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Review: 'The Dissident' chronicles assassination of Jamal Khashoggi 01/08/2021 10:09am • In 2017, Bryan Fogle won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for "Icarus," which started as a first-person steroid reenactment of cyclist Lance Armstrong and evolved into a wider expose on the Olympic doping scandal by the Russian government. Truly, it's a rare talent to balance "Super Siz 'They failed the country': Ex-DC chief cites 'double standard' in Capitol, Black Lives Matter preparedness 01/07/2021 12:41pm • Members of U.S. Capitol Police inspect a damaged entrance of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Retired D.C. Police Chief Charles Ramsey said the leadership of Capitol Police "not only failed themselves, they failed the Capitol, a Loudoun Co. man arrested in shooting of cat with pellet gun 01/05/2021 09:50am • A Virginia man will be arraigned later this month on charges he shot a cat in Sterling late last year. The cat, found with multiple wounds and fractures from a pellet gun last November, had to be euthanized, according to Loudoun Animal Services. Loudoun County deputies assisted Loudoun County Woman guilty of threatening to kill, bomb Georgetown Visitation Prep over wedding notices 01/05/2021 06:49am • A California woman, who threatened to kill students and staff at D.C.'s Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School by bombing the school, pleaded guilty to a hate crime in federal court Monday. Sonia Tabizada, 36, of San Jacinto, California, made multiple calls to Georgetown Visitation Preparatory Northern Virginia prosecutors push to abolish death penalty 01/04/2021 11:37pm • Almost 20 years ago, the U.S. Justice Department determined Beltway snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo would go on trial in Prince William and Fairfax counties first, because that was where they stood the best chance of getting the death penalty. Now, 12 Virginia commonwealth's attorn Sheriff's deputy still in hospital after Walmart shooting in Sterling 01/04/2021 02:22pm • A Loudoun County sheriff's deputy is recovering in a hospital after Saturday's shooting at a Walmart in Sterling, Virginia, officials said. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said the deputy is hospitalized in "stable condition" after he was shot by a suspect, who also shot two Walmart workers a What Forensic Science Is and How to Become a Forensic Scientist 12/31/2020 12:00am • When a serious crime such as a murder occurs, the identity of the perpetrator may not be obvious. In whodunit scenarios, where it is unclear who is responsible for wrongdoing, forensic science often provides the key to solving the mystery. What Is Forensic Science? A DefinitionForensic science is a Fairfax County makes sweeping sentencing reforms 12/30/2020 09:43pm • Major sentencing reforms have just been made in Fairfax County, Virginia, and its top prosecutor wants to see state-level changes too. "The overall goal here is to build a more fair and just criminal justice system, while also having a system that actually keeps our community safe," said Fairfax Diplomats Weigh In On the Path Forward for Canada-China Relations 12/30/2020 12:00am • Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig have been detained in China for two years. They're accused of spying, but their detention is widely regarded as retribution for Canada's arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in December 2018. She is fighting extradition to the United States, where she f Prince William Co. sheriff's deputy fired after 'disturbing' social media posts 12/27/2020 12:16am • A Prince William County, Virginia, sheriff's deputy was fired Saturday after multiple "disturbing comments" were discovered on his social media account. The Prince William County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook statement that the agency learned about the contents of the deputy's posts on Frid Jaywalking decriminalization is coming to Va., 100 years after the auto industry helped make it a crime 12/25/2020 10:54pm • 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. Though it didn’t garner as much attention as other police reform measures during the special legislative session that ended this fa Prince George's Co. looks at early release for young people sentenced to life in prison 12/23/2020 05:37pm • Juveniles who have been sentenced to life in prison in Maryland are getting a second chance under a program that takes a fresh look at their cases. Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy has worked to release nine people under this program, the latest just a few weeks ago. Brav Just in time for the holidays: Your book recommendations 12/23/2020 08:45am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Earlier this year, we published two articles about a reading list that two lawmakers ― state Sen. Cory V. McCray (D-Baltimore City) and Bowser names Contee new DC police chief 12/22/2020 11:40am • Newly named D.C. police Chief Robert Contee speaks at a news conference Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. (Courtesy D.C. Mayor's Office) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser named police veteran Robert Contee as the District's new police chief Tuesday. She called it a "full circle" for Contee, a Washington native 10 years later, arrest made in DC woman's disappearance case 12/20/2020 10:24pm • Police in D.C. arrested and charged a suspect with murder 10 years after a woman disappeared from her Southeast home. Unique Harris, 24, was reported missing from her home on Hartford Street in the Woodland neighborhood on Oct. 10, 2010. Multiple methods to find new leads were attempted, inclu