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Child's interview can't be used in her father's trial in killings of wife and other man, judge rules 07/26/2025 07:39am • FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) ��� A northern Virginia circuit judge ruled on Friday that prosecutors' case against an IRS agent charged with killing his wife and another man cannot include a recorded interview from the defendant's young daughter. Fairfax Circuit Court Chief Judge Penney Azcarate on Friday de How did we get here? The road to��felony charges against Purcellville vice mayor and town manager 07/26/2025 07:31am • A scandal erupted this week in Purcellville, Virginia, related to the arrest of vice mayor and former town police officer Carl "Ben" Nett. Nett was arrested Wednesday and is facing six counts related to bid-rigging following a Virginia State Police investigation that was authorized by Virginia At 50 years later, detectives hope new forensics analysis, tips can solve Kathy Beatty murder 07/25/2025 04:52pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, cold case detective, who's spent much of her career trying to solve one of the area's most perplexing murders, is hoping that new forensics analysis and old fashioned tips can bring answers to the question: "Who killed 15-year-old Kathy Lynn Beatty?" "Fifty year Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers ask court to mute Trump administration, after DHS leaders call rulings 'unhinged,' 'lawless,' and 'insane' 07/25/2025 11:24am • The court arguments over Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia are being heard in two federal courtrooms ��� one in Maryland, where he is suing the U.S. government. The second of the two is taking place in Tennessee, where a judge has prohibited U.S. President Donald Trump's administration fro Multiple arrests made in Dupont Circle, Logan Circle leave residents concerned 07/25/2025 06:11am • Several arrests were made at D.C. parks on Tuesday, prompting outrage on social media. One TikTok user with the profile name MaiFlower posted that while sitting in a park Tuesday evening, she witnessed partially uniformed U.S. Park Police officers in an unmarked vehicle arrest a man for smoking m Montgomery County Fire and Rescue investigating three cases of 'inappropriate,' defiant employee actions 07/25/2025 05:32am • A string of actions within a single week by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue staff members are under review by the agency. On July 18, MCFRS apologized after a "water discharge" from a Silver Spring fire station soaked a nearby community baseball field, forcing the cancellation of a game. In Vice mayor, town manager of Purcellville arrested after criminal investigation by Va. attorney general 07/24/2025 05:47am • Purcellville, Virginia, Vice Mayor Carl "Ben" Nett was arrested Wednesday night on multiple charges stemming from an investigation that was authorized by Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares. Thomas Julia, a spokesperson with the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, confirmed to WTOP that Nett was Violent crime in DC declines, but when it happens it���s deadlier 07/24/2025 05:00am • A new report released Thursday finds violent crime in cities across the country is generally moving in the right direction, compared to last year. In fact, in many cases, violent crime is now lower than pre-pandemic levels in many places. But in D.C., when violent crime does occur, it���s a lot d Chinatown Walgreens manager who facilitated inside-job robberies sentenced to 12 years 07/23/2025 07:19pm • A former manager at the Chinatown Walgreens in D.C. was sentenced Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison for facilitating a series of seven inside-job robberies at the store that took place from 2023 to early 2024 and culminated in a shooting inside. Michael Robinson, 35, pleaded guilty in Ma DC police chief blocked firing of officers convicted in Karon Hylton-Brown's death, report finds 07/23/2025 05:54pm • A new report criticized the actions D.C. police took before and after the death of Karon Hylton-Brown, who died after a police chase in 2020, and found that the settlements for the convicted officers who later received a presidential pardon were "extremely lenient." The report by the Office of th Army spent about $30 million on 250th anniversary parade 07/23/2025 06:00am • The Army spent about $30 million on its 250th anniversary parade last month that coincided with President Donald Trump���s birthday, The Associated Press reported. The price tag falls within the Army���s initial estimated cost of between $25 million and $45 million. The June 14��parade consist New and old challenges greet familiar face's return to top of Prince George's Co. police force 07/22/2025 05:03pm • He���s a familiar face to the veterans of the Prince George���s County Police Department, but new police Chief George Nader said his time away from the county, where he spent over two decades working, will be an asset now that he���s made his return. Calling the department an organization he know Video shows Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car 07/22/2025 04:26pm • A video showing Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has sparked nationwide outrage, with civil rights lawyers accusing authorities of fabricating their arrest report. The footage shows that William McNeil Jr., 22, was sitting in the driver's seat, As immigration arrests surge, so does number of Maryland sheriffs agreeing to work with ICE 07/22/2025 03:13pm • Every person getting booked in jail in Frederick County is asked two questions: ���Where were you born?��� and ���What country are you a citizen of?��� If the answer to either question is anything other than the U.S., said Sheriff Chuck Jenkins (R), officers will take the individual to the facili Lower patrol staff, higher OT costs: Report from Montgomery Co. police details department trends 07/21/2025 06:59pm • Montgomery County police are trying to get a clearer picture of how the public feels about the job the department is doing. In its 2024 Police Statistical Data Report, discussed before the county council's public safety committee meeting Monday, the department included the findings of a survey co