Mayor Bowser signs Secure DC crime bill into law

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law Monday the new Secure D.C. Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024. 

1 killed in fire at Days Inn hotel near Joint Base Andrews

Authorities say one person was killed in a fire at a Days Inn hotel near Joint Base Andrews in Prince George’s County.

22-year-old Hagerstown man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for multiple carjackings

A Hagerstown man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a series of armed carjackings and an attempted carjacking. 

North Carolina mother charged in 2nd infant co-sleeping death

A North Carolina mother, Mackenzie Katlyn Reed, is facing charges related to the death of her infant due to co-sleeping, marking the second such incident involving her.

Ohio man subdued with Taser after hammer found in backpack at US Capitol

United States Capitol Police officers thwarted a potential security breach at the U.S. Capitol Friday when they said a man armed with a hammer in his backpack tried to enter. 

Dogs, puppies removed from DC home after hours-long stand-off available for adoption

Over a dozen dogs that were removed from the home of a man accused of shooting three D.C. police officers before an hours-long stand-off last month will be available for adoption Saturday.