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A man was found shot and killed early Monday in Sterling’s Silverleaf area; Loudoun County investigators say the case is active and are asking for tips.
A late-night Woodbridge apartment fire injured two firefighters and left eight adults and one child displaced; the county fire marshal says discarded smoking materials started the blaze.
A Southeast D.C. man who was days from release died in federal custody on Feb. 11; his family alleges abuse at USP Lee and is funding a private autopsy while officials withhold details.
Emergency crews found a small plane in woods near Hollywood Road Saturday morning. Maryland State Police will lead the investigation as officials work to confirm casualties and cause.
Colombian police, with U.S. law enforcement support, captured Jorge Luis "Cucaracho" Páez Cordero in Santa Marta. The arrest is a significant blow to Tren de Aragua's cross‑border networks.
DC police want tips after a store employee was stabbed during an alleged shoplifting on 12th Street NW. Investigators say the suspect fled the scene.
D.C. prosecutors say the Scam Center Strike Force has frozen more than $580 million in cryptocurrency tied to overseas fraud rings, using domain takedowns and wallet freezes.
A Milwaukee man was sentenced to 16½ years after prosecutors say he forged letters blaming a robbery victim for threats against Donald Trump.
One person was killed and a 20-year-old was airlifted to a trauma center after a head-on crash on Budds Creek Road in Charlotte Hall. Authorities say the crash remains under investigation.
Prosecutors say a D.C. Jail inmate stabbed a corrections officer nine times during an August lockdown and was charged with attempted murder. The officer needed lifesaving surgery and spent weeks hospitalized.
A wrong‑way driver on MD‑210 collided near the Beltway overpass, killing one and prompting a collision‑reconstruction probe.
A D.C. man was indicted and charged Thursday in a 2022 shooting that left Danielle Hicks‑Best paralyzed and who later died after complications.
An 18-year-old was arrested in connection with the Nov. 8 Hill East shooting that killed 17-year-old Tristan Johnson; she faces second‑degree murder while armed.
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