Alex Batty, missing British boy, found alive in France after 6 years

Alex Batty, a 17-year-old from Britain who had been missing since 2017, was found walking alone in the rain in deep rural France.

Father strikes murder suspect's family in Rockville hit-and-run: sources

Sources believe the hit-and-run driver, 44-year-old Walter Marquez-Avilez of Gaithersburg, saw the family of his son’s suspected murderer after court, and targeted them, striking them with his SUV on Thursday afternoon.

More Black female cops allege harassment, mistreatment, retaliation in DC police department

Inappropriate behavior, unwanted sexual advances, and fear of retaliation are just a few of the many terms being described in a recent lawsuit brought against the Metropolitan Police Department.

Satanic Temple display destroyed at Iowa capitol; former Navy fighter pilot charged

Michael Cassidy, a former Mississippi statehouse candidate, is charged with criminal mischief for reportedly destroying the Satanic Temple display in Iowa's capitol building.

Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher in Virginia gets 2 years in prison for child neglect

The mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Virginia was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for felony child neglect, nearly a year after her son used her gun to critically wound the educator.

Driver flees after striking 3 people near Rockville courthouse

Three people, including a 79-year-old woman, have been hospitalized with various injuries after police say a car struck them Thursday afternoon in downtown Rockville. 

Thieves smash open ATMs, steal cash at DC 7-Eleven stores

Authorities say thieves busted open automatic teller machines at two Washington, D.C. 7-Eleven stores overnight stealing the cash from inside.

DC Verizon store employees, customers robbed at gunpoint

Authorities are searching for at least five suspects they said stormed into a Verizon store in northwest Washington and robbed employees and customers at gunpoint.

Southeast resident recounts vicious stick assault outside his home

A Southeast resident is speaking out after they say they were assaulted by a man with a wooden stick outside their home last week. 

2 arrested after Virginia elementary school students ingest gummy bears from fentanyl-laced bag

Two adults have been arrested in Virginia following an incident at an elementary school in which a group of fourth-grade students became sick after ingesting gummy bears from a bag that contained residue testing positive for fentanyl, officials say. 

Man charged in crash that claimed life of good Samaritian helping driver stranded on I-395

A Baltimore County man has been arrested in connection to a hit-and-run that claimed the life of a good Samaritan trying to help a driver on the side of I-395 South back in August. 

Maryland juvenile justice system faces wave of sexual abuse lawsuits

In the months since Maryland eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims, more than 100 victims have filed a slew of lawsuits alleging horrific treatment inside the state’s youth detention facilities.