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DC man sentenced to 90 days in jail for animal cruelty 07/30/2022 11:10am • A D.C. man will spend 90 days in jail after he was convicted of brutally abusing two dogs and an alligator. Jaquan Jackson, 35, was convicted on multiple counts of cruelty to animals involving multiple dogs and an alligator last week — 12 dogs that he housed were rescued as part of the investigat 'This case was about jealousy': Double murder conviction for DC man 07/26/2022 06:25pm • Justice has been served in a three-year-old murder case in Prince George's County, Maryland. A D.C. man has been convicted of killing two other men after he became jealous that his girlfriend had cheated on him with one of the victims. "This case was about jealousy — jealousy and a horrific DC man's 63-month prison term matches longest for Capitol riot 07/26/2022 01:17pm • A man who attacked police officers with poles during the riot at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five years in prison, matching the longest term of imprisonment so far among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions. Mark Ponder, a 56-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., said Ex-DC private school employee pleads guilty to child pornography charge 07/26/2022 11:49am • A former D.C. private school employee pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of child pornography on Monday. Jay Gordon, 55, of Crofton, Maryland, worked in the IT department of a private school in the District, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. More Anne Arundel Co New video shows Fairfax Co. officers killing armed man at Springfield Town Center 07/22/2022 03:49pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have released body-worn and dashboard camera footage showing events that led to officers killing an armed man in the Springfield Town Center parking lot last month. The Fairfax County Police Department said 37-year-old Christian Parker, a Reston resident, was s Rescued beagles arrive at Humane Society rehab center in Maryland 07/22/2022 08:41am • The first group of beagles that are being removed from a Virginia breeding facility have been carried off a transport van at the Humane Society's care and rehabilitation center, at an undisclosed location in Maryland. Approximately 200 beagles arrived at the Humane Society of the United States fa DC Council introduces bill to end solitary confinement 07/19/2022 10:36am • A new bill introduced by the D.C. Council would end the use of solitary confinement in the city's jails and youth detention facilities. Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh introduced the bill after two previous unsuccessful attempts to end the practice, according to a recent news release. M Maryland man arrested after choking police K-9 in Fauquier County 07/18/2022 05:46am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A Maryland man has been arrested and charged with attempting to maim or kill a law enforcement officer animal and driving under the i Review: Taron Egerton shines in gripping true-crime mystery 'Black Bird' on Apple TV+ 07/15/2022 10:21am • Dennis Lehane wrote the source crime novels for Clint Eastwood's "Mystic River" (2003), Ben Affleck's "Gone Baby Gone" (2007) and Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" (2010). On Friday, he drops the true-crime mystery "Black Bird" on Apple TV+, a gripping six-episode miniseries that brilliant Hyattsville travel agent pleads guilty to scam for 2nd time 07/13/2022 08:56am • A former travel agent in Hyattsville, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to a theft scheme for the second time, authorities said Tuesday. In a statement, Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy said Lorena Balbuena-Aguiar ran an unlicensed travel agency — Azteka Travel & Services, Maryland man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in 40-year-old cold case 07/13/2022 08:21am • The Howard County's State's Attorney's Office said Tuesday that a Laurel, Maryland, man pleaded guilty to a second-degree murder charge from 1982. In a release, State's Attorney Rich Gibson said Howard Jackson Bradberry, 64, was arrested on May 25, 2021, after DNA results linked Bradberry to the Loudoun Co. judge won't halt Miyares special grand jury investigating schools 07/12/2022 01:50am • A circuit judge said Monday that he will not halt a special grand jury investigation of Loudoun County Public Schools despite a lawsuit seeking to stop it. Judge James Plowman — who previously served as the county's elected Republican commonwealth's attorney — denied the motion for temporary 2022 Maryland primary election: Races to watch in Prince George's Co. 07/11/2022 04:29am • When voters in Prince George’s County cast their ballots for the July 19 Maryland primary, they’ll be weighing in on whether to give County Executive Angela Alsobrooks a second term and making their picks for a handful of county council seats that could change the direction of the 11-member coun Edwards vs. Ivey: Maryland's race between former insiders dominated by outsiders 07/10/2022 01:15am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. One of Maryland’s most competitive congressional primaries — taking place in the newly reconfigured 4th District — has attracted so Hogan’s decision to lift gun restrictions roils state politics 07/05/2022 07:14pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.’s decision Tuesday to lift restrictions on carrying concealed weapons in Maryland in the wake of a recent U.S.