'The system needs to be changed': U.S. Attorney says DC law is failing when it comes to firearms

As D.C.’s crime crisis continues, the U.S. Attorney for the District spoke to council members Tuesday, discussing the efforts his office is making to better hold offenders in the District accountable. 

Thieves armed with chainsaw reportedly try to steal 7-Eleven ATM in DC

Police are searching for suspects after a 7-Eleven in northwest D.C. was robbed before dawn Wednesday by several thieves, including one armed with a chainsaw, who reportedly tried to steal the convenience store’s ATM.

FOX Local special: City Under Siege returns as DC crime continues to rise

City Under Siege was a popular FOX 5 franchise tackling the crime epidemic in D.C. back in the 80s as drugs, guns and crime rocked the district.

Arlington house explosion investigation continues as crews search debris left behind after blast

Heavy equipment rolled across the 800 block of N. Burlington Street Wednesday morning as investigators combed through debris left behind from a massive explosion that leveled an Arlington home and left the owner dead.

4 teens sought in southeast DC armed carjacking: police

Authorities are looking for four teenagers, all believed to be 15-years-old, after a vehicle was carjacked Wednesday morning in southeast D.C.

93-year-old missing DC man last seen Tuesday in southeast

Authorities are asking the public for help locating a missing 93-year-old D.C. man who was last seen Tuesday in the southeast.

Fairfax County high school student dies following overdose

A Fairfax County high school student died of an overdose Monday night, according to a letter sent home to families at Justice High School.

Colorado funeral home owners accused of mishandling 190 remains, appear in court

Relatives who knew or feared their loved ones were among the 190 abandoned bodies found decomposing in a Colorado funeral home watched in person for the first time as the owners of the business appeared before a judge.

Suspect takes armed guard's gun during robbery at Walgreens in Chinatown, police say

D.C. police are looking for a man who robbed a Walgreens in Chinatown. The police report indicates the store had an armed guard and he took that man’s gun, too.

Arlington home explodes after hours-long standoff with suspect who had flare gun, firearm: police

Community members in an Arlington neighborhood were told to shelter in place Monday night after police say rounds were fired from a flare gun and a firearm inside of a home before it exploded. 

Arlington home explosion captured on video by neighbors: 'The place just erupted'

Residents in Arlington are still trying to piece together the details after a massive explosion at a duplex leveled a home and shook the entire neighborhood Monday night.

'It does not feel like justice': Teen takes plea deal in killing of girl over sweet-and-sour sauce

The mother of a teenage girl who was killed outside a D.C. fast-food restaurant last summer following a dispute over sweet-and-sour sauce is outraged after her daughter's killer will likely spend less than six years in a youth detention center.