Matt Delaney

Pamela Smith, first Black female D.C. police chief, takes over amid crime crisis

Pamela Smith was named Monday as the acting head of the Metropolitan Police Department by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, making her the District's first Black woman to serve as chief of police.

July 17, 2023

Country singer Jason Aldean bows out of concert early over heat exhaustion

Country music star Jason Aldean cut short a Saturday concert in Connecticut due to a heat-related illness.

July 17, 2023

2 teens caught separately vandalizing Colosseum, could face steep fine

Two teenagers were caught separately defacing Rome's Colosseum in the past week, less than a month after a British tourist was detained for doing the same.

July 17, 2023

‘Sticky Note Bandit’ robs 3 Houston banks while dressed as woman, FBI says

The FBI is searching for a Houston-area bank robber who authorities have dubbed the "Sticky Note Bandit."

July 17, 2023

Six arrested in string of retail thefts in Maryland

Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, said last week they arrested six D.C. residents in connection with a series of retail store thefts that took place in Rockville and Bethesda.

July 16, 2023

Passenger crash-lands small plane near Martha’s Vineyard after pilot suffers medical emergency

A passenger took control of a small plane and guided it to a crash landing Saturday in Massachusetts after the pilot suffered a medical emergency, authorities said.

July 16, 2023

Florida teen mother charged with putting fatal fentanyl dose in baby’s bottle

Police in Florida have arrested a teen mother and accused her of killing her infant by feeding fentanyl-laced formula to the baby.

July 16, 2023

Pennsylvania murder suspect is captured 9 days after escaping from county jail

Police in Pennsylvania captured on Saturday a murder suspect who had escaped from a county jail nine days earlier.

July 16, 2023

D.C. judges passed on opportunities to imprison ex-con accused in Catholic University killing

Despite frequent arrests and recommendations by prosecutors that the man accused of shooting and killing a Kentucky teacher on Catholic University's campus last week be locked up, D.C. judges repeatedly returned the 22-year-old felon to the streets of the nation's capital.

July 13, 2023

Man shot, killed in robbery gone bad near Howard University Hospital

A man was shot and killed Thursday near Howard University Hospital in what District of Columbia police said was an attempted robbery that turned deadly.

July 13, 2023

Driver hits, kills pedestrian after fleeing traffic stop near National Mall

A driver struck and killed a pedestrian Wednesday at a crosswalk near the District of Columbia's National Mall after the suspect fled from a traffic stop, authorities said.

July 13, 2023

Domino’s stock soars amid alliance with Uber Eats, Postmates

Domino's new delivery partnership with Uber Eats and Postmates has already produced a 10% jump in its shares in the stock market.

July 13, 2023

Escaped 15-foot python ‘Big Mama’ found safe after a week on the slither

A 15-foot python named "Big Mama" was found safe Wednesday after slipping out of her enclosure last week at a Los Angeles home.

July 13, 2023

Emergency bill gives judges leeway to jail suspects before trial amid spike in D.C. crime

The D.C. Council approved emergency legislation Tuesday to make it easier to keep accused violent offenders locked up before their trials as the District struggles to respond to a citywide wave of shootings, lootings and carjackings.

July 11, 2023

Chiefs football fan charged with robbing Iowa bank, suspected in string of crimes

Federal prosecutors filed charges Monday against a Kansas City Chiefs fan accused of robbing a bank in Iowa and suspected of holdups in other states.

July 11, 2023

Amtrak train derails near D.C.’s Union Station

An Amtrak train derailed Tuesday morning right outside of D.C.'s Union Station, according to authorities.

July 11, 2023

Toronto Zoo tells guests to stop showing videos to gorillas

The Toronto Zoo wants visitors to stop sharing videos with its curious and impressionable gorillas.

July 11, 2023

Lawmakers nix plan to hand out fentanyl-smoking supplies in Portland: Report

Officials in Multnomah County, Oregon, reversed course Monday on a plan to hand out "smoking supplies" to Portland's fentanyl users, just days after the county intended to begin distributing the materials, according to a report.

July 11, 2023

Historic broadside of Declaration of Independence goes for over $2.8 million at auction

A 1776 broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence sold for over $2.8 million this weekend during an auction in Dallas.

July 10, 2023

3 TSA agents arrested in Miami, accused of stealing from passengers

Three TSA agents in Miami were arrested last week on charges they were stealing from airport travelers passing through security, according to court documents.

July 10, 2023