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Omar Shariff Harrison, 49, of Waldorf, was arrested early Friday, Aug. 1, after allegedly pouring gasoline on the bed where his wife was sleeping and lighting the sheets on fire, the Maryland State Fire Marshal said. The terrifying incident happened around 5 a.m. in the 3000 block of Eutaw Forest...

WASHINGTON - The Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it will wind down its operations this year after a loss of federal funding. CPB informed its employees Friday that the majority of staff positions will conclude with the close of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, according to a news release from the organization....

A man was killed and an older woman was seriously hurt after they were shot by a family member on Thursday, police said.

Susan Yohannes Tewolde, 32, was arrested after allegedly walking naked along a sidewalk in Woodbridge and fighting with police when they tried to detain her, according to the Prince William County Police Department. It happened around 7:39 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, in the 14700 block of Candlewood Court, officials...

Khampheng Toune Quanlangsy, 56, is accused of opening fire on two relatives after a verbal dispute at a Woodbridge home on Thursday, July 31, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called around 5:42 p.m. to the 12900 block of Kenmar Drive, where they found Quanlangsy waiting...

A Waldorf man was arrested after allegedly intentionally set his home on fire while his family was sleeping.

Prince George's County police are searching for a vehicle that was involved in a deadly hit-and-run in the Camp Springs area Friday.

Officers were called to the area of Branch Avenue and Woods Way at around 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 1 for a crash involving a pedestrian, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. When they arrived, they found the victim suffering from trauma in the roadway. He died at...

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Police are searching for a Virginia man after he attempted to run over two women with his car, then got out and assaulted the women. Devin Thomas McLean, 35, of the 100 block of Old Pond Circle in Hampton, Virginia, is wanted for charges including attempted malicious wounding and...

Three apparently homeless people died on the streets in Annandale on July 29, the Fairfax County Police Department confirms. Officers responded to a report of two people unresponsive outside the Goodwill store at 7031 John Marr Drive at 6:45 a.m. They discovered an adult male and an adult female deceased.