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Teen's body recovered from Potomac River 08/05/2022 08:40pm • D.C. Police said a 17-year-old's body was recovered from the Potomac River near Thompson Boat House in Northwest Friday morning. Witnesses said they saw someone attempting to swim to a loose small boat before disappearing. More Washington, D.C. News More Local News The Dist 'When thunder roars, head indoors': Lightning safety tips from the National Weather Service 08/05/2022 05:45pm • After four people were hit, and three killed, by lightning in D.C.'s Lafayette Square, the National Weather Service is out with a warning: The safest place to be during a thunderstorm is indoors. “If you're outside under a tree, under grandstands, under a gazebo or pavilion … None of that doe 'I thought I had my training gun. Why did I do this?' Retired officer charged in library shooting 08/05/2022 05:02pm • The shooting of a special police officer during a training exercise at a D.C. library came as the group of trainees had gathered to take a picture and were "joking around," according to court documents. Maurica Manyan, 25, interrupted the picture-taking to remove her face-mask, her classmates tea Alexandria's police body camera program gets federal boost 08/05/2022 04:46pm • Police officers in Alexandria, Virginia, are the only ones in the D.C. region who don’t wear body cameras. On Friday, the effort to change that got a boost of federal money. A $600,000 grant from the U.S. Justice Department has been earmarked to help the city, according to a release from U.S. R DC releases bodycam footage of police shooting; man's sister confronts mayor at news conference 08/05/2022 04:01pm • Officials in D.C. on Friday released body-worn camera footage showing the moment an officer fatally shot a man last weekend, saying the video doesn't answer all the questions about the shooting but that an investigation is ongoing. The footage was released by D.C. police Friday morning, and is al Plans for new Frederick police HQ take a step forward with OK of $19.8M contract 08/05/2022 11:26am • The process of building a new headquarters for the police department in Frederick, Maryland, took another step forward Thursday when Mayor Michael O’Connor and the Board of Aldermen approved a design and construction contract for the project. The mayor and board unanimously approved a $19.8 mil Police: Body found in Baltimore's Inner Harbor 08/05/2022 11:17am • BALTIMORE — Police in Baltimore say a body has been found floating in the water at the Inner Harbor. News outlets report that Baltimore police say Inner Harbor and water rescue units responded to the 400 block of East Pratt Street around 7 a.m. Friday for a report of a body found in the water. 3 men stabbed in Gaithersburg, suspect arrested 08/04/2022 11:13pm • Police in Gaithersburg, Maryland, arrested a man Thursday accused of stabbing three people. Montgomery County police said the incident happened in the area of Quince Orchard Boulevard after 9:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they found three men with stab wounds. All three were taken to the hosp Officer killed after shooting during training exercise inside Anacostia Library 08/04/2022 08:51pm • A library police officer was killed during a training exercise in the Anacostia Neighborhood Library in D.C. It happened around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. More Local News More DC News Police arrived in the library on Good Hope Road Southeast for a report of a shooting. They found Additional signage coming to Fairfax Co. road where students were hit and killed 08/04/2022 06:20pm • Additional signs aimed at preventing speeding are coming to a Fairfax County, Virginia, corridor where two students were hit and killed earlier this summer. The county's Board of Supervisors this week voted to support a plan that would add "Watch for Children" signs in multiple places on the Blak Fairfax Co. police release bodycam footage of McLean shooting; family says shooting 'cannot be justified' 08/04/2022 05:39pm • Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, released body-worn camera footage of an officer fatally shooting a 26-year-old man in McLean last month, saying it shows a "very active and chaotic incident" the department is continuing to investigate. County police responded to two 911 calls from a house on A Judge not ready to rule on whether Catherine Hoggle will face trial in death of 2 children 08/04/2022 03:40pm • Almost eight years after Catherine Hoggle's children were last seen and almost five since she was charged with killing them, a Montgomery County, Maryland, judge said Thursday he’s not ready to determine whether she is competent to stand trial for murder. Judge Richard Jordan said he was not co DC man sentenced to 8 years in prison in shooting of 11-year-old Davon McNeal 08/04/2022 03:07pm • A D.C. man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Thursday in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy on July 4, 2020, in Southeast. Daryle Bond, 20, pleaded guilty in February to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Davon McNeal. After he is done with his sentence, he will be placed on fiv Interim Alexandria schools superintendent details approach to mental wellness, security 08/04/2022 04:57am • On a camping trip as a child, Melanie Kay-Wyatt came across another camper who needed assistance in play areas. She stopped and worked to help the girl, and was struck when the girl's parents approached her, thanking Kay-Wyatt for engaging with and including their daughter. The response she recei New interactive map details crime trends in Annapolis 08/04/2022 04:09am • For those who live in or like to visit Annapolis, Maryland, there's a new way to see what crimes are happening in the city. Annapolis has a new online crime incident map that uses Geographic Information Systems, or GIS technology. More Anne Arundel County News More Maryland News