Virginia forensics found human hairs and fragments on a reciprocating saw recovered from the Manassas home linked to the disappearance of Mamta Kafle Bhatt. Prosecutors say the traces add to a no‑body case against her husband.

At a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Helsingborg on Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed allies on defense spending and warned Iran’s plan to 'toll' the Strait of Hormuz 'can't happen'.

A Sumerduck man was arrested after deputies say he tried to sell a captured juvenile fox; police say a firearm was seized and commercialization charges were filed.

A man indicted on multiple sexual‑offense counts involving a minor was arrested in Landover and is being held without bond.

Anthony Eugene Robinson was sentenced to life in prison for two 2021 Harrisonburg murders. Investigators still probe possible linked deaths in Fairfax County and D.C.

An 18-year-old was indicted on 69 counts after a Jan. 22 Metrobus dispute turned into gunfire at a Northwest D.C. bus stop that wounded five people.

The D.C. Council’s Committee of the Whole is finalizing recommendations for the FY27 budget in a live markup. The hearing docket, video and transcript are posted online.

Residents near a massive data center say tap water turned brown and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez brought jars of the water to Congress. The EPA has pledged to review the complaints.

Light rain and gusty east winds will slow Saturday's commute; heavier showers and tidal rises are possible through Memorial Day.

The DOJ and California Attorney General filed a proposed settlement requiring three San Diego ready‑mix plants be sold to Holliday Rock to preserve competition in the region.

Donald Trump Jr. is marrying Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson this Memorial Day weekend in a small Bahamas ceremony; President Trump said he may not attend.

Gov. Tony Evers formally asked President Trump on May 22 for a presidential disaster declaration after April storms that state and FEMA say caused more than $27M in damage. The request seeks FEMA Individual and Public Assistance plus hazard‑mitigation funding.

Oribu, a 160-seat Japanese‑Mediterranean restaurant, will open in the Grand Hyatt Washington's renovated lobby, promising a warmed-up dining room and bar for locals and visitors. The hotel aims to restore street-level dining as renovations finish.