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Police: Man shoots himself after killing ex-girlfriend, her family in Charles Co. home 11/05/2022 02:35pm • Friday's deadly scene at a La Plata, Maryland, home came about after a man went to kill his former girlfriend and her family before turning the gun on himself, according to authorities. Charles County Sheriff���s Office deputies said Saturday that 28-year-old Andre Sales entered the house and sho Spanberger-Vega congressional contest in Virginia is close ��� and closely watched 11/05/2022 10:31am • The political battle for Virginia���s 7th Congressional District is one of the most closely watched and costly U.S. House races in the country. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democratic centrist and former CIA officer, is seeking a third term. Spanberger and members of her party are facing fierce pol Montgomery Co. passes bill to improve community informed policing 11/05/2022 08:00am • Police officers and new recruits in Montgomery County, Maryland, will now receive extra training to help them better understand the communities where they work and serve. It's part of the county���s move to increase trust between its diverse residents and law enforcement. More Montgome Second teen arrested in shooting of Commanders' RB Robinson 11/04/2022 11:36pm • D.C. police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the August shooting of Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. According to a news release, the teenage boy ��� who was 14 at the time of the shooting ��� was arrested Friday on a charge of assault with intent to rob whi Teen killed in shooting near Washington Convention Center 11/04/2022 10:37pm • A teenager was killed after being shot several times in Northwest D.C. It happened Friday just before 5 p.m. on the 1200 block of 7th Street near the Washington Convention Center, according to a press release. Police found 15-year-old Makai Green, of Northwest D.C., with several gunshot wounds Arrest made in death of boy found unconscious outside SW DC apartment building 11/04/2022 08:44pm • An arrest has been made in the death of a 2-year-old boy in Southwest D.C. last month. On Friday, police arrested Dasean Matthews, 23, of Southeast D.C., on a charge of first-degree murder. He is linked to the death of Mars Jones, who was pronounced dead five days after he was found on Oct. 13 Judge rules DNA collected in Potomac River Rapist case can be used as evidence 11/04/2022 07:30pm • For decades, no one knew who the man eventually dubbed by law enforcement as "The Potomac River Rapist" really was. Eventually, police say genealogy and the scouring of all family trees narrowed it down to a man who was never on investigators' radar, and who seemingly has no connection at all to Hyattsville man arrested in Montgomery Co. mail theft 11/04/2022 06:42pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, have arrested a man suspected of stealing mail in Silver Spring. Police said officers spotted Shaheem Jerry Denson, 26, of Hyattsville, at around 5 a.m. Thursday standing in front of two USPS mail collection boxes and reaching into the collection box. The Security guard, suspected shoplifter dead in shooting at Prince George's County grocery store 11/04/2022 02:14pm • Two people were fatally shot Friday at a grocery store in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Prince George's County police say. Police say a security guard at the Giant on Audrey Lane��confronted a woman, who was suspected of shoplifting, when she pulled out a handgun from her backpack and began firing rounds Police ask for help after man found dead near Kennedy Center 11/04/2022 12:40pm • D.C. police are asking for help from drivers who travel Rock Creek Parkway after a man was found dead outside of a parking garage near the Kennedy Center Friday morning. The man was found in the 2700 block of F Street NW. More Crime News More D.C. News More Local News An WTOP speaks to candidates for DC's Ward 3 council seat 11/04/2022 08:45am • For 16 years, D.C.���s Ward 3 council seat has been held by Democrat Mary Cheh. Earlier this year, Cheh ended her campaign for a fifth term, citing a ���reevaluation��� of her life amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Her departure from the race ahead of the primary prompted several candidates to jump into t Anger, tears at vigil for teen killed on Halloween 11/03/2022 09:42pm • Dozens of people ��� a majority of them children ��� came together Thursday night for a vigil on a Capitol Hill athletic field to honor 14-year-old Antoine Manning, the teenager who was shot and killed on Halloween. Everyone gathered on Watkins Field, where Antoine used to play youth football 2022 DC election: The District's mayoral candidates on the issues 11/03/2022 05:18pm • D.C. voters will elect the city's next mayor in November. Three candidates are seeking to challenge Mayor Muriel Bowser, who is vying for a third term. If elected, Bowser would become the District's first mayor since Marion Barry to serve three terms. Bowser's second term coincided with the co Tips for staying ahead of 'porch pirates' this holiday season 11/03/2022 04:05pm • With the holiday season coming, a lot of people will have gifts sent to their homes. And as packages are delivered, it won���t only be the recipient waiting for the dropoff -- so too will package thieves. ���You can go down any street anytime and sometimes see two or three packages piled up, and $5K reward offered as police search for suspect in shooting death of Woodbridge teen 11/03/2022 03:43pm • Authorities in Prince William County, Virginia, have identified the teenager who died after a shooting in Woodbridge on Oct. 27. Milton Humberto Escalante Escobar, 18, of Woodbridge, died after he was shot in the 13900 block of Richmond Highway around 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, the Prince Will