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A D.C. police officer is not facing charges after shooting and killing a person in Northeast D.C. during a foot chase last year.

WASHINGTON — Health and environmental officials are warning of potential hazards along the Potomac River as temperatures rise and ice begins to melt following a massive sewage spill nearly one month ago. Officials say the river remains partially frozen, but with highs climbing into the 50s this week, bacteria...

FOX 5 has confirmed the name of the man struck and killed by a trash truck in Petworth.

Just by flushing their toilets, almost 2 million residents across Montgomery and Prince George’s counties may reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to cleaner air in the national capital region. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission’s Piscataway Bioenergy Project serves those counties. And the facility...

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our sports newsletter here. Joey Spallina sought inspiration ahead of No. 2 Syracuse’s highly-anticipated matchup with No. 1 Maryland by watching the last team to defeat the Terrapins. Spallina flicked on last year’s national championship, where...

FOX 5's Gwen Tolbart has the latest forecast for Presidents Day weekend.

DMV-based Medium Rare owner Mark Bucher recently shared a video showing how his restaurant serves the “Best French Toast in America,” a title previously bestowed by Esquire Magazine. The dish is available on weekends as part of Medium Rare’s bottomless brunch. According to Bucher, it begins with a...

University of Maryland's Quarterback Malik Washington joins FOX 5's Chad Ricardo to talk all things sports in Loud Athletes & Fans.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A developing Sunday storm is expected to bring mostly rain to the D.C. metro area, but uncertainty in the storm’s exact track continues to leave the door open for periods of snow or wintry mix — especially north of the Beltway. Forecast guidance shows...

Salt Levels Skyrocket in Key Waterways (Image Credits: Wtop.com) Washington, D.C. area – Thawing snow from recent winter storms now endangers local waterways as road salt washes into rivers and streams, harming fish and other aquatic species.[1] Salt Levels Skyrocket in Key Waterways Geologist Sujay Kaushal of the...