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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 With Jan. 6 less than a week away, Capitol Police say they're ready for anything 12/30/2024 09:51pm • With the four year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection coming up in less than a week, U.S. Capitol Police said they are prepared for anything that might come up. It's the day that Congress meets to formally count the electoral votes following the presidential election. It also marks th Virginia man who shot into teen's room over video game argument gets 3 years in prison 12/27/2024 04:01pm • A Leesburg, Virginia, man was sentenced to three years in prison after firing gunshots at an apartment after an argument over a video game console. Emerson Josue Martinez Alvarenga, 20, pleaded guilty to one count of maliciously shooting at an occupied building, two counts of possession of a fire The US stories everyone was talking about in 2024 12/26/2024 09:24am • Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- This year was full of first-of-its-kind stories that got Americans talking.While this year saw Donald Trump's historic conviction and election to a non-consecutive second term, here's a look back at some of the most t Virginia lawmakers renew push for legal cannabis marketplace 12/23/2024 01:10pm • Virginia lawmakers are preparing to reintroduce bipartisan legislation aimed at creating a regulated and taxed adult-use cannabis marketplace in the state. The renewed push comes after Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a similar proposal earlier this year. Del. Paul Krizek, D-Fairfax, and Sen. Aaron Rou 'He knew my address and name': After 43 years, cold case rape victim watches attacker sentenced in Montgomery Co. courtroom 12/20/2024 10:07am • While some women would try to clear their mind of a brutal sexual attack, for four decades, one woman who was raped in Montgomery County, Maryland, while in college, wouldn't let herself forget it. "I was raped and sexually assaulted 43 years ago," said one of two women who were in Rockville cour Family of boy killed in pedestrian crash in Riverdale sues Prince George's County 12/17/2024 08:53am • The family of a 5-year-old boy, who was one of two children struck and killed by a van while walking to school in Riverdale, Maryland, last year, has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit, alleging that multiple defendants, including the county, contributed to his death. The 22-page suit seeks up to $58 WTOP Book Report: She was 'Raised By A Serial Killer' — and she brought him to justice 12/14/2024 09:32am • This story is part of the WTOP Book Report series written by Terik King. Read more of that coverage. Growing up, April Balascio's life was a paradox — one filled with moments of joy underpinned by the harrowing darkness of her father, Edward Wayne Edwards, a man who would later be revealed as Youngkin wants to restrict funding for localities that don’t comply with immigration enforcement 12/12/2024 05:21pm • Ahead of his annual budget presentation to lawmakers next week, Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Thursday announced a proposal to block state funding from any locality implementing a “sanctuary city” policy and “refusing to comply with federal law to deport” undocumented immigrants who have committed Metro Transit Police arrest armed fare evader on Metrobus 12/11/2024 06:50pm • The Metro Transit Police Department arrested a person it said had a loaded shotgun on a bus in D.C. Plainclothes Metro police officers stopped the person after boarding an X2 route Metrobus without paying Wednesday, just after 10:30 a.m. The officers said the person was refusing to comply befo Man who pleaded guilty to Jan. 6 charge asks if he can go to Trump's inauguration 12/11/2024 05:21pm • ▶ Watch Video: Trump says Jan. 6 committee members "should go to jail" A California man who pleaded guilty last year to conspiring to obstruct the Jan. 6, 2021, joint session of Congress to certify President Biden's 2020 victory has asked the court for permission to travel to Washington, D. Man convicted of killing Lyon sisters to start serving time for 1975 murders amid new probe of other crimes 12/11/2024 12:49pm • Almost 50 years after 12-year-old Sheila and 10-year-old Katherine Lyon were abducted from Wheaton Plaza, in Wheaton, Maryland, the man convicted of killing them will soon begin serving prison time for their murders. It comes as federal investigators look into other possible crimes involving Lloy Why did crime go down in DC? Here's what leaders say 12/09/2024 05:23pm • D.C.'s mayor joined other leaders Monday in crediting public safety initiatives and community outreach with sinking violent and overall crime rates below pre-pandemic levels. Violent crime is down by 35% compared to last year, according to data from D.C. police. It also showed an 11% decrease in