Man Wanted in Prince George's Sex Assault
Police say a man pulled a woman's clothes off as she entered an apartment building during the early morning hours last Friday. According to Prince George's County Police, the woman reported she walked...
View ArticleFather Sought for Leaving Son in Wrecked Car: CHP
Investigators have identified the father of a child left trapped inside his car seat after a highway accident. California Highway Patrol officers identified 40-year-old Fabiani Arroyo as a person of...
View Article3 Firefighters on Leave After Co-Worker Assaulted
Three male firefighters have been placed on administrative assignment, following an alleged sexual assault of their female co-worker, according to officials. The woman claims she felt an unknown...
View ArticlePolice Search for Suspect in Northeast Murder
Officials are asking for the public's help in identifying a person of interest in connection with a weekend murder in southeast D.C. According to police, 31-year-old Robert Plight was killed June 1 in...
View ArticlePedestrian Dies from Injuries in K Street Crash
Officials say a pedestrian who was struck while crossing the street in northwest DC in May passed away from his injuries. Police said a 2013 Mercedes Benz E350 traveling eastbound on Connecticut Avenue...
View ArticleReport Finds Major Flaws in Riverdale Fire Response
A new report claims basic training procedures were not followed during a fire in Riverdale, Md. last year that injured seven firefighters. Crews responded to the fire on 57th Avenue Feb. 24. Two of the...
View ArticleVa. Communities Receive $30 Million in Housing Redevelopment
The foreclosure crisis is long over in Prince William County, but hundreds of the abandoned, decaying properties are still left behind. A coalition of religious organizations is launching a plan to use...
View ArticleSpelling Bee Champ Tries Knaidel
Avind Mahankali, the 13-year-old boy from Queens, New York who won the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling "knaidel," got a taste of the food for the first time at New York City's...
View ArticleGang Members: We Deserve to Be Saved, Keep Hospital Open
Gang members are among those flocking to save a South Side Chicago hospital that claims it could be forced to close for lack of funds. Rev. Phillip Cusic, an employee at Roseland Community Hospital,...
View ArticleDriver Charged in Fatal Fairfax County Crash
A Herndon man responsible for a fatal crash on the Fairfax County Parkway Saturday morning has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter. Manuel Jimenez Benitez, 24, was arraigned in court...
View ArticlePatient Sues Over Berries Linked to Hepatitis
A Long Beach woman has filed a lawsuit after being hospitalized with hepatitis A, one of some 30 people infected in a multi-state outbreak linked to frozen berries sold at a major store chain. Lynda...
View ArticleBelmont: The Toughest Stop of Horse Racing's Triple Crown
John Velazquez won’t call himself an expert on Belmont Park’s grueling racetrack, but with more than 1,600 first-place finishes there—the most of any active jockey—he clearly knows its demands....
View ArticleThies: Race and the Race for D.C. Mayor
The Democratic primary for D.C. mayor is heating up, but do not expect to hear an announcement from Mayor Gray anytime soon. Throughout his political career he has annoyed strategists and tormented the...
View ArticleCatania Proposes Major D.C. Educational Bills
A District councilman has drafted sweeping legislation that would revolutionize the city's public education system. D.C. Councilman David A. Catania's seven bills would give more power to principals,...
View ArticleWorker Injured on Bay Bridge
A contract worker was injured while working on the Bay Bridge Tuesday morning. The 51-year-old male worker was painting a catwalk underneath the westbound span of the Bay Bridge approximately 15-feet...
View ArticleUPS Worker Arrested in Apple Product Thefts
Police have arrested a Dumfries man accused of stealing more than 60 Apple products from unopened shipping packages at the UPS store. Stephen A. Owens was arrested May 3 and charged with embezzlement....
View ArticleCab Driver Fatally Shot in Adams Morgan ID'd
Police have identified the cab driver gunned down in Adams Morgan Tuesday morning and charged his assailants. Just before 3 a.m., officers working an undercover tactical robbery unit saw 57-year-old...
View ArticleHoward Police Release Surveillance of 7-Eleven Robbery
Howard County Police released video and photos of a robbery in a Columbia, Md., 7-Eleven and are offering a reward up to $500 for information. The robbery took place shortly before 2:35 a.m. Friday in...
View ArticleSusan G. Komen Cancels Race in D.C.
The Susan G. Komen three-day “Race for the Cure” will not return to Washington, D.C., and six other cities in 2014 due to “economic uncertainty.” The organization aimed at raising awareness of breast...
View ArticleBaby Missing From Southeast D.C. Located
A 4-month-old baby boy is back home with his family 24 hours after they reported him missing. Nazir Morea Alston was reported missing Monday from the 300 block of Raleigh Street SE. Alston's family...
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