Dead body discovered in downtown Silver Spring hotel

A death investigation is underway in downtown Silver Spring after a person was found lifeless in a hotel room Thursday. 

2 dogs shot, killed by MPD officer in Northwest DC neighborhood

Two dogs were shot and killed by a D.C. police officer while responding to a call in Northwest Thursday afternoon.

Harvey Weinstein's conviction overturned: What to know

Here’s what to know about the case against Harvey Weinstein, his 2020 rape conviction, and what the new ruling means.

Prince George’s County Executive to announce National Harbor curfew: sources

Later Thursday morning, multiple sources tell FOX 5’s Stephanie Ramirez, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks is expected to announce an emergency executive order that would implement a 5 p.m. curfew on weekends at National Harbor with exceptions. 

3 killed in DC shootings as violence erupts overnight

Three people, including a teenager, were killed, and several others were wounded when gun violence erupted overnight in the nation’s capital within the span of just a few hours.

Fairfax County Public Schools cleared of wrongdoing in middle school rape case

The woman who sued Fairfax County Public Schools for millions of dollars after accusing a classmate of raping her in middle school lost the case.

Loudoun County warehouse fire caused by lit cigarette: officials

A lit cigarette is to blame for a warehouse going up in flames in Northern Virginia, causing millions of dollars in damages.

DC police: 5-year-old girl, father wounded in targeted shooting

D.C. police say a 5-year-old girl and her father were wounded in a targeted shooting late Tuesday night in northeast Washington.

North Carolina man sentenced in 1994 Indiana cold rape case

A North Carolina man, Robert Daniel Shelton, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a 1994 cold rape case in Indiana.

Fairfax Co. Sheriff's Office released Honduran charged with sex crimes, ignored ICE detainer request: feds

Fairfax County, Virginia, ignored a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer request for a Honduran national charged with sex crimes against a child in Virginia, ICE said Wednesday.

Driver in crash that left 2 Oakton High School students dead found guilty

Deliberations in the case against 18-year-old Usman Shahid who struck and killed two Oakton High School girls in 2022 as they were walking home from school in Fairfax County concluded with a guilty verdict Wednesday. 

Ohio senior charged with armed robbery may be victim in online scam

In Ohio, a 74-year-old woman, Ann Mayers, facing charges of armed robbery at a credit union, is revealed to potentially be a victim of an online scam, according to her relatives.