Lili Zheng
Lili Zheng joined FOX 5 as a freelance reporter in August 2023 after four years of working in Dallas-Fort Worth. While in the Lone Star state, Lili worked as a general assignment reporter for the local NBC affiliate and covered everything from politics to breaking news. Her time there included the COVID-19 pandemic, protests amid civil unrest in 2020, and the deadly ice storm of 2021 when millions of Texans lost power for a week due to failures of the Texas power grid. Prior to her time in Texas, she worked in Oklahoma City as a reporter for KFOR, reporting from the Oklahoma State Capitol and also covered several major weather events.
Her career started in Salisbury, Maryland, where she worked as an anchor/reporter and producer for WMDT, 47abc. She is a graduate of Temple University and a southern Maryland native, now working for the station she grew up watching.
The latest from Lili Zheng
Georgetown Wawa set to close permanently next week
Wawa has confirmed it will close another one of its DMV locations in one week.
Man serving life for 1982 murder of Stephanie Roper seeks sentence reduction
A man convicted for his role in a deadly kidnapping and rape of a college student could have his sentence reduced.
Kids sports center in ruins after three-alarm fire
Officials with a Northern Virginia recreation center are looking at a potential temporary location after a fire ripped through their building this week.
Naresh Bhatt’s trial date expected to be set in court Wednesday
Naresh Bhatt, the husband of missing Manassas Park mom Mamta Kafle Bhatt, was back in court one day after being officially charged with her murder. Bhatt's trial was expected to be set Tuesday, but due to the unavailability of a Nepalese interpreter, the hearing has been continued until Wednesday.
Montgomery County Police Department working to navigate growing officer shortage
As police in Montgomery County continue to navigate the impacts of an officer shortage, they are planning for even more vacancies with expected retirements in the coming months.
20-year-old Woodbridge man arrested after killing woman in domestic dispute, police say
A 20-year-old man has been arrested after police say he killed woman in a domestic dispute in Woodbridge.
DC Central Kitchen prepares to deliver thousands of free Thanksgiving meals
A D.C. nonprofit has kicked their holiday meal prep into high gear.
Teens charged in violent robbery that left DC DJ dead appear in court
Two teenage suspects accused in a crime spree that left a well-known D.C. DJ and hairstylist dead appeared in court Thursday.
DC dispatchers handled 1.2 million 911 calls last year — a quarter of them weren’t emergencies
As staffing levels at D.C.’s call center for emergency and non-emergency calls continue to improve, the agency is urging people to call the correct lines for situations in order to not strain the emergency line.
‘He’s already in Heaven’: Chantilly community mourns 3-year-old killed by truck
A memorial in a Chantilly neighborhood is growing in memory of a 3-year-old boy who was hit by a truck over the weekend.