They then also got high readings at the two buildings next to it.

First responders evaluated more than 50 residents total. Of the 12 people taken to local hospitals, at least seven were children and four were adults, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. The age of the twelfth person was not released.

Fire officials said that building maintenance and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue ensured all the smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors were working, and residents have been allowed back in the building.

Carbon monoxide is a gas that can be poisonous if inhaled in large quantities. It can cause sudden severe symptoms like headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It can also be deadly. Since carbon monoxide doesn’t have a color or odor, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue emphasized the importance of carbon monoxide alarms and other prevention strategies.

Correction: A previous version of this article said of the 12 people taken to local hospitals, at least seven were children and four were children. It has been corrected to reflect that at least seven were children and four were adults.

This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Twelve people were taken to hospitals after carbon monoxide was detected in three Gaithersburg, Maryland apartment buildings, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.

Fire officials said Washington Gas believes the source of the leak was a stove in one of the buildings, which has since been removed.

At 8:44 a.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said they responded to the building on N. Summit Avenue and got a high carbon monoxide reading. They then also got high readings at the two buildings next to it.

First responders evaluated more than 50 residents total. Of the 12 people taken to local hospitals, at least seven were children and four were adults, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. The age of the twelfth person was not released.

Fire officials said that building maintenance and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue ensured all the smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors were working, and residents have been allowed back in the building.

Carbon monoxide is a gas that can be poisonous if inhaled in large quantities. It can cause sudden severe symptoms like headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It can also be deadly. Since carbon monoxide doesn’t have a color or odor, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue emphasized the importance of carbon monoxide alarms and other prevention strategies.

Correction: A previous version of this article said of the 12 people taken to local hospitals, at least seven were children and four were children. It has been corrected to reflect that at least seven were children and four were adults.

This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on a driver involved in a deadly wrong-way crash on I-270 in Bethesda, according to the Department of Homeland Security, who said he is an undocumented immigrant.

ICE asked officials in Maryland not to release the driver, Jose Caballero-Nolasco, from custody.
Jose Caballero-Nolasco.

The Montgomery County state’s attorney said Caballero admitted to drinking when he drove northbound in the southbound lanes on the I-270 Spur and crashed into another car, killing a mother and daughter.
      
He is facing manslaughter charges.
      
On Monday, Caballero’s attorney told News4 he was a construction worker from El Salvador who has been in the U.S. for 10 years and is expecting a child with his girlfriend.

News4 has reached out to state officials for comment.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on a driver involved in a deadly wrong-way crash on I-270 in Bethesda, according to the Department of Homeland Security, who said he is an undocumented immigrant.

ICE asked officials in Maryland not to release the driver, Jose Caballero-Nolasco, from custody.
Jose Caballero-Nolasco.

The Montgomery County state’s attorney said Caballero admitted to drinking when he drove northbound in the southbound lanes on the I-270 Spur and crashed into another car, killing a mother and daughter.
      
He is facing manslaughter charges.
      
On Monday, Caballero’s attorney told News4 he was a construction worker from El Salvador who has been in the U.S. for 10 years and is expecting a child with his girlfriend.

News4 has reached out to state officials for comment.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on a driver involved in a deadly wrong-way crash on I-270 in Bethesda, according to the Department of Homeland Security, who said he is an undocumented immigrant.

ICE asked officials in Maryland not to release the driver, Jose Caballero-Nolasco, from custody.
Jose Caballero-Nolasco.

The Montgomery County state’s attorney said Caballero admitted to drinking when he drove northbound in the southbound lanes on the I-270 Spur and crashed into another car, killing a mother and daughter.
      
He is facing manslaughter charges.
      
On Monday, Caballero’s attorney told News4 he was a construction worker from El Salvador who has been in the U.S. for 10 years and is expecting a child with his girlfriend.

News4 has reached out to state officials for comment.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on a driver involved in a deadly wrong-way crash on I-270 in Bethesda, according to the Department of Homeland Security, who said he is an undocumented immigrant.

ICE asked officials in Maryland not to release the driver, Jose Caballero-Nolasco, from custody.
Jose Caballero-Nolasco.

The Montgomery County state’s attorney said Caballero admitted to drinking when he drove northbound in the southbound lanes on the I-270 Spur and crashed into another car, killing a mother and daughter.
      
He is facing manslaughter charges.
      
On Monday, Caballero’s attorney told News4 he was a construction worker from El Salvador who has been in the U.S. for 10 years and is expecting a child with his girlfriend.

News4 has reached out to state officials for comment.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on a driver involved in a deadly wrong-way crash on I-270 in Bethesda, according to the Department of Homeland Security, who said he is an undocumented immigrant.

ICE asked officials in Maryland not to release the driver, Jose Caballero-Nolasco, from custody.
Jose Caballero-Nolasco.

The Montgomery County state’s attorney said Caballero admitted to drinking when he drove northbound in the southbound lanes on the I-270 Spur and crashed into another car, killing a mother and daughter.
      
He is facing manslaughter charges.
      
On Monday, Caballero’s attorney told News4 he was a construction worker from El Salvador who has been in the U.S. for 10 years and is expecting a child with his girlfriend.

News4 has reached out to state officials for comment.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on a driver involved in a deadly wrong-way crash on I-270 in Bethesda, according to the Department of Homeland Security, who said he is an undocumented immigrant.

ICE asked officials in Maryland not to release the driver, Jose Caballero-Nolasco, from custody.
Jose Caballero-Nolasco.

The Montgomery County state’s attorney said Caballero admitted to drinking when he drove northbound in the southbound lanes on the I-270 Spur and crashed into another car, killing a mother and daughter.
      
He is facing manslaughter charges.
      
On Monday, Caballero’s attorney told News4 he was a construction worker from El Salvador who has been in the U.S. for 10 years and is expecting a child with his girlfriend.

News4 has reached out to state officials for comment.

The Kennedy Center’s main hall ceiling partially collapsed on Friday afternoon after torrential rain fell across the district that morning. No one was hurt.

The Kennedy Center’s Main Building closed for the remainder of the day on Friday after the incident happened at about 5 p.m., but is expected to reopen today for its normal operating hours, according to internal communication obtained by NBC Washington. However, the Grand Foyer will remain closed throughout the weekend until the area is safe.

“Another example of the urgent need to close for renovation and revitalization, as our Chairman President Trump has championed. Fortunately, no one was injured when the main hall’s ceiling collapsed,” Roma Daravi, vice president of public relations at the Kennedy Center, said in part in a statement.

President Trump has threatened to demolish the center if a judge denies the administration’s request to close it for two years in order to make renovations.

“Without those efforts, the Center will deteriorate further into an unsafe, decrepit structure that will be required to be taken down, with a determination to follow on what to build on the site, such as a large outdoor amphitheater overlooking the Potomac River that has been proposed, by some, for many years,” Justice Department attorney Brantley T. Mayers wrote in a court filing on Aug. 24.

The Kennedy Center’s board voted last month to reinstate President Trump’s name to the building’s facade. A federal judge last week did not make a final decision on an emergency motion seeking to block the center’s renaming and two-year closure.

The Kennedy Center’s main hall ceiling partially collapsed on Friday afternoon after torrential rain fell across the district that morning. No one was hurt.

The Kennedy Center’s Main Building closed for the remainder of the day on Friday after the incident happened at about 5 p.m., but is expected to reopen today for its normal operating hours, according to internal communication obtained by NBC Washington. However, the Grand Foyer will remain closed throughout the weekend until the area is safe.

“Another example of the urgent need to close for renovation and revitalization, as our Chairman President Trump has championed. Fortunately, no one was injured when the main hall’s ceiling collapsed,” Roma Daravi, vice president of public relations at the Kennedy Center, said in part in a statement.

President Trump has threatened to demolish the center if a judge denies the administration’s request to close it for two years in order to make renovations.

“Without those efforts, the Center will deteriorate further into an unsafe, decrepit structure that will be required to be taken down, with a determination to follow on what to build on the site, such as a large outdoor amphitheater overlooking the Potomac River that has been proposed, by some, for many years,” Justice Department attorney Brantley T. Mayers wrote in a court filing on Aug. 24.

The Kennedy Center’s board voted last month to reinstate President Trump’s name to the building’s facade. A federal judge last week did not make a final decision on an emergency motion seeking to block the center’s renaming and two-year closure.

The Kennedy Center’s main hall ceiling partially collapsed on Friday afternoon after torrential rain fell across the district that morning. No one was hurt.

The Kennedy Center’s Main Building closed for the remainder of the day on Friday after the incident happened at about 5 p.m., but is expected to reopen today for its normal operating hours, according to internal communication obtained by NBC Washington. However, the Grand Foyer will remain closed throughout the weekend until the area is safe.

“Another example of the urgent need to close for renovation and revitalization, as our Chairman President Trump has championed. Fortunately, no one was injured when the main hall’s ceiling collapsed,” Roma Daravi, vice president of public relations at the Kennedy Center, said in part in a statement.

President Trump has threatened to demolish the center if a judge denies the administration’s request to close it for two years in order to make renovations.

“Without those efforts, the Center will deteriorate further into an unsafe, decrepit structure that will be required to be taken down, with a determination to follow on what to build on the site, such as a large outdoor amphitheater overlooking the Potomac River that has been proposed, by some, for many years,” Justice Department attorney Brantley T. Mayers wrote in a court filing on Aug. 24.

The Kennedy Center’s board voted last month to reinstate President Trump’s name to the building’s facade. A federal judge last week did not make a final decision on an emergency motion seeking to block the center’s renaming and two-year closure.

The Kennedy Center’s main hall ceiling partially collapsed on Friday afternoon after torrential rain fell across the district that morning. No one was hurt.

The Kennedy Center’s Main Building closed for the remainder of the day on Friday after the incident happened at about 5 p.m., but is expected to reopen today for its normal operating hours, according to internal communication obtained by NBC Washington. However, the Grand Foyer will remain closed throughout the weekend until the area is safe.

“Another example of the urgent need to close for renovation and revitalization, as our Chairman President Trump has championed. Fortunately, no one was injured when the main hall’s ceiling collapsed,” Roma Daravi, vice president of public relations at the Kennedy Center, said in part in a statement.

President Trump has threatened to demolish the center if a judge denies the administration’s request to close it for two years in order to make renovations.

“Without those efforts, the Center will deteriorate further into an unsafe, decrepit structure that will be required to be taken down, with a determination to follow on what to build on the site, such as a large outdoor amphitheater overlooking the Potomac River that has been proposed, by some, for many years,” Justice Department attorney Brantley T. Mayers wrote in a court filing on Aug. 24.

The Kennedy Center’s board voted last month to reinstate President Trump’s name to the building’s facade. A federal judge last week did not make a final decision on an emergency motion seeking to block the center’s renaming and two-year closure.

The Kennedy Center’s main hall ceiling partially collapsed on Friday afternoon after torrential rain fell across the district that morning. No one was hurt.

The Kennedy Center’s Main Building closed for the remainder of the day on Friday after the incident happened at about 5 p.m., but is expected to reopen today for its normal operating hours, according to internal communication obtained by NBC Washington. However, the Grand Foyer will remain closed throughout the weekend until the area is safe.

“Another example of the urgent need to close for renovation and revitalization, as our Chairman President Trump has championed. Fortunately, no one was injured when the main hall’s ceiling collapsed,” Roma Daravi, vice president of public relations at the Kennedy Center, said in part in a statement.

President Trump has threatened to demolish the center if a judge denies the administration’s request to close it for two years in order to make renovations.

“Without those efforts, the Center will deteriorate further into an unsafe, decrepit structure that will be required to be taken down, with a determination to follow on what to build on the site, such as a large outdoor amphitheater overlooking the Potomac River that has been proposed, by some, for many years,” Justice Department attorney Brantley T. Mayers wrote in a court filing on Aug. 24.

The Kennedy Center’s board voted last month to reinstate President Trump’s name to the building’s facade. A federal judge last week did not make a final decision on an emergency motion seeking to block the center’s renaming and two-year closure.

The Kennedy Center’s main hall ceiling partially collapsed on Friday afternoon after torrential rain fell across the district that morning. No one was hurt.

The Kennedy Center’s Main Building closed for the remainder of the day on Friday after the incident happened at about 5 p.m., but is expected to reopen today for its normal operating hours, according to internal communication obtained by NBC Washington. However, the Grand Foyer will remain closed throughout the weekend until the area is safe.

“Another example of the urgent need to close for renovation and revitalization, as our Chairman President Trump has championed. Fortunately, no one was injured when the main hall’s ceiling collapsed,” Roma Daravi, vice president of public relations at the Kennedy Center, said in part in a statement.

President Trump has threatened to demolish the center if a judge denies the administration’s request to close it for two years in order to make renovations.

“Without those efforts, the Center will deteriorate further into an unsafe, decrepit structure that will be required to be taken down, with a determination to follow on what to build on the site, such as a large outdoor amphitheater overlooking the Potomac River that has been proposed, by some, for many years,” Justice Department attorney Brantley T. Mayers wrote in a court filing on Aug. 24.

The Kennedy Center’s board voted last month to reinstate President Trump’s name to the building’s facade. A federal judge last week did not make a final decision on an emergency motion seeking to block the center’s renaming and two-year closure.

A 16-year-old girl was killed and a 21-year-old man was injured in a shooting during a First Friday event in Old Town Manassas on Friday night, according to the Manassas Police Department.

The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. near the train depot in Old Town Manassas.

Police believe there were two shooters who were shooting at one another before they left the scene.

The injured 21-year-old man was taken to a Fairfax County hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police said in an update on Tuesday that the man, Tasheem Douglas, was one of the suspects and was arrested.

The investigation is still active, though, and police said they are working to identify and find anyone else involved.

“I was literally just chilling with some friends. Next thing you know, I started coming this way, started hearing gunshots go off. At first, I heard was like three go off, and that’s when I started ducking and running,” said resident Shawn Hines.

Police Chief Doug Keen said the 16-year-old victim was an innocent bystander. She was also a student at Patriot High School, according to a post from Prince William County School Board Member Erica Trendinnick.

“I’m just not sure how you come back from losing a child. So emotionally, you know, I’m a parent. My sympathy goes out to them,” Keen said.

“Loss of life is out of cases like this is just it’s just horrible. It’s horrible, horrifying,” said resident Robert Bagrowski.

Keen said there were around 8,000 to 10,000 people at the event, a large block party held during the summer months in Old Town. It does allow attendees of legal drinking age to carry open containers in a confined area. He said this is the first time there’s ever been violence at a First Friday.

“These events have been extremely successful. They’ve been extremely safe. Really, the only thing we’ve dealt with are, you know, drunk in public, maybe a couple of disorderlies,” Keen said.

Authorities initially asked people to avoid the Old Town Manassas area and follow directions from police and emergency personnel while investigators worked the scene. A reunification site was established at the Farmers Market lot at 9024 Prince William Street for people looking for family members who may have been in Old Town.

Police later clarified that the shooting was not officer-involved.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have information about the shooting to come forward. Investigators are specifically seeking photos or videos taken around the time of the shooting, doorbell-camera footage, or other recordings or information that could help the investigation

Police are asking people not to post potentially relevant photos or videos publicly before submitting them to investigators.

A secure evidence-submission portal has been established for the public.

Police said anyone with information can also contact Detective Urey at 703-257-8043 or turey@manassasva.gov.

The investigation remains ongoing. Police said additional information will be released when appropriate.

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A 16-year-old girl was killed and a 21-year-old man was injured in a shooting during a First Friday event in Old Town Manassas on Friday night, according to the Manassas Police Department.

The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. near the train depot in Old Town Manassas.

Police believe there were two shooters who were shooting at one another before they left the scene.

The injured 21-year-old man was taken to a Fairfax County hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police said in an update on Tuesday that the man, Tasheem Douglas, was one of the suspects and was arrested.

The investigation is still active, though, and police said they are working to identify and find anyone else involved.

“I was literally just chilling with some friends. Next thing you know, I started coming this way, started hearing gunshots go off. At first, I heard was like three go off, and that’s when I started ducking and running,” said resident Shawn Hines.

Police Chief Doug Keen said the 16-year-old victim was an innocent bystander. She was also a student at Patriot High School, according to a post from Prince William County School Board Member Erica Trendinnick.

“I’m just not sure how you come back from losing a child. So emotionally, you know, I’m a parent. My sympathy goes out to them,” Keen said.

“Loss of life is out of cases like this is just it’s just horrible. It’s horrible, horrifying,” said resident Robert Bagrowski.

Keen said there were around 8,000 to 10,000 people at the event, a large block party held during the summer months in Old Town. It does allow attendees of legal drinking age to carry open containers in a confined area. He said this is the first time there’s ever been violence at a First Friday.

“These events have been extremely successful. They’ve been extremely safe. Really, the only thing we’ve dealt with are, you know, drunk in public, maybe a couple of disorderlies,” Keen said.

Authorities initially asked people to avoid the Old Town Manassas area and follow directions from police and emergency personnel while investigators worked the scene. A reunification site was established at the Farmers Market lot at 9024 Prince William Street for people looking for family members who may have been in Old Town.

Police later clarified that the shooting was not officer-involved.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have information about the shooting to come forward. Investigators are specifically seeking photos or videos taken around the time of the shooting, doorbell-camera footage, or other recordings or information that could help the investigation

Police are asking people not to post potentially relevant photos or videos publicly before submitting them to investigators.

A secure evidence-submission portal has been established for the public.

Police said anyone with information can also contact Detective Urey at 703-257-8043 or turey@manassasva.gov.

The investigation remains ongoing. Police said additional information will be released when appropriate.

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A 16-year-old girl was killed and a 21-year-old man was injured in a shooting during a First Friday event in Old Town Manassas on Friday night, according to the Manassas Police Department.

The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. near the train depot in Old Town Manassas.

Police believe there were two shooters who were shooting at one another before they left the scene.

The injured 21-year-old man was taken to a Fairfax County hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police said in an update on Tuesday that the man, Tasheem Douglas, was one of the suspects and was arrested.

The investigation is still active, though, and police said they are working to identify and find anyone else involved.

“I was literally just chilling with some friends. Next thing you know, I started coming this way, started hearing gunshots go off. At first, I heard was like three go off, and that’s when I started ducking and running,” said resident Shawn Hines.

Police Chief Doug Keen said the 16-year-old victim was an innocent bystander. She was also a student at Patriot High School, according to a post from Prince William County School Board Member Erica Trendinnick.

“I’m just not sure how you come back from losing a child. So emotionally, you know, I’m a parent. My sympathy goes out to them,” Keen said.

“Loss of life is out of cases like this is just it’s just horrible. It’s horrible, horrifying,” said resident Robert Bagrowski.

Keen said there were around 8,000 to 10,000 people at the event, a large block party held during the summer months in Old Town. It does allow attendees of legal drinking age to carry open containers in a confined area. He said this is the first time there’s ever been violence at a First Friday.

“These events have been extremely successful. They’ve been extremely safe. Really, the only thing we’ve dealt with are, you know, drunk in public, maybe a couple of disorderlies,” Keen said.

Authorities initially asked people to avoid the Old Town Manassas area and follow directions from police and emergency personnel while investigators worked the scene. A reunification site was established at the Farmers Market lot at 9024 Prince William Street for people looking for family members who may have been in Old Town.

Police later clarified that the shooting was not officer-involved.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have information about the shooting to come forward. Investigators are specifically seeking photos or videos taken around the time of the shooting, doorbell-camera footage, or other recordings or information that could help the investigation

Police are asking people not to post potentially relevant photos or videos publicly before submitting them to investigators.

A secure evidence-submission portal has been established for the public.

Police said anyone with information can also contact Detective Urey at 703-257-8043 or turey@manassasva.gov.

The investigation remains ongoing. Police said additional information will be released when appropriate.

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A 16-year-old girl was killed and a 21-year-old man was injured in a shooting during a First Friday event in Old Town Manassas on Friday night, according to the Manassas Police Department.

The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. near the train depot in Old Town Manassas.

Police believe there were two shooters who were shooting at one another before they left the scene.

The injured 21-year-old man was taken to a Fairfax County hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police said in an update on Tuesday that the man, Tasheem Douglas, was one of the suspects and was arrested.

The investigation is still active, though, and police said they are working to identify and find anyone else involved.

“I was literally just chilling with some friends. Next thing you know, I started coming this way, started hearing gunshots go off. At first, I heard was like three go off, and that’s when I started ducking and running,” said resident Shawn Hines.

Police Chief Doug Keen said the 16-year-old victim was an innocent bystander. She was also a student at Patriot High School, according to a post from Prince William County School Board Member Erica Trendinnick.

“I’m just not sure how you come back from losing a child. So emotionally, you know, I’m a parent. My sympathy goes out to them,” Keen said.

“Loss of life is out of cases like this is just it’s just horrible. It’s horrible, horrifying,” said resident Robert Bagrowski.

Keen said there were around 8,000 to 10,000 people at the event, a large block party held during the summer months in Old Town. It does allow attendees of legal drinking age to carry open containers in a confined area. He said this is the first time there’s ever been violence at a First Friday.

“These events have been extremely successful. They’ve been extremely safe. Really, the only thing we’ve dealt with are, you know, drunk in public, maybe a couple of disorderlies,” Keen said.

Authorities initially asked people to avoid the Old Town Manassas area and follow directions from police and emergency personnel while investigators worked the scene. A reunification site was established at the Farmers Market lot at 9024 Prince William Street for people looking for family members who may have been in Old Town.

Police later clarified that the shooting was not officer-involved.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have information about the shooting to come forward. Investigators are specifically seeking photos or videos taken around the time of the shooting, doorbell-camera footage, or other recordings or information that could help the investigation

Police are asking people not to post potentially relevant photos or videos publicly before submitting them to investigators.

A secure evidence-submission portal has been established for the public.

Police said anyone with information can also contact Detective Urey at 703-257-8043 or turey@manassasva.gov.

The investigation remains ongoing. Police said additional information will be released when appropriate.

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A 16-year-old girl was killed and a 21-year-old man was injured in a shooting during a First Friday event in Old Town Manassas on Friday night, according to the Manassas Police Department.

The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. near the train depot in Old Town Manassas.

Police believe there were two shooters who were shooting at one another before they left the scene.

The injured 21-year-old man was taken to a Fairfax County hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police said in an update on Tuesday that the man, Tasheem Douglas, was one of the suspects and was arrested.

The investigation is still active, though, and police said they are working to identify and find anyone else involved.

“I was literally just chilling with some friends. Next thing you know, I started coming this way, started hearing gunshots go off. At first, I heard was like three go off, and that’s when I started ducking and running,” said resident Shawn Hines.

Police Chief Doug Keen said the 16-year-old victim was an innocent bystander. She was also a student at Patriot High School, according to a post from Prince William County School Board Member Erica Trendinnick.

“I’m just not sure how you come back from losing a child. So emotionally, you know, I’m a parent. My sympathy goes out to them,” Keen said.

“Loss of life is out of cases like this is just it’s just horrible. It’s horrible, horrifying,” said resident Robert Bagrowski.

Keen said there were around 8,000 to 10,000 people at the event, a large block party held during the summer months in Old Town. It does allow attendees of legal drinking age to carry open containers in a confined area. He said this is the first time there’s ever been violence at a First Friday.

“These events have been extremely successful. They’ve been extremely safe. Really, the only thing we’ve dealt with are, you know, drunk in public, maybe a couple of disorderlies,” Keen said.

Authorities initially asked people to avoid the Old Town Manassas area and follow directions from police and emergency personnel while investigators worked the scene. A reunification site was established at the Farmers Market lot at 9024 Prince William Street for people looking for family members who may have been in Old Town.

Police later clarified that the shooting was not officer-involved.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have information about the shooting to come forward. Investigators are specifically seeking photos or videos taken around the time of the shooting, doorbell-camera footage, or other recordings or information that could help the investigation

Police are asking people not to post potentially relevant photos or videos publicly before submitting them to investigators.

A secure evidence-submission portal has been established for the public.

Police said anyone with information can also contact Detective Urey at 703-257-8043 or turey@manassasva.gov.

The investigation remains ongoing. Police said additional information will be released when appropriate.

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A 16-year-old girl was killed and a 21-year-old man was injured in a shooting during a First Friday event in Old Town Manassas on Friday night, according to the Manassas Police Department.

The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. near the train depot in Old Town Manassas.

Police believe there were two shooters who were shooting at one another before they left the scene.

The injured 21-year-old man was taken to a Fairfax County hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police said in an update on Tuesday that the man, Tasheem Douglas, was one of the suspects and was arrested.

The investigation is still active, though, and police said they are working to identify and find anyone else involved.

“I was literally just chilling with some friends. Next thing you know, I started coming this way, started hearing gunshots go off. At first, I heard was like three go off, and that’s when I started ducking and running,” said resident Shawn Hines.

Police Chief Doug Keen said the 16-year-old victim was an innocent bystander. She was also a student at Patriot High School, according to a post from Prince William County School Board Member Erica Trendinnick.

“I’m just not sure how you come back from losing a child. So emotionally, you know, I’m a parent. My sympathy goes out to them,” Keen said.

“Loss of life is out of cases like this is just it’s just horrible. It’s horrible, horrifying,” said resident Robert Bagrowski.

Keen said there were around 8,000 to 10,000 people at the event, a large block party held during the summer months in Old Town. It does allow attendees of legal drinking age to carry open containers in a confined area. He said this is the first time there’s ever been violence at a First Friday.

“These events have been extremely successful. They’ve been extremely safe. Really, the only thing we’ve dealt with are, you know, drunk in public, maybe a couple of disorderlies,” Keen said.

Authorities initially asked people to avoid the Old Town Manassas area and follow directions from police and emergency personnel while investigators worked the scene. A reunification site was established at the Farmers Market lot at 9024 Prince William Street for people looking for family members who may have been in Old Town.

Police later clarified that the shooting was not officer-involved.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have information about the shooting to come forward. Investigators are specifically seeking photos or videos taken around the time of the shooting, doorbell-camera footage, or other recordings or information that could help the investigation

Police are asking people not to post potentially relevant photos or videos publicly before submitting them to investigators.

A secure evidence-submission portal has been established for the public.

Police said anyone with information can also contact Detective Urey at 703-257-8043 or turey@manassasva.gov.

The investigation remains ongoing. Police said additional information will be released when appropriate.

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A Rehoboth Beach city commissioner is being asked to resign by the mayor and others. An internal investigation found she sent thousands of emails over the past two years to elected officials and city employees that were found to be abusive and harassing, including emails containing anti-LGBTQ language and references to people’s religion.

As summer nears another end, the resort town is facing a political storm of growing calls for Commissioner Suzanne Goode to step down.

Mayor Stan Mills is leading those calls.

“Commissioner Goode has violated her oath of office and has disgraced the position of commissioner, and she should resign,” Mills said.

“Her vitriolic actions have been directed at city staff,” he said.

Goode was found to have sent the emails from her official city email account.

“Her intensity of belligerence only escalated and is at an unacceptable level, which can no longer be tolerated and should never have been tolerated from the beginning,” Mills said.

The city commissioned an independent investigation and released a report. The investigation found the communications contained “intentionally degrading and derogatory language, references to individuals’ family members, religion and disabilities, as well as language hostile to the LGBTQIA+ community. The communications are not respectful or professional. They include, hostile, abusive and inappropriate language.”

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At a recent city commissioners’ meeting, the mayor and others voiced their concerns. At times, the meeting became heated, as with an exchange between the mayor and Goode.

“Commissioner Goode, would you listen for a minute. Would you just listen for a minute?” the mayor asked. “I gave an introduction at the beginning of this meeting that we’re not relitigating this. We’re not reopening the investigation.”

“I get my opportunity to defend myself,” Goode interrupted, “because you have done this behind closed doors.”

“When an investigation is an attorney up in Wilmington looking at emails, who never deigns to contact me, who never contacts me, obviously, it’s a one-sided investigation,” she said.

“My words have been twisted. … I was never given the opportunity to defend myself. I’m just sort of gobsmacked by this whole thing,” she added.

“Words have been attributed to me, which aren’t mine,” she said. “Emails are taken out of context completely.”

Goode declined an interview request from News4 but in a statement said in part: “The report is an intentional misuse and weaponization of the FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] process. […] It fails to include context; it omits relevant details; it misrepresents and mischaracterizes my words; and it misconstrues my meaning by using selective emails and excerpts from emails.”

“Was I too verbose in my written communication? Yes: I fully acknowledge I sent excessively lengthy emails,” she said. “The August meeting was nothing less than a public bullying session run by those who seek to destroy the reputation of the sole Commissioner who has steadfastly advocated for more responsible use of taxpayer monies.”

As the board was preparing to vote on releasing the report, Goode left the meeting.

A city spokesperson told News4 she has not returned to City Hall since the August meeting.

Goode has another year left on her term and has shown no signs of resigning. The commissioners do not have the authority to expel her from the commission.

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A Rehoboth Beach city commissioner is being asked to resign by the mayor and others. An internal investigation found she sent thousands of emails over the past two years to elected officials and city employees that were found to be abusive and harassing, including emails containing anti-LGBTQ language and references to people’s religion.

As summer nears another end, the resort town is facing a political storm of growing calls for Commissioner Suzanne Goode to step down.

Mayor Stan Mills is leading those calls.

“Commissioner Goode has violated her oath of office and has disgraced the position of commissioner, and she should resign,” Mills said.

“Her vitriolic actions have been directed at city staff,” he said.

Goode was found to have sent the emails from her official city email account.

“Her intensity of belligerence only escalated and is at an unacceptable level, which can no longer be tolerated and should never have been tolerated from the beginning,” Mills said.

The city commissioned an independent investigation and released a report. The investigation found the communications contained “intentionally degrading and derogatory language, references to individuals’ family members, religion and disabilities, as well as language hostile to the LGBTQIA+ community. The communications are not respectful or professional. They include, hostile, abusive and inappropriate language.”

Delaware Aug 13

Rehoboth's oldest rookie lifeguard: Lawyer takes break to patrol beach at 42

Pride Month Jun 25, 2024

Road to Rehoboth: Watch News4's Pride special

At a recent city commissioners’ meeting, the mayor and others voiced their concerns. At times, the meeting became heated, as with an exchange between the mayor and Goode.

“Commissioner Goode, would you listen for a minute. Would you just listen for a minute?” the mayor asked. “I gave an introduction at the beginning of this meeting that we’re not relitigating this. We’re not reopening the investigation.”

“I get my opportunity to defend myself,” Goode interrupted, “because you have done this behind closed doors.”

“When an investigation is an attorney up in Wilmington looking at emails, who never deigns to contact me, who never contacts me, obviously, it’s a one-sided investigation,” she said.

“My words have been twisted. … I was never given the opportunity to defend myself. I’m just sort of gobsmacked by this whole thing,” she added.

“Words have been attributed to me, which aren’t mine,” she said. “Emails are taken out of context completely.”

Goode declined an interview request from News4 but in a statement said in part: “The report is an intentional misuse and weaponization of the FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] process. […] It fails to include context; it omits relevant details; it misrepresents and mischaracterizes my words; and it misconstrues my meaning by using selective emails and excerpts from emails.”

“Was I too verbose in my written communication? Yes: I fully acknowledge I sent excessively lengthy emails,” she said. “The August meeting was nothing less than a public bullying session run by those who seek to destroy the reputation of the sole Commissioner who has steadfastly advocated for more responsible use of taxpayer monies.”

As the board was preparing to vote on releasing the report, Goode left the meeting.

A city spokesperson told News4 she has not returned to City Hall since the August meeting.

Goode has another year left on her term and has shown no signs of resigning. The commissioners do not have the authority to expel her from the commission.

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A Rehoboth Beach city commissioner is being asked to resign by the mayor and others. An internal investigation found she sent thousands of emails over the past two years to elected officials and city employees that were found to be abusive and harassing, including emails containing anti-LGBTQ language and references to people’s religion.

As summer nears another end, the resort town is facing a political storm of growing calls for Commissioner Suzanne Goode to step down.

Mayor Stan Mills is leading those calls.

“Commissioner Goode has violated her oath of office and has disgraced the position of commissioner, and she should resign,” Mills said.

“Her vitriolic actions have been directed at city staff,” he said.

Goode was found to have sent the emails from her official city email account.

“Her intensity of belligerence only escalated and is at an unacceptable level, which can no longer be tolerated and should never have been tolerated from the beginning,” Mills said.

The city commissioned an independent investigation and released a report. The investigation found the communications contained “intentionally degrading and derogatory language, references to individuals’ family members, religion and disabilities, as well as language hostile to the LGBTQIA+ community. The communications are not respectful or professional. They include, hostile, abusive and inappropriate language.”

Delaware Aug 13

Rehoboth's oldest rookie lifeguard: Lawyer takes break to patrol beach at 42

Pride Month Jun 25, 2024

Road to Rehoboth: Watch News4's Pride special

At a recent city commissioners’ meeting, the mayor and others voiced their concerns. At times, the meeting became heated, as with an exchange between the mayor and Goode.

“Commissioner Goode, would you listen for a minute. Would you just listen for a minute?” the mayor asked. “I gave an introduction at the beginning of this meeting that we’re not relitigating this. We’re not reopening the investigation.”

“I get my opportunity to defend myself,” Goode interrupted, “because you have done this behind closed doors.”

“When an investigation is an attorney up in Wilmington looking at emails, who never deigns to contact me, who never contacts me, obviously, it’s a one-sided investigation,” she said.

“My words have been twisted. … I was never given the opportunity to defend myself. I’m just sort of gobsmacked by this whole thing,” she added.

“Words have been attributed to me, which aren’t mine,” she said. “Emails are taken out of context completely.”

Goode declined an interview request from News4 but in a statement said in part: “The report is an intentional misuse and weaponization of the FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] process. […] It fails to include context; it omits relevant details; it misrepresents and mischaracterizes my words; and it misconstrues my meaning by using selective emails and excerpts from emails.”

“Was I too verbose in my written communication? Yes: I fully acknowledge I sent excessively lengthy emails,” she said. “The August meeting was nothing less than a public bullying session run by those who seek to destroy the reputation of the sole Commissioner who has steadfastly advocated for more responsible use of taxpayer monies.”

As the board was preparing to vote on releasing the report, Goode left the meeting.

A city spokesperson told News4 she has not returned to City Hall since the August meeting.

Goode has another year left on her term and has shown no signs of resigning. The commissioners do not have the authority to expel her from the commission.

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A Rehoboth Beach city commissioner is being asked to resign by the mayor and others. An internal investigation found she sent thousands of emails over the past two years to elected officials and city employees that were found to be abusive and harassing, including emails containing anti-LGBTQ language and references to people’s religion.

As summer nears another end, the resort town is facing a political storm of growing calls for Commissioner Suzanne Goode to step down.

Mayor Stan Mills is leading those calls.

“Commissioner Goode has violated her oath of office and has disgraced the position of commissioner, and she should resign,” Mills said.

“Her vitriolic actions have been directed at city staff,” he said.

Goode was found to have sent the emails from her official city email account.

“Her intensity of belligerence only escalated and is at an unacceptable level, which can no longer be tolerated and should never have been tolerated from the beginning,” Mills said.

The city commissioned an independent investigation and released a report. The investigation found the communications contained “intentionally degrading and derogatory language, references to individuals’ family members, religion and disabilities, as well as language hostile to the LGBTQIA+ community. The communications are not respectful or professional. They include, hostile, abusive and inappropriate language.”

Delaware Aug 13

Rehoboth's oldest rookie lifeguard: Lawyer takes break to patrol beach at 42

Pride Month Jun 25, 2024

Road to Rehoboth: Watch News4's Pride special

At a recent city commissioners’ meeting, the mayor and others voiced their concerns. At times, the meeting became heated, as with an exchange between the mayor and Goode.

“Commissioner Goode, would you listen for a minute. Would you just listen for a minute?” the mayor asked. “I gave an introduction at the beginning of this meeting that we’re not relitigating this. We’re not reopening the investigation.”

“I get my opportunity to defend myself,” Goode interrupted, “because you have done this behind closed doors.”

“When an investigation is an attorney up in Wilmington looking at emails, who never deigns to contact me, who never contacts me, obviously, it’s a one-sided investigation,” she said.

“My words have been twisted. … I was never given the opportunity to defend myself. I’m just sort of gobsmacked by this whole thing,” she added.

“Words have been attributed to me, which aren’t mine,” she said. “Emails are taken out of context completely.”

Goode declined an interview request from News4 but in a statement said in part: “The report is an intentional misuse and weaponization of the FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] process. […] It fails to include context; it omits relevant details; it misrepresents and mischaracterizes my words; and it misconstrues my meaning by using selective emails and excerpts from emails.”

“Was I too verbose in my written communication? Yes: I fully acknowledge I sent excessively lengthy emails,” she said. “The August meeting was nothing less than a public bullying session run by those who seek to destroy the reputation of the sole Commissioner who has steadfastly advocated for more responsible use of taxpayer monies.”

As the board was preparing to vote on releasing the report, Goode left the meeting.

A city spokesperson told News4 she has not returned to City Hall since the August meeting.

Goode has another year left on her term and has shown no signs of resigning. The commissioners do not have the authority to expel her from the commission.

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A Rehoboth Beach city commissioner is being asked to resign by the mayor and others. An internal investigation found she sent thousands of emails over the past two years to elected officials and city employees that were found to be abusive and harassing, including emails containing anti-LGBTQ language and references to people’s religion.

As summer nears another end, the resort town is facing a political storm of growing calls for Commissioner Suzanne Goode to step down.

Mayor Stan Mills is leading those calls.

“Commissioner Goode has violated her oath of office and has disgraced the position of commissioner, and she should resign,” Mills said.

“Her vitriolic actions have been directed at city staff,” he said.

Goode was found to have sent the emails from her official city email account.

“Her intensity of belligerence only escalated and is at an unacceptable level, which can no longer be tolerated and should never have been tolerated from the beginning,” Mills said.

The city commissioned an independent investigation and released a report. The investigation found the communications contained “intentionally degrading and derogatory language, references to individuals’ family members, religion and disabilities, as well as language hostile to the LGBTQIA+ community. The communications are not respectful or professional. They include, hostile, abusive and inappropriate language.”

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At a recent city commissioners’ meeting, the mayor and others voiced their concerns. At times, the meeting became heated, as with an exchange between the mayor and Goode.

“Commissioner Goode, would you listen for a minute. Would you just listen for a minute?” the mayor asked. “I gave an introduction at the beginning of this meeting that we’re not relitigating this. We’re not reopening the investigation.”

“I get my opportunity to defend myself,” Goode interrupted, “because you have done this behind closed doors.”

“When an investigation is an attorney up in Wilmington looking at emails, who never deigns to contact me, who never contacts me, obviously, it’s a one-sided investigation,” she said.

“My words have been twisted. … I was never given the opportunity to defend myself. I’m just sort of gobsmacked by this whole thing,” she added.

“Words have been attributed to me, which aren’t mine,” she said. “Emails are taken out of context completely.”

Goode declined an interview request from News4 but in a statement said in part: “The report is an intentional misuse and weaponization of the FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] process. […] It fails to include context; it omits relevant details; it misrepresents and mischaracterizes my words; and it misconstrues my meaning by using selective emails and excerpts from emails.”

“Was I too verbose in my written communication? Yes: I fully acknowledge I sent excessively lengthy emails,” she said. “The August meeting was nothing less than a public bullying session run by those who seek to destroy the reputation of the sole Commissioner who has steadfastly advocated for more responsible use of taxpayer monies.”

As the board was preparing to vote on releasing the report, Goode left the meeting.

A city spokesperson told News4 she has not returned to City Hall since the August meeting.

Goode has another year left on her term and has shown no signs of resigning. The commissioners do not have the authority to expel her from the commission.

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A Rehoboth Beach city commissioner is being asked to resign by the mayor and others. An internal investigation found she sent thousands of emails over the past two years to elected officials and city employees that were found to be abusive and harassing, including emails containing anti-LGBTQ language and references to people’s religion.

As summer nears another end, the resort town is facing a political storm of growing calls for Commissioner Suzanne Goode to step down.

Mayor Stan Mills is leading those calls.

“Commissioner Goode has violated her oath of office and has disgraced the position of commissioner, and she should resign,” Mills said.

“Her vitriolic actions have been directed at city staff,” he said.

Goode was found to have sent the emails from her official city email account.

“Her intensity of belligerence only escalated and is at an unacceptable level, which can no longer be tolerated and should never have been tolerated from the beginning,” Mills said.

The city commissioned an independent investigation and released a report. The investigation found the communications contained “intentionally degrading and derogatory language, references to individuals’ family members, religion and disabilities, as well as language hostile to the LGBTQIA+ community. The communications are not respectful or professional. They include, hostile, abusive and inappropriate language.”

Delaware Aug 13

Rehoboth's oldest rookie lifeguard: Lawyer takes break to patrol beach at 42

Pride Month Jun 25, 2024

Road to Rehoboth: Watch News4's Pride special

At a recent city commissioners’ meeting, the mayor and others voiced their concerns. At times, the meeting became heated, as with an exchange between the mayor and Goode.

“Commissioner Goode, would you listen for a minute. Would you just listen for a minute?” the mayor asked. “I gave an introduction at the beginning of this meeting that we’re not relitigating this. We’re not reopening the investigation.”

“I get my opportunity to defend myself,” Goode interrupted, “because you have done this behind closed doors.”

“When an investigation is an attorney up in Wilmington looking at emails, who never deigns to contact me, who never contacts me, obviously, it’s a one-sided investigation,” she said.

“My words have been twisted. … I was never given the opportunity to defend myself. I’m just sort of gobsmacked by this whole thing,” she added.

“Words have been attributed to me, which aren’t mine,” she said. “Emails are taken out of context completely.”

Goode declined an interview request from News4 but in a statement said in part: “The report is an intentional misuse and weaponization of the FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] process. […] It fails to include context; it omits relevant details; it misrepresents and mischaracterizes my words; and it misconstrues my meaning by using selective emails and excerpts from emails.”

“Was I too verbose in my written communication? Yes: I fully acknowledge I sent excessively lengthy emails,” she said. “The August meeting was nothing less than a public bullying session run by those who seek to destroy the reputation of the sole Commissioner who has steadfastly advocated for more responsible use of taxpayer monies.”

As the board was preparing to vote on releasing the report, Goode left the meeting.

A city spokesperson told News4 she has not returned to City Hall since the August meeting.

Goode has another year left on her term and has shown no signs of resigning. The commissioners do not have the authority to expel her from the commission.

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