That’s the question a jury in Loudoun County, Virginia, had to consider as day two of his trial continued Wednesday.

Ziegler was indicted on two misdemeanor counts for allegedly retaliating against Erin Brooks, a LCPS teacher who testified to an attorney general’s special grand jury investigating the school system’s handling of sexual assault allegations. Ziegler is accused of firing Brooks unlawfully.

Prosecution argues school did not do enough to help Brooks

Ziegler’s attorney has said Brooks was a probationary employee, and could have her contract not renewed without cause.

The special grand jury was empaneled by Virginia Attorney Jason Miyares under an executive order from Gov. Glenn Youngkin to investigate how the school system handled two sexual assaults by the same student at two different high schools in 2021.

The allegations involving Brooks did not directly relate to the 2021 sexual assaults.

The special grand jury issued a scathing report in December 2022, and the school board later fired Ziegler.

Testimony in the trial began Tuesday when Brooks appeared as the first witness. 7News reporter Nick Minock told �鶹���� that Brooks outlined the timeline of the assaults against her by a fifth grade student with special needs as well as her various attempts to ask members of the school system’s leadership for support.

According to Minock, school board member John Beatty also testified Tuesday, saying that it was highly unusual that the superintendent did not renew Brooks’ employment contract. The school board voted to not renew the teacher’s contract.

The final witness for the prosecution on Wednesday was LCPS school board member Denise Corbo, who said she had heard activist Ian Prior’s description in March 2022 that administrators did little to help a teacher who said she had been repeatedly grabbed inappropriately by a student. During cross examination, she told Ziegler’s attorney that she was just learning on the witness stand that the student Prior was describing was a 10-year-old, nonverbal, autistic child.

Corbo said she stands by her assertion that the school system should’ve intervened to help the teacher.

The trial progressed after Ziegler’s team unsuccessfully tried to have the case dismissed last week. After the prosecution rested Wednesday, the presiding Judge Fleming Jr. denied the defense request to throw out the case, saying, “the jury has plenty of evidence” before it, and “that’s why we have trials.”

The defense told Circuit Court Judge Douglas Fleming, Jr. it had approximately three more witnesses to present Thursday.

�鶹����’s Neal Augenstein contributed to this report.

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A single bugle scattered the sound of Taps throughout the September air in Woodbridge, Maryland. At the Sean T. Connaughton Community Plaza, Prince William County Board Chair Ann Wheeler read aloud the names of the residents who lost their lives at the Pentagon.

“Prince William County was deeply impacted, with 22 of our residents lost that day, more than any other region in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area,” Wheeler told the crowd.

Steel beams from the World Trade Center and an American flag flying between two fire trucks served as the backdrop for the memorial.

Don Armstrong with the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association told �鶹���� that he never misses the ceremony.

“This is a day that we can’t forget, ever. It’s just like previous generations with Pearl Harbor. That was this generations’ Pearl Harbor. And we want to make sure they remember the ones that lost their lives on that day,” Armstrong said.

After the ceremony, attendees made their way to a memorial fountain shaped like a pentagon with the 22 names of the dead etched in stone.

“Let us make a commitment to be kind to one another, and to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed that tragic day,” Wheeler said.

At the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in D.C., volunteers built on that spirit of unity.

In honor of the victims, families, veterans and volunteers with AmeriCorps packed more than 300,000 meals, ringing a bell each time a box was ready.

Nationwide, a bell will be rung more than 6.5 million times throughout the day, as AmeriCorps CEO Michael Smith said he expected that many meals will be packed by volunteers in 18 participating cities across the country.

“Today, we are celebrating the spirit of service,” Smith said. “We of course remember the somber moment that 9/11 was, at the World Trade Center, in Shanksville, but we also celebrate that spirit of unity.”

According to Emily Lauer-Bader, director of corporate partnerships at Capital Area Food Bank, all meals will be distributed by local partners working to address hunger and food insecurity.

The spirit of community was not lost on first-time AmeriCorps volunteer Taylor Lawrence.

“I just think that bringing the community that we felt that day, even though it was a moment of fear, now we get to be together in community in a moment of joy and service,” Lawrence said.

Elsewhere in the area, first lady Jill Biden laid a wreath at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Council hosted a remembrance ceremony at a D.C. fire station commemorating first responders. George Mason University held a 9/11 day of service in Virginia. And in Hyattsville, Busboys and Poets hosted a veteran open mic, that they described as a tribute to veterans and a celebration of their resilience.

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In a news release Monday, D.C. police said 31-year-old Ryan Morgan of Southwest, D.C. died on Sunday from injuries related to the June 14 shooting that also wounded two other people, including a juvenile.

Police responded to reports of a shooting shortly after 5:30 p.m. on June 14 in the 100 block of Atlantic Street in Southwest. Police said they found two shooting victims at the scene, Morgan and another man, who were both taken to the hospital in critical condition.

A third shooting victim, a juvenile male, was discovered at a nearby fire station with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. He was also taken to the hospital.

D.C. police are still investigating the shooting and are now offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

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No one inside the house was injured.

In a news release, Fairfax County police identified the man as 32-year-old Nico Anthony Doublet and said he was arrested after a police K9 officer tracked him into the words where he was trying to hide.

In a news conference earlier Thursday morning, Fairfax County Lt. James Curry said the series of incidents began unfolding at 4:40 a.m., when officers were called to the area of Cumbria Valley Drive and Derwent Valley Court for reports of a man entering into vehicles, reportedly stealing from cars.

Curry said once officers were in the area, they found a man inside a vehicle, approached him on foot and told him to get out of the vehicle.

The man then sped away inside a 2020 BMW X3, which was later found to be stolen, according to police.

Police say Doublet then crashed into an electrical transformer box that was in the front yard of a house, which then sparked a fire on the property and adjacent house. Police say there were two adults and three children inside the house at the time and that all were evacuated without injury.

Doublet then fled the scene but was tracked down by the K9 unit in a nearby woods, police said. He was taken to the hospital with a minor injury .

He has been charged with trespassing, auto theft and hit and run and is being held without bond.

Curry said FCPD originally took a first man into custody who they found in the area earlier Thursday morning, but police determined he was not the suspect they were looking for.

�鶹����’s Jack Moore contributed to this report.

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Warnings have been popping up and ending quickly as sporadic storms sweep through the area. Early Thursday evening, the National �鶹���� Service said a strong storm near the American Legion Bridge was moving northeast at 30 mph with potential 60-mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail.

�鶹���� meteorologist Howard Bernstein said the passing storms mostly entailed “very heavy rain and potential for 60 mph gusts and hail up to an inch in diameter” as they moved northeast through the area.

On Thursday afternoon, bands of strong storms rolled through parts of Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland, bringing heavy winds and hail, and triggering warnings from the weather service.

One storm system, which earlier dumped two inches of rain in some areas and downed some trees in Virginia, has mostly moved north to Pennsylvania. However, additional storms are still making their way through the D.C. area.

Though temperatures did climb into the 90s again on Thursday, temperatures in some areas dropped into the 70s as storm clouds rolled in.

“So these 20 degree temperature drops are happening quite rapidly in a few locations with some of the storms passing through,” said 7News First Alert Chief Meteorologist Veronica Johnson.

Current weather

Thursday marked the fifth day of a historic September heat wave, but highs around the area were a degree or two lower than the sizzling days earlier this week, said 7News First Alert meteorologist Eileen Whelan.

Daily record highs were broken at all three D.C.-area airports on Wednesday.

Dulles International Airport reached 100 degrees — that it has reached triple digits since the National �鶹���� Service started recording temperatures at the airport back in the 1960s.

Temperatures at BWI Marshall and Reagan National airports broke the daily record with a tie at 98 degrees.

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THURSDAY NIGHT:
Showers and Storms End
Patchy Fog
Lows: 65-72

FRIDAY: HEAT ALERT
Partly Cloudy
Chance PM Showers and Storms
Highs: 91-94
Heat Index: 95-100

SATURDAY:
Mostly to Partly Cloudy
Isolated PM T-Storms
Highs: 85-88

SUNDAY:
Partly Cloudy
Scattered PM T-Storms
Highs: 82-86

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Prince George’s County police said 62-year-old Michael Kevin Burch shot and killed 52-year-old Rori Burch, his wife, and 25-year-old Michael Burch, Jr., his son, Thursday night. Police said he also shot a neighbor who knocked on Burch’s front door. That person, an adult male, was taken to an area hospital, but authorities say his injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.

On Thursday around 5:45 p.m., officers responded to the report of a shooting at the 1900 block of Tall Timber Court. Police said the suspect, later identified as Michael Burch refused to exit his home once officers arrived, prompting a barricade to be called. Multiple hours of negotiations with Burch proved unsuccessful.

Around 10:45 p.m., officers entered the home and arrested Burch without incident.

Officers say they found the body of Burch’s wife in the yard and his son’s body inside the house.

Burch is charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and related charges.

During a news conference, Assistant Chief of Police Vernon Hale III said the man never communicated with them while they attempted to get him out while speaking to him over speakerphone for nearly five hours.

Police said that when it was clear the shooting had become a barricade situation, residents on Tall Timber Court and the surrounding area were guided to evacuate to Friendly High School at 10000 Allentown Road, where the gyms and bathrooms were made available for them.

7News’ Carl Willis joined �鶹���� adding, “It looked like a war scene there, with the heavy vehicles and the police units.”

Police say the motive for the shootings remains under investigation.

�鶹����’s Juan Herrera contributed to this report.

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The crash happened on the Inner Loop of the Beltway, after the Baltimore-Washington Parkway at exit 22.

Maryland State Police said the driver of a , similar to a Vespa, struck the side of a tractor trailer while traveling southbound on the Beltway at Maryland Route 295, just south of Greenbelt.

The scooter has a maximum speed of 35 mph, according to the manufacturer’s website, and officials said that vehicle classification type is not allowed on the Beltway.

The crash investigation initially closed all but the right lane, which got past on the right shoulder, leading to 5 miles of stop-and-go traffic slowing traffic on the Inner Loop through College Park and Greenbelt.

The lanes reopened shortly before 3 p.m.

On the Outer Loop toward the American Legion Bridge, an unrelated crash in Montgomery County near Colesville Road was creating long delays in the opposite direction. Drivers approaching the beltway from I-95 will have delays on either loop.

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Here’s what else you need to know about schools, transportation, trash collection, libraries and other services in your area that are affected by Labor Day weekend closures.

Regional transportation

will be operating on its Sunday schedule on Monday, with Metrorail running from 7 a.m. until midnight.

The Greenbelt, College Park-University of Maryland, Hyattsville Crossing and West Hyattsville stations on the Green Line that were closed in late July for renovations will be reopening on Saturday.

There will be no or train service on Monday.

Amtrak will be running on Labor Day, but check and timetable for status updates.

In the District, the DC Circulator will run regular service on all routes, and the DC Streetcar will operate on its normal schedule.

In Prince George’s County, , as well as the county’s Call-A-Bus and PGC Link services, including transportation for those undergoing dialysis, will not operate on Monday. Regular operations will resume on Tuesday.

The in Montgomery County will be operating on a Sunday schedule on Monday.

Fairfax County’s will be operating on Sunday service on Monday, Sept. 4. Affected operating routes include: 101, 109, 151, 152, 161, 162, 171, 310, 321, 322, 371, 401, 402, 423, 463, 467, 558, 574, 605, 615, 630, 640, 650, 721, 803, 901, 921, 924, 937, 950, 952, 954, 983, RIBS 1, RIBS 2, RIBS 3, RIBS 4 and RIBS 5. Other routes will not operate on Monday.

In Arlington, 41, 42, 45, 51, 55 and 87 will operate on Sunday schedules. All other ART routes will not operate.

D.C.

All DC Public Library locations will be closed Monday.

All Department of Motor Vehicles locations will be closed both Saturday and Monday. Customers are encouraged to use online options, or downloading the agency’s free mobile app.

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will suspend construction and work zones for nonemergency work. Approved construction activities may resume on Tuesday.

All parking enforcement will be suspended on Monday, except for DC Streetcar ticketing and towing, and enforcement at the Nationals Park neighborhood during restricted game hours. Parking enforcement will resume on Tuesday.

Trash and recycling pickup that is regularly scheduled for Monday will occur on Tuesday, Sept. 5, instead. Pickups will “slide” to the next day all week until Saturday, meaning pickups scheduled for Friday will occur on Saturday instead.

The Fort Totten Transfer Station will be closed to the public on Monday, with all services resuming on Tuesday for bulk trash and recycling.

The following Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will be open on Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Banneker Pool, Francis Pool, Hearst Pool, Upshur Pool, Langdon Park Pool, Rosedale Pool, Ridge Road Pool, and Oxon Run Pool.

will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Outdoor parks, playgrounds, athletic courts and fields will be open.

All low-barrier shelters for individuals experiencing homelessness operate year-round, including 24 hours on Monday. Zoe’s Doors Youth Drop-In Center for residents experiencing homelessness will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday.

The Downtown Day Services Center (The Center) is providing walk-in services to guests with no appointment required. Center hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The following D.C. services will be closed on Monday: The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Hotline, the Department of Human Services Economic Security Administration Service Centers, the DC Health & Wellness Center, DC Health’s Vital Records Division and the Sasha Bruce Youth Drop-In Center for District residents experiencing homelessness.

DC Health’s Licensing and Renewal Division will be closed Monday, but the will be available.

The Department of Employment Services Navigation Call Center and all American Job Centers will be closed on Monday. Residents are encouraged to .

Maryland

Prince George’s County

The Prince George’s County Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement (DPIE) and PGC311 will be closed on Monday, resuming regular business hours on Tuesday. Residents can still for PGC311.

Prince George’s County Public Libraries are closed both Sunday and Monday.

Curbside composting and yard trimmings will not be collected and will resume the following week on Monday, Sept. 11.

Curbside bulky trash, recycling and trash collection in county-contracted areas will be collected regularly, beginning Tuesday through Friday.

The following Prince George’s County services will be closed on Monday: Animal Services Facility & Adoption Center, Brown Station Road Public Convenience Drop-off Center, Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill, Bulky Trash Collection, Electronics Recycling Acceptance Site and Household Hazardous Waste Acceptance Site located at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill, Missouri Avenue Solid Waste Acceptance and Recycling Drop-off Center, Prince George’s County Materials Recycling Facility and the Prince George’s County Organics Composting Facility.

Montgomery County

All Montgomery County Public Library locations will be closed on Sunday and Monday.

Trash will not be collected Monday, and trash collection will “slide” by one day throughout the week. Regularly-scheduled collection for Mondays will resume on Tuesday, and regularly-scheduled collection for Friday will shift to Saturday.

Parking in county-owned lots, garages and on-street spaces will be free.

The Silver Spring TRiPS Commuter Store will be open Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

: County outdoor aquatic facilities will be open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday. The Upper County Outdoor Pool is closed for the season. Indoor aquatic facilities will close at 6 p.m. on Monday, except for the Martin Luther King Jr. Swim Center, which will be closed all day.

Other services closed on Monday include: Department of Permitting Services, Shady Grove Transfer Station and Recycling Center, Community Recreation Centers, Senior Centers and the Mobile Commuter Store.

The following Montgomery County parks and summer water amenities are open through Labor Day before they close for the season: South Germantown SplashPark, Black Hill and Lake Needwood Boats.

of Montgomery County parks and recreation centers that are open and closed this Labor Day, including the Open Parkways schedule.

Frederick County

All Frederick County Public Libraries are closed Sunday and Monday

All division of solid waste and recycling facilities are closed Monday, including Reichs Ford Road Facility, Transfer Station, Yard Waste Drop Off, and Recycling Center. Recycling services will get shifted one day.

The Animal Control administrative office will be closed and kennels will be closed for adoptions on Monday. Animal Control Officers will be on routine duty and can be reached at 301-600-1544. For emergency situations, call 301-600-1603 or visit .

The transit office will be closed, and all transit services will be canceled for the Labor Day holiday, including MARC Train service and MDOT MTA Commuter Buses 204, 505 and 515.

Other offices closed on Monday include: Board of Elections, Department of Social Services, Health Department, Frederick County Courts, State’s Attorney’s Office, as well as District and Circuit Courts.

Virginia

Arlington County

Arlington Public Schools will be closed both Friday and Monday.

Arlington County Public Libraries are closed Monday.

While permit parking is still in effect as noted by signage, meters are not enforced on holidays.

Recycling, trash, organics and special collections will operate under normal schedule. There will be no mulch delivery. The Customer Contact Center, the Household Hazards and Electronics Drop-off Facility and the Earth Products Drop-off Yard will all be closed on Monday.

Permit Arlington Center is closed on Monday, but will be .

The following are all closed on Monday: Human Services, the Arlington Circuit Court, General District Court, Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court and Sheriff’s Office.

Arlington’s Treasurer’s Office is closed, but is available for online payments.

All community centers, as well as Parks and Recreation facilities and programs, will be closed Monday, except for Long Bridge Aquatics and Fitness Center, which is open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. County Parks will remain open.

Fairfax County

Fairfax County Public Schools will be closed both Friday and Monday.

Fairfax County Public Libraries will be closed on Monday.

All Fairfax County recreation centers are open from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Fairfax County collection customers will have regular collection services on Monday. Private collection customers should check with their hauler for any changes.

The Recycling and Disposal Centers at the I-66 Transfer Station and the I-95 Landfill Complex will be open on Labor Day.

Prince William County

All Prince William Public Libraries are closed Saturday, Sept. 2, through Monday, Sept. 4.

Labor Day is not listed as one of the observed holidays with no trash pick up. Additionally, the Prince William County Sanitary Landfill and the County Compost Facility will be open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

All parks and trails will be open.

Outdoor pools and water parks will be open for their last day of the season.

The following centers and services will be closed on Monday: Prince William County Parks, Recreation & Tourism offices, Veterans Memorial Park Community Center, Pat White Center at Ben Lomond, Chinn Aquatics & Fitness Center and Sharron Baucom Dale City Recreation Center.

Loudoun County

All Loudoun County Public Library branches will be closed on Monday.

As curbside waste pickup is not offered through county, check with local service providers for pick up schedule.

Circuit Court, General District Court, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, and the Loudoun County Landfill will be closed.

Claude Moore Recreation and Community Center and the Dulles South Recreation and Community Center will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Loudoun County Transit bus services, including Commuter, Local, Paratransit, Silver Line, and the Loudoun County Courthouse Shuttle services, will not run on Monday.

The Transit and Commuter Services Division of the Department of General Services will close at 5 p.m. on Friday and will remain closed until 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

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In a news release, police said the group of teens were arrested Tuesday evening after crashing a stolen car while fleeing an attempted robbery.

Officials said a D.C. police helicopter tracked the stolen car as the driver drove “erratically” through the city before the crash.

The teens were then arrested.

Police said the earlier attempted robbery involved two victims and occurred about 5:40 p.m. Tuesday in the 700 block of 12th Street Northeast.

The teens in custody include three from Northeast: a 13-year-old girl, a 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy, as well as a 13-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, of Southeast D.C. All are charged with assault with intent to rob, as well as the unauthorized use of a vehicle.

In addition, the 13-year-old girl was charged in connection with four incidents in the past week, including theft, robbery and unarmed carjacking — the last of those was an Aug. 28 carjacking incident in Northeast D.C. that was captured on video and involved one of the suspects wielding a golf club.

Police say these cases are under investigation and are offering the standard reward of $10,000 for anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of people responsible for violent crime incidents.

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Getting tougher on young people charged with violent crimes

Speaking at a separate and unrelated news conference earlier Wednesday, U.S. Attorney for D.C. Matthew Graves suggested his office would be looking to crack down on some violent crimes involving young people — even though his office does not generally prosecute juveniles.

“A majority of the individuals arrested for robberies and a super majority of the individuals arrested for carjackings are juveniles,” Graves said. “In general, our office does not have a role in prosecuting juveniles for armed robberies, and consequently armed carjackings. We do, though, have the ability to charge 16 and 17-year-olds as adults.”

He added, “We agree with many of our elected leaders who believe that juveniles should generally be treated as juveniles. But armed robberies and armed carjackings are serious offenses that we have unfortunately seen recently sometimes escalate to homicides.”

While noting that it’s not often someone gets arrested for one armed robbery or carjacking, “where law enforcement believes that a 16 or 17-year-old has engaged in a spree of armed robberies or a pattern of armed robberies,” Graves said that he has instructed career supervisors to strongly consider charging such 16 and 17-year-olds as adults.

“Sprees and patterns are not the impetuous crime of a juvenile who temporarily lost control. They are the calculated crime of someone who is willing to threaten a life for money or property,” Graves said, adding that there will be “severe consequences for such conduct.”

Graves said his office has the authority to do that under a memorandum of understanding with the D.C. Attorney General’s Office, an agreement he said predates his tenure as the top federal prosecutor in the District.

�鶹���� has reached out to D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb for comment.

“My recent instruction was an affirmation of the principle of … I view these pattern and spree robberies as falling within the carve-out that we’ve had for individuals who have engaged in a pattern of conduct,” Graves said.

�鶹����’s Jack Moore contributed to this report.

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Prince George’s County police said they responded to a crash around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday involving a moped and a sedan. The incident occured at Martin Luther King Jr. Highway and Columbia Park Road in Greater Landover.

Police said the driver of the moped, an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The sedan driver remained on scene and is cooperating with authorities, according to police.

Prince George’s County police said the circumstances involving the collision are under investigation and are asking anyone who may have seen the crash to contact PG Crime Solvers.

The circumstances involving the collision are under investigation.

Police are asking anyone with an eyewitness account to contact .

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Sheriff Chuck Jenkins sent a memo Monday morning to the Frederick County executive and the Frederick County council alerting of his return to full-duty status.

“Effective immediately” at 8:30 a.m. Monday, the memo stated the end of a self-imposed leave of absence by Jenkins himself that he started in April so that, according to him, he wouldn’t be a distraction to the agency at the time.

“It’s time for me to come back to work, I have an obligation to carry out my responsibilities,” Jenkins told �鶹����. “And that’s where I’m at right now.”

Jenkins and the owner of a shooting range in the county were indicted by a federal grand jury in April on charges of conspiracy and making false statements in what prosecutors said was a scheme to illegally acquire machine guns.

Prosecutors said Jenkins, who has been the Frederick County sheriff since 2006, conspired with Robert Justin Krop to falsify documents in order to buy machine guns for Krop’s business, The Machine Gun Nest shooting range.

Both Jenkins and Krop have pleaded not guilty to all charges. Jenkins said he couldn’t speak about the case, but said he maintains his innocence.

Jenkins was forced to surrender his service weapon as a condition of his release before trial, and a judge last month declined a follow-up request from Jenkins’ lawyers that he be allowed to carry his service weapon.

“I’m not going to be able to make arrests, no. … I’ve got to be very careful what situation I get involved in,” Jenkins said. “But again, carrying out the administrative and management responsibilities of what I do every day is not going to change whether or not I carry a gun.”

Jenkins told �鶹���� he believed it was “past time” to return to work, and that by all accounts, “I’ve been working anyway.” He said he’s been out in public, making appearances at events and ceremonies, and that he sent the memo on Monday as a formality.

Now serving his fifth term, Jenkins said the people who support him continue to do so, and the people who don’t, “never will.” He called the indictment “political vindictiveness” earlier this year and realizes that everyone isn’t on board with his return to work.

“I’m not going to resign, I’m not forced to resign unless I’m convicted, and I’m sorry to say that’s the way it is,” he said.

Jenkins and Krop are both awaiting trial.

�鶹����’s Mike Murillo contributed to this story.

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Here’s what you need to know.

Thunderstorms are starting to dissipate and move out of the region now, with rain projected to end by 10 to 11 p.m.

Heavy showers first started moving through the area around 5 p.m., with a few severe thunderstorm warnings issued by the National �鶹���� Service from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

7News Chief Meteorologist Veronica Johnson said the warnings were issued because of the potential for some damaging winds and even hail.

“Could be some three-quarter inch size hail here and some winds any where from 50 to 60 miles per hour,” Johnson said.

Much of Virginia, Maryland and all of D.C. is currently under a Level One Severe Storm risk, putting 7News First Alert �鶹���� on STORM ALERT. From the National �鶹���� Service , a risk (one out of five) means isolated severe thunderstorms are possible and are limited in duration and intensity.

While it’s not as severe as the unusual Level Four risk that caused a line of tornado warnings and destructive thunderstorms earlier this month, people in the region should still be prepared for the possibility of severe weather.

Current weather:

The isolated storms will give way to a few clouds, the possibility of a stray shower, and lows in the 70s Friday night.

Muggy conditions will continue Saturday with highs in the upper 80s, a heat index in the low 90s and the possibility of a passing shower. Sunday looks to be drier with cooler temperatures and lower humidity. It’ll be a nice break before another weather maker arrives Monday, bringing along more possibilities of rain.

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FRIDAY: Chance AM Rain, PM T-Storms. Highs: Around 90. Heat Index: 95-100.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Chance Rain, Storms Early. Partly Cloudy Overnight. Lows: 69-76.

SATURDAY: Partly to Mostly Sunny. Highs: Upper 80s. Heat Index: Low 90s.

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Starting at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22, visitors to the original 1213 U St. location in Northwest D.C. will have a choice of a free half smoke or a beef, turkey or veggie dog, along with a bag of chips and a soda or bottled water.

“All of us at Ben’s are humbled by and thankful for the love and support we constantly receive from our guests and the city of Washington, D.C. as we continue to build upon the rich history of community service that Ben’s has been known for throughout the years,” Ben’s Chili Bowl said in a news release.

The afternoon celebration will follow a noon news conference. In June, Ben’s announced that Giant Food grocery stores would begin carrying their products, and that they were planning to begin expanding beyond the D.C. region.

The restaurant said Go-Go music, dignitaries and celebrities will also be on-site to celebrate the restaurant.

When Ben and Virginia Ali opened the U Street location on Black Broadway in 1958, it became a gathering spot for community members, activists and celebrities, such John Lewis, Jesse Jackson, Harry Belafonte, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and more.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. frequented Ben’s around the time of his March on Washington and “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. When he was assassinated in 1968, the D.C. government asked Ben’s to stay open amid the ensuing riots to serve first responders and community members.

In 2009, Barack Obama’s first D.C. public outing as president-elect was a visit to Ben’s Chili Bowl — his first stop in a throughout his two terms as president.

Ben’s Chili Bowl partnered with Lay’s and Pepsi to offer free meals at the U Street location Tuesday, which are limited to one a person and are available while supplies last.

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Just before 11 p.m. on Friday, Maryland State Police said two troopers responded to a report of a possible suicidal person at a home in the 44000 block of West Mervell Court in Hollywood, Maryland.

Police said the responding troopers were met at the home by 22-year-old Anthony Oliveras Jr., of Hollywood, Maryland, who they said was armed with a knife. According to police, Oliveras lunged toward one of the troopers, attempting to stab the trooper, and that Oliveras “pierced the trooper’s uniform and ballistic vest.”

Both troopers fired their weapons, striking Oliveras, police said. Another trooper and a deputy from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office arrived after the shooting, and police said the initial troopers and additional responding law enforcement officers “immediately rendered aid until emergency medical service personnel arrived.”

When medical personnel arrived, police said Oliveras was taken by ambulance to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown. He was then flown in a helicopter to MedStar Washington Hospital Center in D.C. where he was treated for his injuries.

State police said one of the initial responding troopers is a four-year veteran of the department, and another is a recent graduate of the Maryland State Police Academy. They have both been placed on administrative leave.

This is a developing story and the investigation is ongoing.

A map of the approximate area of the shooting is below.

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D.C. overworks more than any other major U.S. city — edging out Denver, Colorado and Austin, Texas, according to a new study.

FinanceBuzz collected data on 50 of the biggest U.S. cities and ranked them according to seven workforce factors, which were weighted. D.C. scored highly in most of these categories, with one of the highest percentages of multi-job households, workers who work more than 50 weeks per year and number of older adults still in the workforce.

Three cities on the Interstate-95 corridor cracked the top 10: Boston was number six and Baltimore was number 10. The highest concentration of overworked cities was in the middle of the U.S., with Denver and Indianapolis flanking either side of an almost straight line from Minneapolis, Kansas City and Dallas down to Austin.

Weighted factors

The study focused on seven factors that were weighted by their impact on the workforce. You can read more about .

The seven factors are listed below:

• Average number of hours worked per week
• Percentage of workers that work 50+ weeks per year
• Percentage of households where two or more people have jobs
• Percentage of active workers that are aged 65+
• Percentage of workers in each city’s state who have two or more jobs
• Average commute time
• Percentage of workers with a side hustle

Leading the nation

D.C. had the highest percentage of workers over 65 years old — 23.4% of workers still in the workforce past what has historically been the age of retirement.

The District’s 31-minute average commute ranked third after New York’s 34 minutes and Riverside, California, at 32.2 minutes.

It also ranked third-highest in dual-job households with 61.3%, only behind Salt Lake City at 63.6% and Minneapolis at 62%.

D.C. ranked fourth for the average weeks worked each year, with 64% of workers clocking 50+ of the 52 weeks a year, only behind Denver, Minneapolis and Kansas City.

Even though workers are only taking off two weeks a year, D.C. seemed to head out an hour early each week. D.C. ranked 14th in hours worked each week at 39 hours. The other 13 cities posted some fraction of another hour all the way up to Houston, who clocked an honest 40 hours a week.

D.C. is no stranger to spending the most time on the clock. In a pre-pandemic study in , D.C. also topped the list for most overworked city, while San Diego ranked as the best city for work-life balance. Las Vegas ranked as the least overworked city in this year’s FinanceBuzz study.

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