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
Suspect accused of murdering beloved DC-area photographer to remain in jail without bond
A Pennsylvania man, accused of murdering a well-known photographer in the D.C. area, will remain in jail without bond.
Megan Hargan's retrial ends in guilty verdict
A jury has found a woman guilty of murdering her mother and sister, whose 2017 deaths were initially believed to be a murder-suicide.
New trial for woman accused of killing mom, sister reaches crucial point
The fate of a woman accused of killing her mother and sister is now in the hands of jurors.
Teen accused of fatally shooting DuVal High School student denied bail
The 17-year-old suspect accused of shooting and killing a DuVal High School student after she left school has been ordered to remain in jail without bond.
'The best child anyone could ask for:' Family mourns DuVal High School student killed walking from school
A family member of the DuVal High School student shot and killed Monday leaving school described an arrest made for murder as "bittersweet".
'This is a case of horrific facts:' Suspect in murder of Greenbelt teacher held without bond
A judge has ordered the suspect accused of killing a Maryland teacher to be held without bond on the murder charge, along with an unrelated case.
Fairfax County police make arrest in grisly 1994 homicide thanks to DNA break through
Police in Fairfax County say after nearly three decades, an arrest has been made in the brutal stabbing death of a mother whose body was found inside her Springfield home.