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Family sues sheriff's office for in-custody death of Natasha McKenna 06/03/2016 05:17pm • WASHINGTON — The family of an Alexandria, Virginia, woman who died after a struggle with jail guards in Fairfax County has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Friday against the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office. The family of 37-year-old Natasha McKenna is seeking $15 million for pain and suffering Remembering Charnice Milton, reporter slain in DC (Photos) 05/26/2016 05:02am • WASHINGTON — Charnice Milton's young journalism career seemed ready to shift into high gear before she was shot and killed a year ago Friday. The 27-year-old reporter stepped off a bus in a Southeast D.C. neighborhood — right into a street battle that would claim her life. Her family is p Hogan signs criminal justice reforms into law 05/19/2016 05:05pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland is changing its approach to dealing with many criminals. Gov. Larry Hogan signed the Justice Reinvestment Act into law Thursday. The law is the result of bipartisan efforts to reform the state's criminal justice system. Hogan called it “the largest and most compr Md. police mum on growing use of cellphone tracking technology 05/04/2016 06:56am • Courtney Mabeus, correspondent BALTIMORE -- Police were waiting for Deon Batty when he stepped off a Baltimore City bus traveling along a commercial strip near the public Douglass Homes on Valentine’s Day three years ago. When authorities asked Batty to empty his pockets, he pulled out a cel Beijing Tightens Its Control Across China 05/02/2016 08:00pm • BEIJING -- The June 4 th Museum in Hong Kong was opened to remember an event that China's Communist Party would prefer its citizens forget -- the tragic massacre of pro-democracy protesters at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989. Tucked into a bustling district of the territory, the memorial shows do Despite new hotline, Bowser's budget proposes cut to victim support 04/13/2016 11:50pm • WASHINGTON – There’s a new resource for crime victims in D.C., but even as the city launches it, one council member is concerned about the funding that supports victim services. “We’re going through the budget process right now,” said councilman Kenyan McDuffie, chairman of the council� Ranking all the 'Game of Thrones' episodes 04/13/2016 10:12am • By Tessa Boyce Although summer is around the corner, winter is coming and "Game of Thrones" fans are anxiously awaiting Season Six, which premieres Sunday, April 24, at 9 p.m. on HBO. The first book, "A Game of Thrones," was published in 1996, and the series has since become a cultural phenom D.C. launches hotline to connect crime victims with services 04/13/2016 08:30am • WASHINGTON — Crime victims in the nation's capital have a new resource — a 24-hour, multilingual hotline that connects them with support services. The D.C. Victim Hotline was officially launched Wednesday, but it's been quietly operating for the past six months and has already received more 'Noah's Law' among bills that passed Maryland General Assembly 04/12/2016 03:43am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland's General Assembly session ended with changes to the way police misconduct is handled, tougher laws for drunken drivers and sentencing reform. But the session also ended without tax relief packages sought by Gov. Larry Hogan. In the waning hours of the 90-day general ‘Yes means yes’ sexual assault bill dies; campus officials and activists debate next step 04/06/2016 02:11am • Josh Magness, Correspondent ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- A bill that would require Maryland institutions of higher education to revamp their sexual assault policies will not receive a vote this year, setting up a debate between university officials and activists about how to address the problem on college c D.C. region boosts vigilance after Brussels terror attacks 03/22/2016 05:40pm • By ALEXANDRA PAMIAS, MAGGIE DEBLASIS and AUBURN MANN Capital News Service WASHINGTON — There were increased police patrols in the D.C. area’s Metrorail system and security was tightened at least one of the region’s three major airports Tuesday following the terror attacks in Brussels. F Police: Officer killed by friendly fire, brothers recorded ambush 03/14/2016 07:30pm • WASHINGTON — Brothers of a Prince George's County man with a history of mental illness took video of their brother as he opened fire on a police station, police officers and passing vehicles Sunday — an onslaught that killed an undercover detective, who was inadvertently shot by another respon Va. lawmakers set for hectic final week 03/06/2016 11:23am • WASHINGTON-- From hospital reforms and a Supreme Court vacancy to ethics and turf fields, the Virginia General Assembly is moving into a breakneck final week of its annual session that must also include a budget agreement between the House and Senate. The General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn D.C., Baltimore City among top murder capitals in U.S. 03/03/2016 10:33am • The following information is provided by Graphiq and FindTheHome:  by Sabrina Perry Crime rates are decreasing across large cities in the United States, but murder rates are on the rise. Numerous sources, from city police departments to the Brennan Center for Justice, reported a drastic jump i Law enforcement officials, activists testify on police reform bills 02/24/2016 01:13am • By Lexie Schapitl and Eliana Block, Correspondents  ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Children wearing caution tape, the mayor of Baltimore, law enforcement officials and an HBO actress were among a crowd of people who visited Annapolis Tuesday as lawmakers considered several law enforcement reform bills.