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Daijon Bourn was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for a shooting in Northeast D.C. last May after he escaped an out of state juvenile detention center. Bourn was originally locked up for the shooting of then-Commanders running back Brian Robinson.

A bizarre set of circumstances led to a 14-year-old girl firing an off-duty police officer’s gun inside a popular gaming center at Tysons Corner earlier this month. The afternoon of April 2, a D.C. police captain was at Level99 — a large entertainment center that bills itself as an adult playground with more than 50 physical and mental challenges in themed rooms...

But Route 210 isn't the only spot where Maryland drivers need to be on high alert. From the infamous "Cobra Curve" to the chaos of Baltimore's busiest intersections, here are the red zones you need to watch out for in 2026. 1. The "Drag Strip": Indian Head Highway (Route 210)

Two area students will travel to Washington, D.C. this summer, courtesy of San Patricio Electric Cooperative. Brennan Keese, a senior at Skidmore-Tynan High School, and Aryn Vanecek, a junior at Sinton High School, were selected as SPEC’s 2026 Youth Tour delegates. Keese and Vanecek were chosen through SPEC’s Youth...

A man was found shot multiple times Thursday night on the 3300 block of Wheeler Road SE in Southeast Washington, D.C., and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Officers responding to reports of gunfire quickly secured the block and turned it over to detectives, who opened a homicide investigation.

After a four-day trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court, a jury found 26-year-old Kaloyan Stoev guilty on two counts of second-degree murder and several weapons charges in the January 2025 shooting deaths of 26-year-old Marcell Hebron and 27-year-old Leilani Marroquin. Stoev told detectives that during the early morning hours of...

LANDOVER, Md. - A Maryland man was convicted on Friday of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend last year, just days after he was released from jail. Harry Lindsey was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting and killing Sharita Cristwell, his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his two daughters, in Landover in 2005. During the trial, prosecutors were able to convince the jury...

Friday morning commuters are still dealing with the effects from a Metrobus fire Thursday that sent smoke over downtown Washington DC. Here's what to know about the fire and its impact on Friday's commute. What caused the fire Thursday in Washington DC? A Metrobus caught fire around 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the 9th Street tunnel under the National Mall, officials said in a...

FAIRFAX, Va. — A person is in the hospital after a house fire in Fairfax Thursday night. Firefighters say they were pulled from the home and taken to the hospital in life-threatening condition. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were called to a home in the 4400 block of...

DefenseScoop reporter and Army veteran is one of only two honorees to win multiple 2026 awards; he will be recognized Saturday at the National Museum of the Marine Corps for his coverage of Marines training in the Arctic