a neighbor reported the fire on Charred Oak Drive near Seven Locks Road at around at around 1:30 a.m.

Spokesman Pete Piringer said when fire crews arrived at the two-story home, they encountered “pretty heavy fire conditions.”

“It was very significant, heavy fire conditions and smoke conditions,” Piringer said. “In fact, neighbors were reporting the fire was already through the roof at that point when firefighters arrived on the scene.”

Two people were inside. Firefighters quickly found and rescued a man, Piringer said, but searched “very aggressively and exhaustively” for 30 minutes before they found a woman on the first floor. She died at the scene.

The man was taken to the hospital. His condition is unknown.

A firefighter was also taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Piringer said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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On Saturday, April 4, the DMV Girls All-Star Game tips off at 10:30 a.m., with the boys hitting the floor at noon, featuring the region’s top players against the best talent from across the country.

The Vicki Brick-Zupancic DMV Girls All-Star Game will raise $10,000 for the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, while the Boys Capital Classic Game will support the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, including a $25,000 contribution from the Monumental Sports and Entertainment Foundation to support the organization’s youth basketball program.

Both games will be broadcast on Monumental Sports Network and on the network’s streaming service.

Capital All-Stars point guard Darius Bivins is a senior at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia. He highlighted his anticipation of playing with top players of the D.C. area, like Jordan Smith, who is currently the No. 2 recruit in the country for the class of 2026, and Anthony Brown, who’s 76th.

“Jordan Smith … I’m definitely looking forward to playing with him. We’re also on the same team at McDonald’s, so looking forward to that as well. And then, Ant Brown, another top point guard in the country, and he’s from the DMV … I’m definitely looking forward to playing with him, too,” Bivins told ������Ƶapp.

Bivins is wrapping up his senior year but hasn’t yet committed to a college program. He has offers from some big-time programs, including Texas Tech, the University of Cincinnati, Miami, Rutgers and Virginia Commonwealth University.

His teammate in Saturday’s game, Shane Pendergrass, is a 6-foot-8 power forward at Hargrave Military Academy and a Prince George’s County native. He’s headed to George Mason University and is looking to leave the Capital One Arena with a win.

“We’re all from the DMV, so we can’t let (anybody) come in here and take over,” Pendergrass told ������Ƶapp. “So, I’m definitely going out there trying to get a win.”

Pendergrass also reflected on what it’s like to be in a game where legendary alumni like Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Patrick Ewing and Grant Hill once played.

“I wasn’t really recruited and things like that. So, I had to get it out of the mud, per se. So things like this, it’s a blessing. LeBron being my favorite player of all time, being able to play in the game that he played, it means the world to me,” he said.

Pendergrass said his goal to help George Mason University’s Patriots reach the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament again, as they did in 2006.

“They made it to the Final Four one time, so definitely trying to get back there again,” he said. “Watching March Madness as I’ve grown up, it’s always been a dream to play there. So that’s definitely a goal of mine, getting there, being able to play on that big stage.”

Tickets for the Capital Classic are

Fans watching from home can see the games on , through the company’s subscription streaming service.

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DC Fire and EMS said the home’s two occupants had been asleep when the blaze broke out, adding that both were able to safely escape the home after being alerted by a smoke alarm.

First responders had been working the scene since about 3 a.m. Saturday. The fire broke out on the second floor and attic of the wood frame house located on the 4500 block of 44th Street.

— DC Fire and EMS Department (@dcfireems)

“There could have been a tragic outcome if not for the smoke alarm,” , underscoring that “working smoke alarms save lives.”

Investigators said no injuries were reported from the scene.

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Maryland State Police told ������Ƶapp the crash happened around 4:30 a.m. between Maryland Rt.  450/Parole and MD-70/Rowe Boulevard near Annapolis.

It is unclear if others were hurt in the crash. Troopers are still at the scene investigating.

All lanes were blocked for over three hours, and drivers were diverted from exit 23 to Parole.

All lanes reopened at around 7:40 a.m.

Below is a map of where the crash occurred.

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on the social media platform X that a car went through the parking garage’s barrier wall Thursday morning. The single-car crash happened at 8:25 a.m. on 40th Street NW, next to the Whole Foods and over the Wawa.

No one was hurt and there are no structural issues with the building, but there’s significant cosmetic damage.

The Wawa is directly underneath the building and is currently closed while crews work to investigate. The car has been removed from the garage.

The southbound lanes of 40th street are also closed, but the main road of Wisconsin Avenue, a block over, is still open.

The cause of the crash is unknown and D.C. Fire spokesperson Vito Maggiolo told ������Ƶapp that the fire department is just glad that no one was hurt.

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Bladensburg police told ������Ƶapp it happened around 11:30 p.m. in the near Baltimore Avenue and the Peace Cross Memorial.

The woman was taken to the hospital where she later died.

The driver who struck the woman didn’t stay at the scene.

Bladensburg Road had been closed due to the crash, but ������Ƶapp’s Traffic Center reported that the road had reopened after 5 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Police said they are investigating the crash as a hit-and-run.

Below is a map of the area where the crash took place.

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Fairfax County police said crash happened on

The woman died at the scene of the crash and the driver of the striking vehicle remained at the scene, police said.

The westbound lanes of Leesburg Pike at Downey Drive were reopened to traffic by 8:52 a.m. following a police investigation, according to the ������Ƶapp Traffic Center.

A map of where the crash happened is below:

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Montgomery County officials said the crash happened around 4 a.m. on I-270 near Montrose Road in Rockville when two cars traveling southbound slammed into the Jersey wall. One of them burst into flames and the driver fled the scene.

The three people in the other car were treated for non-life-threatening injuries,

More SB I270 (Prior to Split) 2-car collision, 1 left shoulder (on fire) driver fled scene, & 1 right shoulder w/ 3 uninjured occupants. Fireworks located in car & strewn across road. Fire/Explosive Investigators confiscated 2 lawn/leaf bags full fireworks (>$500 value)

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO)

Multiple bags of fireworks, which are banned in Montgomery County, were found in one of the cars and strewn across the road, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer.

Piringer said that the fireworks were confiscated.

A few southbound lanes were blocked on I-270 by emergency medical services at the scene, but the roadway was completely cleared by 5:40 a.m.

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On top of his coursework for his motor sports management major, the full-time student is also balancing life as a full-time driver for the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Driving the No. 71 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports, Caruth sits inside the Top 10 of the driver standings.

The studying often continues at home, where he practices on a racing simulator before eating dinner and heading to bed. The days get longer on the road, where he heads straight to the airport or hits the road before a race. But the tight schedule is part of what Caruth said is needed to make his racing dreams come true.

“As a competitor, I pride myself on trying to do things fairly in the right way,” Caruth told ������Ƶapp. “And then outside of the racetrack, I know that I fortunately have the opportunity to make positive change. So that’s where my priorities lay outside of the sport as well. Just pay my dues and use my platform for things that I deem good.”

In early March, Caruth won his first NASCAR Truck Series race, the Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, finishing 0.851 seconds ahead of second-place driver Tyler Ankrum.

Earlier that day, Caruth won the first Truck Series pole of his career by 0.001 seconds over Christian Eckes. The Truck Series pole award meant Caruth started the race leading the pack, which gave him the boost by the end of the night.

“That was my first NASCAR national series since when I won my regional races a couple of years ago, but it had been a little drought,” he said. “So it was nice to break through this early in the season.”

With the win, he became the third Black driver to win any NASCAR race. He accomplished the feat in only his fifth year of racing professionally, earning praise all over social media, including from legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. and fellow Black driver Bubba Wallace.

“I know that my presence, just existence, in this space is a big deal in that department,” Caruth said. “So I’m going to try. I don’t take it for granted.”

The destination is worth the drive

Caruth’s journey to motor sports was an unusual one.

He graduated from the School Without Walls High School in Northwest D.C., but had little exposure to the sport.

So what kick-started his love for racing? He credits playing video games at an early age, such as the Need for Speed series, and watching the Disney movie “Cars.”

He was soon taken to racetracks in Richmond, Virginia; Dover, Delaware; and the Poconos in Pennsylvania. His love soon turned into a focus.

He grew up playing basketball and running track. But racing was more than a hobby.

“Just to be one of the few (Black drivers) was something that I thought of when I started, but passion was the main thing for me,” he said.

Caruth made his full-time Truck Series debut in 2023 where he tallied four top-10 finishes and finished 16th in the final driver standings. He also raced part-time in the Xfinity Series in 2022 and 2023.

In 2021, he was named the Wendell Scott Trailblazer Award recipient, an award given annually to the most outstanding driver in the Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series.

The award is named after Wendell Scott, who in 1963 became the first Black driver to win a race in NASCAR’s top national series.

Still a DC kid at heart

Before graduating from NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity Program, he was using a virtual simulator setup in his home on Capitol Hill. Receiving that exposure has driven him to seek more for children living in urban areas.

Motorsport is a “booming industry,” even for those with interests beyond driving. There are engineering and business opportunities within the sport, Caruth said. And he’s interesting in getting kids who don’t live near a racetrack involved.

“By getting that first exposure at such a young age, whether it be through Boys and Girls Clubs, school curriculums, or after-school programs — I think that is a way to get the youth into the sport more,” he said. “That way, it’s not foreign to them.”

Understanding his future role as a NASCAR driver, he’s still a D.C. kid at heart. He grew up using the Metro system and didn’t start driving on the road until he left the area at 17 years old. However, he does not miss the District’s notorious traffic jams whenever he returns home, especially since he’s used to driving over 100 mph.

“It’s always like an adjustment whenever I’m back and driving around in the city because … this is, like, excruciating sometimes,” Caruth joked. “It was one the few things that gets my blood pressure up.”

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A car crash in Falls Church, Virginia, Friday morning caused multiple street closures and a major power outage, affecting over 300 businesses, residences and government buildings.

Falls Church police said the outage was caused by a car crashing into a utility pole near the southbound lane of North Washington Street at about 2 a.m.

Dominion Energy told ������Ƶapp that crews are working to restore the power.

According to city officials, the driver who ran into the pole was sent to the hospital. Their condition remains unknown.

The city that city hall, Mary Riley Styles Public Library and government offices at Gage House are all closed till noon due to the power outage. Government employees are asked to telework until the city decides if the buildings can reopen.

There are also , with southbound North Washington Street, also called Route 29, closed from Columbia Street to Park Avenue.

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Maryland State Police said it happened around 3 a.m. on the Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway near Allentown Road. The woman — 32-year-old Kerri Snead, of Virginia — was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the striking vehicle remained on the scene and was taken to University of Maryland Capital Regional Medical Center for medical treatment. Police said no charges are being filed at this time.

that Snead’s vehicle was traveling south on the Inner Loop of Allentown Road when it began to experience a mechanical issue. Snead, the other occupant of the vehicle and a dog got out and tried to cross the Outer Loop. That’s when Snead and the dog were struck.

That area of the Capital Beltway was shut down some time before 4 a.m. Police said all lanes are now open.

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, the fire happened in an apartment complex on Largo Road near Riverdale Baptist Church.

Firefighters found the location of the fire, which had been extinguished by a sprinkler. However, water damage caused electric service to the building to be temporarily disconnected.

Officials did not say what caused the fire and if any injuries occurred.

In total, 111 residents have been temporarily relocated while crews work to repair the damage.

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In a news release, police said that around 9:10 p.m. Saturday night, officers responded to the 1300 block of Florida Avenue, Northeast, for reports of a shooting victim.

On the scene, police said they found 34-year-old Daniel Lamont Adams, of Southeast, D.C., being treated by D.C. Fire and EMS for multiple gunshot wounds in front of the fire station on Florida Avenue.

Adams was taken to the hospital, where he later died of his injuries.

He was shot about four blocks away in the 1700 block of Benning Road, police said.

There has been no information released regarding potential suspects for the fatal shooting. Police ask anyone with information to call 202-727-9099, or to text 50411 to leave an anonymous tip.

Below is a map where the shooting took place:

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According to Montgomery County police, the crash happened at around 6:45 a.m. on East Village Avenue between Heritage Farm Drive and Plum Creek Drive.

The teenager suffered non-life threatening injuries. Police did not reveal her name or precise age.

The driver of the vehicle stayed on the scene.

No charges have been announced at this time.

between Heritage Farm Drive and Plum Creek Drive for around three hours as police investigated the scene. The roadway has since reopened.

Below is a map of where the accident took place.

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