Friends on wtop 103. 5 when you hop in your car. 5 01. A neighborhood is on high alerpt after a possible bear attack. And news4s Megan Mcgrath is in great falls this morning. Reporter good morning. There have been several bear sightings in the great falls area including behind the firehouse. Take a look at this still photo that was taken. A bear is walking around. Actually, the back side of the bear going behind that stone structure. It is also believed that a bear attacked a dog on river park lane earlier this week. Well now later on today, trail cameras are going to be installed in the area near that attack. Animal control officials trying to gather more information get a handle on exactly what theyre dealing with here and try and track the bears movements and see if maybe theres more than one bear thats in the area. Now, on tuesday, 6yearold a 6yearold lab named blue was found with claw marks on her side. Her owner initially thought that she was attacked by a raccoon and when the ve
And he has a history of drunk driving convictions. He was detained pretty quick after trying to flee from the scene. He reportedly told police he was hearing voices and expected to die. Still no charges filed for the driver who hit and killed a sixyearold boy on livingston street in southeast dc. It happened around 8 00 last night. Several neighbors tell us it was his birthday. Eyewitnesses say that the six yearold was following his friends into a nearby park, ran down the hill, and was struck crossing the street. The driver initially fled but then turned himself in a short time later. The sixyearold was a kindergartner. The principal sent home letters and counselors will be on hand when the classes resume on monday. A candlelight vigil is planned for 7 00 tonight. A tragic story out of mississippi where a sixyear old boy at the center of an amber alert has been found dead. Kingston frazier was in a car stolen from a Grocery Store parking lot this morning in jackson, mississippi. It wa
Was found. Jay korff has the story. Tonight, fellow Church Members told me that nicole was always the kind of person who is there for them, to protect them. Now they want to be there to pray for her protection. Ope is what we have right now and the power of hope and prayer for everyone to survive. Jay at the vigil inside st. Pauls methodist church, they form a prayer circle. With candles in hand, they lift up missing Fairfax County firefighter Nicole Mittendorff in prayer. The 31yearold has not been heard from since wednesday. Her car was found at the white oak trail head two hours away in Shenandoah National park. Search teams have combed the rugged trail for days with no luck. Know nicole during a faith service. She is uplifting and its important to all of us. Jay her husband, stephen, works for the Virginia State police. Hurting right now, sad. He is a wonderful man. Songthe vigil ended in and tears, as they wrapped their arms around her husband. Search teams plan to resume looking
Campaign continues. Back to you. Well keep an eye on it. This blog, social media out of control. Michelle strong words from the Fairfax County fire chief about possible Cyber Bullying and the role in the suicide of a Fairfax County firefighter. Nicole mittendorffs body was found in Shenandoah National park last week. Jonathan Northern Virginia bureau chief Jeff Goldberg at todays News Conference. The chief singled out a website in particular calling it out of control. Jeff he did, jonathan. The chief was angry, emotional, he was passionate when talking about this blog site. Fairfax underground. The chief not only asking the operator of the blog to remove any post with mentions of the name Nicole Mittendorff but also asking the operator of the blog to shut it down completely. Chief Richard Bowers today at the News Conference saying he is investigating whether or not any members of the department wrote the posts on the concerning Nicole Mittendorff. The anonymous posts part of a thread f
Seen at midnight. Midnigh it is unclear where in calvert l county she is. Coty s if you see her youre doddoue dd call bladensburg police. Polic freddie gray case will ledil to the Maryland Courtl ofrt appeals. Appe at issue whether officer o William Porter one of the sixrtr Baltimore Police officerse accused in grays death can be forced topo testify in the in te trials of his colleagues. A Circuit Court judge earlier reject prosecutors request to force porter to testify. O tti prosecutors want that decision reverse porters trial ended e in a hung jury back in hg december. In Fairfax County thisx coty morning friends and family in fn shock over the death of a high o School Student in clifton,lifton virginia. In. Police believe her deathbe may be drug relatedli. Fox5s annie yu is live in clifton now with the latest. Att good morning. Morning reporter hey, goodepter morning, allison and steve. Ste this is obviously a very, very heartbreaking situation here,onh a young girl just 17 yearst