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DC man convicted of murder, child abuse in toddler's death 02/07/2025 04:12pm • A D.C. man was convicted by a Montgomery County, Maryland, jury Thursday of abusing and killing his girlfriend's 16-month-old boy. Marlon Melendez, 30, faces a potential sentence of life in prison plus 65 years, according to the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. The jury convicted M Traffic stop measure sparks passionate debate before Md. Senate panel 01/29/2025 06:17am • Supporters of a bill that would reduce the reasons that police can pull a motorist over say that not only will it help reduce the racial disparity in traffic stops, but it will protect police officers as well. “We’re in the 21st century. Law enforcement is using all types of technologies, After Trump's pardon, Bowser says Jan. 6 rioters 'can never be forgiven' 01/27/2025 06:24pm • A week after President Donald Trump issued mass pardons for people charged in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol Building four years ago, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser expressed her concern and disappointment. "I couldn't disagree with that act more," Bowser said, regarding the pardons. "I Another unit of DC's long-troubled crime lab has been cleared to work after nearly 4-year pause 01/24/2025 03:16pm • The Latent Fingerprint Unit of D.C.'s long-troubled crime lab regained its accreditation, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Friday. The entire lab, which includes its fingerprint, forensic biology, forensic chemistry and firearms examination units, lost its accreditation in 2021 after a scathing report fo Md. driver charged with DUI, vehicular manslaughter in 2024 crash that killed NFL draftee, 2 former teammates 01/23/2025 05:37pm • A Maryland woman has been arrested on charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence, among others, in a fatal crash that killed an NFL draftee and two of his former teammates near Joint Base Andrews in July 2024. Cori Clingman, of Upper Marlboro, was arrested and charged on Th Attorney and family of man killed in chase respond after DC officers pardoned by Trump 01/23/2025 05:17pm • President Donald Trump delivered on his promise to pardon two D.C. police officers who were convicted in connection with a 2020 chase that left a man riding a moped dead. Both Lt. Andrew Zabavsky and officer Terence Sutton received “full and unconditional" pardons on Wednesday afternoon. "We'r Crowd gathers outside DC jail to support pardoned Jan. 6 inmates 01/21/2025 08:35pm • Read more: Former Proud Boys leader and Oath Keepers founder released after Trump offers Jan. 6 clemency A crowd stood outside the D.C. Central Detention Facility and waited for hours Monday night for more than a dozen people to be released in the wake of President Donald Trump’s order to c Biden commutes sentence of Leonard Peltier, Indigenous activist convicted in 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents 01/21/2025 06:13am • (CNN) — In one of his last acts before leaving office, former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier, 80, will serve the remainder of his sentence at home. “It’s finally over – I� Final charge dropped against fired LCPS superintendent; says Va. AG probe was 'politically motivated' 01/17/2025 05:07am • Fired Loudoun County public schools superintendent Scott Ziegler said he "was subjected to politically motivated prosecution, one that disregarded the facts," shortly after attorneys in Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares's office asked a judge to drop the final charge against Ziegler. Ziegle Maryland AG alleges RealPage and six landlords engaged in price-fixing, boosting rents illegally 01/16/2025 08:45pm • Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown filed a lawsuit accusing RealPage Inc. and six landlords operating in Maryland of colluding to raise rents in violation of the state's antitrust law. According to a statement from Brown, RealPage and the landlords named in the lawsuit "worked together to ra Judge upholds conviction of former Fairfax Co. police officer who killed man outside Tysons mall 01/15/2025 06:03pm • A judge upheld the firearm conviction of a former Fairfax County, Virginia, police officer, who shot and killed a suspected shoplifter outside Tysons Corner Center in February 2023. Wesley Shifflett, 36, was convicted in October of recklessly handling a firearm, resulting in the death of 37-year- Nearly 50 years after Lyon sisters disappeared, Lloyd Lee Welch begins serving time for their murders 01/08/2025 08:40am • Almost 50 years after 12-year-old Sheila and 10-year-old Katherine Lyon were last seen at Wheaton Plaza, in Wheaton, Maryland, the man convicted of killing them has started serving prison time for their murders. WTOP has learned Lloyd Lee Welch has been transferred to Virginia's Department of Cor Md. state lawmakers craft 'proactive' legislation ahead of new Trump administration 01/06/2025 10:00am • As she begins her sixth legislative session leading the House on Wednesday, Speaker Adrienne Jones (D-Baltimore County) admits that a projected $2.7 billion deficit will be the dominant issue for lawmakers — but she doesn’t believe it has to be the only one. “I understand the importance of Fairfax Co. police post online video to ask for public's help in solving 25-year-old homicide case 01/04/2025 12:55pm • Surinder “Paul” Sharma was just 43 years old when he was stabbed to death in the Super 7 convenience store he owned on Richmond Highway in Woodlawn, according to Fairfax County police. Now, the police department is calling for the public's help to solve the case. In a video posted to the de DC man indicted on murder charge in killing of Prince George's Co. community activist 01/01/2025 05:06pm • A D.C. man accused of fatally shooting a community activist after an argument outside a Prince George's County, Maryland, restaurant has been indicted on a murder charge. Terrelle Bailey, 35, of Northwest, is accused of killing 33-year-old Cornelius McDonald, of Upper Marlboro, who's well known i