Matt Delaney

Drone inspections underway along broken sewer line that flooded Potomac River

DC Water began drone flights Thursday to inspect the 54-mile sewer line that ruptured this winter and sent hundreds of millions of gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River.

March 26, 2026

GOP’s plan to defeat Virginia’s new congressional map: Strong rural vote, no city blowouts

Virginia Republicans aim to replicate the Youngkin model to defeat the Democrat-led push to redraw the state's congressional map.

March 25, 2026

Two arrested in D.C. ‘ambush’ shooting that wounded Park Police officer

Officials said a U.S. Park Police officer was wounded in an "ambush" shooting Monday night while working an undercover operation in the Southeast section of D.C.

March 24, 2026

Armless, legless pro cornhole player charged in deadly Maryland shooting

A quadruple amputee and professional cornhole player is accused of fatally shooting a man in a Maryland suburb, then dumping the body and fleeing to Virginia before he was captured.

March 24, 2026

Trump celebrates major crime drop in Memphis after federal intervention

President Trump on Monday championed his law enforcement operation in Memphis, saying it has achieved one of the largest, fastest crime declines in the nation's history.

March 23, 2026

Feds seek custody of illegal immigrant accused of killing Chicago college student

The Department of Homeland Security asked Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago leaders on Monday to honor an immigration detainer for a Venezuelan man charged with fatally shooting a college student.

March 23, 2026

Trump to visit Memphis amid federal mission to cut down on crime

President Trump heads Monday to Memphis as a sharp decline in killings, muggings and assaults resulting from his federal crime-fighting push has turned around the Southern city long dogged by violence.

March 22, 2026

Feds accused three people of trafficking firearms from Georgia to D.C. area

Federal prosecutors in Georgia have charged three people with buying guns in the Peach State and trafficking them to criminals in the national capital region, including one that ended up in the hands of a high schooler.

March 19, 2026

D.C. traffic cameras in danger of going dark after House Oversight advances bill

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday advanced legislation to shut down the District's expansive traffic camera system, a move that the bill's supporters said would end a money grab by D.C. leaders who have long hailed the devices as a boon for road safety.

March 18, 2026

U.S. Capitol Police request first-ever $1 billion budget, citing increasing threats on lawmakers

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan is asking the federal government to support the department's largest budget ever in light of a growing number of threats made against lawmakers.

March 18, 2026

No hate crime charges for California trio accused of yelling ‘F—- the Jews’ before attack

Prosecutors in the San Francisco Bay Area have charged three men with assault in connection with an attack on two Hebrew-speaking men -- but not a hate crime charge even though the suspects reportedly shouted "F--- the Jews" during the violence.

March 17, 2026

D.C. pipe bomb suspect wants a presidential pardon

The Virginia man accused of placing pipe bombs at the Republican and Democratic national headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol says he deserves the same clemency as the rioters.

March 17, 2026

EPA to handle Potomac River water testing after sewer pipe burst

The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is taking over water quality testing in the Potomac River after a major sewer pipeline ruptured and sent roughly 250 million gallons of human waste into the waterway.

March 16, 2026

Las Vegas police in legal fight with judge who ordered the release of a suspect with 35 arrests

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is defying a judge's order to release a serial offender, arguing in a Nevada Supreme Court petition that it has the final say in keeping the 35-time arrestee behind bars.

March 16, 2026

South Carolina couple sentenced for scam that pushed disabled man to suicide

Federal prosecutors said a drug-addicted South Carolina couple is being sent to federal prison after they stole an intellectually disabled man's phone and threatened his family members with false claims that he sexually abused girls, ultimately driving the victim to take his own life.

March 15, 2026

U.S. faces uptick in domestic terror attacks since Iran war began

An antisemitic assailant drove a car full of explosives into a Michigan synagogue Thursday just hours after an ISIS-linked gunman launched a deadly attack at a Virginia college, as the U.S. faces an uptick in domestic terror since the Iran war began.

March 12, 2026

Early releases for child predator, rapist push California GOP to demand new parole board leadership

California Republicans called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to replace the state-appointed commissioners on the Board of Parole after it approved the release of a serial child sex predator and a home invasion rapist.

March 12, 2026

Suspect dead after ramming bomb-laden truck into Michigan synagogue

Michigan authorities on Thursday said the driver who plowed his explosives-filled vehicle into a synagogue is dead, ending the frantic episode that saw dozens of police officers respond to the house of worship just outside Detroit.

March 12, 2026

Gunman with ties to ISIS dead after killing 1, wounding 2 in shooting at Old Dominion University

Authorities said two people were wounded in a shooting Thursday at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, before the gunman was killed.

March 12, 2026

Encrypted message detected by U.S. triggers warning about Iranian sleeper cells

An encrypted broadcast message tied to Iran's regime could be an activation call for "sleeper assets" to launch attacks, federal officials are warning law enforcement agencies this week.

March 11, 2026