Maryland State Police Arrest Prince George’s County Man Following Alleged Armed Road Rage Incident
COLLEGE PARK, MD (August 27, 2025) – Maryland State Police (MSP) arrested a Bowie man and seized multiple firearms following an alleged felony assault with a firearm on Central Avenue in Prince George’s County. The accused is identified as Justus McDougal, 24, of Bowie, Maryland. McDougal was arrested...
$100,000 Winning Scratch-off Sold at Safeway
A retired railroad worker and Army veteran from Silver Spring won $100,000 on a scratch-off purchased at the Safeway at 11201 Georgia Avenue in Wheaton. Full story below courtesy Google Maps. “Clifford Briggs, a retired railroad worker from Silver Spring, is on the fast track to riches. The two-time retiree...
13-Year-Old Student Arrested on Suspicion of Bringing Gun to Maryland Middle School
A 13-year-old middle school student was taken into custody Wednesday after a school resource officer found an unloaded handgun in the student’s possession on just the second day of classes, officials confirmed. According to Franklin Middle School principal Brian Schiffer and reporting from CBS Baltimore, the officer...
National Guard’s DC clean up stirs debate on role and resources
WASHINGTON — National Guard members have been spotted doing clean up duty around D.C., including picking up trash and even doing landscaping. Troops were in McPherson Square Thursday morning laying down mulch. While many say they are happy to see it, others wonder if National Guard members are the...
Summer youth curfew ends Sunday night in DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Some people in D.C. say they’ve seen less crime because of the youth curfew that’s been enforced this summer, and Sunday, August 31, marks the last day of the current extended hours. Neighbors in Navy Yard told DC News Now they’ve felt safer this summer and haven’t experienced many issues....
Boots on the Ground dance with 803Fresh at National Harbor!
803Fresh joined FOX 5 DC's Zip Trip to National Harbor to talk all things Boots on the Ground, including Fantasia's remix, Beyonce performing Boots on the Ground during the Cowboy Carter tour, and more!
New DC restaurant faces closure threat amid federal surge | ‘Dream … becomes way...
WASHINGTON — Ali Astoria opened Maa's Chicken so he could give people in D.C. what he calls "real food," not out of a box or a freezer, but something he made himself from scratch. But three months in, he's feeling the effects of the federal surge on his business.
DC teen sentenced to 14 years for armed carjackings
A 19-year-old man will spend the next 14 years in prison after being sentenced Friday for two armed carjackings.
Woman charged with hate crime after calling man homophobic slurs during assault: Police
Responding officers arrested her and charged her with Simple Assault (Hate/Bias).
Metro police arrest man after altercation at Wheaton station
A man was arrested on Wednesday night after an incident on a Wheaton Metro station, police said.