Man Pleads Guilty in Death of Teen He Met Online
A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday in connection with the shooting death of a Maryland teen whom he met via a social networking site. Police said 18-year-old Siobhan Lee used the iPhone app Tagged...
View ArticleMan Wanted in Fairfax County Bank Robbery
Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with a bank robbery in the Bailey's Crossings area of Fairfax County. According to officials, a robbery of the Suntrust Bank at 5821 Crossroads Center...
View Article911 Issue Delayed Ambulance to Girl, 4, Struck on UWS: FDNY
Fire officials say "human error" within New York City's 911 system caused a more than four-minute delay in dispatching an ambulance to help the 4-year-old girl who was struck by an SUV on Manhattan's...
View ArticleTrash Train Derails in Baltimore County, No Injuries
Officials say no one was injured when a trash train derailed outside Baltimore Friday evening. Baltimore County Fire crews responded to the derailment near Hammonds Ferry Road and Elizabeth Avenue in...
View ArticleKindness Remembered 27 Years Later
A mother of six traveled to Fort Worth to thank the woman who gave her a home when she was a young, pregnant immigrant with no money and no home nearly 30 years ago. Patience Menakaya was just weeks...
View ArticleStudents Make Bracelets, Cards for OK Tornado Victims
D.C. Middle School students spent a day of service creating a special gift for victims of the Oklahoma tornadoes. One sixth grade class at Deal Middle School in Northwest made cards and "friendship"...
View ArticleWoman Tased, Beaten by Montgomery County Police
A cell phone video shows Montgomery Police repeatedly hitting a woman, then Tasing her outside of a store in Wheaton. The incident began inside of a Boost Mobile store on Veirs Mill Road Thursday. A...
View ArticleNearly 4,000 Philadelphia Teachers, School Staff Losing Jobs
Nearly 4,000 Philadelphia school teachers, administrators and staff learned Friday they would lose their jobs. School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. William Hite, Jr. said the layoffs are...
View ArticleWoman Struck, Killed by Cars on Outer Loop of Beltway
Part of the Capital Beltway's Outer Loop was shut down Saturday morning as Maryland State Police investigated a fatal accident involving a pedestrian. Investigators say a woman was struck at around...
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Gunman Killed, 4 Victims Dead in Santa Monica
A gunman went on a shooting rampage Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., killing four people and injuring several others before police killed him in a gun battle on a community college campus, authorities...
View ArticleJack Jumps In: Evans Enters Mayoral Race
The nascent 2014 D.C. mayoral race took further shape Saturday morning as Ward 2 councilmember Jack Evans officially declared his candidacy. Speaking outside Le Diplomate restaurant at the corner of...
View ArticleGermantown Man Charged With Indecent Exposure
Montgomery County Police have charged a Germantown man with three counts of indecent exposure, and believe that there are more victims who have yet to come forward. Ryan De Leon, 33, was arrested and...
View ArticleSchool Honors Student Who Lost His Battle With Brain Cancer
He's West Springfield High School's homecoming king this year. He's also the first graduate of the 2013 class. And Thursday, Jordan Trunfio lost his fight with brain cancer. A handful of teachers and...
View ArticleMichael Brown Scandal Stirs Ethics Talk, Not From Gray
When Michael A. Brown was a Council member, he cut a large, well-tailored, confident figure in public on the council dais. But now he’s heading to federal court Monday to plead guilty to a felony...
View ArticleMicroscope Solves Musical Mystery
Inside the Stanford Linear Accelerator, a microscope the size of a room, de-codes parts of a 1797 opera by Luigi Cherubin. NBC Bay Area's Scott Budman explains.
View ArticleWoman Funneling Cash Is Common Thread in Council Scandals
A woman who already pleaded guilty to funneling cash from local businessmen to District Mayor Vincent Gray's 2010 campaign has weaved herself into the latest D.C. Council scandal. Jeanne Clarke Harris...
View ArticleSmartphones Help Trappers Wrangle Feral Hogs
As feral hogs continue to barrel into suburban and urban areas -- and even into Dallas' city limits -- trappers are turning to smartphone technology to help catch the animals. Locations such as Kiest...
View ArticleMurder-Suicide Victim's Family to Sue Army for $10 Million
The family of 17-year-old Michelle Miller, a victim in a murder-suicide, is planning to sue the U.S. Army for $10 million. Police say Army Sgt. Adam Arndt, 31, shot Miller inside his Germantown home in...
View ArticleSex Slave Trial Begins In Federal Court
The trial began Tuesday for civil lawsuit filed by a Chicago woman who claims her ex-husband abused and kept her as a sex slave. Kimberley O’Brien, 51, filed the $60 million suit against 57-year-old...
View ArticleTerrifying Anti-Drunk Video Goes Viral
A viral British anti-drunk driving campaign video is receiving a lot of attention for a sobering strategy that aims to literally scare the crap out of potential offenders. The #PubLooShocker video,...
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