Homicide near U Street Metro Station under investigation

Parts of U Street – near the Metro station and the &Pizza restaurant next door – have been taped off by police as they investigate a Saturday morning homicide in the area. 

Nationwide emergency alert test scheduled for this fall

Cell phones will receive the message that will read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed."

Capitol 911 false alarm was something very real

Even the U.S. Capitol complex is not immune to "swatting." This may have been what happened Wednesday afternoon when Capitol Police thought an active shooter roamed the Senate hallways.

Maryland man linked to cold case rapes from over 40 years ago arrested

A 70-year-old Baltimore County man accused of raping multiple women from 1978-1986, has been arrested with the help of forensic evidence collected by an emergency room physician and placed on microscope slides.

Chinatown and Shaw community members decry surging crime

Residents in Chinatown and the Shaw community told city leaders and police Thursday that they are sick and tired of the rampant crime. 

19-year-old charged with first- and second-degree murder in Maryland

Maryland State Police have arrested a 19-year-old in connection to the fatal shooting of an adult male on Monday in Wicomico County.

FBI: Man poses as police officer to kidnap woman in Seattle, kept her in a cinderblock cell in Oregon

Authorities say a man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon, and kept her in a makeshift cell from which she eventually escaped and found help.

Ex-College Park mayor pleads guilty to child porn charges

The disgraced former mayor of College Park pleaded guilty Wednesday to more than 100 counts of child pornography possession and distribution.

Report of active shooter at Senate building may have been 'bogus call,' Capitol Police chief says

A report of a possible active shooter near the U.S. Senate Buildings Wednesday afternoon prompted shelter-in-place orders and evacuations by U.S. Capitol Police. Officials now say all buildings have been cleared and there is no threat.