Silver Spring MD

The man told officers that it all started when the suspect—a woman— entered his room and began arguing with him about not picking up his phone, the police report detailed.

The DC Police Department has issued a critical alert for 16-year-old Serenity Simon, who has been reported missing since Monday. Serenity was last seen in the vicinity of the 1000 block of Maryland Ave NE, a detail publicized by the police in an effort to solicit assistance from the community in locating her. The...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Alexandria police arrested one woman and are searching for two others after a robbery on King Street last week. The whole thing was caught on camera. Police say three suspects ran out of the ALO store on King Street with about $8,000 worth of merchandise. According to Detective Anthony LaRusso with...

About two dozen Buddhist monks have crossed into Alabama during their 120-day, 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. The Sangha (a.k.a. the Buddhist community of monks) from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center began their journey in mid-October. Their entry into Alabama on...

A 33-year-old D.C. man is facing an array of charges after a violent incident in Crystal City last night. The alleged assault happened shortly before midnight, near the intersection of 23rd Street S. and S. Eads Street — at the start of Crystal City’s restaurant row. The man...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is blasting the House Oversight Committee for its "biased" report accusing Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith of pressuring subordinates to fudge the city's crime statistics.

MARYLAND (WBFF) — With major call center concerns surfacing at Baltimore Gas and Electric, the Maryland Public Service Commission held a hearing Wednesday to investigate the issue. Stephanie Bolton, the Director of the Consumer Affairs Division at the PSC said from July through the beginning of December, they have...

WASHINGTON — A new law now requires landlords in Montgomery County to give renters facing eviction 14 days’ written notice before an eviction takes place. On Monday, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich signed off on the law, which more than doubles Maryland’s required time for landlords to give notice.

Several new Maryland laws take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, impacting health care, homeownership protections, workers and patients. Major changes include firefighter cancer screenings, pediatric hospital transfer rules, expanded hearing aid coverage and restrictions on step-therapy for key medications. New rules also...

A Lanham, MD woman who worked as a direct support professional was found guilty of second-degree abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult after evidence showed she physically assaulted a non-verbal person in her care. She was sentenced to five years with all but 94 days suspended, five years of...