Washington, DC

Virginia State

Fairfax, VA

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - George Mason University announced Thursday Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin will speak to the graduating class of 2023 at its spring commencement in May. Senior Alaina Ruffin doesn't want the governor to show up to her graduation at all. Ruffin started a Change.org petition Thursday, demanding the...

George Mason University students start petition to remove Gov. Youngkin as 2023 commencement speaker

Maryland State

WASHINGTON - Authorities are investigating a double shooting in southeast D.C. that left two men dead. The shooting was reported just before 8 p.m. in the 4300 block of 3rd Street near Oxon Run Park. The victims have been identified as 21-year-old Jalen Dyer, of Southeast, D.C. and 20-year-old Tariq...

Police identify 2 men shot, killed in southeast DC

WASHINGTON - Police are searching for three carjacking suspects accused of stealing two cars and attempting to take a third during a spree spanning just over 30 minutes in D.C. on Thursday. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the first incident happened around 2:32 p.m. in the 4400 block of...

Search underway for 3 suspects in carjacking spree across DC

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - DC Police are asking for the public's help in locating a suspect in an armed kidnapping in Southeast. The offense occurred on Sunday in the 4700 block of South Capitol St. SE around 6:30 p.m. The suspect was involved in a traffic accident in the...

DC Police searching for armed kidnapping suspect

North Carolina State

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - DC Police say they are investigating seven shootings in the District since Thursday afternoon with multiple deaths and injuries. It has been a violent week in D.C. as five teenage boys were shot in four separate incidents in the span of 36 hours between Tuesday and Wednesday. One has now died, and the other four are expected to survive.

Multiple victims dead after 6 shootings across the District in less than 12 hours

Florida State

Hyattsville, MD

HYATTSVILLE, Md. - Police are asking the public for help finding a Boston Terrier who was inside a car that was stolen Thursday in Hyattsville. Gianni, also known as John-John, was inside a 2016 Land Rover Evoque that was stolen from a gas station in the 6100 block of Annapolis Road around 1:25 p.m.

Police on the lookout for dog left in stolen car

Howard County, MD

Laurel, MD

HOWARD COUNTY, Md. - Police in Howard County have charged a 19-year-old man with seven Hyundai or Kia thefts or attempts that happened in several parts of the county between August and October. Howard County Police identified the suspect as Xavier Noel Mitchell, 19, of Laurel. Mitchell is accused of...

19-year-old charged in 7 Hyundai, Kia theft cases in Howard County

Silver Spring, MD

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Whole Foods Market is apologizing to a Montgomery County woman who believes she was discriminated against because she was wearing a hijab. "I was so confused and shocked," Buhite Al-Jabry told FOX 5 on Thursday. Al-Jabry said she had just finished paying for groceries at her...

Whole Foods apologizes to Silver Spring woman who says she was discriminated against

Montgomery County, MD

Gaithersburg, MD

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - On Tuesday, a Quince Orchard High School student suffered an apparent overdose at the McDonald’s just feet away from the school. Now, the school's principal says they’ll start enforcing their lunch policy for all students starting Friday. Principal Elizabeth Thomas shared on social media that...

Quince Orchard changes open lunch policy after student overdoses

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - DC Police say bullets were fired into a victim's home while they were asleep in their bedroom in Southeast. Officers responded to a call for sounds of gunshots in the 1500 block of Tanner St. SE. Upon arrival, the victim reported he was asleep in...

Bullets fired into bedroom while victim was asleep: DC Police

WASHINGTON - The D.C. Police Department will remember an explosive ordinance detection K-9 that died after suffering a medical emergency while on presidential detail. Authorities say the police dog named 'Roc' was rushed to Adams Morgan Animal Hospital Tuesday where he later died. Members of the police department members will...

DC police dog dies after medical emergency while on presidential detail

Alabama State

WASHINGTON - More violence in the District involving teenagers for the second night in a row. In the past 36 hours, five teenage boys were shot in four separate incidents; One has now died, and the other four are expected to survive. The most recent shooting happening around 5:30 p.m....

Gun violence involving teens surging in DC

Prince George's County, MD

Temple Hills, MD

DC News Now

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Prince George’s County police arrested a man who is accused of shooting and killing a skating rink security guard in February. Police said Thursday that officers took 27-year-old Omar Delonte Smith of Washington, D.C. into custody in Richmond where he was awaiting extradition to Prince George’s County. […]

Man arrested in deadly shooting of skating rink security guard in Temple Hills

Damascus, MD

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - Third grade parents at Damascus Elementary School became frustrated when they found out their kids were being read an LGBTQ-inclusive book. Some allegedly began pulling their children out of the class. The book, "Uncle Bobby’s Wedding," is about a niece concerned she was going to lose...

LGBTQ-friendly books being read to elementary students in Montgomery County spark debate

Fairfax County, VA

Falls Church, VA

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (FOX 5 DC) - A woman is dead after an early morning crash in Fairfax County. Fairfax County Police say the crash happened at the intersection of Wilson Boulevard and John Marshall Drive in Seven Corners. A preliminary investigation revealed the victim was attempting to cross Wilson...

58-year-old woman dead after pedestrian crash in Fairfax County

HYATTSVILLE, Md. - Carjackers boxed in a woman's SUV as she was arriving to work early Thursday morning in Hyattsville before pulling her out at gunpoint and stealing her vehicle, authorities say. The carjacking was reported just before 6 a.m. in the 3500 block of East West Highway. Hyattsville Police...

Carjackers boxed in woman’s SUV before pulling her from vehicle at gunpoint in Hyattsville: police

Baltimore, MD

BETHESDA - Six fatalities have been confirmed after a crash Wednesday afternoon on the. Beltway, according to Maryland State Police. At about 12:40 p.m., police responded to a report of a pedestrian crash in a work zone, according to police. A preliminary investigation found an Acura drove through the work zone and struck multiple construction workers before overturning. Police say the driver of a gray Acura involved in the crash was transported from the scene to a hospital for medical treatment.

6 dead in fatal crash on Baltimore Beltway; All lanes closed in both directions

Washington State

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - A driver and two others were hospitalized after a minivan crashed into a school bus Thursday on a highway in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials say fire crews responded to the crash around 8:30 a.m. on Midcounty Highway near Washington Grove Lane in Gaithersburg. The crash happened not far from Shady Grove Middle School.

3 hurt after minivan crashes into school bus in Montgomery County

Richmond, VA

Groveton, VA

Groveton, Va. - Firefighters are typically among the first to respond to a major crash. But on Thursday, a Fairfax County Fire and Rescue truck was involved in a collision with three other vehicles that sent eight people to the hospital. Fairfax County police believe one of those victims has...

8 injured after fire truck crashes on Richmond Highway

A multiple car accident including a fire truck sent eight people to the hospital Thursday with one person suffering life-threatening injuries. It happened at the intersection of Richmond Highway and Memorial Street in Groveton. FOX 5's Nana-Sentuo Bonsu reports with the latest on this investigation.

8 in hospital after firetruck crash in Fairfax County

Georgia State

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A ghost gun, hundreds of fentanyl-laced pills, and a wad of cash were seized this week from a Silver Spring man who was allegedly trespassing near the Glenmont Shopping Center. Officers from the Montgomery County Police Department were patrolling the shopping center on Tuesday evening after...

Cops seize ghost gun, hundreds of fentanyl pills after complaint at Glenmont Shopping Center

Reston, VA

Police confirmed with FOX 5's Jacqueline Matter that an elderly couple was found shot dead near a popular trail in Reston. A spokesperson for Fairfax County police said they believe it was a murder-suicide.

Report: Snyders have cleared out of Washington Commanders' facility

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