Joseph Olmo is an Anchor and Reporter at ABC 8NEWS WRIC - Nexstar Media Group. He covers a range of topics including general assignment news, government and politics, automotive trends, and public security, with a focus on transportation and mobility issues such as metro, crime, and traffic in Maryland. Joseph's work has also been featured in DC News Now and NBC4 Washington.
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Joseph Olmo's coverage primarily focuses on local news, with an emphasis on government announcements, crime, transportation and logistics. He covers a range of topics including public transportation, traffic and road safety, crime and safety, travel as well as other aspects of local news.
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By: Joseph Olmo
First responders in Montgomery County, Maryland, are accepting toys to bring to children in North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene. Holiday shoppers at Westfield Montgomery, Westfield Wheaton and the Clarksburg Premium Outlets will likely notice big trucks on Friday and Saturday. The Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service and members of Maryland Task Force 1 are using the trucks to…
By: Michael Pegram, Maggie More, Joseph Olmo
Automatic train operations, contactless payment, increased train services and more changes are coming to Metro. Here’s a look at the proposed 2025 budget at this weekend’s return to computerized trains.
By: Maggie
"Our War Council is gonna meet virtually this afternoon and decide the exact time/location for Monday. Could be morning, afternoon, evening."
Neighbors can be connected with seniors or people who have disabilities who need help shoveling. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.
By: Gina Cook, Joseph Olmo
Two men are dead after a car was found submerged in a pond outside a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, Thursday morning, police say. The car went into the water near the Wingate by Wyndham hotel on Centerview Drive about 7:30 a.m., Fairfax County police said. Fire and rescue crews searched through the water and found two men dead. Police said…
More snow is set to fall over the D.C. area. Although it’s likely we’ll only get a dusting, it could worsen conditions on roadways that remain icy days after Monday’s snow storm. Here’s the latest forecast, along with what residents are dealing with on the roads throughout the region. From about 10 p.m. Friday until about 4 or 5 a.m….
By: Joseph Olmo, Sophia Barnes
A dead person was found inside a car stopped at an intersection in Montgomery County, Maryland, early Friday, and police have shut down part of a major road for a death investigation. Shady Grove Road is closed in both directions at Corporate Boulevard, Key West Avenue and Research Boulevard, Montgomery County police said. That area is in Rockville, just south…
By: Joseph Olmo
Simultaneous death investigations are ongoing on Montgomery County, Maryland. It’s not clear if the deaths of the two people are related. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.
By: Joseph Olmo
Some looking to attend the presidential parade inside Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C., had to make a tough choice when they got to the security checkpoint outside: Ditch your bag, or lose a shot at seeing the presidential parade.
By: Joseph Olmo, Andrea Swalec
The newly freed founder of the anti-government group the Oath Keepers stood outside the D.C. jail early Tuesday, awaiting the release of Jan. 6 defendants after President Donald Trump issued sweeping pardons, including of people convicted of brutal assaults on officers at the U.S. Capitol.
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