Maryland lawmakers crack down on street takeovers

Caught racing or doing donuts or burnouts in a car takeover, and in about a month, you could be facing stricter penalties. 

Shots fired near Ballou High School in Southeast DC

Police continue to investigate an early morning shooting near Ballou High School in Southeast, D.C.

Louisiana man to undergo physical castration for raping, impregnating teen

Glenn Sullivan, Sr., 54, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree rape after a case initiated in July 2022, when a young woman reported multiple rapes dating back to when she was 14 years old.

House Republicans call on DC leaders to shut down 'antisemitic' demonstrations

Republicans on Capitol Hill are demanding D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser do more to deal with protesters on college campuses in the area. It comes as the House speaker announced a new "crackdown" on antisemitism and Biden administration officials were grilled in the Senate.  

MS-13 gang leader sentenced to life for random killings in northern Virginia

Even in the violent world of the MS-13 street gang, the killings in northern Virginia in the summer of 2019 stood out. In that year, "the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area became an MS-13 hunting ground," in the words of prosecutors.

Charlotte law enforcement officers who died in shootout identified

The officers have been identified as Joshua Eyer, of the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department, and Sam Poloche and Alden Elliott, who worked for the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, and US Deputy Marshal Thomas M. Weeks Jr.

Man on DC bus stop stabbed, robbed of iPhone

Authorities say a man is recovering at the hospital after being stabbed at a D.C. bus stop.

Virginia police impersonators rob man in Leesburg

Authorities in Virginia are looking for two police impersonators they say robbed a man riding his bicycle in Leesburg.