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A Mercedes getaway car loaded with stolen groceries turned a Maryland theft into a crash-and-chase case, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say the suspects — Lonnell Demontae Jennings, 27, and Khadijah Tufaye Spurlock, 24, both of Washington, DC — stuffed a shopping cart with about $1,200...

In a significant move for Washington, DC's homeless population, Mayor Muriel Bowser has given the media and city leaders a sneak peek of the second non-congregate bridge housing program, E Street, set to launch this fall, as highlighted in a statement obtained by the Mayor's office. This follows the path paved by The...

Washington, DC — A man was shot just after 3 a.m. in the normally quiet Palisades neighborhood of northwest D.C., prompting a police search for three juveniles who fled the scene in a gray sedan. The incident unfolded in the 3000 block of Chain Bridge Road NW, an affluent stretch near the Potomac River. First

WASHINGTON — A person was shot in upper Northwest D.C. early Friday morning. D.C. Police are on the scene investigating on the 3000 block of Chain Bridge Road NW. At least one person was shot and their condition is unknown. Authorities have not yet identified the person. Police are...

OXON HILL, Md. – Homicide Unit detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Oxon Hill on Wednesday afternoon. The victim is 25-year-old Nathaniel Stephon Grier of New Carrollton. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.

A few hundred people from all four quadrants of Washington, D.C., plus Maryland and Virginia, gathered Thursday to protest the federal involvement in local matters. “Free D.C.!” The crowd near U and 14th Streets NW chanted. One sign read, “Hands off D.C.!”. The image of a protester throwing...

WASHINGTON, DC – A violent Thursday night in the District left residents rattled as armed robberies, a shooting, and a stabbing were reported across multiple neighborhoods, with suspects still at large and investigations ongoing. In downtown DC, three masked suspects carried out a robbery near the 1200 block of...

The unmarked graves discovered recently near Cheltenham Youth Detention Center remind us of a shameful past, writes Liz Ryan, but she wonders if future generations will look back on our current treatment of youth with the same sense of shame.

A National Guard member was ticketed Wednesday after running a red light in a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle in Washington, D.C., crashing into a civilian vehicle and injuring its driver. The crash, which occurred at Eighth Street SE and North Carolina Avenue near Eastern Market early Wednesday...

Community organizers and residents united Thursday to push back against what they see as an excessive show of force by the federal law enforcement presence in the District.