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Bowie man sentenced to 50 years for 2020 killing of woman shot in home while reading Bible 08/05/2023 11:10am • A Maryland man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 2020 New Year’s Day killing of a woman in her home who was reading her Bible at the time. On Friday, Prince George's County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy announced that 27-year-old Sammie Warren was sentenced for the Jan. 1, 20 'Another act of senseless violence': 2 dead, 1 injured in Northwest DC shooting 08/05/2023 09:16am • Two men are dead and a third is injured after a shooting early Saturday morning in the Adams Morgan area, according to D.C. police. It happened in the 2500 block of Ontario Road Northwest around 1 a.m., according to Acting D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith. Both men died at the scene. "Another ac Florida woman sentenced for girlfriend's 2021 BW Parkway death 08/04/2023 10:43pm • A Florida woman has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for the death of her girlfriend, who police found dead on the side of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in November 2021. Janice Martina Mason, 30, of Melbourne, Florida, was convicted in May of this year for the 2021 voluntary man Costa Rica soccer player eaten by crocodile in front of horrified onlookers 08/04/2023 08:00am • Teammates, family and friends gathered in a shocked community in Costa Rica this week to pay their respects to a soccer player who was killed on July 30 by a crocodile after he jumped into a river known to be a habitat for the reptiles. Jesús "Chucho" Alberto López Ortiz, 29, who played for the Teen killed after stolen car crashes into train in Fauquier County 08/04/2023 01:36am • An 18-year-old was killed Wednesday when the stolen car she was riding in as a passenger collided with a freight train in Delaplane, Virginia, authorities said. Just after midnight on Aug. 2, a sheriff's deputy witnessed a 2015 Honda Accord, driving 97 miles an hour in a stretch of Virginia Route Man accused of drunken wrong-way crash on Beltway to remain behind bars 08/03/2023 06:43pm • A Georgia man accused of driving drunk and causing a deadly wrong-way crash on the Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway in Maryland, will remain behind bars. This comes after a judge not only heard about what 23-year-old Jayleen Hannor is accused of in Montgomery County, but also in his home state. Donald Trump will make his 1st court appearance in DC. Here's what to expect 08/03/2023 02:35pm • Caravans of news trucks have descended upon downtown D.C. as former President Donald Trump is set to make an appearance in federal court Thursday afternoon on felony charges that he worked to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Ca Md. Board approves new attorney general positions, Davis strikes hopeful tone on Orioles lease 08/03/2023 07:29am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Board of Public Works on Wednesday authorized beefing up the Office of the Attorney General. The board approved creating four posit False alarm: Police search Senate office buildings after report of active shooter 08/02/2023 08:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order and searched Senate office buildings near the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon after a 911 call warned of a possible active shooter. But a floor-by-floor search of the three buildings found nothing, and Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger s Former College Park mayor pleads guilty to child pornography charges 08/02/2023 05:00pm • Former College Park, Maryland, Mayor Patrick Wojahn has pleaded guilty to several dozen child pornography charges as part of an agreement with prosecutors that will see him serve a 30-year sentence. Wojahn, 47, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Prince George's County Circuit Court to a total of 140 cou Georgia man facing charges after hit-and-run crash in Montgomery Co. kills 1, injures 9 08/02/2023 03:30pm • A Pennsylvania mother was killed and several other people were hurt after a driver going the wrong way crashed into two vehicles on the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County, Maryland, late Tuesday night, authorities said. Maryland State Police said 23-year-old Jayleen Hannor, of Macon, Georgia, w Man in critical condition after crash with DC ambulance 08/02/2023 01:35pm • A man is in a hospital in critical condition after his van crashed with an ambulance in Northwest D.C. D.C. Fire and EMS said crews responded to the incident at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Farragut Street NW shortly before 7:30 a.m. The Fire and EMS staff involved in the crash repor 911 call centers struggle with staffing shortages, mental health, burnout 08/02/2023 01:15pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. In medical emergencies, house fires, or other dangerous situations, most Americans understand to call 911 for immediate help from a call spe Body found along highway on-ramp in Prince George's Co. 08/02/2023 09:33am • A body was found along a highway on-ramp in Prince George's County Tuesday afternoon, according to Maryland State Police. The body was found on the grass along the on-ramp from Woodyard Road to southbound Branch Avenue (Maryland Route 5) in Clinton at around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, state police sai Fairfax Co. tries to tackle a rise in car thefts 08/02/2023 09:02am • With carjackings and car-related thefts on the rise throughout the D.C. region, the Fairfax County Police Department is hoping to crack down with a countywide enforcement and education initiative this month. The Summer Crime Prevention team will step up patrols in areas that have historically bee