Matt Delaney

Suspected MS-13 East Coast leader faces deportation after judge allows criminal case to be dropped

A federal judge in Virginia agreed Wednesday to let the Justice Department drop its criminal case against the suspected East Coast leader of MS-13, giving the Trump administration the green light to deport the alleged gang member to El Salvador's terrorist mega prison.

April 30, 2025

Tougher penalties for buyers of older teen prostitutes removed from California bill

A California legislative committee debated Tuesday why a proposed prostitution law targeting people who pay to have sex with children doesn't make it a crime to seek out 16-and 17-year-old prostitutes.

April 29, 2025

Seattle police enjoy increase in recruits as anti-police decline begins to reverse

Seattle elected officials and police brass are celebrating a boom in officer recruitment numbers that has the city on pace to rebound from the drop in staffing wrought by anti-police protests in 2020.

April 29, 2025

Maryland leaders plan for future of Northwest Stadium after Commanders deal with District

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Northwest Stadium will not suffer the same dilapidated fate as the District's RFK Stadium after the Washington Commanders shared plans to move back into the city following a nearly 30-year tenure in Landover.

April 28, 2025

Man charged with raping corpse on New York City subway

New York City police on Monday said they arrested and charged a man who defiled a dead man's corpse on the subway earlier this month.

April 28, 2025

Ex-athletic director takes plea for making bigoted AI recording of Baltimore County school principal

A former Baltimore County high school athletic director took a plea Monday on charges of using artificial intelligence to frame the school's ex-principal as a bigot.

April 28, 2025

Second illegal immigrant arrested in purse theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

Authorities said they arrested a second suspect in the theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's purse in the District after tracking down the illegal immigrant in Miami.

April 28, 2025

Illegal immigrant from Chile nabbed in theft of Kristi Noem’s purse at restaurant

Authorities on Saturday arrested a man accused of stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's purse at a downtown restaurant in the District, according to multiple reports.

April 27, 2025

Newsom to aid federal prosecution against Mexican national who killed 2 Americans in DUI crash

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will help the federal prosecutors bring charges against an illegal immigrant expected to be released early from state prison this summer after the Mexican national killed two Americans in a fiery crash.

April 24, 2025

Ward 8 race has crowded field vying against former D.C. Council member White

City hall veterans and community leaders are among those running in this summer's Ward 8 special election, with all contenders looking to spoil former D.C. Council member Trayon White's political comeback after his federal bribery case forced him out of office three months ago.

April 24, 2025

Feds drop hammer on illegal immigrant slated for parole despite DUI resulting in deaths of couple

The top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles said Wednesday that he has charged an illegal immigrant who, despite a lengthy criminal record and being sentenced to a decade behind bars for killing a California couple in a 2021 drunken-driving crash, was expected to be paroled this summer.

April 23, 2025

15-year-old charged with stabbing fellow student at Fairfax County high school

Fairfax County police said a teenage boy was sent to the hospital Wednesday after a 15-year-old student stabbed him during a fight at West Potomac High School.

April 23, 2025

Chances for reduced prison sentences, erased records now law in Maryland

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed two crime-focused bills into law this week, with one allowing long-term felons to seek early release from prison and another broadening the pool of ex-cons who can have their records expunged.

April 23, 2025

Baltimore no longer among nation’s most dangerous cities, according to U.S. News report

Baltimore is no longer ranked one of the nation's most crime-ridden cities after steep declines in killings and muggings in recent years, according to an annual report.

April 22, 2025

Minneapolis police chief rips sweetheart deal for state employee’s Tesla vandalism

Minneapolis' top cop tore into local prosecutors after they sought no jail time for a Minnesota state employee who caused felony-level damages to several Tesla vehicles.

April 22, 2025

Kristi Noem has purse stolen while dining in D.C.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Monday that her purse was stolen the night before while she dined downtown in the District.

April 21, 2025

Murderer who escaped California prison and is linked to Mexican officer’s death captured in Tijuana

Mexican authorities said they captured a convicted murderer who broke out of a California prison late last year and is suspected of gunning down a veteran police officer who was trying to arrest him in Tijuana earlier this month.

April 21, 2025

Six arrested after juveniles swarm Navy Yard in D.C.

D.C. police said six people were arrested Friday, including one for assaulting a police officer, after several large groups of juveniles descended upon the Navy Yard.

April 20, 2025

New York governor wants discovery laws changed to stop spike in case dismissals

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has pressed lawmakers in Albany this week to change the stringent discovery laws the governor said is behind a trend of case dismissals for violent defendants.

April 17, 2025

Son of sheriff’s deputy arrested in deadly Florida State University shooting

Tallahassee authorities said two people were killed and six others injured Thursday after the son of a local sheriff's deputy opened fire at Florida State University.

April 17, 2025