Matt Delaney

Person of interest in custody after shooting at Brown University kills two and wounds nine others

Rhode Island authorities said Sunday that police had detained a person of interest in Saturday's mass shooting at Brown University that left two people dead and several others wounded.

December 14, 2025

New Jerseyan cheered for trying to save neighbor from fire now charged with her murder

A New Jersey man originally hailed as a hero for trying to pull his elderly neighbor from a house fire has been accused of starting the blaze that killed the woman.

December 11, 2025

Illegal immigrant pleads guilty to killing Maryland woman during Loudoun County carjacking

An illegal immigrant from El Salvador on Thursday pleaded guilty to murder in the 2024 carjacking of a woman in Loudoun County in which he ran over the victim with her own vehicle.

December 11, 2025

House bill would rename D.C.’s ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza’ after Charlie Kirk

Rep. Nancy Mace introduced a bill to rename the former "Black Lives Matter Plaza" just north of the White House after assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

December 11, 2025

Montgomery County judge rules Catherine Hoggle competent to stand trial in 2014 deaths of her kids

A Montgomery County judge ruled Wednesday that Catherine Hoggle is competent to stand trial for murder in the 2014 disappearance of her two children.

December 10, 2025

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore calls special session to elect new House speaker

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has called for a special session next week to pick a replacement for outgoing House Speaker Adrienne Jones.

December 10, 2025

D.C. police Chief Pamela Smith stepping down, mayor says

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that Chief Pamela A. Smith is resigning from the Metropolitan Police Department, more than two years after leading the force through a generational crime wave that terrorized residents and prompted scrutiny from Capitol Hill.

December 8, 2025

Illegal immigrant charged in Charlotte light rail stabbing had been deported twice, DHS says

Federal officials say an illegal immigrant accused of stabbing another man on the light rail system in Charlotte, North Carolina, had been deported twice before the attack.

December 7, 2025

Suspect arrested for gunning down man at MGM National Harbor

Prince George's County police on Thursday said they arrested and charged a man in the deadly shooting that erupted at the MGM National Harbor Resort & Casino a day earlier.

December 4, 2025

FBI arrests suspect in pipe bomb placements at GOP, Democratic headquarters on eve of Jan. 6, 2021

The FBI has made an arrest in its investigation of the placement of pipe bombs at the Republican and Democratic Party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to a report.

December 4, 2025

1 killed in ‘targeted’ shooting at MGM National Harbor: police

Prince George's County police said a man was fatally shot and another was wounded after shots rang out Wednesday afternoon at the MGM National Harbor Resort & Casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

December 3, 2025

Police arrest armed University of Delaware student who planned to attack campus

Prosecutors accused a University of Delaware student of planning to attack the campus police after he was arrested with a machine gun and had a notebook praising the act of martyrdom.

December 3, 2025

Cloned key fobs and antennas are powering a new wave of car thefts in U.S.

Gone are the days when car thieves hotwired vehicles or hacked ignitions with a screwdriver and a USB cable.

December 3, 2025

Derek Chauvin seeks retrial after his conviction for murdering George Floyd

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is seeking a new trial, arguing that the national fervor surrounding George Floyd's death facilitated prosecutorial misconduct and bogus testimony that led to the ex-cop's murder conviction.

December 2, 2025

D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George announces run for mayor

D.C . Council member Janeese Lewis George announced Monday that she will run for mayor next year.

December 1, 2025

Gunman kills four people, including 3 children, in shooting at California child’s birthday party

Authorities in Northern California said Sunday that three children were among the four people killed during a gunman's rampage through a child's birthday party the night before in Stockton.

November 30, 2025

Suspect in National Guard shooting worked with U.S. in Afghanistan and left during U.S. withdrawal

An Afghan refugee who worked with the U.S. military in his homeland is accused of opening fire on two National Guard troops in the nation's capital after having driven across the country to launch the ambush, officials said.

November 27, 2025

One of the two National Guard troops shot in D.C. attack dies

One of the National Guard members ambushed by a gunman just four blocks from the White House has died of her injuries, President Trump said Thursday.

November 27, 2025

Illegal immigrant pleads guilty to stealing Kristi Noem’s purse in D.C.

An illegal immigrant from Chile has pleaded guilty to stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's purse and now faces possible deportation.

November 26, 2025

Bowser not seeking fourth term as D.C.’s mayor

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday she will not seek reelection next year, ending a decade-long run in office and opening the door for another hopeful to become the District's most powerful elected leader.

November 25, 2025