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Person sets fire to apartment in Southeast DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — DC Fire and EMS said a man allegedly set an apartment on fire in Southeast D.C. on Friday morning leaving four people displaced. Crews said they were dispatched to the 2100 block of Suitland Terrace for a working fire just before 9 a.m. on July 26. First responders said the […]
Woman hurt in Southeast DC shooting
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Officers in D.C. are investigating a shooting that left a woman hurt early Friday morning. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said that just after 1 a.m., officers were called to the 100 block of Ridge Road, SE after gunshots were heard in the area. There, police located a woman suffering […]
Montgomery County PD drone program completes 1,000 flights, improves response times
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — It’s been almost a year since the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) launched its drone program, and now the department is celebrating a new milestone. In an announcement on Thursday, police shared that the Special Operations Division has completed 1,000 flights since its start in October 2023. Police […]
Dylan Cease throws second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, 3-0 win over Washington Nationals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping for a chance to stay in the game and pitch the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, Dylan Cease received some help from the man who threw the first. Cease was at 94 pitches through seven innings when Padres manager Mike Shildt glanced at Joe Musgrove. “Joe is like, `His […]
Judge: Man accused of Haymarket church shooting ruled competent to stand trial
HAYMARKET, Va. (DC News Now) — A judge has decided that a man accused of plotting a mass shooting at a church in Haymarket last year is fit to stand trial. The Prince William County Police Department said on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, 35-year-old Rui Jiang, of Falls Church, was arrested after he made threats […]
Pep rally in Bethesda celebrates 3 Montgomery County natives heading to Olympics for swimming
BETHESDA, Md. (DC News Now) — Many gathered at a pep rally in Bethesda to cheer on three swimmers from Montgomery County who are going to compete in the Olympics. Representing 15% of the U.S. Olympic Women’s Swimming Team, Katie Ledecky, Phoebe Bacon and Erin Gemmell all attended Stone Ridge School and will be heading […]
Texas attorney general going after 3rd border nonprofit that helps migrants
The same day that a court struck down a request by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate a popular faith-based nonprofit that helps migrants on the South Texas border, Paxton's office asked for a hearing to depose another NGO that also assists asylum seekers in South Texas, Border Report has learned.
Border Patrol appeals to migrant relatives as death toll now at 140 in El Paso Sector
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (Border Report) – Migrant deaths continue to climb toward record levels in a stretch of New Mexico desert. According to the U.S. Border Patrol, the El Paso Sector stretching from Hudspeth County, Texas to the New Mexico-Arizona state line has now recorded 140 migrant deaths this fiscal year. That compares to […]
Hearing set for Chinese national accused of importing large amounts of fentanyl precursors
A Chinese national who has been indicted in court documents as the largest trafficker of fentanyl products, is being held without bond in South Texas until an upcoming hearing, Border Report has learned.
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