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Howard Co. woman sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing newborn baby 07/30/2022 03:15pm • A woman from Howard County, Maryland, was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in prison for the 2018 murder of her newborn son. In April, 41-year-old Moira Akers, of Columbia, was found guilty of second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse by a Howard County Circuit Court jury. More Rockville police say group of boys killed 'beloved' neighborhood goose; $1K reward offered 07/30/2022 07:41am • Neighbors are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction after police say a group of boys killed a Canada goose in Rockville, Maryland, on Sunday night. Rockville police said they found the dead bird on the bank of Lake New Mark around 8 p.m. The lake is a part o DC police investigate 3 double shootings 07/30/2022 02:20am • Police in D.C. are investigating three separate shootings that killed one and injured five others Friday night. The first incident occurred just before 9 p.m. on Alabama Avenue near F Street in the Benning Ridge neighborhood in Southeast. Officers arrived to find two people -- a man and a woman - Man killed in Southeast DC shooting 07/29/2022 10:23pm • A man is dead after a shooting in Southeast D.C. Friday afternoon. According to D.C police, the shooting happened around 3 p.m. on Wheeler Road near Valley Avenue. Officers found a man outside with a gunshot wound.��He was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Police did not reveal th Virginia attorney general meets with nonprofits to discuss poverty, community needs 07/29/2022 07:29pm • Virginia's attorney general met with local nonprofit groups in Arlington, Virginia, on Friday for a roundtable listening session about addressing poverty and community needs. ���Virginians helping other Virginians, from all backgrounds. The very, very best, they're here,��� said Attorney General Bail denied for Md. woman accused of shooting husband over molestation allegations 07/29/2022 01:55pm • The Maryland woman who police say shot her husband in a D.C. hotel last week over allegations he molested children at her day care will remain behind bars. D.C. Superior Judge Sherry Trafford denied a bail request from Shanteari Weems. More Crime News More DC News More Baltimore Prince George's Co. primary: New faces coming to county council; 2 legislative districts headed for recounts 07/29/2022 01:22pm • Elections officials in Prince George's County have finished counting the votes from the July 19 primary, and while results won't be certified until next month, a picture of what the new county council could look like is emerging. However, several new faces, including an activist believed to have Takoma Park police offering $10K reward in auto mechanic's death 07/29/2022 12:34pm • There's new information in the killing of a mobile mechanic in Takoma Park, Maryland, and a reward up to $10,000 is being offered for information leading police to the suspect. More Montgomery County News More Crime News More Maryland News A photo of the vehicle that polic Manassas plans roundabout to liven up entry to Old Town 07/29/2022 12:09pm • 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. City of Manassas officials hope to transform the current intersection at Sudley Road, Centreville Road and Prescott Avenue just northeas Data Doctors: Tips for using online grammar checker 'Grammarly' 07/29/2022 10:39am • Q: Do you recommend using Grammarly and if so, which version? A: Anyone that���s ever had to deal with the ���grammar police��� online knows how a simple grammatical error can completely derail just about any conversation. It���s also a potential problem when sending a business email that can eit DC police release bodycam footage of use-of-force incident in NW 07/29/2022 02:12am • The D.C. police have released bodycam footage of an incident last month that's prompted a use-of-force investigation. The body camera footage shows police chasing after and quickly detaining a man they say was buying drugs near O and North Capitol Streets, in Northwest, on June 29. Mor Bowser requests National Guard help for asylum seekers in DC 07/28/2022 04:52pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is asking the Department of Defense to provide D.C. National Guard help with what she called a "growing humanitarian crisis" of asylum seekers who are being sent to the District from Arizona and Texas. She is also asking the federal government to be involved to deal with Police plead for public's help after 3 dead in 3 separate SE DC shootings 07/28/2022 04:00pm • D.C. police say there is no evidence connecting two shootings in Southeast on Wednesday that both involved a volley of bullets fired by assault-style rifles, but they are waiting on forensic analysis to confirm. Overall, three people were killed and two others wounded ��� including a pregnant wom Skateboarder killed in Howard Co. hit-and-run 07/28/2022 03:02pm • A man skateboarding in Columbia, Maryland, was killed in a hit-and-run crash, police in Howard County said. The body of Joseph Shawn Deliberts, 32, of Columbia, was found by a passerby in the median of Snowden River Parkway, south of Oakland Mills Road, just before 6 a.m. Thursday. Investigato Climate group blocked gates as Congressional Baseball Game started 07/28/2022 03:00pm • Climate protesters blocked gates at the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park on Thursday in an attempt to urge politicians to secure climate investments and issue a federal declaration of a climate emergency. The game continued until a brief rain delay at 9 p.m. The protests started