, WSCC Water began to use less water to help avoid a boil water advisory and preserve water in case of a fire.

WSCC said crews finished restoring water flow to the Camp Springs water tank Tuesday morning, but had still been urging limiter water use as the tank filled with water. The tanks have now reached a level where the advisory can be safely lifted.

The advisory impacted nearly 1,400 customers in the area. They had been asked to stop all outside water use, take shorter showers, limit flushing and the use of washers and dryers.

Parts of the D.C. area have been under an ongoing drought for weeks, with only brief relief after Tropical Depression Debby came through last week. Debby improved river levels and stream flows, which is what the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin expected.

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Officials that the coyote had tested positive for rabies — which, untreated, is fatal in humans. County health officials are telling anyone who had contact with the animal to get checked by a physician or contact the

Symptoms of rabies in humans, according to , include weakness, discomfort, fever, headache or itching at the site of the bite or scratch.

Police, animal services and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources were all searching for the coyote following the two separate attacks which took place hours apart, .

Montgomery County police said the first attack happened just before 10 a.m. while a woman was walking her dog in the 1400 block of Patuxent Drive — near Watershed drive in Ashton.

She was taken to the hospital and is expected to be OK.

The second attack took place around 3:45 p.m. in the 3600 block of Bell Road in Burtonsville. Police said that woman fought the coyote off and stabbed the animal.

Around 7 p.m., police said the coyote was found along a trail on Dustin Road. The animal was shot and killed.

Police are reminding residents to stay away from any coyotes they might spot and to instead call 911 or animal services at 240-773-5925.

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It happened just before noon at a three-story apartment building on 13th Place and Peabody Street in Northwest.

D.C. Fire and EMS said the blaze appeared to be coming from the basement of the building.

Firefighters used ladders to rescued five people from the top floors. One person who was rescued from the main floor was taken to the hospital in “critical condition,” D.C. Fire said.

A firefighter was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries. A dog and a cat were also rescued.

Investigators are investigating the cause of the fire. Nine units are uninhabitable, D.C. Fire said.

The Red Cross is working to find emergency housing for 23 people.

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The first shooting happened around 11:45 a.m. Monday on Lost Knife Circle, near Montgomery Village Middle School, Watkins Mill Elementary, Stedwick Elementary and Whetstone Elementary, . A shelter in place was issued at the schools, out of precaution, which was lifted more than an hour later.

Montgomery County police said one man was wounded during the shooting, and witnesses told police that the man was also hit over the head with a machete. Police say he has injuries that are not considered life-threatening. No suspect is in custody.

The second shooting happened on the 6200 block of Spring Hill Court in Greenbelt in Prince George’s County. City police said that a 21-year-old woman was shot. Although the shooting did not happen at a school, nearby schools — including Dora Kennedy French Immersion School, Greenbelt Elementary and Greenbelt Middle school — were on temporary lockdown for about 15 minutes per protocol.

The woman who was shot was taken to the hospital by medevac helicopter that landed at Greenbelt Middle School.

Greenbelt police say the suspect is still at large and anyone with information on what happened should call them at 301-474-7200.

This story is developing. Check back for updates.

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It’s part of a by Mayor Justin Wilson to rename streets with Confederate references.

“Our predecessors used street naming policies as a form of permanent protest against the burgeoning civil rights movement and growing political power for African-Americans. As a symbol, these honors persist today, honoring virulent racists, many of whom took up arms against our nation. These honors are not defensible and should be removed,” Wilson announcing the street renaming initiative.

Since then, 63 streets have been singled out, three of which will be chosen each year for renaming. The City Council Naming Committee said it determined the order of streets to be renamed “based on household and commercial impact as well as historical significance.”

Wilson said that he believed it was the right move for the city to take, calling the decision to slowly change the names “a reasonable, yet deliberate” decision.

“While it is important to remove these inappropriate honors, it is also important to consider the practical concerns as thousands of Alexandria residents and visitors use these existing street names to navigate our community,” Wilson said.

The current roads under consideration include North Breckinridge Place, North Frost Street and North and South Early Street.

Officials said a public hearing will be held on Nov. 30 so community members can weigh in on proposed names or suggest alternatives.

Five selected streets were named for Confederate military leaders after the city passed an ordinance in 1953, .

A map of impacted streets .

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Officials across the D.C. region are offering updated planning resources and in-person events throughout the month of September.

The will host internet safety workshops for seniors sponsored by the Office of the Chief Technology Officer:

• On Sept. 14 at 11 a.m. at the Washington Senior Center at 3001 Alabama Ave SE.
• On Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. at the Rooftop Conference Room on 555 E Street NW.
• On Sept. 21 at 11 a.m. at the Model Cities Senior Center at 1901 Evarts St NE.
• On Sept. 28 at 11 a.m. at the Washington Senior Center at 3001 Alabama Ave SE.

The D.C. agency is also offering a that includes resources like templates and planning documents to create a preparedness plan and contact information for District agencies and community partners.

In Montgomery County, Maryland, the to offer management and planning sessions from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays.

• Sept. 8 – Wheaton Senior Center, 11701 Georgia Ave, Wheaton
• Sept. 15 – Long Branch Senior Center, 8700 Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring
• Sept. 15 – Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring
• Sept. 22 – Damascus Senior Center, 9701 Main Street, Damascus
• Sept. 22 – White Oak Senior Center, 1700 April Lane, Silver Spring
• Sept. 29 – Holiday Park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Silver Spring
• Sept. 29 – North Potomac Senior Center, 13850 Travilah Road, Potomac

Officials in and Arlington County, Virginia, are reminding residents of steps they can take at home, such as building a kit of emergency supplies, making an emergency plan, and signing up for county alerts.

In a news release, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said older adults face greater risks during extreme weather events, “especially if they are living alone, are low-income, have a disability, or live in rural areas.”

According to the American Red Cross, there are several factors that make older adults more vulnerable after disaster strikes, including chronic conditions, a higher reliance on assistive devices such as walkers, and an increased likelihood that they are more socially isolated.

“FEMA is evolving the way we engage with communities to be more inclusive and impactful than ever before,” Criswell said, “which includes meeting older adults where they are and getting them the preparedness resources, they need and deserve.”

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The state’s Motor Vehicle Administration will be reopening on June 20.

After the agency finishes observing the Juneteenth federal holiday, drivers taking an exam will have a driving instructor sitting in the passenger seat, Friday.

Test takers will also be driving on an open road with an instructor — a shift from the pandemic-era closed-course driving that Marylanders may have gotten used to.

The state’s transportation department previously stationed instructors outside vehicles on those closed courses to test drivers.

In June 2022, MVA had agents inside passenger vehicles for all on-road testing.

“The course testing continued with the driver’s licensing agent outside the vehicle to ensure the applicant was prepared to drive on the roadway,” MVA said. “Now the examiner will be in the car during the entire on-course portion of the test.”

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According to , the teenage boy — who was 14 at the time of the shooting — was arrested Friday on a charge of assault with intent to rob while armed with a gun.

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Robinson, a Commanders rookie, was shot twice in the leg in what police described as an attempted carjacking at 10th and H streets in Northeast D.C. at about 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 28. He was released from the hospital the day after the shooting and has since returned to the lineup.

Friday’s arrest is the second made in the case. A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday.

Police said they are looking for one more person to close the case for good. D.C. police Chief Robert Contee said on Wednesday that police were looking for a person seen with a gun at the scene and a person described as a getaway driver.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 202-727-9099 or text the tip line at 50411.

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allows residents to enter a county address, including the ZIP code, and using GIS mapping technology, they are connected with organizations that offer volunteer rides.

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Those groups include nonprofit groups and senior villages that provide rides for routine trips, like medical appointments and grocery shopping.

Some participating organizations include The Senior Connection, HELP organizations and The American Cancer Society.

The service is only available within Montgomery County.

“This new tool makes it easier for residents to locate organizations providing rides. This service can help them remain more independent and better able to get to important appointments,” said County Executive Marc Elrich.

The tool has and can be used with a screen reader by people who have a visual impaired.

You can access it on .

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The initiative, responsible for the street mural in Black Lives Matter plaza, used 10 artists to put up the murals. Many of the art installations will go up in an “Art Allery”; an art gallery in an ally on H Street.

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The collection will be on the wall between the H Street Country Club and the Atlas Theatre, directly across from eight other murals. The Art Allery will be featured in the on Sept. 24.

“We are excited to celebrate this special anniversary by creating the District’s longest ‘Art Allery’ in the heart of the Atlas District,” said Interim Department of Public Works Director Mike Carter. “I’m also proud to see MuralsDC still going strong after a decade and a half.”

The first mural was unveiled last month. It was painted by Alberto Clarencia in the parking lot of the Chick-fil-A on Maryland Avenue in Northeast.

Thank u ⁦⁩ for the gorgeous anniversary present! It was a tough road but we got there! Check it out in the parking lot of the Chik-fil-A on Maryland Ave., NE. One down, 14 more to go! Stay tuned! ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩

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MuralsDC will wrap up its 2022 season as it started in May with a “Hop-On Hop-Off” tour of the murals on a Big Bus D.C. double-decker later this month.

This year’s projects were painted by 10 artists and can be found on the following locations:

• 1831 Belmont Road, NW, painted by Federico Frum (Mas Paz).
• 1830 Benning Road NE, painted by Kaliq Crosby.
• 1417 Maryland Avenue, NE painted by Alberto Clarencia.
• The Alley of 1335 H Street NE, painted by Candice Taylor, Shani Shih, Tracy Stum, Julio Valdez, Chelsea Ritter-Soronen, and Daniel Barojas.
• 4248 Benning Road NE, painted by Eric Finely.

MuralsDC was created in 2007 as an effort by the Department of Public Works and Commission on the Arts and Humanities to combat graffiti in the city.

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A new $2 million grant program will provide business owners up to $10,000 or three months of rent based on their lease.

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“We are fortunate enough to be able to access this Federal funding to provide support to these businesses that employ 12 percent of our County’s workforce,” said Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich.

Applications for the grant will open from Sept. 1 through Sept. 30.

Businesses could be eligible for the program if they:

• Demonstrate they lost revenue because of the pandemic.
• Received $500,000 or less in annual revenue prior to the pandemic.
• Are classified as a retail or service-related business, but not a restaurant, medical practice, professional service, religious organization or licensed child care program.
• Have locations only in Montgomery County.
• Have a commercial lease in Montgomery County.

Once it is open, the application can be found on the webpage.

The Latino Economic Development Center is partnering with Montgomery County to distribute the funds, which come from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

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It happened near Arlington Boulevard and Patrick Henry Drive in the Seven Corners area.

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Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said undercover narcotics officers were doing a drug investigation when they singled out a group of people sitting inside a car accused of illegally distributing drugs.

When officers approached the vehicle to arrest the suspects, they drove away “at a high rate of speed,” Davis said.

“Preliminarily, we know that the car that they were in took off, jumped a couple of curbs,” Davis said. “We blocked that car in, and one of our Fairfax County undercover detectives discharged his firearm during the apprehension effort to take these persons into custody.”

The man was shot in the arm during the attempted arrest. Davis said the man received a “non-fatal gunshot wound,” and he is expected to be OK.

No officers or witnesses were injured during the encounter.

Davis said the officer who fired his gun is now on routine administrative leave.

Police plan to release additional details on the investigation Wednesday morning.

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After a six-week trial, 22-year-old Quincy Garvin and 20-year-old Saquan Williams were found guilty of conspiracy, first-degree murder, participation in a criminal street gang and other charges.

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In September of 2017, Garvin, Williams and two other men  24-year-old Carl Hardy in the Potomac Gardens neighborhood in Southeast.

The four men circled the neighborhood around 6 p.m., looking for “individuals to target,” a news release said. On their fourth trip around the block, Garvin, Williams and another man stepped out of the car and fired over 30 rounds into an open courtyard before driving off.

Hardy, struck by a bullet, was taken to the hospital, where he died.

Federal prosecutors said Garvin and Williams were members of a criminal street gang operating out of Wellington Park. Evidence presented in court showed that the gang had “beefs” with other people in the District.

In 2019, a grand jury indicted 11 people in connection to Hardy’s murder and the July 2018 murder of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson.  

A sentencing date for Garvin and Williams hasn’t been scheduled yet.

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“We regularly talk about our goal in Fairfax County to ‘move people’ no matter how they choose or need to travel,” Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said in a news release Friday. “I could not be more pleased with this investment in our community.”

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The money will help jumpstart construction of , Fairfax County’s new Route 1 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.

Once completed, bus riders can travel from Fort Belvoir to the Huntington Metro Station, linking “a historically underserved section of the County to the region’s rapidly growing transit network,” the release said.

The funds will also be used to widen 2.5 miles of the Fairfax County Parkway and over 3 miles of Route 1, build a new crossing over the Dulles Toll Road on Soapstone Drive, improve roads in Seven Corners, and purchase eight battery-powered electric buses for the Fairfax Connector.

The Town of Herndon will also receive $4.5 million for the extension of Worldgate Drive to Herndon Parkway to provide easy access to the Silver Line’s latest metro station in the area.

“Making transit widely accessible and affordable has major economic, environmental and equity benefits,” said McKay. “We have one primary goal in Fairfax County when it comes to transportation — keep people moving.”

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Bikers will line up in West Potomac Park in Southwest D.C. at 8 a.m. and take a 20-mile car-free tour of the city.

The route will include selfie stops, live music, rest areas and an ice cream stop sponsored by Wildgood Ice Cream, .

The ride ends on Maryland Avenue and 3rd street in Southwest, where cyclists will be met with a “Finish Festival” presented by Sibley Memorial Hospital.

The festival, held in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on 3rd street, will include food trucks, FITDC fitness classes and a DJ.

Riders ages 3 and up are eligible to participate. Adult registration starts at $69, cyclists between 3 and 7 years old can ride for free and children 8 to 17 can ride for half price.

Anyone looking to register can do so by visiting the .

“We already have 5,000 Riders pre-registered for the event and can’t wait to welcome all to enjoy our city and all we have in store for this special event,” said Chris Browne, Managing Director of DC Bike Ride. “We have some exciting additions we can’t wait to reveal involving the route.”

The event is being hosted by Events DC and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield.

Road closures for the event have not been announced yet.

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