Four Sent to Hospitals After Fight at Ballou High
At least four people were sent to hospitals after students were sprayed with pepper spray following a fight at Ballou High School. A group of students began fighting in the hallway in between classes...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Shooting in Silver Spring
Montgomery County police are investigating a shooting that followed an altercation in Silver Spring Friday evening. The shooting happened at about 9 p.m. in the 12000 block of Featherwood Drive. The...
View ArticlePolice Bust 'Edwards Burglary Gang'
Police have arrested three people who they say were a sophisticated gang responsible for as many as 50 burglaries in Prince George's County since December. At one home, police said, the "Edwards...
View ArticleTop News Photos of the Week
President Barack Obama looks to see if it is still raining as a Marine holds an umbrella for him during his joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, not pictured,...
View ArticleHome Invasion Victim Describes Terrifying Ordeal
A D.C. woman who was tied up in a violent home invasion said she opened her door believing it was her mail carrier. Kathleen Clark, 69, who lives on Massachusetts Avenue in Northwest, said the man...
View ArticleWade Shows Up At Girl's Prom
Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade granted a South Florida teen's wish and showed up at her senior prom on Friday. Nicole Muxo said that she was called up to the dance floor, where she was told that Wade was...
View ArticleAnger Over Plan to Fix Bloomingdale Flooding Problem
There's fear and anger among Bloomingdale residents over city plan to fix a massive flooding problem. The fix could bring new problems of its own. At least one street could be closed down for years....
View ArticlePowerball Jackpot Now $600M
The Powerball jackpot keeps climbing. Lottery officials say the big prize now sits at $600 million. The $600 million prize is the largest in the multi-state game's history, beating out last November's...
View ArticlePart-time Minister on Crack Binge Sentenced in Carjacking
A 50-year-old ex-con and part-time minister -- who said he was on a 10-day crack binge -- was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison for a violent carjacking. Henry Sanders' victim was a Holocaust...
View ArticleChild Left in Car in School Parking Lot Dies
A 1-year-old child died after being left alone in a vehicle in an elementary school parking lot, Dallas police say. The child's mother, Vibha Marks, has been arrested on a charge of abandoning a child...
View ArticleDeaf Dog Stolen, Held For Ransom: Family
A deaf 11-year-old mini Yorkie was snatched from a yard in Hollywood and his dognappers are demanding $1,000 from his owners, who are pleading with the public to help bring their dog home. “I’m scared...
View ArticleFormer Philly Officer Charged With Raping Women
A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with raping two women and other crimes. A...
View Article12 Shot in Spate of Weekend Violence Across Chicago
Two people were fatally shot in the head and another shot dead in the chest in weekend violence that wounded at least nine others across Chicago, according to police. Last night’s first fatality took...
View ArticleNeighbors' Dispute Turns Deadly in Waldorf
Police in Waldorf are investigating a parking-lot dispute between neighbors that turned deadly Thursday night. Jessica Nicole Stith, 25, a mother of two, was outside in the townhome complex on Oak...
View ArticleProsecutors: Man Promoted Human Trafficking In Video
A Nevada man is accused of running a human trafficking scheme that brought girls across the country to D.C. -- and that he promoted with videos boasting of his prowess as a pimp. Prosecutors say...
View ArticleD.C. Police Investigate 3 Overnight Shootings
D.C. Police have confirmed three separate shootings that took place early Saturday morning in three different sections of the District. The first shooting took place in the 1200 block of Stevens Road...
View ArticleWinning Mega Millions Ticket Sold in Virginia
When it comes to lotteries, most of the country's attention is focused on Saturday's Powerball jackpot, which currently sits at $600 million. But $95 million is nothing to sneeze at either, and someone...
View ArticleEmphasizing Ethics, Wells Announces Mayoral Run
The race to be elected Mayor of the District of Columbia in 2014 now has two official participants after Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells officially announced his candidacy Saturday afternoon in...
View ArticleMWAA Officer Shot, Killed in Loudoun County
A 25-year veteran of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) police force was shot and killed by his wife Friday night in Sterling. MWAA spokesman Rob Yingling confirmed that Corporal...
View ArticleBicyclist Killed in Thursday Accident
D.C. Police are investigating a traffic accident that left a cyclist dead Thursday morning in Northwest D.C. Investigators say that 50-year-old Andre Brands was riding his bicycle south on 11th Street...
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