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'We Will NOT Comply': DHS Defies Virginia Mask Ban After Trump DOJ Files Suit 'We Will NOT Comply': DHS Defies Virginia Mask Ban After Trump DOJ Files Suit
'We Will NOT Comply': DHS Defies Virginia Mask Ban After Trump DOJ Files Suit Homeland Security is not waiting for a judge. On Friday, June 12, one day after the Trump administration sued Virginia over its new mask ban for federal agents, DHS made its position blunt: It is not complying. "To be clear: We will NOT comply with (Gov. Abigail Spanberger's) unconstitutional mask ban," the agency posted on Friday morning. The statement escalates an already explosive fight between Virginia and the federal government over masked agents, immigration enforcement, officer safety, and how far a state can go in trying to regulate federal law enforcement inside its borders. …

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Trump DOJ Sues Virginia Over Law Requiring Masked Federal Agents To Show IDs Trump DOJ Sues Virginia Over Law Requiring Masked Federal Agents To Show IDs
Trump DOJ Sues Virginia Over Law Requiring Masked Federal Agents To Show IDs Virginia's new law targeting masked federal agents is headed to court before it even takes effect. The Trump administration sued the Commonwealth on Thursday, June 11, arguing that Gov. Abigail Spanberger's recently signed legislation illegally tries to tell federal officers how they can do their jobs, what they can wear, and how immigration enforcement can be carried out inside Virginia. At the center of the fight is a law scheduled to take effect July 1 that would ban most federal law enforcement officers from wearing face coverings while carrying out official duties and require them to d…

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ICE Seeks Custody Of Suspect Accused Of Abducting Victim, Dumping Car In Maryland: Feds ICE Seeks Custody Of Suspect Accused Of Abducting Victim, Dumping Car In Maryland: Feds
ICE Seeks Custody Of Suspect Accused Of Abducting Victim, Dumping Car In Maryland: Feds The man at the center of a multi-state manhunt that began with a violent domestic dispute in Virginia is now the subject of an ICE detainer, federal officials announced. Cristian Wilfredo Alvarenga Aguilar, 25, was arrested Tuesday after police spent hours searching for him across Virginia and Maryland following what investigators described as a crime spree that included an alleged knifepoint abduction and carjacking. Now, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking custody if Aguilar is released from a local jail. According to the Department of Homeland Security, the case began on J…

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'Slanderous': Wes Moore Fires Back At Critics Questioning Military Record In CNN Interview 'Slanderous': Wes Moore Fires Back At Critics Questioning Military Record In CNN Interview
'Slanderous': Wes Moore Fires Back At Critics Questioning Military Record In CNN Interview Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pushing back hard against renewed scrutiny of his military service, calling allegations that he embellished his record for political gain "slanderous," "deeply disrespectful," and "deeply un-American." Moore made the comments during a tense interview on CNN News Central on Thursday, June 11, when anchor Kate Bolduan pressed him on recent reporting examining statements he has made over the years about his Army service and deployment to Afghanistan. The Democratic governor, who served with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division and deployed to Afghanistan in 2005, reject…

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Child Hospitalized, Several Suffer Heat Illnesses During Maryland School Bomb Threat: Police Child Hospitalized, Several Suffer Heat Illnesses During Maryland School Bomb Threat: Police
Child Hospitalized, Several Suffer Heat Illnesses During Maryland School Bomb Threat: Police Several people fell ill and a child was hospitalized after they were forced into the heat while police investigated a reported bomb threat in Maryland. Members of the Howard County Police Department were called to Reservoir High School in Fulton on Wednesday, June 10, where there were reports of a bomb threat. Students and staff were evacuated from the building to allow officers to investigate, and a scan of the school did not reveal any explosives, officials said. However, six people suffered heat-related illnesses and a child was taken to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation. T…

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Math Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Virginia High School Student: Police Math Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Virginia High School Student: Police
Math Teacher Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Virginia High School Student: Police A 38-year-old teacher is behind bars after allegedly having inappropriate contact with a student in Virginia. Reston resident Matthew Thorsen, a math teacher at Langley High School, is being held without bond following an investigation into inappropriate behavior involving a minor, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. On Tuesday, June 2, the School Resource Officer assigned to the building was notified about concerns involving a student and teacher, leading to the investigation by detectives from the Child Abuse Squad. It is alleged that Thorsen "engaged in unlawful and inapp…

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Virginia Shopping Center Home To Busy Harris Teeter Sells For $58 Million Virginia Shopping Center Home To Busy Harris Teeter Sells For $58 Million
Virginia Shopping Center Home To Busy Harris Teeter Sells For $58 Million The next time you stop at Harris Teeter for groceries or Starbucks for coffee at Barcroft Plaza, remember this: the Falls Church shopping center just sold for more than $58 million. JLL Capital Markets announced on Friday, June 5, that it arranged the $58.025 million sale of Barcroft Plaza, the busy retail center at Columbia Pike and Lincolnia Road, anchored by Harris Teeter. According to JLL, Federal Realty Investment Trust sold the 113,173-square-foot property to 11North Partners. JLL also arranged $35.95 million in acquisition financing through Bank of America. The nearly 10-acre shoppi…

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$9.5M Sale Of Bradley Beal's Former Maryland Mansion Rewrites Record Books $9.5M Sale Of Bradley Beal's Former Maryland Mansion Rewrites Record Books
$9.5M Sale Of Bradley Beal's Former Maryland Mansion Rewrites Record Books Bradley Beal's former Maryland mega-mansion just sold for one of the highest prices Montgomery County has ever seen. The former Washington Wizards star's onetime estate at 8913 Holly Leaf Lane in Bethesda sold for $9.5 million, making it the highest home sale in town since 2020 and the highest ever recorded in the Avenel community, according to HRLS Partners. Across Montgomery County, only the sale of former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder's palatial palace on the Potomac has fetched more during that stretch. Beal owned the Avenel estate from 2019 to 2023, back when he was stil…

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DC Hasn't Been This Dry In Nearly 25 Years As Residents Are Asked To Cut Back Amid Drought DC Hasn't Been This Dry In Nearly 25 Years As Residents Are Asked To Cut Back Amid Drought
DC Hasn't Been This Dry In Nearly 25 Years As Residents Are Asked To Cut Back Amid Drought The DC region is on pace for its driest year in nearly 25 years, according to the National Weather Service, as worsening conditions along the Potomac River have triggered a Drought Watch affecting customers across Maryland and Virginia. So far in 2026, just 16.65 inches of precipitation have been reported in Washington, compared to 23.31 inches at the same point in 2002, the last year conditions were this dry, according to DC Water. The Drought Watch issued on Wednesday, June 3, was prompted by dry conditions, above-average temperatures, and below-normal water levels in the Potomac River, w…

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ICE Want Hold On Virginia Man Accused Of Posing As Teen To Rape Young Girl: HSI ICE Want Hold On Virginia Man Accused Of Posing As Teen To Rape Young Girl: HSI
ICE Want Hold On Virginia Man Accused Of Posing As Teen To Rape Young Girl: HSI A Virginia man accused of posing as a teenager online before sexually assaulting a young girl is now the subject of an ICE detainer after federal authorities asked that he not be released from custody. Cristian Romario Saenz-Argueta was arrested in May following a Prince William County Police investigation into allegations that he used social media to communicate with a girl under the age of 15 before arranging multiple meetings in a parking lot along Croce Court in Prince William County. Investigators say the girl believed she was talking to an 18-year-old. Police later determined the sus…

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'Didn't Lose Any Of Them': Goose Family Escorted To Safety Off I-95 In Maryland (WATCH) 'Didn't Lose Any Of Them': Goose Family Escorted To Safety Off I-95 In Maryland (WATCH)
'Didn't Lose Any Of Them': Goose Family Escorted To Safety Off I-95 In Maryland (Watch) A family of geese took a wrong turn onto one of Maryland's busiest highways Tuesday morning, leading to a dramatic rescue caught on camera. Five tiny goslings found themselves in a dangerous place Tuesday morning, June 2, when a family of geese ended up in the right lane of I-95 near mile marker 77.5 outside Aberdeen. What happened next looked more like a scene from a cartoon than a police call. The ducks being rescued in Aberdeen. Aberdeen Police Department Body camera footage released by the Aberdeen Police Department shows Officer Buettner and several Good Samaritans working tog…

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Thirteen Maryland Students In Running For One Of Nation's Highest High School Honors Thirteen Maryland Students In Running For One Of Nation's Highest High School Honors
Thirteen Maryland Students In Running For One Of Nation's Highest High School Honors A student from Severna Park. Four from Howard County. Four more from Richard Montgomery alone. Thirteen Maryland public school seniors have been named semifinalists for the 2026 US Presidential Scholars Program, placing them among just 627 students nationwide still in contention for one of the country's highest honors for graduating high school students. The students, representing five Maryland school systems, were selected for achievements in academics, the arts, career and technical education, leadership, and community service. Established in 1964, the program annually recognizes excepti…

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