Former Virginia jail deputy sentenced to 6 1/2 years for sex trafficking, drug smuggling

A former sheriff’s deputy at a northern Virginia jail was sentenced Wednesday to 6 1/2 years in prison for smuggling drugs into the jail and operating a sex trafficking ring from a Baltimore apartment.

'Our people are dying': Rachel Morin's mom sounds alarm about illegal immigration after daughter's murder

The mother of a woman allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant from El Salvador gave emotional testimony to lawmakers Wednesday about the moment she found out about her daughter’s death while testifying that U.S. borders are "not safe."

Uber Eats driver’s viral encounter with DC coffee shop owner sparks hate crime investigation

A viral video showing a Washington, D.C. business owner allegedly berating an Uber delivery driver for speaking Spanish has sparked a police investigation into a potential hate crime and simple assault.

DC woman survives shooting in Columbia Heights; aunt recovering

A woman is speaking out exclusively with FOX 5 after surviving a shooting that took place in Northwest, D.C. late last month. 

DC Council removes Trayon White from committee leadership role

D.C. Ward 8 Councilman Trayon White was booted from his committee chairmanship position by the D.C. Council on their first day back from summer recess. 

12-year-old accused of serial car thefts in Montgomery County also reported missing 3 times

FOX 5 has learned new information about a 12-year-old boy accused of stealing multiple cars and scooters across Montgomery County.  It turns out that he's apparently the same boy that D.C. police have reported missing several times over many months.  

Husband indicted in Virginia double homicide nearly a year after au pair’s arrest

Fairfax County authorities have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of his wife and another man, almost a year after the family’s au pair was charged in the case.

Man killed when gunfire erupts near DC’s Dupont Circle neighborhood

A man was killed early Monday morning after gunfire erupted near the Dupont Circle neighborhood of northwest Washington, D.C.

Anti-Israel protester charged for spray-painting 'Gaza' on statue outside DC's Union Station: prosecutors

A 20-year-old Maryland woman who was caught on video spray-painting "Gaza" on the Columbus Fountain outside of Washington, D.C.’s Union Station earlier this summer has been arrested Friday and is now facing a federal charge, prosecutors say. 

DC police officer killed trying to retrieve gun from storm drain remembered at funeral

A Washington, D.C. police officer who died after a gun he was trying to recover from a storm drain accidentally fired was remembered during funeral services Thursday.

Maryland Supreme Court hears key arguments on child sex abuse lawsuits

The Supreme Court of Maryland heard arguments on Tuesday about the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

DC police officer’s cause of death determined after trying to retrieve gun from storm drain

The medical examiner’s office has determined the cause of death of a Washington, D.C. police officer who died after a gun he was trying to recover from a storm drain accidentally fired.