2 officers injured, suspect killed after exchanging fire with police in southeast DC

A D.C. officer was shot while responding to a call in Southeast D.C. and the suspect in the shooting was killed when police returned fire, according to MPD Police Chief Pamela Smith. 

After 189 bodies found in Colorado funeral home, evidence suggests families received fake ashes

Death certificates and other evidence collected by The Associated Press suggests their loved ones weren’t cremated as claimed. They could instead be among the corpses authorities are trying to identify.

Au pair charged with murder in Herndon double homicide: police

A 23-year-old au pair has been charged with shooting one of the victims of a brutal double homicide that took place at a Herndon home in February of this year, Fairfax County police say. 

Montgomery County police officer suspended after being indicted on Jan. 6 charges

The Montgomery County Police Department has suspended one of its officers after he was indicted on charges for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Transgender woman dead after being assaulted, struck on U Street, police say

Authorities are investigating the death of a transgender woman they say was assaulted before being struck by a vehicle in front of Nellie's Sports Bar over the weekend in the District.

Suspect charged with murdering Tupac Shakur has arraignment delayed until November

A judge reset Duane “Keffe D" Davis' arraignment for Nov. 2. Davis is accused of orchestrating the drive-by shooting that killed Shakur and wounded rap music mogul Marion “Suge" Knight.

Mug shot shows teen driver accused of intentionally striking Montgomery County officer on I-270

Authorities have released the mug shot of Raphael Mayorga, the 19-year-old man who was arrested after they say he intentionally struck an officer along a Maryland highway while trying to provoke police into chasing him.

Anne Arundel County afternoon shooting under investigation

Police say they are investigating the fire of gunshots near the intersection of Woodland Hills Way and Whiskey Bottom Road in Laurel.

John Stamos says he was sexually abused as a child by a babysitter

"I shouldn't have had to deal with those feelings," the “Full House" actor said of the alleged sexual abuse involving a former babysitter.

35,000 fentanyl pills seized in Stafford County after package sent to wrong address

Authorities in Virginia arrested a man they say was the intended recipient of a package filled with thousands of fentanyl pills after the drugs were mistakenly sent to the wrong address.

Joran van der Sloot's confession in Natalee Holloway death provides long-sought answers, mother says

"Even as hard as it is to hear, it still not as torturous as the not knowing. It was time for me to know," Natalee Holloway's mother said of hearing the details of Joran van der Sloot's confession.