Mayor Bowser, MPD Chief Smith tout end-of-year data showing crime down in DC

While it may not feel like it, data shows that the crime rates in D.C. are trending in the right direction. That’s according to the mayor and police chief, who shared the city's end-of-year crime stats Monday.

Racial slur found written on Black student's desk Wootton High School

Montgomery County Public School leaders say they are working to address a racist incident that happened at Wootton High School last week. 

Mom charged with murder in 3-month-old's drowning death

A mom in Chevy Chase, Maryland, has been charged with the murder of her 3-month-old baby Sunday. 

UnitedHealthcare CEO killer search: What we know so far

Efforts to track down the gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a New York City hotel expanded over the weekend.

Jay-Z named in lawsuit over minor’s rape alongside Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Hip hop mogul Jay-Z has reportedly been accused of raping a 13-year-old in a Diddy sexual assault lawsuit that was refiled Sunday to include him.

Mother in custody after 3-month-old baby drowns in Montgomery County: police

The mother of a three-month-old child has been taken into custody after the infant was pronounced dead at a hospital in Montgomery County Sunday, according to police. 

Prince George's County community holds vigil to honor slain activist Cornelius McDonald

A vigil was held Saturday night to honor the life of Cornelius McDonald, the Prince George's County community activist who was shot and killed outside of a restaurant one week ago.

2 undocumented immigrants arrested after road rage shooting in Virginia

Two undocumented immigrants have been arrested after shooting at a vehicle during a road rage incident in Loudoun County, Virginia. 

NYC jury deadlocked in Daniel Penny subway chokehold trial; 1 charge dismissed

The second-degree manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny has been dismissed after jurors couldn't agree on a verdict, but he still faces a second charge in connection with last year's subway chokehold death.

Maryland man arrested after randomly punching DC woman in the head

A Maryland man has been arrested after randomly punching a woman in the back of the head while walking near a Smithsonian Museum in Northeast.

Community activist to be remembered with vigil a week after he was killed

Saturday will mark one week since beloved activist Cornelius "Neal" McDonald was shot and killed outside a Largo restaurant. Now his friends and family plan to remember him with a vigil.