Wildfire smoke brings light haze to DC area Thursday

A touch of wildfire smoke is expected to drift over the Washington, D.C., region Thursday, bringing a slight haze but no major air quality concerns.

Teen charged with impersonating Maryland state trooper, making fake traffic stops

Maryland State Police are continuing to investigate a Salisbury teenager accused of impersonating a state trooper and conducting fake traffic stops across Wicomico County.

Former boyfriend arrested in 1995 murder of DC police officer: officials

Nearly three decades after a D.C. police officer was found dead in her Maryland apartment, authorities have charged her former boyfriend with murder.

Slight haze Wednesday as wildfire smoke drifts toward edge of DC region

You may notice a slight haze in the sky on Wednesday across the D.C. area as smoke from Canadian wildfires brushes the region's edge.

9-year-old boy dies in Suitland house fire; 2 firefighters injured

A 9-year-old boy died early Tuesday morning following  a fire at a two-story home in Prince George’s County, officials said.

Police search for driver in fatal Temple Hills hit-and-run

Authorities are investigating a deadly hit-and-run in Prince George’s County after a man was fatally struck early Friday morning.

Police ID man killed in Prince George’s County hit-and-run crash

Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal hit-and-run that occurred Saturday morning in Prince George’s County.

Catherine Hoggle reindicted on murder charges of missing children; bond review hearing scheduled

In a stunning development in one of the region’s most haunting missing persons cases, Catherine Hoggle, the mother of two children who disappeared in 2014, has been reindicted for their murders.

Candlelight vigil held for Maryland boy who drowned in flash flood

A grieving community gathered this weekend to honor 13-year-old Mason Kearns, who died after being pulled into a storm drain during last week’s flash flooding.

Catherine Hoggle indicted by grand jury for the murders of her two children

Catherine Hoggle has been indicted on two counts of murder in connection with the tragic disappearance of her two children, Sarah Hoggle, 3, and Jacob Hoggle, 2.

18 people evaluated after ground-floor boiler causes carbon monoxide leak at OCMD hotel

A carbon monoxide leak at a hotel in Ocean City, Maryland, led to four employees being hospitalized and was officially traced to a ground-floor boiler, according to a new report from the Ocean City Fire Department.

DC weather: Flash Flood Warnings, Severe Thunderstorm Watches issued for DMV

Flash Flood Warnings and a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect on Thursday as severe weather, thunderstorms and flooding concerns threaten the Washington, D.C. region.

Walter Reed lockdown lifted after training rifle mistaken for real threat

Walter Reed Medical Center is secure and there is no threat to the community after a call reporting an active shooter sent the facility on lockdown Thursday morning. 

Biden visits Maryland ice cream shop

Notorious ice cream lover and former President Joe Biden was spotted in Kensington, MD at a Baskin-Robbins to grab a scoop of his favorite dessert on Monday. 

Swim instructor charged with sexually assaulting two children in Upper Marlboro

The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Unit has charged a 25-year-old Silver Spring man with sexually assaulting two children during a private swim lesson at a community center in Upper Marlboro. 

Johns Hopkins Hospital among top in US; best hospitals in the DC area

The U.S. News and World Report recently released its list of the best hospitals in the country for 2025. Here are the lists for the Washington, D.C. area: