A D.C. woman who disappeared in 2023 has never been found, but despite many unanswered questions, police believe they have enough evidence to charge five people with her murder. Chyna Crawford was last seen on South Capitol Street in Southwest Oct. 23, 2023. Her body hasn’t been found. In the years since, D.C. police have made numerous arrests, first charging...
For decades, the summer camp at the Patuxent River 4-H Center in Bowie, Maryland, served thousands of kids. But now, the camp has announced it’s closing its doors, sending shockwaves to parents now looking for other options. The camp has been a staple for families living in and around Prince George’s County. Families and their kids said this was an...
The D.C. Council chairman fired back at criticism the Council is soft on crime after voting to allow the police chief’s authority to implement emergency curfew zones to expire in two weeks. Chairman Phil Mendelson said he worries the public debate could lead to another federal takeover of the police department. D.C.’s police chief and Mayor Muriel Bowser say the...
A Montgomery County neighborhood is coming together in grief after an early morning house fire killed a woman and sent her brother to the hospital. An adult brother and sister were inside a home in the 4700 block of Merivale Road in Chevy Chase when it caught fire about 5:45 a.m. Both siblings initially got out alive, but it appears the...
A former guitarist for Grammy-winning band Turnstile is charged with attempted murder for allegedly hitting the singer’s father with a car intentionally.
Some education advocates accuse the Education Department of an “assault on college access” centering around federal funding for a program that helps disadvantaged students pursue higher education. Talent Search is one of DOE federally funded TRIO programs that serve 300,000 students around the country, mainly in grades 6-12, who are low-income and will be first-generation college students. The program offers...
National poetry month was started 30 years ago by the Academy of American Poets, and encourages people to enjoy more poetry. Here's how to celebrate in and around D.C.
It starts with a knock on the door and someone dressed like a Pepco worker. The person requests to come inside the home. Then, things take a turn. “They convince them that they got an alert, they would need to check out your equipment for emergency reasons, and then turn off the electricity and say it’s an urgent matter,” Prince...
If you spend any time in D.C., you know rats are a problem. “They be in the dumpsters. They be running in groups, like, two, three — a few too many,” one man told News4. Another resident said said he’s downright afraid of them. “There was a dead rat in my yard a couple of weeks ago and I had...
The bare-bottomed burglar is back, and this time he was caught on camera in the Northern Virginia neighborhood where he has struck at least five times. The video shows the man about 5 a.m. Wednesday on Palmerston Square in Centreville wearing nothing but shoes and what appears to be a piece of clothing wrapped around his head. He’s suspected of...
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser criticized the D.C. Council over several pieces of legislation approved Tuesday. Bowser says the police chief needs the authority to implement temporary youth curfew zones to curb large gatherings of young people, sometimes resulting in fights or gunfire. The chief’s current authority expires April 15, but the Council voted to delay any action to extend it...
The man accused of killing a visiting teacher on the campus of Catholic University in July 2023 took the stand in his own defense Wednesday and said the shooting was unintentional. Jaime Macedo told the court he did not pull the trigger and that the gun was in his pocket and just went off. The mother of the victim, Maxwell...
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