A Loudoun judge gave Jose Ulises Aguilar‑Martinez two life terms plus 13 years for the July 2024 Sterling carjacking that killed Melody Waldecker. The sentence exceeded state guidelines.

FCC chair Brendan Carr warned the NFL's antitrust protection could be at risk as marquee games move behind streaming paywalls. The FCC opened a public inquiry to gather public comment.

At a March 17 hearing Rep. Jared Moskowitz said 'over two and a half trillion dollars' couldn't be accounted for at the Pentagon and pressed witnesses for answers. GAO and DoD reports show large material‑weakness exposure.

FBI Director Kash Patel has reportedly ordered files from a closed probe into Eric Swalwell to be redacted and prepped for public release, reporting says.

New York City Ballet canceled its June run at the Kennedy Center and will rehearse in New York, joining other artists who have pulled out amid leadership turmoil.

Dila Development pared back a Mount Pleasant condo conversion after preservation officials warned additions would overwhelm historic facades. Revised designs shrink rooftop and rear additions.

A bipartisan Senate push aims to close a federal gap that has let some offenders avoid production charges when minors are filmed while unaware.

The CPSC and Vive Health recalled about 122,000 adult bed rails after two entrapment deaths; owners should stop using affected models and follow Vive Health's refund steps.

A jury convicted Oscar Diaz Romero in the 1997 Adams Morgan restaurant slayings; he was extradited from El Salvador and faces sentencing on June 5, 2026.

National Geographic's Museum of Exploration opens June 26, 2026, capping a $300M rework of the society’s downtown campus with immersive galleries and public spaces.

The Montgomery County Board of Education will vote March 26 on a plan to relocate Wootton High to Gaithersburg’s Crown Farm campus, prompting protests and legal threats. The superintendent’s recommendation would also repurpose Wootton’s Rockville building as a holding site for renovations.

Equinix has pitched a third data center at its Ashburn campus, seeking county approval for a building called DC‑23 and supportive utility upgrades in Data Center Alley.

Troopers say a driver struck a pedestrian on I-395 northbound near Duke Street and left the scene; Virginia State Police are asking witnesses to call.