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Fort Washington man pleads guilty to murdering 87-year-old after door ding 05/08/2024 09:00pm • A 27-year-old Fort Washington, Maryland, man pleaded guilty Wednesday to beating an 87-year-old man to death in a parking lot. The brutal beating of Johnny Shepherd, which was captured on surveillance video in June 2022, happened after prosecutors say Shepherd door-dinged Julias Wright's girlfrie Man dead after car hits pedestrian in Rockville 05/08/2024 11:58am • A man is dead after being struck and killed by a vehicle in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Wednesday morning, police said. Around 5:30 a.m., Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel and Montgomery County police officers responded to reports of a pedestrian struck on the westbound side of Norbeck Police: 1 woman dead after 4-vehicle collision in Prince George's Co. 05/08/2024 11:12am • A woman is dead after a crash involving four vehicles on Monday in Laurel, Maryland, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. The collision happened on Laurel Bowie Road near Powder Mill Road around 12:30 p.m. The preliminary investigation showed that one vehicle collided wit During Southeast prayer walk, DC's police chief calls for healing, end to gun violence 05/07/2024 10:18pm • As religious leaders prayed in front of D.C. Police’s Seventh District station along Alabama Avenue in Southeast on Tuesday night, Chief Pamela Smith watched closely. She closed her eyes, lowered her head and at times clapped as community members prayed for safety in their neighborhood, for 'I'm hoping to learn from what they're doing': Firefighters from around the world collaborate in DC to keep you safer 05/07/2024 05:45pm • They have come from as far as Fiji and Croatia and as close as D.C. and Fairfax County, Virginia. Firefighters packed a conference room at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown D.C. on Tuesday for the inaugural World Fire Congress to collaborate and share information to better keep citizens across the world 2 killed, 3 hurt in Capital Beltway crash in Prince George's Co. 05/07/2024 05:30pm • Two people died and three others were hurt after a car crashed into the woods off the Capital Beltway in Prince George's County on Tuesday afternoon. Around 12:30 p.m. Maryland State Police responded to the Outer Loop near exit 27 for reports of a single-vehicle crash. The driver, later identi Review: Elisabeth Moss transports a potential ISIS plotter in new FX spy thriller 'The Veil' on Hulu 05/07/2024 02:01pm • Were you a fan of "Homeland?" Are you now looking for a new spy thriller to stream early in your workweek? You might try FX's "The Veil." The third episode drops on Hulu this Tuesday after premiering its first two episodes last week. Set in the modern-day Middle East on the border of Syria Life's top 5 simple, perfect tools for the job 05/06/2024 10:52am • The proverb "necessity is the mother of invention" can be traced back to Plato, as well as Aesop's Fables "The Crow and the Pitcher." But in 2024, the adage still holds true — seemingly difficult tasks can be accomplished more easily when you have the right tool for the job. As someone who lear Car Review: Kia Sportage Hybrid is frugal on gas, but stands out in the crowd 05/06/2024 08:21am • The front end has striking-shaped LED lights that will make you take a double take when you see it on the road or even parked. (WTOP/Mike Parris) Kia has been remaking its lineup the last few years with more EV, PHEVs and hybrids in many of its popular models. The compact crossover Sportage is no di Largo woman found shot dead inside car 05/05/2024 12:02am • A 20-year-old Largo, Maryland, woman is dead after being found shot inside her car found in a ditch. According to Maryland State Police, Nyah Strong Hairston was located shortly before 10:45 p.m. Friday in her Nissan Versa near southbound Interstate 495 before Landover Road. She was found unre Are skin care products with benzoyl peroxide dangerous? This Va. doctor says 'context matters' 05/03/2024 11:16pm • A recent report links benzoyl peroxide skin care products, often used for acne, to an increased risk of cancer. One local dermatologist says more context is needed, and her message is: don't panic. "A small, independent research organization called Valisure recently did a study where they took, e Suspects in Dunbar drive-by shooting in police custody 05/03/2024 01:20pm • Two teenage suspects are in police custody after a shooting outside of a D.C. high school Friday morning that sent a hail of bullets into the building, police say. Gunfire erupted across the street from Dunbar High School in Northwest D.C., shortly before 10 a.m. Friday, D.C. police Chief Pam DC speed cameras at these locations issued 10,000-plus tickets over three months 05/01/2024 06:55pm • D.C.'s busiest speed camera in the last three months of 2023 was also one of its newest, according to Department of Transportation data shared with the D.C. Council. From Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, the speed camera located along the northbound Potomac Freeway at 25th Street in Northwest issued 3 Police, family of slain Hyattsville nightclub security guard plead for help 05/01/2024 03:24pm • Police and family members in Prince George's County, Maryland, pleaded for help Wednesday as they continue to search for a motive and suspects in a March 2023 shooting outside a Hyattsville nightclub that left a man dead. Alex Lynch, 28, was a security guard at the Area Code Gentlemen's Club alon Review: Netflix's most-watched show 'Baby Reindeer' is about so much more than a stalker 05/01/2024 01:46pm • It currently ranks as the No. 1 show on Netflix with 22 million views this past week alone. If you're not watching the stalker thriller miniseries "Baby Reindeer," remedy that immediately. It's so compelling that I binged all seven episodes in less than 24 hours. Inspired by the true traum