Bus Aide Pleads Not Guilty to Leaving Autistic Child on Bus
A bus aide who was assigned to help a three-year-old boy with autism has been charged with cruelty to a child after she allegedly left the boy on a school bus. Quiana Greene, 35, was charged with...
View ArticleFive Hospitalized in Fairfax Co. Crash
Police say five people were hospitalized with various degrees of injuries following a crash in Fairfax County Saturday evening. According to officials, two cars were involved in the crash at Gunston...
View ArticleMan Drowns in Fairfax County Overnight
Officials continue to investigate how a man drowned just before 1 a.m. Sunday in Fairfax County. According to police, crews were dispatched at 12:45 a.m. to the 10000 block of Eisenhower Lane in Great...
View ArticleMan Shot in Leg During Carjacking, Suspect Sought
A man was shot in the leg by a suspect who is still on the lam, according to police. The incident was reported just before 2 a.m. Sunday on Howard Road in Southeast D.C. The victim of the carjacking...
View Article"Supermoon" Lights Up Social Media
If you didn't look up in the sky early Sunday morning, you missed your chance to witness the largest, brightest full moon of the year. At 7:32 a.m. EDT Sunday, the moon was at its closest point to...
View ArticleCalifornia Waits for Same-Sex Marriage Decision
A long-awaited ruling on the legality of California's Prop 8 is expected to be handed down this coming week. It will be the U.S. Supreme Court's first decision on the issue of same-sex marriage....
View ArticleDallas Auction House Sells KFC Founder's Suit
The president and chief executive of Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan purchased the trademark white suit worn by company founder "Colonel" Harland Sanders at auction Saturday for $21,510 -- then promptly...
View ArticleCraigslist Ad Leads to Man's Murder
A South Jersey man was shot and killed in Philadelphia as he attempted to answer a sale ad on Craigslist. Daniel Cook, 27 of Williamstown, N.J., his girlfriend and another friend drove to Hollis Street...
View ArticleMan Shot in Buttocks in Northeast
Police are investigating a shooting in Northeast early Sunday morning, in which a man was shot in the buttocks. According to D.C. Police, crews were dispatched to the 5000 block of Banks Place NE at...
View ArticlePD: Passing Bike Rider Shot by Man Loading Gun
A man's gun discharged while he was loading it inside of his home, striking a passing bike rider, police said. According to officials, the incident was reported at 7 p.m. in the 1200 block of...
View ArticlePolice: Fireworks Apparent Cause of NE D.C. Explosion
An explosion a few blocks from Union Station in northeast D.C. appears to be fireworks, according to D.C. police spokeswoman Gwendolyn Crump. The incident began when D.C. Fire received a report of a...
View ArticlePlea Postponed for Md. Man Accused of Cannibalism
A plea hearing is postponed for a college student who told authorities he killed a man and ate his heart and parts of his brain. Alexander Kinyua was scheduled to appear Monday in Harford County...
View ArticleSpeed Limit Increased on I-495 Express Lanes
You can now drive a little faster on the Interstate 495 express lanes in northern Virginia. The speed limit was increased Monday from 55 mph to 65 mph. The increase applies only to drivers in the...
View ArticleCulpeper Police Chief, Ex-Chief Plead Immunity in Suit
Culpeper's police chief and a former police chief say they're not liable for the fatal shooting of a woman by a former officer. Police Chief Chris Jenkins and former Chief Dan Boring are defendants in...
View ArticleMarine Gets Surprise Homecoming Caravan
A marine returning home from Afghanistan knew his father was picking him from the airport as he returned home, but he wasn't aware that he would be trailed by a caravan of well-wishers welcoming his...
View ArticleShow Goes On for Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Storm-ravaged Coney Island celebrated its survival with the annual Mermaid Parade.
View ArticleHeat Celebrate With Victory Parade, Rally
For the second year in a row, Heat fans thronged to downtown Miami Monday to celebrate the team's 2013 NBA Championship with a victory parade and rally. Players rode double-decker buses down the...
View ArticleSandy Victims Charged for Water in Vacant Homes
Staten Island residents whose homes were damaged by superstorm Sandy say the city is charging them hundreds of dollars for water they haven't used since the storm. Some of the bills in the hard-hit New...
View ArticleChurch Plans Basement Pet Shrine
In a newly discovered grotto beneath the shrine’s front steps, a priest envisions building a columbarium to house the ashes of the dearly departed of the pet world. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.
View ArticleBig Marijuana Grow Facility Planned
The owner of Theraplant of Colorado wants to build a similar facility in Watertown. The proposed facility would move into an old Watertown paint factory on Echo Lake Road. The company will grow medical...
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