Consumer Reports linked a Hembisen KH‑158 CO detector sold online to multiple hospitalizations and urged regulators and retailers to act. Shoppers should check alarms for UL or ETL marks.

A D.C. police lieutenant — and onetime union chair — was arrested in Harford County and charged with child pornography and solicitation of a minor. Court records show he is being held without bond.

D.C. plans to auction kitchen equipment, artwork and wine seized from Matt Baker’s Michele’s and Gravitas after the city closed both over unpaid taxes.

D.C.'s zoning board lost the quorum it needs, pausing hearings and delaying projects across the city.

MPD has begun retesting decades‑old evidence in the unsolved 1986 killing of Sally Heet. Detectives hope modern DNA methods will produce leads in the long‑cold case.

The 64th Sakura Matsuri turned Pennsylvania Avenue into sumo rings, cosplay stages and a kimono‑clad Samoyed as roughly 40,000 people visited the street festival.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a law on April 9 that will raise Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 by 2028, extend protections to farmworkers and link future increases to inflation.

Four arrests were announced this week in the months-old Greenbelt drive-by that killed 14-year-old Carltin Bayong, police say.

The IRS is using AI chatbots and machine learning to screen returns this filing season; experts warn AI‑prepared filings still need human review.

D.C. police released surveillance photos after an attempted daylight carjacking on the 700 block of 11th Street NE. Detectives ask anyone with information to call the tip line.

Mayor Bowser proposed $1 million to help Children’s National evaluate new hospital sites in D.C., kicking off a city‑backed site study.

After a D.C. crosswalk death and other high‑speed crashes, Maryland lawmakers and D.C. officials are turning to intelligent speed‑assist devices for repeat speeders.

Key dates for D.C. voters: registration applications must be received by May 26 to vote in the June 16 primary; mail‑ballot requests are due by June 1.