New Greenhouse Farm to Be Built in Ward 8

(WASHINGTON) -- A state-of-the-art greenhouse farm will be built in Ward 8, in an effort to have more fresh food available to Washington, D.C. residents.

On Thursday, a partnership was launched between the District and BrightFarms to build the 100,000 square-foot greenhouse farm. According to Mayor Vincent Gray's office, the farm is designed to generate up to one million pounds of local produce per year.

"By growing locally, BrightFarms delivers produce that is thousands of miles fresher, more flavorful and better for the community," a release stated.

The project is expected to create about 100 jobs during the construction phase and 25 full-time jobs.

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Teen Killed in Clinton Crash

(CLINTON, Md.) -- A teenager was killed in a vehicular crash in Clinton, Md. on Wednesday afternoon.

The single-vehicle crash happened shortly after 3 p.m. on the 11900 block of Brandywine Road. Prince George's County Police officers responded to the scene and found the 17-year-old male driver unresponsive inside the car.

The teen was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the driver apparently lost control of the car while driving on Brandywine Road, with the vehicle then running off the roadway and crashing into a tree.

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Thieves Use Backhoe and Truck in Attempt to Steal ATM

(POTOMAC, Md.) -- Montgomery County Police are investigating an incident in Potomac on Tuesday, where thieves attempted to make off with an ATM from a local bank.

The attempted theft was reported early Tuesday morning at a Bank of America branch, located at 10217 Falls Road. Security officers reported seeing three suspects attempting to steal a stand-alone ATM.

Police say they responded and found that the ATM had already been removed from a concrete pad. The machine was reportedly still attached by chains to a backhoe and was suspended over the bed of a pick-up truck. However, the suspects had already fled the scene by the time police arrived.

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Cops Seek Two Suspects in Robbery, Sexual Assault

(WASHINGTON) -- Metropolitan Police are searching for two suspects in connection with a report of a robbery and sexual assault in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Monday.

Police say a male and a female were seated in a vehicle on the 1500 block of Meridian Place NW, when two male suspects approached them and forced them out of the vehicle at gunpoint. The male victim was reportedly assaulted in that area, while the female victim was taken to the 1400 block of Oak Street NW, where she was sexually assaulted. The incident was reported early Monday Morning.

The suspects, who were wearing ski masks, then fled the scene.

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One Killed, Two Injured in Shooting in Southeast DC

(WASHINGTON) -- Police are investigating the death of a man who was gunned down on Sunday morning in Southeast, Washington, D.C.

The shooting was reported shortly before 3 a.m. on the 3400 block of Stanton Road SE. Metropolitan Police say officers responded to the scene and found three male victims suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

The victims were taken to local hospitals. Police say one of the victims, 21-year-old Alvin Allen Jr., succumbed to his injuries. The other two  victims were treated for unknown injuries.

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