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Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with an iron fist for more than 50 years? 12/08/2024 02:10am • (CNN) — Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a lightning rebel advance signals an astonishing reordering of power in a strategically vital Middle Eastern nation. How Prince George's Co. police aim to make sure the holiday presents you buy make it inside your home 12/06/2024 08:25pm • In the iconic cartoon, Dr. Seuss' Grinch stole all the Whos' Christmases, breaking into homes and taking every last present. In the weeks ahead, police in Prince George's County, Maryland, will be watching not just shopping centers, but also your neighborhood to make sure no copycat Grinches can tak 'It crosses all boundaries': Prince William Co. church's weekly food giveaway continues, no questions asked 12/06/2024 09:33am • A Northern Virginia church's weekly food giveaway — open to anyone, no questions asked — that started during the COVID pandemic in 2020 is still going strong. "We found out when we began it that the community really needed it, so we have been sustaining it since then," said Rev. Joshua Speigh Arlington authorities asking the public for information about a dog put to sleep after found in the cold 12/06/2024 01:40am • Authorities in Arlington, Virginia, want the public's help in finding the owner of an emaciated dog that was humanely put to sleep after being found outside in the cold this week. The Animal Welfare League of Arlington said the dog was dropped off near the Walter Reed Community Center. A resident Fairfax County is proposing changes to stretch of Gallows Road, but who stands to benefit? 12/05/2024 09:56pm • Fairfax County is proposing several options for possible changes to a bustling stretch of Gallows Road. They include a range — from improving experiences for drivers to upgrading infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians. The county's Department of Transportation hosted three in-person mee Police nationwide illegally sell restricted weapons, supplying crime, investigation shows 12/05/2024 08:35am • ▶ Watch Video: Police across the U.S. are illegally selling firearms, CBS News investigation finds Adair, Iowa, had a population of 794. So, it seemed suspicious when its three-person police department asked regulators to buy 90 machine guns, including an M134 Gatling-style minigun capable Ethanol powers cleaner emissions, boosts U.S. agriculture and fuels innovation 12/04/2024 08:12pm • This content is sponsored by National Corn Growers Association. Millions of Americans fill up their gas tanks every day and may be unaware they are utilizing a renewable fuel that has greatly increased in use in recent decades — ethanol. Today, nearly every gallon of gasoline in the U.S. The Health Care Agenda 2024: Navigating a path to reasonable medication costs 12/04/2024 07:54pm • This content is sponsored by PhRMA. Two of every three Americans take prescription drugs, and many are frustrated about rising costs, as well as barriers to getting medicine recommended by their doctors. Advances in new medications have helped save lives and improved the quality of life fo How common is 'mansplaining' in DC? 12/04/2024 09:40am • The Oxford English Dictionary defines "mansplaining" as the explanation of something by a man, typically to a woman, in a manner regarded as condescending or patronizing. But you probably already knew that. When you think of D.C., monuments, memorials and the Metro may come to mind, but according Alexandria bus driver charged with shooting and killing Oxon Hill woman 12/04/2024 09:10am • An Alexandria, Virginia, school bus driver has been charged with shooting and killing a young woman in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Carlas William Carter, 37, and 34-year-old Mary Ashby were arrested and charged for shooting and killing Tamara Jones, 26, on Nov. 26 on Oxon Hill Road near Livingston Road. Virginia lawmakers consider regulating police use of automated license plate readers 12/04/2024 06:20am • State lawmakers are debating whether to regulate law enforcement departments’ use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR). They heard  constituents’ perspectives on the technology and reviewed studies from the Virginia State Crime Commission at a meeting in Richmond on Thursday. ALPRs are 'Fill the Boat' hopes to collect toys for children victims of Hurricane Helene 12/04/2024 04:00am • Moving full steam ahead. A local nonprofit and emergency responders from Montgomery County, Maryland, are teaming up this Saturday to collect toys for children in North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene. "Fill the Boat" is an annual event meant to collect and distribute toys to children th Man who murdered girlfriend in 2014 now indicted in Dale City murder-for-hire killing of his wife 12/03/2024 04:43pm • A Prince William County grand jury has indicted a 34-year-old man convicted of murder in the shooting death of his high school girlfriend a decade ago in the ambush-style, murder-for-hire killing of his wife in Dale City earlier this year. In both cases, the victims were found in their cars with gu Secret Service agent fires weapon after confrontation near Yellen's DC home 12/03/2024 12:38pm • A U.S. Secret Service agent fired shots at suspects reportedly trying to break into vehicles near the home of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Northwest D.C. Tuesday morning, multiple outlets report. No one is believed to have been shot during the incident, according to a statement from the U.S DC's mayor and police chief urge shoppers to buy local, pledge increased public safety efforts 12/02/2024 04:30pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser visited Georgetown's Shop Made on Monday to promote buying from local small businesses for the holidays. At the same time, she and D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith sought to reassure potential patrons that businesses will be safe, with Smith pledging a more visible police p