FULL: Mourners gather for the penny’s funeral in D.C.
A ceremonial funeral was held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to eulogize the penny after circulation and production stopped this year.
Father falls asleep in Airbnb hot tub with toddler daughter in his arms, wakes...
A Washington, D.C.-area father has been arrested in Central Florida after deputies say his 20-month-old daughter was found unresponsive in a hot tub at a short-term rental home and later pronounced dead at a hospital. (osceolasheriff.org) What investigators say happened According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s...
Staffer rang non-emergency line to report stabbing at Wheaton High, resulting in 12-minute hold,...
A staff member at Wheaton High School spent roughly 12 minutes on hold waiting to report a stabbing on Wednesday because they did not call 911 or a designated emergency communications phone line, according to a statement Thursday evening from Montgomery County police. According to county police, officers were...
Officials impose new restriction that will change grocery shopping: ‘Businesses will be prohibited’
There will be some exemptions, depending upon the purchases. Officials impose new restriction that will change grocery shopping: 'Businesses will be prohibited' first appeared on The Cool Down .
Police in Many “Sanctuary Cities” Have Repeatedly Collaborated With ICE
In late September, Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) stopped Jose Bonilla Lopez, a gardener who lived in the city’s northwest. According to a police report, it was a case of mistaken identity. Instead of releasing him, they turned him over to masked federal agents from the Department of Homeland...
Mayor Bowser Urges D.C. Nonprofits and Houses of Worship to Apply for Federal Security...
Mayor Muriel Bowser, alongside the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA), is calling on the city's nonprofits and houses of worship to get their piece of a federal grant aimed at beefing up security. In a time where the fabric of public safety can feel as though it's fraying,...
Fentanyl supplier in California sentenced in DC after agents intercept packages
A 32-year-old man was sentenced in D.C. on Friday after investigators discovered he was the supplier for more than 8 kilograms of fentanyl being sent from California.
$10,000 Reward Offered in Wake of Armed Robbery on H Street in Washington D.C.
In the bustling Northeast district of the nation's capital, a brazen armed robbery has shaken a local cellphone store where two suspects made off with a significant haul. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, on the evening of Thursday, around 7:51 p.m., the suspects entered the store located on the 800...
Pedestrian dies after collision on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring
Editor’s note: This story, originally published at 11:15 a.m. on Dec. 19, 2025, was updated at 12:17 p.m. on Dec. 19, 2025, to add details from a Friday afternoon statement from the police department. A woman who was hospitalized Friday morning after she was struck and injured by a...
Moore: Maryland redistricting commission is ‘the most transparent’
Gov. Wes Moore defended his redistricting advisory commission Friday as "the most transparent and above-board panels in the nation, one day after the commission met behind closed doors and voted to proceed toward redrawing congressional maps.
