The new system will look familiar to regular bus riders, but students will be using new ID cards instead of fare cards, and each tap will help the district track students on their way to and from school.

Fairfax schools will distribute the ID cards as part of a system-wide transportation modernization effort.

In addition to card readers, the buses are being equipped with mobile tablets with turn-by-turn route maps for drivers. Information about each student will also pop up on the screen as they board, and will let drivers know whether the student is on the right bus.

The taps will also let the school system’s Office of Transportation know which students are on each bus, which it said will improve the safety and efficiency of one of the largest public school bus operations in the country.

The school system specified, however, the new system will not track students’ location, just the location of the school bus students have tapped onto.

The student ID cards will be color-coded by school. The back of each card will include a QR code for more information and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which FCPS said is required by Virginia law.

Later in the fall, the school district said it will launch a new app for families, with real-time updates on their school bus location and when their child boards and exits the bus.

The student ID cards are central to the new bus navigation system, but if a student forgets or loses a card, bus drivers can use the tablets to manually check students in and out.

Students who do not typically ride the bus will still receive an ID card. The cards will eventually be used for other services, such as school meals and field trips, the school system said.

Families with questions can contact the .

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School administrators at Cooper Middle School were notified June 4 about concerns involving a teacher’s behavior, . Detectives with the department’s Child Abuse Squad took over the investigation.

Police said detectives determined that Eliseo Perez, 35, of King George, engaged in unlawful and inappropriate contact with a student on two occasions in May.

Perez turned himself in Thursday and was charged with two counts of simple assault, police said. He was being held on a $4,000 bond.

According to police, Perez was placed on administrative leave after school officials learned of the allegations and has since been suspended without pay. Police said Perez has been employed as a teacher since 2025.

Victim specialists with the Fairfax County Police Department have been assigned to assist the student and connect them with resources, police said.

Detectives are asking anyone with information about this case or other possible incidents involving Perez to contact Fairfax County Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-8477 or .

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According to 7News First Alert Meteorologist Steve Rudin, a few storms could be stronger across Southern Maryland and the Northern Neck. Farther north and west of the District, including Western Maryland and the Interstate 81 corridor, rain chances will be much lower.

This comes on the heels of severe thunderstorms that hit the D.C. region on Tuesday night.

It is not all bad weather news. Skies are expected to partially clear Wednesday evening and overnight as winds shift. Temperatures Thursday morning will start in the 60s.

Things will improve for the weekend just in time for outdoor activities.

“Temperatures are expected to reach about 80 to 85 degrees Saturday, whether heading to the Delmarva beaches, staying in town or traveling to the mountains,” Rudin said.

“Sunday will be warmer, with highs around 85 to 90 degrees and a chance of a stray shower later in the afternoon.”

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TODAY: Isolated storms
Highs: 83-87
Winds: West 10 mph

TONIGHT: Gradual Clearing
Lows: 60-66
Winds: North 8-12 mph

THURSDAY: Sunny
Highs: 78-82
Winds: North 5-10 mph

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy
Highs: 79-83
Winds: East 5-10 mph

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Officers responded at about 3:30 a.m. to a report of a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in the southbound lanes of I-295 near Pennsylvania Avenue SE, according to D.C. police.

Police said officers found a woman suffering from critical injuries after she was struck by a vehicle.

D.C. Fire and EMS pronounced the woman dead at the scene, according to D.C. police. The police department’s Major Crash Unit responded to investigate.

The striking vehicle fled the scene. D.C. police said the vehicle is preliminarily described as a green SUV.

The crash shut down all southbound lanes of I-295 as investigators processed the scene. The roadway remained closed until about 9:30 a.m., according to the ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp Traffic Center.

Police have asked anyone with information to call the department at 202-727-9099 or text tips to 50411.

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Isolated showers will be pouring into the region during the evening hours. Temperatures will fall to the upper 60s to low 70s. Rain is expected to stop around midnight.

Nice weather returns on Sunday with less humid air settling into the region. There will be hazy skies with a few clouds. Because of the low humidity, highs will be in the 80s. However, if you’re in the Shenandoah Valley area, there is a chance of showers.

The pleasant weather continues Monday, with sunny to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 80s. Tuesday stays mostly sunny as temperatures climb to the upper 80s and low 90s. There will be a rise in humidity throughout that day.

It’ll set up the hottest day of the week on Wednesday. That’s because the forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with highs close to 100 degrees, with a danger of dehydration and heatstroke for anyone outside for extended periods of time.

Also, heat index values will be in the lower 100s.

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SATURDAY NIGHT:
Isolated downpours
Lows: 68-72
Winds: Calm
Isolated downpours will wind down around midnight, with cloudy and dry conditions expected through sunrise Sunday.

SUNDAY:
Partly cloudy, hazy skies
Highs: 82-87
Winds: East 5-10 mph
You’ll feel the change for the second half of the weekend, as less humid air settles into the region. Plan for hazy skies with a few clouds. It will be more comfortable with lower humidity and high temperatures in the 80s. There is a chance for showers over the Shenandoah Valley where the front stalls, so keep that in mind if your weekend plans take you to the mountains.

MONDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Highs: 83-88
Winds: East 5-10 mph
Mostly cloudy with a few peeks of sunshine possible as well as an isolated afternoon shower or storm. Most neighborhoods will stay completely dry.

TUESDAY:
Mostly sunny
Highs: 87-92
Winds: Southwest 5 mph
Mostly sunny and seasonably hot. Humidity will gradually increase throughout the day with a return of southwest winds off the Gulf.

WEDNESDAY:
Sunny and hot
Highs: 93-98
Winds: West 5-10 mph
Hottest day of the week with highs close to 100 degrees under mostly sunny skies. Higher humidity will have heat index values in the lower 100s.

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Reporter Rebecca Turco, of ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵapp’s news partner 7News, sent to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on July 9, thanking the Michigan National Guard for helping protect residents and visitors during the holiday events.

But the council said the mission they were sent to support has ended. Turco also shared a letter from the council addressed to U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Bryan Albert, expressing a similar sentiment.

The requests come after the Department of the Interior announced that its has been extended through Jan. 20, 2029, or until it is terminated by the president.

According to the council’s letter to Whitmer, members appreciated the governor’s public direction that Michigan troops were deployed specifically to support the July Fourth and America 250 celebrations and “were not to participate in the Trump administration’s broader ‘D.C. Safe and Beautiful’ mission or general law enforcement operations.”

“That distinction is important,” the letter states, adding that temporary assistance for a national celebration is fundamentally different from participating in what it described as an open-ended federal operation involving military patrols and law enforcement support in District neighborhoods.

The council said the July Fourth celebrations required significant public safety and logistical coordination across multiple jurisdictions and expressed gratitude to the National Guard members who left their homes and families to support the nation’s capital.

However, with those events now over, council members said they are asking Whitmer to recall all Michigan National Guard personnel “as soon as practicable” and decline any extension of their deployment.

The council also argued that D.C. residents pay federal taxes, serve in the military and host the nation’s democratic institutions but do not have full voting representation in Congress or full control over local affairs.

Separately, the Department of the Interior said it will continue supporting the Metropolitan Police Department and federal law enforcement partners until “law and order are fully restored” in Washington.

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The Metropolitan Police Department said the zone will be in effect from .

Under the Juvenile Curfew Act of 1995, as amended by the Youth Curfew Act of 2026, the department’s chief has the authority to designate a Youth Curfew Zone for groups of at least nine young people in an area considered at risk for disorderly conduct by youth, police said.

Within the zone, people under 18 are prohibited from gathering in groups of nine or more in a public place or on the premises of an establishment unless they are taking part in exempted activities listed by police.

The department’s is available on its website.

The RFK Stadium-area zone includes the following boundaries:

• North: Benning Road, from Oklahoma Avenue NE to Kingman Lake
• East: Kingman Lake, including Heritage Island
• South: The south end of RFK Lot 8A

West:

• The southern tip of RFK Lot 8A to Independence Avenue, SE
• Independence Avenue to 19th Street, SE; 19th Street to C Street, NE
• C Street to Oklahoma Avenue, NE
• Oklahoma Avenue to Benning Road, NE

Police also reminded the public that during July and August, the .

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Robert Simms, 36, was sentenced Thursday in Montgomery County Circuit Court to 45 years, with all but 25 years suspended, followed by five years of supervised probation. Simms pleaded guilty Feb. 5 to attempted first-degree murder and three counts of reckless endangerment.

According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, Simms intentionally set fire to an apartment in the 18300 block of Feathertree Way on April 4, 2025.

Prosecutors said four people were inside the apartment when the fire started at the front door, blocking the home’s only exit and forcing the occupants onto a balcony. The building’s sprinkler system eventually contained the fire.

Investigators found evidence of gasoline at the scene. Surveillance video showed Simms carrying a red gasoline container toward the apartment moments before a flash and fire erupted, according to prosecutors.

Earlier that day, Simms had been asked to leave the apartment and threatened the resident, telling her he would return later, prosecutors said. The woman and three other people were inside when the fire was set.

The fire caused an estimated $375,000 in damage, and the apartment was declared uninhabitable.

The State’s Attorney’s Office thanked Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, Montgomery County police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Maryland State Police Forensic Lab for their roles in the investigation.

“The defendant’s actions were terrifying. He endangered the lives of many innocent people,” Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said in a statement. “The defendant set a fire during the day inside an occupied apartment building containing multiple residential units. This lengthy sentence is appropriate, and we are gratified by Judge Johnson’s handling of this matter.”

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, Jones called the ruling “disappointing” and said the state will “urgently file a motion to stay this ruling and appeal this temporary injunction.”

and would have barred the manufacture, sale and transfer of certain semiautomatic firearms and large-capacity magazines.

The measure did not require current lawful owners of covered firearms to relinquish them. It also exempted manually operated firearms, including bolt-, pump-, lever- and slide-action models, as well as antique and permanently inoperable firearms.

Lancaster County Circuit Judge John Martin granted a preliminary injunction in favor of Gun Owners of America, the Virginia Citizens Defense League and a Virginia resident, finding the commonwealth was unlikely to succeed in its argument that the law does not violate the state constitution.

Martin rejected the commonwealth’s effort to distinguish the state court’s analysis from the framework the U.S. Supreme Court requires federal courts to apply.

The commonwealth argued the firearms covered by the ban are comparable to especially dangerous military weapons. Martin questioned why, if that were the case, the ban does not extend to all military-style firearms, which remain legal.

Supporters of the law said it would reduce gun violence in Virginia by removing weapons of war from the streets. Opponents argued the measure would punish lawful gun owners rather than criminals.

The preliminary injunction remains in effect until Dec. 31, or until a permanent ruling is reached.

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, the calves disappeared in 2025 and were found following an extensive investigation. Officials said the animals have been safely relocated and are receiving appropriate medical and behavioral care.

The attorney general’s office said the outcome reflects its commitment to public safety, community protection and holding lawbreakers accountable.

Because the criminal investigation remains ongoing, officials said no additional details can be released at this time.

The attorney general’s office also thanked the public for its support during the investigation.

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Sherise Williams, 40, of Palmetto, Florida, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for mail fraud for her role in the scheme.

, the operation was led by Lori Ann Talens, of Virginia Beach, who designed, created and produced counterfeit coupons from her home between April 2017 and May 2020. Talens used social media and mobile apps to connect with coupon enthusiasts and sell the fraudulent coupons, many of which carried inflated values that allowed customers to obtain products for free or at steep discounts.

Prosecutors said Talens’ husband, Pacifico Talens Jr., 43, helped operate and profit from the scheme.

The Talenses pleaded guilty to mail fraud, while Lori Ann Talens also pleaded guilty to wire fraud and health care fraud in a separate scheme. Pacifico Talens was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison. Lori Ann Talens was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Williams was among several customers who purchased counterfeit coupons in bulk from Lori Ann Talens. Court records show Williams bought counterfeit coupons on 274 occasions, paying $19,821.34.

Investigators estimated that for every dollar customers paid Lori Ann Talens, they received about $50 worth of counterfeit coupons. Based on that ratio, Williams caused an estimated loss of $991,067 to retailers and manufacturers.

Federal authorities determined the Virginia Beach-based operation caused approximately $31,817,997 in losses overall.

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According to , CBP officers seized about five tons of marijuana on May 29 after inspecting a 40-foot shipping container that had been shipped from Nassau County, New York, and was destined for Liverpool, England. The cargo was manifested as men’s cotton and nylon shirts.

Instead, officers found 238 boxes filled with vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, authorities said. CBP’s narcotics detection dog Letti, a 2-year-old German shepherd, alerted officers to the shipment.

Authorities said the marijuana weighed 4,815 kilograms, or 10,615 pounds, with an estimated street value of $24 million in the United States. Officials said it could be worth about twice that amount in Europe.

“This is a recklessly brazen attempt to smuggle over five tons of marijuana through Baltimore to Europe, and an incredible effort by exceptionally professional Customs and Border Protection officers to intercept it,” said Adam Rottman, CBP’s area port director in Baltimore.

Rottman said transnational criminal organizations continue targeting European markets because of the high profits they expect to earn from marijuana sales overseas.

No arrests have been made. The investigation remains ongoing and is being led by special agents with Homeland Security Investigations.

“This scheme to move multi-ton drug loads through commercial cargo channels represents an abuse of the same infrastructure that supports legitimate trade, drives up security and inspection costs, and places an additional burden on the communities that depend on these ports,” said Akil Baldwin, special agent in charge of HSI Maryland.

CBP officials said they continue to see criminal organizations attempt to transport marijuana to Europe through commercial cargo, express air delivery services and passenger baggage, where higher prices can generate significantly larger profits than in the United States.

The Baltimore seizure follows several recent marijuana interdictions, including 57 pounds found in passenger baggage bound for London at Washington Dulles International Airport, 247 pounds in four London-bound shipments at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and 97 pounds in separate shipments destined for London and Frankfurt from Philadelphia International Airport.

Nationwide, CBP officers and agents seized about 185,000 pounds of marijuana during fiscal year 2025 and have already seized about 190,000 pounds during the first seven months of fiscal year 2026, according to the agency.

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Officers responded to the crash around 4 a.m. after receiving a report of an adult male who had been hit on the parkway.

Police said the driver remained at the scene and called 911.

The person was taken by Arlington County Fire and Rescue to a local hospital in critical condition, where they later died.

The northbound lanes of the George Washington Memorial Parkway were closed at Interstate 395 while investigators conducted accident reconstruction.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation. U.S. Park Police said no additional information was available.

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Officers responded just after 11 p.m. to the , south of Addison Road.

When officers arrived, they found a woman suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. She was taken to a hospital, where she later died.

Police have not released additional details about the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to contact .

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Nazir Bell, 20, a Towson University student who graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, was recovered from the river Tuesday afternoon, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue.

“Throughout the operation, family members remained nearby, holding vigil and awaiting word from responders,” said Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer. “Our thoughts are with the family.”

Bell had been trying to swim from Maryland to Virginia when he became separated from his group.

About eight boats and 45 fire department personnel from Montgomery and Fairfax counties took part in the initial search. The search was scaled back around 9 p.m. and continued into Monday into Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue confirmed that search crews had recovered the swimmer’s body.

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