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A Texas sheriff’s deputy is sharing his recovery story during National Police Week in Washington, crediting The Wounded Blue and a Virginia spine surgeon for life-changing surgeries after a severe on-the-job injury left him in chronic pain and unable to work. FOX 5 D.C.'s Bob Barnard has the exclusive. 

Amigos Mexican Grill in Laurel has been ordered closed after the city’s Department of the Fire Marshal and Permit Services suspended its Use and Occupancy Permit in the wake of last week’s Cinco de Mayo violence. FOX 5 D.C.'s Homa Bash has the latest. 

The D.C. Board of Elections began mailing ballots Monday for the District’s mayoral primary, the first election in city history to use ranked choice voting. FOX 5 D.C.'s Tom Fitzgerald has the latest. 

A preservation group is suing the Trump administration over a controversial resurfacing project at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. The lawsuit alleges federal historic preservation laws were ignored and seeks to halt the project until a full review and public process can be completed. FOX 5 D.C.'s Shirin Rajaee has the story. 

Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court after Virginia’s high court blocked a statewide redistricting referendum. FOX 5 D.C.'s Chief Legal Correspondent Katie Barlow has the latest. 

Authorities have identified the man shot and killed by officers after they say he barricaded himself inside an Arlington 7‑Eleven while armed.

The man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at last month’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner pleaded not guilty Monday to all charges. 

Seventeen Americans evacuated from a Dutch ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak in the Atlantic have arrived in Nebraska.

Prince George’s County Police say Amari Clarke was stabbed outside the Marlow Towers condominium on Saint Barnabas Road. Family members tell FOX 5 the suspect took the teen’s Jordan shoes and iPhone after the attack. Now, instead of preparing for graduation, his family is preparing for a funeral.

A French woman and an American tested positive for the hantavirus, as nations around the world scrambled Monday to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak and quarantine or isolate them.

Cole Allen, the California man accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and attempting to kill President Donald Trump, is scheduled to be arraigned Monday as his attorneys move to disqualify top Justice Department officials from the case. 

A police involved shooting investigation is underway after an armed barricade situation at a 7 Eleven in Arlington turned deadly.

Cole Allen is expected back in court for a preliminary hearing as his defense team seeks to disqualify top Justice Department officials from the case, arguing conflicts of interest tied to their involvement and public comments. The filing comes amid disputes over Allen’s time on suicide watch and detention conditions. FOX 5 D.C.'s Sydney Persing reports.

FOX 5 D.C.'s Regina Yurrita spoke with moms and their kids in Bethesda. 

George Escobar highlights the specific struggle of the Key Bridge victim’s widow while also discussing why organizations like We Are CASA believe county cooperation with ICE needs to be addressed.

A DC police lieutenant has been arrested in a child exploitation investigation tied to a Chris Hansen sting; a second victim has died weeks after a shooting in Southeast D.C.

A D.C. police lieutenant has been charged with exchanging sexually explicit text messages with a Maryland detective posing as a 15-year-old boy. Also, a man who was shot by police after barricading himself in an Arlington 7-Eleven has died.

New government UFO files include military videos, photos and investigative records tied to unresolved UAP cases. Also in the DC region, Canvas is back online after a major cyberattack affected thousands of schools, and police are investigating a deadly Beltway hit-and-run and an Arlington 7-Eleven barricade shooting.

The Department of War released several videos and photos of UFOs and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), as part of a Trump directive to share files "related to alien and extraterrestrial life."