Washington, DC

Alexandria, VA

WUSA9

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A community is rallying around a popular bartender who was shot after getting off work in Alexandria earlier this month. James Lee was on his way home from work when he stopped to get gas in southeast D.C. He would end up in the hospital after being shot multiple times.

Community rallies for popular Alexandria bartender shot multiple times in DC

Virginia State

Gainesville, VA

GAINESVILLE, Va. — Police are investigating after a man was stabbed multiple times in Gainesville, Virginia Saturday morning. According to the Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD), officers were called to the Somerset Point Apartments on Equinox Landing Court just after 7:30 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a...

Man calls for help after being stabbed multiple times in Virginia

Woodbridge, VA

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A man is facing charges after a woman was shot in Woodbridge, Virginia over the weekend. According to the Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD), officers were called to the Woodbridge Station Apartments on Kitty Hawk Way to investigate a shooting. When officers arrived, they found...

Man arrested for apartment shooting in Woodbridge

Hyattsville, MD

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — One person has been killed and two other people have been injured in an early morning shooting outside of a gentlemen's club in Hyattsville, according to police. Officers with the Prince George's County Police Department responded to the club named Area Code, previously called...

1 dead, 2 injured after shooting outside of Hyattsville gentlemen's club

Silver Spring, MD

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Police officers in Montgomery Co. are investigating a shooting that left a man dead. Officers responded to the 2000 block of Treetop Lane in Silver Spring minutes before 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. When police arrived they found a man suffering from trauma to the upper body. Despite trying to provide life-saving efforts, the victim was later pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials.

Man dead following shooting in Montgomery Co.

Chantilly, VA

CHANTILLY, Va. — Police have arrested a 19-year-old for a series of burglaries that were reported at restaurants across Chantilly, Virginia. According to the Sully Police District (SPD), an officer was patrolling on Sunday when he noticed a shattered front door at the Megabites Eatery on Sullyfield Circle. Officers...

Virginia man arrested for at least five burglaries in Chantilly

Maryland State

Gaithersburg, MD

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Monday afternoon, residents of the Potomac Oaks Condominiums, who've been displaced since November got a major update. It has been nearly four months since the explosion at Potomac Oaks Condominium in Gaithersburg, Maryland. They did not respond to WUSA9's request for an interview about the update,...

'It's about time' | Fire investigation report from Potomac Oaks explosion shared with residents

Missouri State

Fairfax County, VA

Mclean, VA

FAIRFAX, Va. — A Fairfax County jury recommended that a McLean woman convicted of shooting her two young daughters to death serves nearly 80 years behind bars. The jury made the recommendation in the penalty phase of the trial on Monday. Veronica Youngblood was found guilty of murdering her...

Fairfax jury recommends 78 years for mom who murdered her daughters

Great Falls, VA

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Two D.C. residents are in custody after the pair allegedly armed with a gun robbed a grocery store in Great Falls and fled from police with their child in the backseat of the car on Thursday, police said. Fairfax County police identified the suspects as...

Man, woman taken into custody after armed robbery in Great Falls and fleeing from police with child in the car, police say

Landover Hills, MD

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — Police are investigating after a person was hit and killed by a car in Landover Hills, Maryland Sunday morning. According to the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit, officers were called to the 6600 block of Annapolis Road around 1 a.m.

Person dead after being hit by car in Prince George's Co.

North Carolina State

WASHINGTON — Fire officials in D.C., Maryland and Virginia say they received multiple reports of a smoky smell across the DMV Monday, and a wildfire in North Carolina may be to blame. Many fire agencies took to Twitter to let residents know that the fire smell they were noticing...

Smell smoke? Winds bring smoke from NC wildfire to DMV

WASHINGTON — As D.C. grapples with millions of dollars in unpaid traffic tickets, the council chair of the Public Works Committee is working to hold dangerous drivers accountable. A March FOIA request to D.C.'s Department of Public Works revealed $889,187,824 in unpaid tickets in 2022. “It's an incredibly high...

Councilmember says DC needs to prioritize holding dangerous drivers accountable

WASHINGTON — A jury found a 23-year-old D.C. man guilty Wednesday of a deadly shooting in 2021. According to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Shaka Haltiwanger was found guilty of second-degree murder while armed and related charges for shooting 39-year-old Anthony Kelley in the back on Sept. 10, 2021.

Man found guilty of shooting man to death in DC apartment lobby

WASHINGTON — A man is dead early Friday morning after a shooting in D.C., leaving police searching for answers and sparking a homicide investigation, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Officers with the police department responded to Anacostia Road Southeast, off of Ridge River Road Southeast, around 12:30...

Man shot, killed in DC sparking homicide investigation

WASHINGTON — Two people were killed in a shooting in Southeast D.C. Wednesday evening, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Around 7:20 p.m., the police department responded to a call regarding a shooting in the 4300 block of 3rd Street, Southeast. At the scene, officers discovered two men suffering from...

2 killed in Southeast DC shooting

Mechanicsville, MD

MECHANICSVILLE, Md. — A homicide investigation is underway in St. Mary's County, Maryland, after a man was found shot to death nearby a bar early Friday morning. Deputies with the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office responded to the parking lot of Big Dogs Paradise Bar Grille and Liquor Store, located on Three Notch Road in Mechanicsville, around 1:15 a.m. after receiving a report of shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, authorities found a man close by the scene suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Shooting near Maryland bar and liquor store leaves 1 dead

Alabama State

WASHINGTON — After six teenagers were shot leaving one dead in less than 48 hours in D.C., the city is offering support to its young residents. The young man who lost his life was 16-year-old Traev'on Green of Southeast D.C. Police said he and his friend were riding on...

'Put down the guns and be a better person' | Teenagers react to DC violence and city's response

Tysons, VA

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A seven-year veteran of the Fairfax County Police Department was let go following a deadly shooting at Tysons Corner Center back on Feb. 22. Timothy Johnson, 37, was shot as officers chased him from Tysons Corner Center on Feb. 22. Investigators say two officers, identified as Sgt. Wesley Shifflett and Officer First Class James Sadler with the Tysons Urban Team, chased Johnson for allegedly stealing a pair of designer sunglasses from Nordstrom.

Firing officer for killing man at Tysons Corner mall will have 'chilling effect' on department, attorney says

Montgomery County, MD

Glenmont, MD

WHEATON-GLENMONT, Md. — Police are investigating after hundreds of fentanyl pills and a ghost gun were reportedly found during an arrest Tuesday. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD), officers were called to a shopping center on Georgia Avenue just before 5 p.m. When officers arrived, they...

Police: Hundreds of fentanyl pills found after man, girl are arrested in Glenmont

WASHINGTON — There’s more fall out from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed budget. The mayor said some tough choices had to be made. But housing advocates are pushing back against planned cuts that they say could force thousands of our neighbors out of their homes. “I missed out...

'If I'm drowning, how can I help them?' | DC mother joins housing advocates to call for rental assistance to be restored

FAIRFAX, Va. — A Fairfax County jury spent hours Friday debating an appropriate sentence for the troubled McLean mom who murdered her two young children in 2018, but failed to agree on a verdict by late afternoon and will come back Monday to continue deliberating. Questions they sent out...

Jurors struggle to agree on punishment for Fairfax mom who murdered her daughters

Reston, VA

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Police are investigating after two dead bodies were found on a trail in Reston, Virginia on Wednesday afternoon. Fairfax County Police say they received a 911 around 3 p.m. from someone who found a man and a woman laying on the ground on a trail that connects to Stratton Woods Park.

Two bodies found along a trail near Stratton Woods Park in Reston

WASHINGTON — About a dozen women who put their lives on hold to help win World War II were celebrated in D.C. on Monday. Eleven women known as "Rosie the Riveters" were flown to the nation's capital by Honor Flight to visit the U.S. Capitol, the World War II Memorial and meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

Special Honor Flight brings 'Rosie the Riveters' to DC

Rosslyn, VA

Fort Myer, VA

Navy Yard, DC

Historic Anacostia, DC

Chillum, MD

Chevy Chase, DC

Takoma Park, MD

Potomac, VA

Cottage City, MD

Brentwood, MD

Colmar Manor, MD

N Brentwood, MD

Bethesda, MD

North Chevy Chase, MD

Langley Park, MD

Fairmount Heights, MD

Seven Corners, VA

Bladensburg, MD

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Teen shot outside Turkey Thicket Rec Center in Northeast DC

WASHINGTON — Police are investigating after a teenage boy was shot outside the Turkey Thicket Recreational Center in Northeast, D.C. on Friday. Detectives say a 15-year-old...

Teen shot outside Turkey Thicket Rec Center in Northeast DC

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