Friendship Heights Cheesecake Factory announces it's closing

D.C. residents are reacting after finding out that a beloved Cheesecake Factory in Friendship Heights is closing. 

Video shows masked federal agents making arrest in DC

The debate over federal agents wearing masks continues in the District after FOX 5 DC received video of two men arrested in D.C. by unidentified law enforcement. 

Cold case killer of Chevy Chase mom sentenced to 22 years in prison

Eugene Teodor Gligor, 45, who pleaded guilty to the killing of Leslie Preer earlier this year, was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in prison by a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge in Rockville.

DC, Maryland lawmakers push to remove segregationist’s name from Chevy Chase Circle fountain

Congressional representatives and a senator introduced a bill Tuesday to remove the name of former U.S. Senator and known segregationist Francis Newlands from a memorial fountain at the center of Chevy Chase Circle.

Montgomery County police investigating multiple car break-ins, thefts in Chevy Chase

A woman’s car window was shattered and thousands of dollars worth of her items were stolen from her car in what is supposed to be a secure parking garage. 

Maryland man pleads guilty to 2001 cold case murder of Chevy Chase mom

A man no one suspected as a suspect in a decades-old murder case has accepted a plea deal. Eugene Teodor Gligor, 44, has pleaded guilty in the killing of Leslie Preer, who was found murdered in her Chevy Chase home in May 2001. 

Couple found dead in Chevy Chase home ruled murder-suicide: police

Detectives have ruled the deaths of two adults found in the 8500 block of Connecticut Avenue on Wednesday, April 2 as a murder-suicide. 

Man and woman found dead in Chevy Chase home: 'It's a tragedy beyond measure'

A 61-year-old woman's death has been ruled a homicide, while a 63-year-old man found dead in the same Chevy Chase home is still pending according to officials. 

Montgomery County Public Schools request 52 additional security guards amid safety concerns

Montgomery County Public Schools is requesting 52 additional security guards - the measures to increase security were discussed at a Tuesday meeting as Bethesda Chevy-Chase parents sounded off again on serious school safety concerns.  

Sexual assault along popular Maryland trail under investigation

A woman was sexually assaulted in broad daylight on Rock Creek Trail in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and the suspect remains at large, police say.

Senior stabbed at Friendship Heights Metro Station; Good Samaritan helps police catch suspect

A 66-year-old woman is recovering in the hospital after surviving a stabbing at the Friendship Heights Metro station in Maryland, just steps from the D.C. line. A good Samaritan is being credited with helping police catch the suspect.

Trial scheduled for man accused of attempting to assassinate Justice Kavanaugh

A trial is scheduled to start in June 2025 for a California man charged with trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C.

Ex-boyfriend charged in 2001 Chevy Chase mom's murder after DNA match

A man has been arrested in connection with a 2001 cold-case murder in Chevy Chase, bringing a long-awaited breakthrough to an investigation that has left the victim's family in shock.

Man found dead in Chevy Chase home

Montgomery County police are investigating the death of a man found in a Chevy Chase residence Friday evening.