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Police identify pilot who died in Prince George's Co. plane crash 12/30/2019 03:00pm • Federal officials are investigating after a New York pilot died in a plane crash Sunday in a neighborhood near the intersection of Good Luck Road and Auburn Avenue in New Carrollton, Maryland. Maryland State Police identified the pilot as Gordon Allen, 61, of The Bronx, who was flying a Grumman Police: Prince George's County patrol officer shoots, injures dog in Oxon Hill 12/30/2019 02:56pm • A Prince George's County patrol officer opened fire on a dog and injured it early Monday morning in Oxon Hill, Maryland, police said. The officer was part of a group responding to a report of a dispute at a home in the 1300 block of Southview Drive around 3 a.m. Police said that as officers sp Amazon HQ2 surpasses 400 employees. Here's how it will grow in 2020 and beyond. 12/30/2019 02:02pm • Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) said its second headquarters has reached and surpassed its first-year hiring goal, according to a year-in-review post published Friday on the company's Day One blog. "We have more than 400 employees working from our leased office space on Crystal Drive, 18th Street New Year's fireworks OK'd in Sydney as wildfire risk worsens 12/30/2019 04:18am •  PERTH, Australia (AP) — Sydney will set off its iconic New Year's Eve fireworks after being granted an exemption to a total fire ban Monday, with other Australian cities canceling their celebrations due to a worsening wildfire risk. Pressure had built for Sydney's s DC police officer shot during gunfire exchange with suspect in Northeast 12/29/2019 08:37pm • A D.C. police officer was shot in his bulletproof vest Sunday while attempting to carry out a search warrant in the 100 block of 36th Street Northeast. Police chief Peter Newsham said the suspect confronted his officers with a gun, at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. When the suspect resisted Stabbing death in Vienna is Fairfax County's 13th of 2019, matching 2018 12/29/2019 06:58pm • With just a couple days remaining in 2019, Fairfax County Police reported the county's 13th homicide of the year on Sunday morning, matching last year's total. Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda, 27, of Vienna, is suspected of stabbing Mohammed Hemmatian, 61, to death. The two lived together in a home near t 1 dead as small plane crashes in Prince George's Co. neighborhood 12/29/2019 05:30pm • Prince George's County Police confirmed on Sunday afternoon that a small plane crashed in a neighborhood near the intersection of Good Luck Road and Auburn Avenue in New Carrollton, Maryland. Prince George's County Fire and Maryland State Police confirmed the pilot of the single-engine plane died If you want to be an 'everyday hero,' it's time to update your CPR training 12/28/2019 09:55pm • Earlier this month, firefighters, paramedics, and citizens dubbed “everyday heroes” were honored in Montgomery County for a year’s worth of heroic maneuvers: resulting in several lives saved in 2019. In each case, it involved someone being in the right place at the right time, and knowing w Police search for persons of interest in 2015 DC homicide 12/28/2019 07:59am • Detectives are asking for the public's help in finding three persons of interest in connection with a 2015 homicide in D.C. Police search for suspects in the 2015 murder of Antonio Austin. At 3:05 p.m. on July 27, 2015, police were alerted to a man who was stabbed alongside a building near ATV accident in Anne Arundel sends three to hospital 12/28/2019 02:25am • Three adults are in the hospital with possible life-threatening injuries after an all-terrain vehicle accident in Davidsonville, Maryland, early Saturday morning, according to the Anne Arundel Fire Department. Anne Arundel fire responded around 12:40 a.m. Saturday to a report of an ATV that ran o Two security guards hurt in Howard County hospital fight 12/27/2019 11:59pm • Two security guards were injured during a fight at a Howard County, Maryland, hospital. Police said a man started a fight in the emergency room at Howard County General Hospital on Friday around 9 p.m. When police arrived, they found one security guard with a cut on his hand and another who ha Lower, smaller, quicker, safer: Montgomery County gets 23 new fire engines 12/27/2019 07:00pm • They're still red; in fact, to a civilian, they may not look very different at all. But the fire chief in Montgomery County, Maryland, said the 23 new fire engines they're getting in the next few weeks will make a difference in the firefighting process. Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstei The next big project at St. Elizabeths East? Parking. 12/27/2019 11:22am • D.C. is advancing plans for an 800-space parking garage at St. Elizabeths East campus. It will clear the way for numerous other projects to follow. (Courtesy D.C. DGS) The next big development on the St. Elizabeths East campus will ease the way for all the projects to follow. It’s a $21 mil Popular toy 'Glamper' clamping children's hands — how to free stuck fingers 12/27/2019 08:01am • It’s a "had to have it" toy that’s leading to a lot of hurt fingers. The toy is called the L.O.L Surprise 2-in-1 Glamper. It’s a teal and pink rolling camper toy for a line of dolls. The 2-in-1 feature is that it opens up into a play set. Perhaps the name should be changed to the L.O.L S Garden Plot: Taking care of your seasonal plants long after the holiday season 12/27/2019 04:57am • Perennialize our poinsettia! The holidays may be over, but the poinsettias remain! Although generally tossed after the holidays, poinsettias are perennial plants if protected from frost. That doesn’t mean you can plant them outside with lots of protection or even place them in a greenhouse unl