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Stafford man charged in intentional crash that killed woman, 5-year-old girl 04/08/2023 07:07pm • A Stafford, Virginia, man was arrested and charged for what officials called an intentional double vehicle crash Wednesday that left two people dead and one seriously injured. Prince William County police said that 33-year-old Mustafa Nofel Aljazairi intentionally drove a 2007 Chrysler 300 into o Police arrest Oxon Hill day care employee for recording child abuse 04/08/2023 01:00pm • A day care employee in Oxon Hill, Maryland, was arrested Saturday after police said she recorded herself abusing kids. Prince George's County police said that they charged 23-year-old Kayla Greenwell with multiple counts of child abuse and assault. A video recorded Wednesday appeared to show G Senate approves gun bill, but not without heated late debate 04/08/2023 10:23am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. After some procedural maneuvering and heated debate, the Senate gave final approval on an expansive gun bill about 30 minutes before midni 2 Woodbridge teens charged in shooting of 15-year-old 04/08/2023 06:06am • Two teens from Woodbridge, Virginia, were arrested Thursday for their roles in shooting another teen in Stafford County, according to authorities. The Stafford County Sheriff's Office said that the suspected teens, both 17, traveled to Stafford County and got into a fight with the 15-year-old vic 2 teens stabbed inside Walmart in Fairfax Co. 04/07/2023 11:18pm • Two teenagers are hurt after being stabbed inside a Hybla Valley Walmart on Friday evening, and police in Fairfax County, Virginia, say two suspects are in custody. Fairfax County police reported to the Walmart located in the 7900 block of the Richmond Highway around 5:40 p.m. The stabbing hap DC Mayor Bowser announces hiring bonus increase for police recruits 04/07/2023 09:37pm • As D.C. struggles to recruit new police officers to meet its quota, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Friday an increase in the hiring bonus for new police recruits. The new signing bonus for recruits will start Monday, April 24, and will be paid in two installments — $15,000 for the initial sig As DC's 911 agency aims to fill shortage of call-takers, director suggests texting instead 04/07/2023 04:37pm • D.C.'s 911 agency is in need of more people to train to take emergency calls. And its director said while they try to fill those positions — depending on what you need — texting may be a better way to get through to a dispatcher. It's a difficult job with long hours, and that requires a lot o Immigrants’ rights protesters arrested seeking to block State House entrance 04/07/2023 03:47pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Seven protesters from the immigrants' rights group CASA were arrested in Annapolis on Friday trying to block the front door of the State Police ID man fatally stabbed in Montgomery Co. after Metrobus argument 04/07/2023 02:39pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, have identified the man who was fatally stabbed after getting into an argument on a Metrobus earlier this week. Police were called to the parking garage in the 11300 block of Amherst Avenue in Wheaton shortly after 12:20 p.m. Wednesday for a reported stabbin 1 dead, 3 hurt after crash in Prince George's County 04/07/2023 01:22pm • A Hyattsville man was killed and three others hurt in a Wednesday afternoon crash on Annapolis Road in Landover Hills, Maryland. Prince George's County police said the crash happened around 5 p.m. on Annapolis Road near Cooper Lane. According to the preliminary investigation, 66-year-old Michael Maryland lawmakers approve AG prosecution powers over police 04/07/2023 05:22am • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly approved a measure on Thursday to give the state's attorney general independent authority to bring criminal charges against police officers after investigating deaths when officers are involved. The Maryland House voted 99-37 for a bill alread Police: Abducted woman dead after shootout on I-95 in Va. 04/06/2023 04:40pm • A woman who police say was abducted from her home in New York is dead after a shootout and police chase in Prince William County, Virginia, Wednesday night. The man suspected of abducting 34-year-old Tatiana David early Wednesday morning — identified as Michael C. Davis, of Richmond — was als Loudoun Co. community members share different priorities for school district's next superintendent 04/06/2023 12:57pm • As the search for a new superintendent in Loudoun County, Virginia, continues, a new survey is revealing differing priorities among school leaders and community members when it comes to critical issues across the district. The Loudoun County school district brought on GR Recruiting Associates to Health care bill for immigrants appears to be stalling in Maryland Senate 04/06/2023 11:05am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Activists from CASA, the regional immigrants’ rights group, have been a fixture on Lawyers Mall in front of the State House in Annapoli Prince William County crime up over last year, down from decade prior 04/06/2023 08:48am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Crime in Prince William County reached a seven-year high in 2022 but remained well below rates seen in the decade prior, according to