1 dead in highway work zone hit-and-run crash on DC beltway

Authorities say a hit-and-run driver struck and killed a man in a highway work zone on the D.C. beltway in Silver Spring.

Silver Spring man charged in death of disabled relative

A Silver Spring man was arrested and charged in the death of a disabled relative who was under his care.

Thanksgiving blaze displaces 17 in Wheaton neighborhood

Over a dozen people are displaced after a fire ripped through a single-family house in Wheaton on Thanksgiving night. 

Overturned vehicle, transformer fire after collision in Wheaton

Emergency crews are on the scene of a collision in Wheaton that has resulted in an overturned vehicle and a transformer fire.

Family pushes for new alert notification after son with Down syndrome found in locked Metro corridor

A Maryland man who is nonverbal and has Down syndrome was found safe in a locked Metro station corridor over the weekend after being missing for six days. His father says he wants to make sure what happened to his son doesn't happen to anyone else.

12-year-old who made fake school bomb threats knew they were too young to be charged, police say

Authorities say a 12-year-old has admitted to making at least seven bomb threats targeting schools in Montgomery County and apparently told authorities they knew they would not be charged because of their age.