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Montgomery County Councilmember Kristin Mink said after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents started patrolling her district and areas near it, she started her own patrolling.

A Florida man has been federally indicted for traveling to Maryland and killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend.

The Prince George’s County Police Department is mourning the death of Sergeant Benjamin Habershon, a 24-year veteran who served in some of the agency’s most critical units. Habershon joined the force in February 2001 with Session 95 and went on to serve in District III, the Forensic Science...

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner Bethesda Today and republished with permission. Sign up for Bethesda Today’s free email subscription today. Kensington resident Barbara Ruben says the yips, howls and barks of coyotes that she heard outside of her home on Nov. 4 were “unnerving.”

Troopers announced Thursday, Nov. 13, that Deion Taurence Philip, 32, of New York, and Antoine Miles, 57, of Maryland, have both been charged with sex trafficking of a minor and several related offenses. Police said Philip is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center. Miles is in...

WUSA - 11/09/2025 08:41:00 PM. A video surfaced a few days ago showing D.C. police allegedly preventing only Black teenagers from leaving the Navy Yard Metro station on Halloween night. This incident has sparked a debate about the potential racial bias in the enforcement of D.C.'s youth curfew. Critics argue that the...

WTOP - 11/10/2025 12:00:00 AM. A few days ago, a 12-year-old autistic boy named Demetri Montgomery went missing in Southeast D.C. while walking his dog. The news quickly spread, and the community joined in the search efforts after the family dog was found without Montgomery. The police have now confirmed that the boy...

If you’re Black and looking for a doctor, it might be hard to find one who looks like you. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) estimates that just 5.2 percent of physicians are Black, despite African Americans comprising nearly 14 percent of the U.S. population. The Howard University...

Colorful, hand-painted murals of musicians, musical instruments, and two people holding hands adorn the side of a low building on Benning Road, just east of the Anacostia River. The artwork marks a place — the Chateau Lounge — where for decades couples spent Friday nights hand dancing, a type of swing dance that...

The Prince George's County Police Department family is mourning the loss of Sergeant Benjamin Habershon, who dedicated more than two decades to serving the community.