Woman Struck, Killed on Beltway Identified
Maryland State Police identified a woman killed in a hit-and-run on the Beltway June 8 as 22-year-old Tiara Nichelle Jackson, of Clinton, Md. Part of the Outer Loop was shut down that morning as...
View ArticleJFK-Bound Flight Diverted After Threatening Note Found
A flight bound for New York from Cairo, Egypt, landed in Scotland after a passenger found a threatening note on board, according to officials. Egyptair flight 985 from Cairo to New York landed at...
View ArticleNewtown Pushes Technology Aimed at School Safety
Their lives were stolen – 20 first-graders and six adults – at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., six months ago today. But one group is pushing for every bit of good to come out of the...
View ArticleNTSB: Plane Lost Power Twice Before Herndon Crash
The single-engine plane that crashed into an apartment building in Herndon two weeks ago lost power twice before crashing into the roof of the building just off the Dulles Toll Road, according to...
View ArticleMontgomery Co. Police Note Uptick in Phone Scam
Montgomery County police warned of a scam in which people receive phone calls telling them that a loved one has been kidnapped, jailed, injured or involved in an accident. The scammers then ask for...
View ArticleGourmet Bakery, Two Homes Shot Up in Annapolis
Shots were fired at a bakery and two homes in Annapolis late Friday, according to Anne Arundel County police. About 11:30 p.m., someone shot out a window at Cakes and Confections Gourmet Bakery in the...
View ArticleMotorcycle Driver Seriously Injured in Howard Co. Crash
A motorcycle driver was hospitalized with serious injuries following an accident in Elkridge, Md. late Saturday afternoon. Police were called to Washington Boulevard at Ducketts Lane at 5:30 p.m. for...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Vacant Apartment Fire in NE
A vacant apartment in Southeast caught fire Saturday and police are still working to determine the cause. Crews were dispatched just before 6 p.m. to the 1800 block of Gallaudet Street NE. The fire...
View ArticleMan Seriously Injured in NE Kitchen Fire
Police say a man sustained life-threatening injuries during a kitchen fire in Northeast Saturday. According to police, crews were called to a third floor apartment in the 4900 block of Rock Creek...
View Article20 Cars Burned in MD Junkyard Fire
Officials say 20 cars were burned at Crazy Ray's Auto Salvage in Jessup, Md. Saturday. According to Howard County Fire and Rescue, crews responded to 8125 Washington Blvd., and took about 45 minutes to...
View ArticleCar Crashes Into Pole, Catches on Fire
No one was injured when a car crashed into a pole in Edgewater, Md. then caught on fire, according to police. Residents reported hearing a popping sound just before 5 a.m. Sunday in the area of Central...
View ArticleTwo Gunshot Victims Found in Northwest
Police say two people suffered non-life threatening injuries following a shooting in Northwest during the early morning hours Sunday. According to police, the gunshot victims were found just after 2...
View ArticleDriver Strikes Pedestrian While Trying to Avoid Altercation
An occupant of an SUV was struck by a car driven by a man trying to avoid an altercation with two other occupants of the SUV late Friday, according to Anne Arundel County police. A 25-year-old man was...
View ArticleOvechkin Named MVP for Third Time
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin won the Hart Memorial Trophy Saturday, the third time he has been named NHL MVP in the last six years. The 27-year-old underwent a career renaissance this...
View ArticleOvechkin's Foot Injury Healing Well
Alex Ovechkin's broken left foot is healing well after playing nearly three full games on it last month. "Foot is okay," the recently-crowned MVP said during a conference call to discuss winning the...
View ArticleSanta Monica Residents Call for Peace
After back-to-back, deadly shootings in Santa Monica, community members have taken to the streets to call for peace. More than 100 people walked through the streets of Santa Monica on Sunday. In the...
View ArticlePolice Seek Teacher in Wife's Deadly Stabbing
Police were seeking a Los Angeles elementary school teacher accused of stabbing his wife to death in the street after she obtained a domestic violence restraining order against him. The suspect,...
View ArticleQuaker Lane Closed Due to Water Main Break
Quaker Lane between Duke Street and Seminary Road in Alexandria was close in both directions Monday morning due to a water main break.
View ArticleWATCH: Jury Selection Continues in Zimmerman Trial
Jury selection for the George Zimmerman trial was set to continue to Monday morning. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the February 2012 shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. He has...
View ArticleWATCH: Florida Teen Rides 50,000-Pound Whale Shark
A Fort Myers, Fla., teen had a once in a lifetime experience when he swam with a 30-foot whale shark Saturday. Chris Kreis, 19, was fishing in the Gulf of Mexico when he spotted the whale shark. He...
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