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Violent Storm Tears through Washington, Toppling Trees and Cutting Power

A powerful line of thunderstorms tore through Washington late Thursday night, unleashing damaging winds, torrential rain and near-continuous lightning that toppled mature trees across the city, crushed cars and left tens of

September 4, 2026

DC·Local

D.C. Police Officer Dies after being Shot inside Northwest Station

A D.C. police officer died early Monday after suffering a gunshot wound inside a police station in Northwest Washington, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. D.C. Fire and EMS was dispatched about

August 31, 2026

Crime·DC·Local

Two month old Baby Bludgeoned to Death in Navy Yard

WASHINGTON — A two-month-old girl died after being found suffering from blunt-force injuries inside a Southeast Washington apartment Sunday night, prompting a homicide investigation that police say has domestic overtones. The infant,

August 20, 2026

Crime·DC·Local

One Dead at Snow Cone Stand in Southeast DC

WASHINGTON: A shooting along the D.C.-Maryland border left one person dead Monday after a gunman opened fire in a parking lot near Benning Road, according to police and witnesses. The shooting occurred

August 18, 2026

Crime·DC·Local

Kentucky Woman Arrested for Vandalizing World War II Memorial

WASHINGTON – A Kentucky woman who authorities say filmed herself spray-painting the World War II Memorial and filling part of its fountain with foam was arrested Friday and charged with two federal

August 15, 2026

Crime·DC·Local

US Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s Office drops case against Olympic canoeist after Flaws in Reflecting Pool Prosecution

WASHINGTON – Just four weeks after U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro stood before reporters and declared that prosecutors had “tremendous evidence” against Olympic canoeist David Hearn, her office asked a Superior Court judge

August 1, 2026

Crime·DC·Local·National·Trump

D.C. Police Seek Skate Park Armed Robber from a Viral Video

WASHINGTON – A man armed with a handgun attempted to rob three people at a Northwest Washington skate park, demanding $20 from each before fleeing empty-handed in a waiting vehicle, according to

August 1, 2026

Crime·DC·Local

D.C. Police Lacked Basic Safeguards over Crime Data for more than a Decade, Inspector General finds

Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department went more than a decade without an independent system for ensuring crimes were properly classified, while employees described a culture in which supervisors sometimes influenced classifications to produce

July 29, 2026

Crime·DC·Local

Storm Topples Trees, Knocks out Power across Northwest Washington

A fast-moving storm swept through Northwest Washington on Tuesday evening, toppling large trees, bringing down power lines and sending temperatures plunging nearly 15 degrees in less than an hour. The storm struck

July 29, 2026

DC·Local

U.S. Measles Cases Reach 35-year High. Virginia Cases Also Shoot Upward.

Measles cases in the United States have climbed to their highest level in 35 years, surpassing last year’s total with more than five months remaining in 2026 as outbreaks spread across the

July 25, 2026

DC·Health·Local·Maryland·Virginia