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D.C. police arrest numbers rebound amid federal surge, but operation’s effect still unclear
The first full year of President Trump’s crime crackdown in the District saw federal law enforcement agencies make thousands of arrests, with the extra personnel contributing to lower crime statistics and helping the Metropolitan Police Department apprehend the most suspects since before the pandemic.
D.C. man sentenced to 17 years in prison for armed robberies of mail carriers
A federal judge in Maryland sentenced a man to 17 years in prison this week for robbing U.S. Postal Service mail carriers at gunpoint.
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President Trump on Sunday said vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial -- in the same spot where Trump had a stage built and hosted crowds for his July 4 celebration.
19-year-old accused in Virginia State University shooting that wounded five
Authorities arrested and charged a 19-year-old man in Saturday's shooting at Virginia State University that left five injured.
Trump touts largest one-year drop in violent crime in U.S. history
Violent crime in the U.S. plummeted last year to roughly 1.1 million violent crimes, a 9.3% drop from 2024 and the largest one-year decline on record, President Trump announced ahead of the FBI's release of its latest crime statistics.
Meteorologists point to possible tornado, waterspout near Fort McHenry
A severe thunderstorm complex that rolled through the Baltimore region Monday may have spawned a brief tornado or waterspout near Fort McHenry, according to meteorologists and eyewitness accounts, though the National Weather Service had not confirmed a touchdown.
Parts of Cunningham Falls State Park closed after rabid beaver attacks
Maryland officials are waiting to be certain that the threat of rabid beaver attacks has passed before opening closed parts of Cunningham Falls State Park.
Washington grapples with a National Guard deployment extended until 2029
It's been 12 months since President Donald Trump announced a crime emergency in Washington, pledging to make the city "safe and beautiful" and deploying the National Guard.
Washington grapples with a National Guard deployment extended until 2029
It's been 12 months since President Trump announced a crime emergency in Washington, pledging to make the city "safe and beautiful" and deploying the National Guard.
D.C. sees summer spike in fatal shootings, with nine killings reported over two weeks
The District has witnessed nine killings in the past two weeks, as violence ticks up in the nation's capital during the summer months.
