Former Maryland high school teacher pleads guilty to sexual abuse of a minor charge

A former teacher at Walt Whitman High School in Montgomery County has pleaded guilty to charges of sexually abusing a high school student and possessing sexually explicit material of a 17-year-old former high school student.

DC Firefighter arrested for allegedly pulling gun on neighbor

A firefighter in D.C. is under investigation after allegedly pulling a gun on a neighbor in Southeast, according to authorities.

Multiple shootings across DC leave 2 dead, 3 hurt

Police are investigating multiple separate shootings across D.C. that happened Friday afternoon into Saturday morning, leaving two people dead and three others hurt.

Man found shot on Metrobus in Northwest DC, police say

An 18-year-old man was found shot on a Metrobus in D.C. early Friday morning, according to authorities.

EXCLUSIVE: 'You want to kill me?' Man describes encounter with DC police officer arrested on assault charge

A security guard tells FOX 5 he thought he was going to die, describing an incident outside a Prince George’s County nightclub, that landed an off-duty D.C. Police Officer in jail with assault charges.

Over 200 rounds fired in 'sniper-type' Northwest DC shooting, police say

D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said while police don’t know the motive, they do know over 200 rounds were fired Friday from the fifth floor of a Van Ness St. NW apartment building where 23-year-old Raymond Spencer lived.

Suspect arrested after dropping protest banner from Wilson Building in DC

A person is in police custody after climbing on top of the Wilson Building in Northwest D.C. Friday morning, according to authorities.

Woman falls from building in Northwest, suspect in custody

Authorities say a woman fell at least seven stories from a building in Northwest Thursday evening after a domestic dispute. 

DC Mayor wants more police, city council wants an audit

The head of the D.C. Council has responded to the mayor's budget with a request to audit the police department.

NYC subway attack prompts metro surveillance camera scrutiny

People are taking a closer look at metro surveillance systems after it was reported some security cameras were not functioning properly enough to capture the scene when a gunman opened fire in a Brooklyn subway.

Suspects arrested after police pursuit that started in Virginia ends along DC-Maryland border

Five people are in police custody after a crime spree and pursuit that started in Virginia, spanned D.C., and ended in along the Maryland-D.C. border, according to authorities.

DC Police Union vice chairman under investigation

The vice chairman of the D.C. Police Union is currently under investigation and has been stripped of his police powers, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) confirmed with FOX 5 DC.