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Man suspected in Woodbridge triple homicide arrested in El Salvador, police say 01/23/2024 01:46pm • A man suspected of fatally shooting three men and wounding a fourth in Woodbridge, Virginia, in May is now in custody in El Salvador. Donald Antonio Barahona Quiñónez, 28, is in the custody of police in El Salvador, according to Prince William County police who said they were notified of the ar Virginia Democrats press major new gun control measures despite GOP opposition 01/23/2024 07:16am • Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s assertion this month that the state’s gun laws are already strong enough for his liking isn’t deterring Democrats from moving forward with major proposals limiting access to firearms. Policymaking committees in both chambers of the General Assembly have starte 1 teen dead, another injured after shooting near Deanwood Metro 01/22/2024 09:12pm • A teenager was killed and another injured during a Monday afternoon shooting in Northeast D.C.'s Deanwood neighborhood, according to police. The two teens were traveling northbound inside a stolen Kia on Minnesota Avenue, when, at around 3:30 p.m., another vehicle pulled up next to them and at le Police: 2 Md. men driving stolen church van face attempted murder charges in dragging of officer 01/22/2024 05:31pm • Two Maryland men, who police said used a stolen church van in a burglary, have been charged with attempted murder after they allegedly dragged a Prince George's County, Maryland, officer across four lanes of traffic. Police charged 51-year-old Dennis Burkett, of Brandywine, and 50-year-old Robert Movie Review: 'Origin' is Ava DuVernay's ambitious magnum-opus linking racism to global caste system 01/22/2024 02:26pm • In her biopic "Selma" (2014), she depicted Martin Luther King Jr.'s quest to pass the Voting Rights Act. In her documentary "13th" (2016), she chronicled institutional racism in the U.S. prison system. And in her miniseries "When They See Us" (2019), she defended the falsely accused Central Park Fiv DC-area police warn against leaving cars running unattended in cold weather 01/22/2024 10:54am • You might think its OK to rush out of your warm car and right back in with the engine still running to navigate around the cold weather. But that could cost you. In Maryland, motorists who leave their car on and unattended could be issued a $70 ticket and one point on their driving record, accord Prince George's Co. officer dragged across 4-lane highway, suspect shot after attempted burglary, police say 01/22/2024 04:58am • A Prince George’s County police officer was dragged down a four-lane stretch of Crain Highway in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, early Sunday morning after attempting to stop a burglary suspect from speeding away. Two officers were responding to reports of a burglary in the 7600 block of Crain Highwa DC police investigating deadly crash in Northwest 01/21/2024 09:22pm • A Northwest D.C. collision involving a pedestrian is now being investigated as a fatal crash, according to a news release from D.C. police. Saturday morning around 1 a.m., police said a man was in the crosswalk at the intersection of 16th Street and Newton Street NW. While crossing, he was struc Woman killed in hit-and-run crash while crossing Howard Co. road, police say 01/21/2024 01:52pm • A woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Ellicott City, Maryland, on Saturday afternoon, according to Howard County police. It happened shortly before 5 p.m. on Baltimore National Pike at Ridge Road, according to a news release. A 2013-2018 silver Nissan Altima was traveling east when it hit a w Officials warn of human trafficking in Prince William County, say more awareness is needed 01/21/2024 10:46am • Law enforcement officials and advocates are raising the alarm about what they believe to be the prevalence of human trafficking in Prince William County. County and nonprofit leaders gathered Thursday night at Montclair Country Club to spread awareness at a forum hosted by the Prince William Commit 'His family was so proud of him': Volunteer killed in Northeast DC, police search for suspect 01/21/2024 05:30am • D.C. police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect in a homicide in the North Michigan Park neighborhood of Northeast D.C. earlier this week. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Thursday, officers were called to the 5000 block of South Dakota Avenue NE for the report of a shooting, according Virginia man arrested on charges connected to Jan. 6 Capitol riot 01/20/2024 11:40pm • A man from Chesterfield County, Virginia, has been indicted on charges related to his alleged involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 siege of the U.S. Capitol, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. FBI agents arrested 51-year-old John Michael Livings Potomac Valley Church to hold free fentanyl awareness, Narcan training event 01/20/2024 11:29pm • Virginia First Lady Suzanne Youngkin and state Attorney General Jason Miyares are among the speakers slated for a fentanyl awareness event in Dumfries on Jan. 23. Potomac Valley Church in Dumfries is hosting the event for awareness and Narcan training to help Prince William County residents learn Snowplow driver shot, killed in Howard County — police offering $5K for information 01/20/2024 05:57pm • A snowplow driver was shot and killed in Howard County, Maryland, on Wednesday, and police are offering up to $5,000 in exchange for information on the case. Authorities said that 37-year-old Alex Ramirez Garcia of Gwynn Oak was shot while clearing snow from a parking lot in the 4400 block of Mo Water main break to close Montgomery Co. street for several hours, WSSC Water says 01/20/2024 05:34pm • A 12-inch water main break on Knowles Avenue in Montgomery County, Maryland, Saturday afternoon has closed the road in both directions — and WSSC Water expects repairs to take several hours. Knowles Avenue is closed between Strathmore Avenue and Weymouth Street on the Garrett Park side, as