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Another charged in deadly shooting that killed 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson 1 year ago 07/15/2019 06:34pm • Another man accused of being involved in a deadly shooting that killed a 10-year-old girl while she was walking to an ice cream truck in Northeast D.C. last July has been charged with murder. Antonio Murchison, 26, was already in jail when police charged him Monday with premeditated first-degree Rescuers offer $5K reward for info on abused puppy found in Northeast DC 07/15/2019 04:55pm • The Humane Rescue Alliance is offering $5,000 for information leading to the person responsible for abandoning an emaciated puppy in need of emergency veterinary care. The puppy was recovered last week in the Ivy City section of Northeast D.C. "This was long-term neglect; a dog doesn't get int Ex-Georgetown basketball star Victor Page sentenced for assaulting teen girl 07/12/2019 07:15pm • A former Georgetown University basketball star faces a lengthy prison sentence for assaulting his girlfriend's 17-year-old daughter. Victor Page, 44, pleaded guilty last month to first-degree assault and attempted fourth-degree sex offense as part of a plea agreement in Prince George's County Cir Crime, conspiracies, new officers; DC police chief Newsham talks initiatives 07/11/2019 06:14am • Three months ago, D.C.'s murder rate was shockingly high — up 35% from 2018, which was a year that also saw a double digit increase in homicides. But as the summer approached, a time when conventional wisdom says crime typically goes up, numbers show that violent crime in the District has started Today in History: July 6 07/06/2019 12:00am • Today is Saturday, July 6, the 187th day of 2019. There are 178 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On July 6, 1885, French scientist Louis Pasteur tested an anti-rabies vaccine on 9-year-old Joseph Meister, who had been bitten by an infected dog; the boy did not develop ra Today in History: July 2 07/02/2019 12:15am • Today is Tuesday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law a sweeping civil rights bill passed by Congress. On this date: In 1776, the Continental Congress passed a resolution saying that ``these United Colo Judge sets 2 trials for 11 defendants in murder of 10-year-old DC girl 06/20/2019 07:06pm • More than two years after D.C. police said a spray of gang gunfire killed 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson, 11 people will be tried in connection with her murder in groups. "It's unwieldy to think about all these people being tried at the same time," said Judge Ronna Beck to the slew of attorneys and t Police ID body found in 1985 as Md. man missing since 1962 06/19/2019 02:21pm • Anne Arundel County police made an announcement Wednesday morning that provided them with a lead after 34 years, and a sense of relief to a family after nearly 60. A body found on April 23, 1985, was that of Roger Hearne Kelso, a young man who was born in 1943, lived on Whip Lane in Glen Burnie, AFI Docs returns as the undisputed champion of documentary festivals 06/19/2019 01:19am • Washingtonians are lucky to have the nation's top documentary festival right in our backyard. The 17th annual AFI Docs Film Festival triumphantly returns this Wednesday through Sunday. "Because it's in D.C., there is so much relative to nonfiction filmmaking here," festival director Mich Man must serve 9 years for murder, manslaughter in Bethesda tunnel fire death 06/17/2019 03:21pm • A Montgomery County man convicted in the 2017 fire death of a 21-year-old who was helping him secretly dig tunnels under his Bethesda, Maryland, home must serve nine years in prison. In April, a jury found Daniel Beckwitt, 28, guilty of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the Sep Today in History: June 17 06/17/2019 12:00am • Today is Monday, June 17, the 168th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On June 17, 1994, after leading police on a slow-speed chase on Southern California freeways, O.J. Simpson was arrested and charged with murder in the slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Pride flag stolen for 3rd time in 3 months from Reston church 06/13/2019 10:45am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, RestonNow.com, and republished with permission. A rainbow flag outside the Unitarian Universalist Church is missing for the third time in three months. Rev. Debra Haffner said that the 11-foot flag was stolen on Tuesday, June 11. The church 1 million protest in Hong Kong over law critics fear could allow China to snatch anyone 06/09/2019 10:41am • More than 1 million protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday, organizers said, to oppose a controversial extradition bill that would enable China to extradite fugitives from the city, in what would be the largest demonstration since the city's handover to China in 1997. Civil Human Police arrest man after false report of shooting causes panic at Capital Pride parade 06/09/2019 09:30am • More than half a dozen people have been transported to local area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries and a man is in custody after a false report of a shooting at the Capital Pride parade created confusion among participants and spectators near Dupont Circle, D.C., police said. Around 7 Officer's lawyer: Criminal investigation of Bijan Ghaisar shooting will be resolved in 20 days 06/07/2019 12:33pm • The lawyer for one of two U.S. Park Police officers who shot unarmed motorist Bijan Ghaisar during a November 2017 traffic stop has told a federal judge that after discussions with prosecutors, the criminal investigation into the Ghaisar shooting will "be resolved" within 20 days. During a motion