Pentagon plans to lift ban on transgender individuals in the military
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pentagon leaders are finalizing plans aimed at lifting the ban on transgender individuals in the military, with the goal of formally ending one of the last gender- or sexuality-based...
View ArticleMan shot twice when he comes home to NoMa apartment, finds 2 burglars
WASHINGTON (WJLA) - An investigation is underway into how two men got into a Northeast apartment building where police say a 26 year old man was shot not once but twice. "I came out Sunday morning and...
View ArticleDonald Trump asks FBI to investigate 'El Chapo' related Twitter threat
NEW YORK (ABC News) - Presidential candidate Donald Trump has asked the FBI to look into a threatening tweet he received in the wake of a post on the social network he wrote about Mexican drug lord El...
View ArticleAuthorities to hold press conferences this week on Lyon sisters case
WHEATON, Md. (WJLA) - Law enforcement officials are scheduled to hold two press conferences this week to discuss major developments in the case of the missing Lyon sisters. The press conferences are...
View ArticleCaregiver charged with looting man's Leisure World apartment after he dies
SILVER SPRING, Md. (WJLA) - A woman grieving the loss of her elderly father, discovered his apartment ransacked, and every item inside missing. After months of investigating, Montgomery County Police...
View ArticleK2 community meeting held to discuss dangers of synthetic drugs
WASHINGTON (WJLA) - Community Leaders in D.C.s Wards 7 and 8, east of the Anacostia River, held a meeting Monday evening at Campbell A. M. E Church to tell residents about the evils of the synthetic...
View ArticleMother, uncle charged with murder in beating death of 9-year-old Hagerstown boy
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJLA) - Hagerstown Police arrested and charged two more people in connection with a child abuse death that has horrified the city. On Monday, both the mother and the uncle of...
View Article11-year-old girl missing, last seen in Southwest D.C.
WASHINGTON (WJLA) - The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing girl. 11-year-old Yanria Duncan was last seen Sunday, July 12 on the 1300 block of Half...
View ArticleWashington, D.C. Weather Forecast: Severe storms later today
This Morning:Mostly cloudy and very humid. Patchy fog. Temperatures: 70s Wind: Light This Afternoon:Scattered showers and severe storms. Highs: 85-90° Wind: SSW 5-10 mph Tonight:Mostly cloudy....
View ArticleGarner family to discuss $5.9 million settlement in chokehold death
NEW YORK (AP) - The family of a black man who died after being placed in a white police officer's chokehold is holding a news conference Tuesday to discuss the $5.9 million settlement it reached with...
View ArticleRusty part two: Animal escapes enclosure at National Zoo
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJLA) -- A male agouti escaped from his enclosure at the National Zoo Monday night before he was herded back 30 minutes later Zoo officials said in a press release Tuesday. He was...
View ArticleFrench celebrate Bastille Day amid heightened security
PARIS (AP) - France is celebrating Bastille Day with a spectacular display of fighter jets - and with anti-terror forces marching in the yearly parade in Paris for the first time as the country's...
View ArticleHow to get a free meal from Chick-fil-A today for 'Cow Appreciation Day'
Itz #CowAppreciationDay, peepl - selabrate! Go 2 http://t.co/HrHzgwROo3 4 costoom ideaz that wil git u free chikin. pic.twitter.com/MF8F9xY3q8 — Chick-fil-A, Inc. (@ChickfilA) July 14, 2015 WASHINGTON...
View Article"How does it feel??": Man holds sign at scene of shooting of a police officer
ST. LOUIS (KDNL) -- A photo of a man in St. Louis holding a sign that reads "how does it feel??" at the scene of a shooting of a police officer is going viral. A man with this sign has shown up to the...
View ArticleD.C. lawmaker wants to impound cars of suspected 'johns'
WASHINGTON (AP) - A D.C. Council member wants to combat what he calls a rise in street prostitution by impounding the cars of people who pick up prostitutes. Councilmember Jack Evans introduced a...
View ArticleIngmar Guandique, convicted of killing Chandra Levy, will stay in prison...
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy will stay in prison while waiting to be re-tried. D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert Morin ruled Tuesday that Ingmar Guandique...
View ArticleMetro taking action after station manager altercation caught on camera
Alexandria, Va. (WJLA) -- Metro is taking action after an altercation between a Metro rider and a Braddock Metro station manager, that was all caught on tape. In the video, which was filmed back in...
View ArticleDonald Trump attends Albemarle Estate opening in Va.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WJLA) - It didn't take long for a ribbon cutting at Donald Trump's winery to turn into a political campaign stop Trump has been at the center of a self-imposed firestorm on...
View ArticleMan tries to lure, grab girl at Herndon school bus stop; girl breaks away,...
HERNDON, Va. (WJLA) - A man tried to entice a girl at a school bus stop to come to his house early Monday morning in Herndon, police say. When she refused and walked away, he tried to grab her from...
View ArticleInjuries of 9-year-old Hagerstown boy beaten to death 'consistent with...
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WJLA) -- Injuries on the body of Jack Garcia, a 9-year-old who was allegedly beaten to death by his mother and uncle, were "consistent with torture," charging documents show. The...
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