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Body pulled from Potomac River believed to be swimmer missing since Friday 05/27/2024 03:30pm • A body recovered from the Potomac River on Monday is believed to be a young man who went missing last Friday while attempting to swim from Virginia to Maryland. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer told WTOP two swimmers near Great Falls tried to cross from Virginia into Mary Congress fails to install promised plaque to honor Jan. 6 police officers 05/27/2024 10:00am • ▶ Watch Video: Jan. 6 defendant says Trump will protect him In a Congress stuck in gridlock, legislators have grown accustomed to sluggishness in their Capitol Hill work. But Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat who has represented a Northern California Bay Area district since 1995, Arlington Co. police arrest Maryland man accused of assaulting on-duty officer 05/27/2024 09:45am • Arlington County, Virginia, police have charged a Charles County, Maryland, man with the assault and malicious wounding of an on-duty police officer Sunday. The incident happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday in the 2900 block of Columbia Pike, according to a news release from the Arlington County Po 2 killed in Montgomery County shooting, police say 05/26/2024 11:23pm • Two young men died Sunday evening after a shooting near Nolte Local Park in Silver Spring, Maryland, Montgomery County police said in a statement. Officers were called just before 7 p.m. to the 500 block of Thayer Ave for a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they found two 20-year-old m PHOTOS: Rolling to Remember brings thousands to DC ahead of Memorial Day 05/26/2024 04:42pm • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;width:300px !important;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}.in-article-vertical-video connatix_video_caption {width: 300px !important;}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 1 Prince George's Co. man killed in Southeast DC shooting, police say 05/25/2024 10:46pm • D.C. police are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Prince George's County, Maryland, resident shot and killed blocks away from the Congress Heights Metro Station. Police responded to reports of a shooting at around 12:40 a.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of Congress Street Southeast. When Man charged with DWI in deadly Fairfax Co. pedestrian crash 05/25/2024 08:30pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, have charged the man they say struck and killed a pedestrian in Huntington early Friday morning. Michael Rambudhan, 38, of Woodbridge, was charged with driving while intoxicated and refusing to take a breath test. The incident took place just after 12:30 a.m 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