Summer Sleepover Turns Fatal: Girl, 8, Killed
It was supposed to be an evening of fun. Eight-year-old Alaysha Carradine was sleeping over at a friend's house in Oakland, excited to go to a modeling show on Thursday with her buddy. Instead, the...
View ArticleBond Granted for Mom Who Left Baby in Hot Car
The Virginia mother who left her 8-month-old baby boy in a hot car for about 6 hours will be released on bond Thursday. Zoraida Magali Conde Hernandez, 32, was charged with felony child neglect...
View ArticleBoy's Condition Upgraded After Sand Dune Fall
A 6-year-old boy buried for three hours under sand at the Indiana Dunes is slowly seeing his medical condition improve, doctors said Thursday. “Nathan Woessner has been upgraded from critical and is...
View ArticleWATCH: Pitch Drop Experiment Caught on Camera
The science world might have tapped into something that is literally slower than molasses. Researchers at Ireland's Trinity College set up a camera to capture a pitch drop that was 69 years in the...
View ArticleMan Yells "Terrorist Rats" in Mosque: Imam
San Diego police arrested a man after he entered a mosque during early-morning prayer, yelled “terrorist rats” and made death threats. A surveillance camera captured the moments the suspect entered the...
View ArticleOne Arrested, Another Wanted in Capitol Heights Shooting
Police say a 21-year-old man is wanted in connection with an attempted murder in Capitol Heights, Md. in May. Crews responded to the 1200 block of Elfin Avenue May 7 just after 5 p.m. for a shooting...
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Small Plane Crashes Into Home in Anne Arundel Co.
A small plane crashed shortly after take off from an Anne Arundel County airport Thursday morning. The Beechcraft BE 23 clipped one home and crashed into another in a residential mobile home park on S....
View ArticleGunman Near White House “Only Going to Fire Couple Shots”
A man who displayed a loaded weapon at a U.S. Secret Service police booth outside the White House told officers, “I was only going to fire a couple of shots if no one confronted me,” according to court...
View ArticlePrince George's Co. Police Hold Active Shooter Drill
Don't be alarmed if you see a lot of police officers at one Prince George's County high school Friday -- it is only a drill. Prince George's County Police will hold active shooter drill at High Point...
View ArticleChicago Cops Start Door-to-Door Visits to Fight Violence
A new pilot program in Chicago has police knocking on the doors of would-be criminals, hoping to alert them of stiff penalties for gun crimes and warn them they are being watched. The "custom...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Raping 14-Year-Old Girl
A Woodbridge, Va., man was arrested Thursday in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old girl he allegedly knew. Detectives from the Prince William County Police’s Special Victims Bureau arrested...
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Excessive Heat Warning Friday in D.C. Area
The end of the heat wave is in sight. But there's still some hot and humid weather to contend with first. An excessive heat warning was issued for Washington, Arlington and Falls Church from noon until...
View ArticleFemale Cheetah Dies at National Zoo
Tumai, one of the cheetahs at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, died Thursday night of a ruptured spleen -- after a long life that included giving birth to four cubs who are helping to protect her...
View ArticleWATCH: Obama Addresses Race, Trayvon Martin
President Obama offers thoughts on the George Zimmerman verdict and suggestions for moving forward during Friday's White House Press briefing. He avoided commenting on the specifics of the case,...
View ArticleThree Injured in Springdale, Md. Fire
Two firefighters and one civilian were injured in a Prince George's County house fire Friday afternoon. Crews responded to the 9300 block of Biemans Terrace just after 3 p.m. There, they found heavy...
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Driver Crashes Into Laytonsville, Md. 7-Eleven
A driver reportedly crashed into a Montgomery County 7-Eleven store Friday afternoon. The crash was reported just after 3:15 p.m. in the 6800 block of Olney Laytonsville Road close to the Montgomery...
View ArticlePD: Man Posing as Utility Worker Steals Cash
Police in Fairfax County, Va. are asking residents be vigilant as officials seek a suspect wanted for impersonating a water utility worker. There have been at least two incidents involving a Fairfax...
View ArticleSuspect Sought in Tenleytown Sex Assault
A woman walking along Wisconsin Avenue Northwest in D.C. Tuesday evening was sexually assaulted, police said. The incident occurred just before midnight in the 4200 block of Wisconsin Avenue while the...
View ArticleSuspended Priest Arrested on Firearms Charges
A Connecticut priest accused of sexual assault of a minor has been arrested on federal firearms charges. Rev. Paul Gotta of East Windsor was arrested by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and...
View ArticleSex Addiction May Not Be Disorder
Hypersexuality is blamed for wrecking lives and leading to financial ruin, but UCLA researchers suggest so-called sexual addiction may not be a real disorder. A newly released study published in the...
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