Well-known Bowie teen gunned down near home

The family of a teenage boy is grieving after he was gunned down Monday in Prince George’s County. 

Amtrak train strikes, kills person near men's shelter in DC

A person was tragically killed Monday after being struck by a train in Northeast D.C., according to D.C. Fire and EMS officials.

Elementary school teacher assaults 3 kids in Virginia: police

A Fairfax County Public Schools special education teacher has been charged with seven misdemeanors for allegedly abusing multiple students.

DC woman learns her $4 thrift store vase is 2,000-year-old Mayan artifact

A Washington, D.C., woman had no idea that the vase she purchased for $3.99 at a thrift store was a Mayan artifact over 1,000 years old.

DC police invest in high-tech helicopter, new drone program to fight crime

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith unveiled a new $6 million helicopter Monday, and announced the launch of a drone program that they hope will enhance the city's crime-fighting capabilities. 

Second suspect charged in 2023 double homicide, DC police say

A second arrest has been made in a deadly triple shooting that left a teen and a man dead in Southeast D.C. in 2023. 

Tractor trailer overturns on Dulles Toll Road near Leesburg Pike

An overturned tractor-trailer on Dulles Toll Road had lanes blocked off as Fairfax County Fire crews worked to clear the wreckage. 

Franklin Pena Ramos bond set for $10M in 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray's death

Franklin Pena Ramos, one of the suspects charged with capital murder in the death of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray's , appeared before a judge Monday morning.

Large wave of Saharan dust is heading right for Florida and the Gulf of Mexico

Models indicate a large amount of Saharan dust will traverse across the Atlantic this week and head towards the Gulf of Mexico and Florida by next weekend.

Baltimore Key Bridge collapse: Dali passes site where bridge crumbled; Bay Bridge traffic to halt

A poignant scene unfolded Monday as the Dali - the cargo ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March causing it to collapse – passed through the water where the bridge once stood on its way to Virginia.

Maryland couple among those who died on pilgrimage to Mecca during extreme heat

FOX 5 learned over the weekend, a Bowie, Maryland couple who left earlier this month to embark on an Islamic pilgrimage died due to the extreme heat, according to the couple’s daughter. 

Car overturns near church in Prince George’s County

Prince George’s County police are investigating a crash that left a car overturned just outside a church on Lanham Severn Road.

First responders face busy weekend as heat-related calls pour in

The heat dominated the weekend across the DMV with warnings from officials, cancellations and people doing all they could to stay cool.