Montgomery County Police Announce Upcoming Sobriety Checkpoint
The Montgomery County Police Departkent (MCPD) announced that it will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, December 5, 2025, as part of an ongoing effort to reduce impaired driving. The operation will begin at approximately 10 p.m. at an undisclosed location within Montgomery County. Police say the exact location...
West Virginia lawmaker wants to annex counties from Maryland, Virginia
Could the borders separating Maryland and West Virginia be changing? Perhaps, if a proposal by a West Virginia lawmaker sees the light of day.
Oxon Hill man charged after DC stabbing near U Street left 1 dead, 3...
D.C. police announced Friday that a man from Oxon Hill is facing a murder charge after a large fight turned deadly in Northwest.
Encampment Updates: MLK Library target of repeated city clearings
Despite a decrease in scheduled encampment closures city-wide, continued immediate dispositions at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library have caused heightened uncertainty among those who frequently sleep outside its doors. The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services (DMHHS), the agency which...
Works of enslaved South Carolina potter returned to descendants in landmark restitution deal
BOSTON — Inside the wide mouth of a stoneware jar, Daisy Whitner’s fingertips found a slight rise in the clay — a mark she hoped was a trace left behind by her ancestor, an enslaved potter who shaped the vessel nearly 175 years ago in South Carolina.
Scoop: Janeese Lewis George plots Mamdani-style mayoral campaign
Progressive council member Janeese Lewis George is all-in on a Zohran Mamdani-style campaign for D.C. mayor. Why it matters: Lewis George is in advanced talks to run, while insiders keep guessing if Mayor Muriel Bowser will go for a fourth bid. The big picture: Lewis George is a democratic socialist....
Armed suspect killed by DC officer during struggle
DC man shot and killed by officer after foot chase in Deanwood Washington, DC – A 25-year-old man was shot and killed by a police officer Monday night in the…
Maryland considers altering its recording consent and evidence laws
The Maryland House Judiciary Committee held a briefing this week on whether the state should alter its wiretapping and recording consent laws. Maryland is one of only eleven states where “all-party” or “two-party” consent is required when recording a conversation, which has complicated what types of recordings can be...
Intensifying Search: Missing Maryland Man’s Phone Tracked to an Abandoned Boat in Chesapeake Bay...
fox5dc.com - 11/16/2025 03:24:00 PM. The news of 65-year-old Lonnie James Johnson, a resident of Chesapeake Beach, who has been missing after not returning from a boating trip, has been a topic of discussion in recent days. His empty 23-foot boat was found near Taylor’s Island. Maryland officials have been using...
Man arrested in connection with series of assaults on Reston trail
The Fairfax County Police Department is asking for any additional victims to come forward after a man was arrested in connection with a series of assaults and larcenies that took place around a Reston trail.
