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Maryland will receive DOJ grant to address hate crimes 11/10/2021 11:39pm • Maryland’s Attorney General Brian Frosh said his office will receive a Department of Justice grant to help address hate crimes in the state. According to a release from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), hate crimes and bias incidents have seen a significant increase in Maryland over the Upper Marlboro man indicted in shooting death of his fiance 11/10/2021 10:34am • A grand jury in Prince George's County, Maryland, has indicted a man in connection with the killing of his fiance in mid-September. Dionte Sims, 38, of Upper Marlboro faces a 19-count indictment, including multiple murder and illegal firearm-related charges, with two enhancements for his alleged Survey: 52% of U.K. Residents Don't Know Toll of Holocaust 11/10/2021 12:00am • For years, advocates and scholars have contended that continual education and remembrance of past large-scale killings are the best approaches to avoiding them in the future. Yet despite efforts to educate populations about global atrocities that have occurred before and since the Holocaust -- the For those experiencing domestic abuse, DC has resources that can help 11/06/2021 02:40am • Nearly 40% of women in D.C. have experienced intimate partner violence, which is higher than the national average of 25%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest report. Three D.C. officials told WTOP that the city has a slew of resources to help survivors. Michelle G DC man sentenced to 27 months in prison for child pornography 11/02/2021 04:04pm • On Tuesday, former D.C. resident Daniel Gregory Johnston was sentenced to 27 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of possessing child pornography. In 2018, Johnston, 43, was arrested after law enforcement obtained a search warrant to inspect his laptop and other digital devic The military is still catching up to #MeToo –How one nonprofit is creating a safe space for survivors 11/02/2021 01:30pm • This content is sponsored by Melwood. In the aftermath of what happened to Spc. Vanessa Guillen, a U.S. Army soldier who was killed by another enlisted person in 2020, military sexual trauma (MST) is finally starting to receive long overdue attention in the public sphere. A U.S. Army investigatio Vigil for man killed at Falls Church, Va. ATM 10/31/2021 12:09am • Nelson Alexander, 73, was remembered Saturday night following his death during an attempted robbery at an ATM in Falls Church, Virginia. A large group gathered to remember the man who some said lost his life in a "senseless situation" that "was not called for." More Fairfax County News Amid coverup claims, Loudoun Supt. Ziegler says he's never received notice of juvenile arrests 10/28/2021 04:34am • In the midst of politically-charged allegations of coverup and malfeasance after two recent sexual assaults in Loudoun County, Virginia high schools, Superintendent Scott Ziegler says he has never, during his three years with LCPS, been notified by the county sheriff's office that a juvenile has bee Virginia AG Herring cites 'progress' in bid for 3rd term 10/27/2021 04:39am • FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2021 file photo, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring addresses the Virginia FREE Leadership Luncheon in McLean, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) EDITOR'S NOTE: Virginians have a few days left to vote for the commonwealth’s statewide offices — governor, lieutenant go Arlington ends contract with jail health provider a year after inmate death 10/26/2021 11:40am • Arlington County has decided to cut ties with a controversial for-profit health care provider at the county jail. The Northern Virginia county's contract with Corizon Health will end next month after 15 years of providing services for inmates. More Arlington News More Virginia N Loudoun Co. judge rules teen sexually assaulted girl in school bathroom 10/25/2021 08:15pm • A Loudoun County, Virginia, juvenile court judge has ruled a high school student sexually assaulted a schoolmate in a bathroom at Stone Bridge High School, in Ashburn, in May. The teenager, now 15, was later charged with sexual battery and abduction of another female student, on Oct. 6, at Broad Manslaughter charges dismissed against Park Police officers in Bijan Ghaisar case 10/22/2021 06:40pm • A federal court tossed out involuntary manslaughter charges against the U.S. Park Police officers who fatally shot Bijan Ghaisar. A U.S. District judge said Lucas Vinyard and Alejandro Amaya, who are accused in the death of the unarmed McLean, Virginia, man following a pursuit along the George Wa Mother of Karon Hylton-Brown's daughter seeks $100M over police chase death 10/21/2021 12:25am • The mother of Karon Hylton-Brown's daughter has filed a lawsuit on her behalf against D.C., including the mayor and the attorney general, and members of the police department involved in the pursuit that led to his death. Amaala Jones-Bey filed the suit on behalf of her daughter, identified in co Md. Army vet accused of faking he was paraplegic to net $1 million 10/15/2021 10:36am • A Maryland Army veteran has been charged with faking that he was paraplegic in order to claim more than $1 million in veterans disability benefits. William Rich, 41, of Windsor Mill, allegedly claimed he was paralyzed and unable to walk on medical forms, according to the Department of Justice. Time served for man who threatened Trump with package he said was 'detonator' 10/15/2021 09:52am • A man from Long Island, New York, has been sentenced on charges of threatening then-President Donald Trump and the White House complex during a March 2017 incident. Jean-Paul Gamarra, 45, of Copiague, was sentenced Thursday after being found guilty on May 27, 2021, of one count each of "threats t