Record-setting rainfall hits BWI Airport during Monday night storms

An inch of rain fell in just 15 minutes on Monday night at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, part of a deluge that broke a 50-year-old record.

Ex-MLB pitcher convicted in Lake Tahoe ambush attack

Former Major League Baseball player Daniel Serafini, who grew up in the Bay Area, was convicted of murdering his father-in-law and attempting to kill his mother-in-law in a 2021 ambush attack in Lake Tahoe.

DC Council heated over plan to restructure Initiative 82

A proposal to repeal D.C.’s tipped minimum wage law was blocked Monday in a tense Council meeting, derailing Mayor Muriel Bowser’s push to roll back Initiative 82.

NORAD sends fighter plane after latest unauthorized flight over Kerrville floods

The military had to send an F-16 fighter jet to the skies over Texas after private aircraft repeatedly violated a temporary no-fly zone around the deadly floods.

DC Council partially funds ranked choice voting, falls short of full implementation

The D.C. council voted to partially fund Initiative 83, which includes ranked choice voting, but fell short of fully implementing it on Monday afternoon. 

Florida reports four deaths from flesh-eating bacteria so far in 2025

Florida leads the nation in cases of Vibrio vulnificus — a rare but deadly flesh-eating bacteria that thrives in warm, brackish water.

Parents at Virginia Christian school petition to remove church pastor over use of school's tuition

Parents with children at Christ Chapel Academy tell FOX 5 they have eight days to decide if they’re going to keep their children at the school. The deadline comes protests over allegations the school is raising tuition to help pull its partner church out of trouble. 

Family heartbroken after DC man killed in hit-and-run in Oxon Hill

Police in Prince George’s County are looking for the driver of a hit-and-run vehicle that left a D.C. man dead in the street. 

Juveniles arrested for crime spree at targeted beer and wine shop in Bethesda

A Bethesda shop has been the victim of more than a dozen robberies in the past year, and now two young suspects have been arrested for at least a few of them.

Ben’s Chili Bowl closing for renovations: Here’s where to get your fix in the meantime

Ben’s Chili Bowl will close at midnight on Monday, July 14, for renovations expected to last four months. The landmark U Street eatery is planning a grand reopening in November 2025, its first major repair in more than six decades. Here’s where to get your fix in the meantime.

Paraglider strikes power line, crashes into river: Video

A paraglider struck a power line and crashed into the Red River in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was all captured on video.

Man wanted for attacking bus driver on the job in Lorton: police

Fairfax County police are asking for the public's help to identify a man who assaulted a bus driver in Lorton last week.

Kentucky church shooting: Suspect identified after killing 2, wounding trooper

A gunman identified as 47-year-old Guy E. House shot and wounded a Kentucky state trooper during a traffic stop near Blue Grass Airport on Sunday.