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Md. man sentenced to 23 years in prison for fatal 2022 shooting on steps of Dupont Circle church 05/25/2024 07:03pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, man was sentenced to 23 years in prison for a 2022 Memorial Day shooting death that took place on the steps of a D.C. church. In a news release from the U.S. Attorney���s Office for D.C., prosecutors said James Jackson, 30, of Silver Spring pleaded guilty in Februar Search continues for missing swimmer near Great Falls; first responders warn public about 'dangers' of Potomac River currents 05/25/2024 01:22pm • A man is presumed to have drowned after trying to swim across the Potomac River from Virginia to Maryland near Great Falls on Friday, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials. Police and rescue units were called to the C&O Canal National Park at around 8:45 p.m. Friday. Witnes American Airlines backtracks on filing that blamed 9-year-old for being filmed in bathroom 05/25/2024 11:57am • (NEW YORK) -- One day after lawyers for American Airlines argued a 9-year-old child acted negligently when she was recorded by a hidden camera in an airplane lavatory, the airline is backpedaling that defense. FBI agents knocked on the 9-year-old's family home almost a year after the alleged inci Cameras near some Prince William Co. schools catching hundreds of speeders 05/25/2024 03:30am • New speed cameras installed in some Prince William County, Virginia, school zones caught hundreds of speeders in the first weeks they were active, according to county data obtained by WTOP. In January, the county announced plans to install speed cameras in some school zones as part of an automate Gov. Moore vetoes four bills, lets audiologist bill become law without his signature 05/25/2024 01:17am • A bill that would have curbed some public notice advertising revenue for newspapers in Maryland has been vetoed by Gov. Wes Moore (D). House Bill 1258 was one of four from the 2024 legislative session vetoed by Moore. Two others ��� identical House and Senate bills expanding the scope of work aud What you need to know about road closures in DC this Memorial Day weekend 05/25/2024 01:00am • Listen live to WTOP for the latest traffic updates on the 8s. D.C. and its host of National Park facilities are gearing up for Memorial Day with a series of events, and with them come road closures. A series of traffic restrictions will be in place Sunday and Monday, as many drivers no doubt w Gov. Youngkin demands answers from White House following near breach at Quantico 05/25/2024 12:01am • Gov. Glenn Youngkin is demanding answers from President Joe Biden after two Jordanian nationals attempted to breach the gates of Marine Corps Base Quantico earlier this month. On the morning of May 3, two men in a box truck were stopped at the Fuller Road gate by military police. When asked, the DC police search for puppy stolen in Northeast 05/24/2024 10:04pm • ���Bruno��� (left) is a 10-month-old German Shepard and Pitbull mix last seen on May 23, 2024 in Washington, D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department believes the suspect (right) took the dog Thursday afternoon and have asked for help finding the pup. (Courtesy, DC Police) D.C. police are asking Police: Springfield sex assault suspect arrested in El Salvador after a decade on the run 05/24/2024 08:21pm • The suspect in a 2013 sexual assault in Springfield, Virginia, was arrested in El Salvador after more than 10 years on the run, Fairfax County police announced Friday. David Ernesto Cuevas Maldonado was initially arrested and charged in the sex assault case in 2014 with the help of a DNA profile DC officer suffered lacerations to his eyes, forehead from glass shards after being shot at, court docs say 05/24/2024 04:18pm • The off-duty D.C. police officer wounded after his vehicle was shot at while he was on his way to work earlier this week suffered "lacerations to his eyes and forehead from glass shards," according to court documents filed in D.C. Superior Court on Friday. The new details on the officer's injurie 'The scope of this investigation is enormous': 15,000 stolen tools recovered in Howard Co. 05/24/2024 01:31pm • Police in Howard County, Maryland, have recovered more than 15,000 stolen pieces of construction equipment valued at between $3 million and $5 million in what officials said is "one of the largest and most expansive theft cases in the region in recent years." "The scope of this investigation Man dead after being struck by car in Fairfax Co. 05/24/2024 08:17am • A man is dead after being struck by a car in Fairfax County, Virginia, early Friday morning. Police said the incident happened on North Kings Highway in Huntington. Officers got the call around 12:30 a.m. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene until police came. He was arrested shortl Prince George's Co. officer accused of hitting elderly man with cruiser and not reporting it 05/23/2024 09:05pm • A Prince George���s County police officer has been indicted by a grand jury after he was accused of hitting an 80-year-old man with his cruiser in the parking lot of a Bowie, Maryland, fire station. Officer Dexter Shin is also accused of not reporting what happened and failing to get the victim p Memorial Day 2024: What's open, what's closed around DC area 05/23/2024 05:55pm • Monday, May 27, is Memorial Day and along with several events commemorating the holiday, there are a variety of closures and service disruptions in the D.C. area. Memorial Day is a federal holiday and most federal offices are closed. The U.S. Postal Service does not make deliveries and banks are DC man charged in fatal shooting at Fairfax County gas station 05/23/2024 03:34pm • A 44-year-old D.C. man has been charged with murder after a Tuesday morning argument at a gas pump in Fairfax County, Virginia, escalated into a fatal shooting, according to police. Doniel Drake has been charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in the s