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Man sentenced to 90 years for sexually assaulting 4 children in Prince William Co. 07/18/2023 08:16am • A man prosecutors said sexually assaulted several victims in Prince William County, Virginia, including two who were younger than 10 years old, will spend more than 90 years in prison. Prince William County Commonwealth's Attorney Amy Ashworth said Billy Riggs, 40, was sentenced on Friday for ass Fairfax County’s 'most wanted' who was 'playing games' with police indicted on murder charge 07/18/2023 06:55am • A Virginia man who police once considered Fairfax County's most wanted has been indicted for killing a man last October. Kyjuan Trott-McLean, 43, of Alexandria, is accused of killing Brandon Wims, 31, last October. Fairfax County police said he opened fire on Wims' vehicle from a car near a Mount Man who killed ex's friend in 'jealous rage' outside Md. hotel to spend 50 years in prison 07/18/2023 04:25am • A man who prosecutors said chased his ex-girlfriend's friend to a field next to a Maryland hotel and killed him in a "jealous rage" will spend 50 years in prison. A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge sentenced Kyle Noble, 30, in the death of Efrain Arias, 31. Noble was sentenced to 60 years wi Bowser nominates Pamela Smith as DC's new chief of police 07/17/2023 06:00pm • Pamela A. Smith takes the oath as the Metropolitan Police Department's acting chief. (Courtesy DC government) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has nominated former U.S. Park Police chief Pamela A. Smith to lead the city's police force. Smith boasts more than 25 years of experience in law enforcement Manassas man killed by 'neglectful discharge' of handgun, suspect charged with manslaughter 07/16/2023 09:35pm • A man in Prince William County is facing involuntary manslaughter charges after a handgun was "neglectfully discharged" at a private home in Manassas, according to police. Early Saturday evening, 21-year-old Reynaldo Jesus Villalobos Hernandez was passing around a handgun with two acquaintances a Police identify cyclist killed in Northwest DC shooting 07/16/2023 08:40am • A bicyclist shot dead in Northwest D.C. on Saturday has been identified by police. Resident Dzhoy Zuckerman, 27, was discovered by police just before 12:10 a.m. Saturday with apparent gunshot wounds in the 6100 block of 3rd Street NW. Zuckerman wasn't breathing when first responders arrived, a Local nonprofit leads 'Operation Backpack' to collect school supplies for students in need 07/15/2023 04:26pm • Before school bells start ringing again next month, efforts are underway to gather all the necessary supplies for local students in need. The faith-based nonprofit Volunteers of America's Chesapeake & Carolinas chapter (VOACC) has conducted Operation Backpack for the past 14 years in the area Prince George's Co. man arrested for impersonating cop in phony traffic stop 07/15/2023 03:57pm • A man from Prince George's County, Maryland, has been arrested for impersonating a police officer, police said. Officers with the Greenbelt Police Department arrested 47-year-old Carl Colston Jr. of District Heights, on July 13, following an incident in which he unlawfully conducted a traffic sto Using DC 'as an example': House, Senate bills tackle home rule with abortion, elections riders 07/15/2023 03:15pm • As the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate look to appropriations and administrative committee bills, representatives and senators highlight the District as a place to test wide-ranging legislation. As bills move toward a floor vote, local leaders are pushing back, calling emphasized Congres An egg-ceptional rescue: Chicks saved from Fairfax Co. dumpster 07/15/2023 06:34am • More than 20 chicks have found homes with veterinary staff after being rescued from a dumpster in Fairfax County, Virginia. Late last week, Fairfax County Animal Protection Police were called to a shopping center in West Falls Church, where over 1,000 eggs had been abandoned in a dumpster. Many o 'We will be missing her forever': Montgomery Co. man sentenced to 40 years for wife's murder 07/15/2023 05:16am • A Montgomery County man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2019 murder of his wife Friday afternoon, in a historic "no-body" case that largely relied on his own daughter's testimony against him. Jean J. Pierre, 50, was convicted of second-degree murder by a jury in May 2023. According to 'Brazen act': 5 people shot near Bladensburg Peace Cross while leaving funeral 07/14/2023 11:59pm • Five people were shot near the Peace Cross Memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland, Friday afternoon while leaving a nearby funeral, according to the Bladensburg Police Department. Chief Tyrone Collington Sr. said all of the victims are alive. Sources tell WTOP news partner 7News that three of the vict Driver found shot, killed after hitting several parked cars in Montgomery Co. 07/14/2023 09:12pm • A teenage driver who was found shot and killed struck several vehicles in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Thursday night. Montgomery County police said at about 11 p.m. on Thursday, they were called to the Birches Apartments on Heather Hollow Circle in White Oak for the report of a crash. Once Dogs at risk: Reward grows to 10k in case of sausages with fish hooks inside 07/14/2023 04:40pm • A reward for information leading to an arrest in a case of dogs being put at risk in Alexandria, Virginia, rose from $5,000 to $10,000 as the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals pitched in. The $5,000 from PETA was in addition to $5,000 that was already being offered by the Animal Wel Family of man shot and killed by off-duty officer files lawsuit against DC 07/14/2023 04:18am • The family of a man who was shot and killed by an off-duty D.C. police commander filed a $25 million lawsuit this week against the city, claiming the officer involved used excessive force and did not properly identify himself as an officer before pulling the trigger. According to Andrew Clarke, t