Annunciation mass shooting: Boy who spoke to reporters in viral interview needs surgery

Weston Halsne, the 10-year-old boy who spoke to reporters in a now-viral video after the Annunciation mass shooting, will need surgery to have a bullet fragment removed from his neck.

13-year-old escapes attempted abduction at Shenandoah County Fairgrounds: police
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Police in Shenandoah County are investigating a report of a suspicious attempted abduction at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds that involved a 13-year-old boy.

North Carolina official charged with putting drugs in grandchildren's ice cream

A North Carolina elections official resigned this week after he was arrested for reportedly spiking his grandchildren’s ice cream with illegal drugs.

13-year-old escapes attempted abduction at Shenandoah County Fairgrounds: police

A 13-year-old boy reported that he was approached by an unknown woman and two men who attempted to force him into a truck at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds on Wednesday night. The boy was able to free himself and run away, according to a release by the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office.

'Landmark case': DNA evidence leads to conviction in woman's 1987 rape

A man has been convicted in the 1987 abduction and rape of a 50-year-old woman that had gone unsolved for more than three decades.

Stats show crime is declining in big cities, despite public perception

President Donald Trump has hinted at deploying the National Guard to some major cities to manage crime in the areas, similar to his actions in Washington, D.C., But new data reflects a significant drop in crime in several cities so far in 2025.

DC potential school shooting threat thwarted by ATF agents

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Metro Transit Police disrupted what could have led to a school shooting in D.C., the agency says. 

Psychotherapist charged with possession, distribution of child pornography: FBI

A psychotherapist was arrested on charges of distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material, the FBI's Washington Field Office confirmed.