WASHINGTON — U.S. Park Police say they have taken a man into custody after shots were reportedly fired near the National Mall Tuesday afternoon. U.S. Park Police say they believe someone fired shots from a vehicle near the World War II Memorial and Independence Avenue around 2:30 p.m. Witnesses reported that a fight had been going […]
WASHINGTON — You may not expect to be pulled over, but in D.C., it’s pretty common. Arrests are more frequent for traffic violations than for any other kind of arrest in the District — nearly one-quarter, according to AAA. The Bureau of Justice Statistics says a traffic stop is the “most common reason for contact […]
U.S. Olympic leaders say they are contacting D.C. officials about possibly once again bidding for the 2024 Games after Boston, the chosen city, pulled out of worldwide contention. The Associated Press is reporting officials in D.C. as well as Los Angeles and San Francisco are hearing from members of the U.S. Olympic Committee, who are […]
WASHINGTON — It’s not clear why violent crime has increased this year in many major U.S. cities, including the nation’s capital. But D.C.’s police chief says it’s not because officers are taking a hands-off approach to avoid controversy, which some call the “Ferguson effect.” “All the data we have suggests exactly the opposite of the […]
RICHMOND, Va. — No one around the Washington Washington Football Team harbors doubt about whether has the know-how and competitive spirit necessary to come back from two — count ‘em, two! — operations on a torn Achilles tendon. Least of all the ever-confident Hall himself, of course, who answered with a simple “Yeah” and a […]
WASHINGTON — District of Columbia police have so far arrested 101 men in connection with a prostitution sting operation the department launched last month. Investigators with the department’s human trafficking unit arrested eight men on Friday and Saturday, and 22 last week for a total of 101 since the sting began on July 14. The […]
WASHINGTON — A 3-year-old girl died Wednesday night in what a relative calls an accidental shooting in Southeast D.C. Dalis Cox was shot at about 8 p.m. in an apartment on 46th Place near Benning Road, the police say. Investigators say it appears another child was playing with a gun and it went off. “It […]
WASHINGTON — Police say four people were shot Thursday night and early Friday in three shooting incidents in D.C., and one man has died. Officers were called to the scene of a shooting in the area of Georgia Avenue and Lamont Street in Northwest Washington around 9:30 p.m. Police say the victim, a man, was […]
ROANOKE, Va. — Floyd County school officials say a 13-year-old basketball player died after collapsing on court. School officials say in a statement released to media outlets that attempts to revive 13-year-old Leah Goff were unsuccessful. Goff was playing with the Roanoke Spectrum, a traveling recreation team, in Roanoke when she collapsed Tuesday night. Goff […]
University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing was indicted Wednesday on a murder charge in the shooting death of Samuel DuBose. If convicted, Tensing could go to prison for life, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said in a news conference. Deters played body camera footage of the traffic stop shooting that appeared to contradict Tensing’s […]