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2 men sentenced to prison after failed robbery in Northeast DC 02/17/2023 09:21pm • Two Silver Spring, Maryland, men will spend the better part of the next decade in prison after a failed armed robbery attempt in Northeast D.C. involving a baby almost two years ago. Before sentencing Kenneth Vann, 43, and Jose Gonzalez, 48, to six and eight years in prison respectively, District 1 shot and killed on a Montgomery Co. Metrobus 02/17/2023 08:58pm • Someone was shot and killed while on a Metrobus Friday night in Montgomery County, Maryland, police said. The Montgomery County Police Department did not identify the victim who was killed. In an email to WTOP, they said they don't have a suspect in custody. In a tweet, the police department said Mistrial declared in case of off-duty Pentagon officer who shot and killed 2 02/17/2023 07:00pm • The judge in the case of an off-duty Pentagon officer accused of shooting and killing two people at his apartment complex has declared a mistrial. David Hall Dixon, of Takoma Park, Maryland, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of use of a handgun in commission of a fel Amid rise in carjackings, 7 teens charged with auto theft in Montgomery Co. 02/17/2023 02:35pm • Seven teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17 have been charged with auto theft in Montgomery County, Maryland, according to police. Officers were called to Livingston Street in the Glenmont Forest neighborhood around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday for the report of suspicious activity. Police said detectiv Montgomery Co. doctor faces rape, sexual assault charges 02/17/2023 10:14am • A Silver Spring, Maryland, doctor was arrested on rape and sexual assault charges Thursday, according to Montgomery County police. Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed Malik, 58, was taken into custody outside Advanced Walk-in Urgent, at 10800 Lockwood Drive, where he works. More Montgomery County News Just because: Random Acts of Kindness Day spurs altruism 02/17/2023 08:08am • The acts of kindness can be simple; carrying a senior's groceries, complementing a colleague's work, or donating some canned vegetables at the area food bank — but the rewards are substantial. February 17 is Random Acts of Kindness Day in the U.S. — it's celebrated on other dates around the w 'The Other Fellow' documentary explores the curse of real people named James Bond 02/17/2023 12:28am • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAIXFGYRkHU In the 007 flick "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969), Australian actor George Lazenby replaced Sean Connery and famously quipped, "This never happened to the other fellow." Now, "The Other Fellow" is the title of an intriguing new documentar At DC's Dupont Circle, Michigan State University alumni grieve after shooting 02/16/2023 11:37pm • Dozens of Michigan State University alumni living in the D.C. area gathered Thursday evening for a candlelight vigil at Dupont Circle. They grieved and supported each other following Monday's shooting at the school that left three students dead and five injured. "I felt guilty not being able to b Family of man dragged, killed by metro train demanding answers 02/16/2023 09:52pm • The family of the man who died after being dragged by a Metro train is speaking out and wants more answers about his death. Harold Riley, 50, arrived at the Dunn Loring Station on Wednesday with his service dog Daisy. More Local News Tracking the DC Metro 24/7 He got of Decapitated body found in Northeast DC backyard, man turns himself in 02/16/2023 07:21pm • A man has been charged with murder after a decapitated, dismembered and mummified corpse was found in a Northeast D.C. backyard, police said. LaVaughn Barnes, 32, was arrested Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder while armed, according to police, who said Barnes confessed to the killing Prince George's Co. man accused of raping, carjacking men he met on dating app 02/16/2023 04:50pm • A Prince George's County, Maryland, man who police said met a man through a dating app and then raped, kidnapped and robbed him is also accused of stealing a car from another man he met the same way. Rodney Richardson, 26, of Brandywine, faces charges including rape, kidnapping, armed robbery, ha Maryland company would get big boost from FDA's Narcan decision 02/16/2023 11:04am • Gaithersburg, Maryland-based biotech Emergent BioSolutions stands to gain from a Food and Drug Administration decision to make opioid overdose drug Narcan available without a prescription. It makes the nasal spray version of the opioid-overdose antidote naloxone. An FDA advisory panel this week r Man fatally dragged by Metro train after dog leash stuck in door 02/16/2023 06:17am • A man has died after he was dragged down a Metro platform and onto the tracks after his dog's leash got caught in train doors Wednesday afternoon. Metro Transit Police said it happened at the Dunn Loring station in Virginia shortly before 1:30 p.m. Police said the man exited the train carrying a Homeless encampment cleared a block from White House; dozens relocated 02/16/2023 05:31am • The National Park Service cleared a D.C. park just a block from the White House, where dozens of people had been living in tents in the small green space. Park Service employees wore white hazmat coveralls as they combed McPherson Square Park on Wednesday morning, filling garbage trucks with tent Alexandria schools report decrease in police service, incidents 02/15/2023 10:44pm • Alexandria City Public Schools in Virginia released its latest report on in-school incidents and run-ins with the police department. The latest data from the school system showed a decrease in the number of incidents, calls for police service and arrests on campuses. Below is a rundown of the