Joe Calabrese
Joe Calabrese is a digital journalist for FOX 5 New York, FOX 29 Philadelphia and FOX 5 DC.
Over his career, Joe worked in several top media markets including Washington, D.C., Cleveland and, most recently, Los Angeles. A New Jersey native, Joe has now returned home to the East Coast.
Joe has covered several major breaking news stories, like the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Ohio, the Capitol Riot on Jan. 6, 2021, the deadly Southern California wildfires of 2025 and more. Joe enjoys covering a vast range of topics, including sports and politics, using his skills in data journalism, web development and interactive graphics to bolster his storytelling.
In addition to his day job, Joe teaches future journalists at his alma mater the University of Southern California.
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The latest from Joe Calabrese
DC man pleads guilty to beating partner's toddler to death
Dasean Matthews pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the beating death of two-year-old Mars Jones in October 2022.
Charges dropped against Manassas mom indicted for murder of estranged husband
Prosecutors said that a previously-unexamined audio recording of the moments leading up to the shooting backed up Latoya Crabbe's claim of self-defense.
Teen sentenced for Blake High School parking lot shooting
Taric Wilson pleaded guilty to weapon possession after a fight in the Blake High School parking lot earlier this year, according to officials.
DC man pleads guilty to setting 2 men on fire, killing 1 in 2020
D'Aundrey Scott pleaded guilty to setting two men on fire on the sidewalk in Northeast in 2020, killing on of them, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
USPP officer hit by vehicle in Southeast DC, suspect on the run
U.S. Park Police are searching for the suspect they said hit an officer in Southeast Washington, D.C.
Virginia daycare teacher charged with assaulting 3-year-old
Jaspal Bharaj of Reston was charged with assault and battery after police said she pulled a 3-year-old boy's hair, shoved his head into a basket and more.
Maryland man gets 54 years for setting off pipe bomb in home
A Gaithersburg man was sentenced to more than 50 years in prison this week for explosives and firearms charges after a pipe bomb went off inside his home last year.
World War II Memorial vandalized with spray paint, fountains overflow with bubbles;
Police are investigating after the National World War II Memorial was vandalized with spray paint and soap in the fountains on Thursday.
WMATA bus driver attacked while driving bus in Silver Spring; Police searching for suspect
Metro Transit Police are looking for the man who attacked a bus driver in Silver Spring. When the driver told the man he couldn't have an alcoholic drink, the man reached around the shield and started throwing punches.
Man sentenced for murder of Maryland father, dumping body in woods
DeAngelo McRoy was sentenced to 30 years in prison, plus a suspended life sentence, for the 2024 murder of Delondre Sawyer.