Im standing in front of peirce mill and Rock Creek Park. This is one of the last vestiges of the rural past of washington, this mill is the only one of its type left. It was part of a way of life of farming and milling that happened in the early 1800s. The owner of the mill was a former quaker from pennsylvania named isaac peirce. He came to the Washington Area in the late 1790s and not a lot land. Ght a lot of ultimately 160 acres along Rock Creek Park. There was an old mill here that he bought, and he built this mill in about 1820. He had a farmstead here. There was a farmhouse, a building that may have been a distillery, a barn, an entire farm area here. The mill, as i said, was built in 1820 and stayed in operation through almost the entire 19th century. The mill was subsumed into Rock Creek Park in 1890 when Rock Creek Park was founded, and he it kept operating for seven more years and finally ended in 1897 when the main shaft of the mill wheel broke, and that was the end of milli
Donald trump as presumetive republican nominee. And one day after a bus was hijacked its work on a plan to keep drivers and you safe. Good morning welcome to fox 5 news morning im holly morris. Im maureen umeh. Thank you for joining thus wet wednesday morning. Erin i know the roads have got to be problems. 270 southbound reopened 109 after big crash and metro online thats good news and were starting to see volume increasing and got you covered this wednesday commute. And so, exactly when is the rain going to stop gary . Im not sure i have an answer for that question. You know its always tomorrow. The next day, next day. Were stuck in it for the next several days and hoping this cycle breaks for the weekend. Details, full forecast whether you want it or not all coming up. In the news ted cruz is out of the president ial race. He said last night he is dropping his bid after losing to donald trump in the indiana primary. Before last night cruz vowed to stay in the primary until june and d
The she is holding let you know is this a tough time for the family you know its very Close Friends i know a local College Student in the fight of our life right now her family says the support from the humidity is huntington stay strong. Police identified the suspected robber accused of shooting a seven eleven store clark band allegedly forcing the man to hand over the cash judges decide on a new congressional map for virginia a could have a big impact on the election this year the news starts now search continues tonight from an Officer Police say robbed a Convenience Store clerk early wednesday and shot that clear they are looking for thirty eight year old Kevin Bristow officers say early yesterday bruce to rob a seven eleven on view. There were three other robberies or attempted robberies and seven Eleven Stores yesterday in Norfolk Kearney Lebeau joins us live from a seven eleven in ghent that was also dry region of the seven eleven on Princess Anne and colonial was hit last night
Marylandpennsylvania border. Radar shows precipitation moving ahead of the front. Some good lake effect snow across northeastern pennsylvania and western new york state. Well see several hours of this. Temperatures now in the 40s. Just to the west, in the 30s. Temperatures, precipitation at times through the night with rain or rainsnow mix. It will clear out by early tomorrow morning. Then the wind and cold temperature pours right in. To expect through the weekend. Any warming . Leon . Well, well see about that. Doug. Ght, well check back with you in a bit. An arctic chill spreading across the country already. Many states in the west hit record low temperatures this morning. In erie, pennsylvania, to the north of us, residents could see up to three inches of snow today, even more tomorrow. Also, over 40 inches of snow fell in parts of upper michigan of days. Past couple that slowed down traffic and slowed closed down businesses schools. In michigan, thats a big deal. Icy roads being bl
Also north and west into sections of norristown as well as doylestown. So watch out overnight and first thing friday morning for some slick roads. After that clipper moves out. As we time everything hour by hour by midnight still light snow toward the Lehigh Valley and the pocono mountains. But otherwise the story will turn to the blustery winds. Take a look hour by hour tomorrow morning. 9am winds gusting over 20 Miles Per Hour in philadelphia. And then by the afternoon and evening, winds are going to gust over 30 Miles Per Hour close to 40 Miles Per Hour by your friday evening plans. Making it feel like the Single Digits and teens. So the bottom line that clipper moves through overnight tonight. A coating in many locations. Slick roadways so watch out for that. Otherwise, blustery and cold. Bundle up for your friday those winds once again gusting up to 40 Miles Per Hour and then were keeping tabs on another storm system with more significance sunday night into monday. When i come in