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Asian-American man left brain dead by robbery, assault in Oakland 03/10/2021 07:37am • Oakland, California — Police here announced an arrest Tuesday in an assault and robbery that critically injured a 75-year-old Asian-American man. An official in Oakland's Chinatown community told CBS San Francisco the victim was brain dead from the critical injuries he suffered in the attack. Juvenile Restoration Act pushes for resentencing for youthful offenders 03/01/2021 11:16pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Paul LaRuffa suffered five gunshot wounds in 2002, all at the hands of a 17-year-old boy, who he said “left for dead.” “But, obvio 'Blame Trump' defense in Capitol riot looks like a long shot 02/27/2021 08:33am • The “Trump-made-me-do-it” defense is already looking like a longshot. Facing damning evidence in the deadly Capitol siege last month — including social media posts flaunting their actions — rioters are arguing in court they were following then-President Donald Trump's instructions on Jan. Hyattsville man faces firearm charge after shooting outside Secret Service facility in Beltsville 02/27/2021 08:16am • A Prince George's County man has been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm following a shooting outside a Secret Service facility in Beltsville on Thursday, according to the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office. Jeremiah Peter Watson, 22, of Hyattsville, was charged Friday aft Virginia lawmakers pass bill to seal some criminal records 02/26/2021 12:41pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers have approved legislation to allow people convicted of certain crimes to have their criminal records sealed. Supporters say the bill will help remove obstacles to obtaining jobs, housing, and education for thousands of Virginians. The legislation will DC attorney general joins call for fairness for certain low-level drug offenders seeking resentencing 02/22/2021 06:10pm • D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is leading a coalition of fellow prosecutors who want to make sure that a relatively recent criminal justice reform law is applied more broadly to certain low-level drug offenders looking for new sentencing hearings. Racine is among 19 U.S. attorneys general, inc 2 Capitol rioters committed 'crimes of terrorism,' prosecutors say 02/19/2021 12:25pm • ▶ Watch Video: House holds hearing on domestic terrorism in the wake of Capitol siege At least two Capitol rioters may have committed "crimes of terrorism," prosecutors say, which is cause to hold them without bail as they await trial — and may mean longer sentences should they be fo Burmese actress goes into hiding as celebrities opposing Myanmar coup added to arrest list 02/18/2021 03:31am • Since "day one" of the military coup, Burmese actress Paing Phyo Thu -- one of the country's highest-paid stars -- says she has been on the streets opposing the ruling junta. One of Myamar's highest-paid actresses, she has been offering financial help to striking staff who have given up their job Bowser declares DC gun violence a public health crisis in new order 02/17/2021 01:21pm • Gun violence in D.C. is a public health crisis, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday, and she's forming an emergency operations center to combat it. "This is a level of violence that we haven't seen in more than a decade," Bowser said. "And the homicide trends are disturbing." "But we know that Md. delegate seeks to do away with qualified immunity for police officers 02/15/2021 08:33pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Several years ago, Makia Smith was dragged out of her car by her hair and placed under arrest. Her crime: video recording a police officer w Comparing Trump's two impeachment trials 02/14/2021 12:36am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's first impeachment trial centered on a phone call Americans never heard with the leader of a country very far away. The trial went on for two weeks of he-said-she-said. There was a mountain of evidence to pore over but not one drop of blood to see. Trump's second Maryland bill would provide voting info to the incarcerated 02/13/2021 01:57am • Those incarcerated awaiting trial or convicted of misdemeanors would be able to register to vote and learn about their voting rights under legislation in the Maryland General Assembly this year. The Senate version of the bill, which was jointly referred to the Education, Health and Environmental Man charged with shooting guard at Virginia federal facility 02/12/2021 11:32am • According to court documents, William Douglas Rankin, 44, is alleged to have entered the Social Security Administration building in Norfolk on Feb. 8, armed with a .380 firearm, a 9 millimeter rifle, and approximately 600 rounds of ammunition, including three fully loaded extended 9 mm magazines. T Would 'super drunk' drivers in Va. be empowered by repealing mandatory minimum sentences? 02/12/2021 10:05am • As lawmakers in Virginia's General Assembly advance bills to eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for all but the most serious crimes, anti-drunk driving advocates fear a new law would empower the worst of the commonwealth's serial drunken drivers. "It's obviously part of a larger, sweeping cri Task force presents 80 changes to overhaul DC's justice system 02/11/2021 05:30pm • Two years after a group of dozens of D.C. community leaders took on a review of the city's jail system, it is making 80 "thoughtful and concrete" recommendations for major changes to improve the District's justice system. In her note at the top of the 80-page report, Shelley Broderick, the chair