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Threats against Congress down but still too high, Capitol police chief says 01/18/2023 01:37pm • The number of threats investigated by U.S. Capitol Police has dropped from a record high in 2021 ��� the year that a mob attacked the building ��� but the threat level remains near historic highs nonetheless. The department investigated a total of 7,501 threats against members of Congress in 2022 Movie filming brings road closures to DC 01/18/2023 01:09pm • Hollywood has come to D.C., as the filming of the movie "Alex Cross" is taking place Wednesday afternoon. There will be parking restrictions and traffic closures to accommodate filming near Maryland Avenue from 19th Street to 22nd Street in Northeast D.C. until 4 p.m. More Local News Advisory group: School Resource Officers should remain in Alexandria schools 01/18/2023 12:34pm • The advisory group formed to determine the future of School Resource Officers in Alexandria, Virginia, city schools has concluded SROs should remain in the school system. The School Law Enforcement Partnership, made up of community members, the Alexandria Police Department, city representatives, Review: Jury still out on whether NBC's 'Night Court' reboot can make us laugh 01/18/2023 04:31am • After mining laughs from a police department in "Barney Miller" (1975-1982) and a military surgical unit in "M*A*S*H" (1972-1983), TV writer Reinhold Weege created the beloved sitcom "Night Court��� (1984-1992) about the night shift of a Manhattan municipal court. Nominated for 31 Emmys and w 1 killed, 2 others hurt in Southeast DC shooting 01/17/2023 11:00pm • A woman is dead, and two others are injured after a shooting in Southeast D.C. Tuesday night. It happened just before 9 p.m. on the 5000 block of Benning Road Southeast near D.C.'s border with Prince George's County, Maryland. More DC News More Crime News D.C. police said a Philadelphia man arrested following fatal DC crash 01/17/2023 05:46pm • A Philadelphia man is facing murder charges following a crash in Northwest D.C. that killed one person. Reginald Johnson, 30, was arrested on a charge of murder, aggravated assault, driving under the influence and reckless driving, following a crash that happened Sunday afternoon at the intersect DC Council defiantly overrides mayor's veto to pass crime bill overhaul 01/17/2023 05:38pm • The D.C. Council rejected Mayor Muriel Bowser's veto and is moving forward with legislation to update the city's criminal code, which hasn't been updated for more than a century. In a 12-1 vote ��� with Ward 8 Council member Trayon White voting in opposition ��� the council moved to override Bows National Park Service begins cleaning up hundreds of tires dumped in Anacostia Park 01/17/2023 03:25pm • The tires were found late last month, dumped along a stretch of Anacostia Park between East Capitol Street and where CSX railroad tracks run under D.C. Route 295. (WTOP/Stetson Miller) On Tuesday, National Park Service crews began cleaning up hundreds of tires found dumped under a D.C. Route 295 Man faces murder charge after Southeast DC standoff, fire 01/17/2023 03:24pm • A homicide suspect is in custody following an armed standoff and fire in a Southeast D.C. residence on Monday afternoon. D.C. police said Tuesday that the body of 53-year-old James Brooks, of no fixed address, was recovered from the 200 block of 37th Street SE around 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Brooks was Food delivery driver shot and killed in Prince George's Co. 01/17/2023 02:30pm • A man delivering groceries in Temple Hills, Maryland, was shot and killed on Friday night. Stephen Lee Green of Sykesville, Maryland, was found inside his SUV at around 11:15 p.m. in the 2200 block of Afton Street, Prince George's County police said in a news release Monday. A GoFundMe has been s Woodbridge man killed in shooting identified by police 01/17/2023 11:26am • A Woodbridge man is dead and another man is wounded after a shooting Monday night in Prince William County, Virginia, police said. Akeem Rashad Williams, 27, of Woodbridge died and a 22-year-old man who hasn't been identified by name was also injured, according to Prince William County police. With 1 in custody, police still seeking others in Metrobus shooting that hurt 2 kids 01/17/2023 05:00am • A child who was wounded in a shooting last Wednesday says it happened when he was stepping off a Metrobus with his grandmother in D.C.'s Brightwood neighborhood to escape a fight, according to court documents. Police said a 9-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl had injuries that were not life-threat Fire during standoff with DC police displaces people, cats 01/17/2023 04:22am • Five people and six cats are out of their homes due to a fire that started during a standoff with D.C. police on Monday. It happened on the 200 block of 37th Place Southeast before 3 p.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Armed with a weapon, a man ��� wanted by police ��� holed up in an apartment a Possible gun waiting period in Virginia angers gun rights supporters, divides lawmakers 01/16/2023 09:33pm • Gun rights advocates are pushing back against Virginia legislation that would require people to wait several days before being allowed to purchase a gun. The bill would force buyers to wait three days after they complete "the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal history What's the DC attorney general's role in helping to curb violence in the city? 01/16/2023 06:05pm • As D.C. residents call for local officials to do more to curb gun violence, the District's new attorney general is clarifying the role his office plays in prosecuting violent crimes. As he settles into his new role, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb spoke to WTOP about the city's crime situatio