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Man convicted of killing uncle who was set to testify against him 02/20/2016 12:18am • UPPER MARLBORO, Md. -- A Prince George County man has been found guilty of ordering his uncle’s murder, from a jail house phone. Surveillance video and jail house tapes led to guilty verdicts from a jury for Brian Mayhew and the two men who organized and pulled off the murder from the outside, Dating With a Disability 02/10/2016 07:00pm • When Patrick Chamberlain first met his now-wife Jessica Cox, he thought she was rude. After all, the petite brunette had strutted into Chamberlain's taekwondo class with her arms crossed beneath her sweater. She didn't even take them out when another instructor gave her a hug. "I remember looking o Fairfax Co. Board begins to mull policing changes after '13 shooting 02/09/2016 05:02pm • FAIRFAX, Va. — More than two years after a Fairfax County police officer shot and killed a Springfield man in the door to his home, the county's Board of Supervisors has begun to wade through some 200 recommendations to improve the police department's handling of such cases and to improve its rela Va. to begin testing long-ignored sex assault evidence kits 02/05/2016 12:42pm • WASHINGTON — The wheels of justice often turn slowly -- for some sexual assault victims in Virginia, the wheels stopped completely. Next week, Virginia will finally begin processing a backlog of more than 2,000 physical evidence recovery kits -- or PERKs -- which have remained on the shelves o FTC gives identity theft victims a one-stop place to get help 01/29/2016 11:07am • WASHINGTON — Falling victim to identity theft sets off a recovery process that can take months, even years, of tedious work. But the Federal Trade Commission says its revamped website for identity theft victims streamlines much of the paperwork process in reporting the crime and regaining your fin 12 Steps to Let Go of a Grudge 01/26/2016 07:00pm • A grudge is a worn, ugly, itchy sweater you can't get rid of -- because if you do, how will you stay warm? Nursing a grievance is part of human nature: At some point, almost everyone does it. Freeing yourself from a festering grudge that's taken on a life of its own isn't easy. But the relief and l Convicted Alexandria killer to learn sentence Thursday, faces 3 life terms 01/20/2016 06:33pm • WASHINGTON — Convicted killer Charles Severance is set to learn his sentence Thursday for fatally shooting three prominent Alexandria residents whose deaths terrified the community. Severance, 55 of Ashburn, was found guilty of all 10 counts against him including murder charges for the deaths Pursue a J.D. for an Immigration Law, Policy Career 01/18/2016 07:00pm • Immigration can be seen as a headache, a blessing or something in between, depending on who you ask. President Barack Obama views it as something that needs to be refined. "I'll keep pushing for progress on the work that still needs doing," he said in his last State of the Union address. "Fixing a New D.C. law aims to fight crime with larger security cam arsenal 01/15/2016 04:25pm • WASHINGTON — In an effort to fight crime in D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law Friday a bill that provides rebates for business or property owners who install outdoor security camera systems. The new law applies to cameras installed at homes, businesses or other facilities and prioritize Boyfriend wanted for Fairfax County murder flees to Honduras 01/14/2016 01:11pm • WASHINGTON — A man wanted for stabbing his girlfriend to death in the Falls Church house where she rented a room in 2014 has fled the country, according to Fairfax County police. Glenda Aviles was 28 years old when she was stabbed in a home in the 6900 block of Westmoreland Road in Falls Church True-crime TV explodes from 'Making a Murderer' to 'The Jinx' 01/13/2016 02:42am • WASHINGTON -- For the past week, you couldn't scroll through social media without seeing your friends publicly declare their binge-watching obsession with Netflix's "Making a Murderer." The documentary series began streaming Dec. 18, inspiring a petition of nearly 130,000 signatures and a White officer won't face charges in killing of Cleveland boy 12/28/2015 02:38pm • CLEVELAND (AP) -- A grand jury declined to indict a white rookie police officer in the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, a black youngster who was shot to death while carrying what turned out to be a pellet gun, a prosecutor said Monday. Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty said it was ``indis Police recruits get training for mental-health crises 12/25/2015 10:12am • WASHINGTON — Calls to 911 for mental health crises happen more frequently than most people realize: On Dec. 23, for example, the Fairfax County police received 43 domestic-related calls and 16 calls for people having a mental crisis. Now, police recruits at the Northern Virginia Criminal Ju Mistrial in 1st officer's trial in Freddie Gray case 12/16/2015 03:19pm • BALTIMORE (AP) -- A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday after jurors couldn't reach a decision in the manslaughter trial of a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray, whose injury in police custody sparked weeks of protests and fueled the nation's scrutiny of how police treat b How National Security Could Dominate the Last GOP Presidential Debate of 2015 12/15/2015 12:27pm • (LAS VEGAS) -- It has been nearly a month since the last time the Republican presidential candidates gathered for a debate. Since then, terrorists have killed more than a hundred people in a coordinated attack in Paris and on U.S. soil.At the center of the Tuesday debate stage in Las Vegas will be f