Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor who scaled the Shakespearean canon and added gravitas to a Star Trek franchise and the X-Men films, has died. He was 86. Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia, spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said. While best ...

Subscribe to The Weekend Scene, our free newsletter about events, experiences and adventures for you and for your family around the DMV. We know it may feel like spooky season is coming to a close … but we got lucky this year! Were all getting a little more time to celebrate Halloween, because the end of Daylight Saving Time is keeping the party ...

Two men were shot in two shootings in D.C. early Thursday morning and both shootings involve the same suspect, according to D.C. police. At about 5 a.m., police responded to the 4100 block of Minnesota Avenue Northeast to the report of a man with a gunshot wound. The man was found at a bus stop where another man shot him and fled the scene. The man ...

The University of Maryland is raffling out free tuition for the Spring 2027 semester to one lucky student who stays until the fourth quarter of Saturdays game. The Terps play the University of Illinois on Oct. 31 in a home game. To enter the raffle students must scan their ticket upon entry and complete the halftime QR code entry form. You must be a ...

4 things to know about the weather: Mild finish to the week Cooler this weekend Dry through Election Day Plenty of 70s next week Clouds and fog are likely to be quite thick at times through the first few hours of your Thursday. Southwest winds will help to bring back the sunshine Thursday afternoon and bring most areas back above 70. ...

AJ Dybantsa showed on his first possession of an NBA game that he wasn’t going to shy away from the expectations that come with being the No. 1 pick. The Washington Wizards rookie got the ball at the top of the key, drove past Cleveland’s James Harden to get to the lane and appeared headed for a dunk before being fouled by Jarrett Allen 16 seconds ...

Alex Tuch scored his eighth and ninth goals in his first season with Washington, the second into an empty net to help the Capitals seal a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night. Tuch arrived in a trade from Buffalo and signed an eight-year, $84-million contract extension in June. On Wednesday, he became only the second player in ...

What if doctors could see cancer that might otherwise be missed during surgery? For people facing ovarian cancer, that could make a life-changing difference. A new technology being used locally makes cancerous cells literally light up in the operating room, helping surgeons see what needs to be removed. Colleen Abbott, 60, has always been an advocate ...

The attorney representing the family of a man killed during a chase by U.S. Park Police said she is disgusted by an image seen printed on the back of an officer’s shirt.  The graphic depicts two skeletons dressed as Park Police officers standing over a skeleton in handcuffs next to an overturned, wrecked car.  Park Police confirmed that the image ...

D.C.s Democratic nominee for Congress, Robert White, must resign his D.C. Council seat by Election Day to be eligible to take Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s office, according to a recent opinion by the D.C. attorney general. A little-known law from 1970 that lays out the qualifications for the office clearly states the candidate can hold no other paid ...

How much are you willing to pay to get around traffic? This week along the I-66 express lanes outside the Beltway in Northern Virginia, the tolls have been some of the highest we have ever seen. Rates are as high as $30, $60 and even $80 for the longest trips at peak times. It was $80.95 to go from the northbound general purpose lanes of the ...

You may not know it, but 2026 is a unique year for Halloween and daylight saving time. Not only does Halloween fall on a Saturday this year, but daylight saving time ends the same weekend, adding an extra hour to this years festivities. Whatever plans youve got on the calendar to celebrate the October holiday whether youre hosting a costume party, ...

A man who went missing in Alexandria, Virginia, was found dead in his neighbor’s closet, police say. Investigators said the suspect immediately confessed to killing the man when they knocked on his door to ask questions. Joshua Cochran, 44, was reported missing on Monday. His family called police and asked them to check Cochran’s apartment on the ...

An elementary school in Prince George’s County, Maryland, is closed for the rest of the week after 48 students and 16 staff members got sick. School officials and the Prince Georges County Health Department made the decision to close Princeton Elementary School in Camp Springs on Tuesday following reports of increased respiratory and gastrointestinal ...

Alexandria will stop using Flock cameras by Friday, city officials said at a council meeting Tuesday. Alexandria Police Chief Tarrick McGuire said he sent a notice to Flock earlier this week that the city would discontinue the service. The Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras should be deactivated by Friday. “Effective this evening, I sent ...