Allison Pecorin

There are elevated levels of a toxic substance that could be deadly to dogs and harmful to people in two lakes in Montgomery County, Maryland, officials say.

A Fauquier County judge sentenced an assistant manager of a CVS store to life in prison Wednesday in the murder of the store’s manager.

A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman inside her home after posing as a building maintenance worker has been arrested after nearly 10 months on the run, Arlington County police said Monday.

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office announced she is flying to Paris this weekend — not to eat croissants, but to pitch D.C. as the ideal location to host the Gay Games.

Grant Fox is the man behind the newest viral trend: the #BackFlipChallenge, in which he performs a backflip in front of unsuspecting people on the streets.

The investigation into how a tourist from Texas was buried alive on the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, has concluded — and police said Thursday that they believe the victim voluntarily sat in a hole in the sand.

I wasn’t going to leave D.C. without a pair of solar eclipse glasses in hand, so I went hunting.

The hole on the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, in which the body of a 30-year-old woman was found, may have been dug by someone else and left behind in violation of beach rules.

A week after the manager of a CVS store in Warrenton, Virginia was found dead outside the store, one of his employees has been charged in his murder.

U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen announced Wednesday the Prince George’s County Fire Department was selected to receive federal funds to hire 27 new full time firefighters.

The CVS manager found dead outside his store in Warrenton, Virginia, last week was the victim of a homicide, police said.

An algae bloom is creating a toxic chemical in two lakes in Montgomery County, Maryland, and officials and a veterinarian say it could harm you and your pets.

Businesses from around the country showcased products at President Trump’s Made in America showcase.

Facebook is fighting a court order that blocks the social media giant from letting users know when law enforcement investigators ask to search their online information, particularly their political affiliations and comments.

Washington, D.C. has seen a steady increase in the number of protests since 2014, with that trend likely continuing into 2017.

What do Langston Hughes’ writings on France, civil justice at the Berlin Olympic Games and hip-hop at Harvard have in common? They’re all subjects being tackled by featured films at the March on Washington Film Festival, which kicked off Thursday.

Don’t sacrifice AC for adventure. There’s plenty of ways to have fun in the city without sweating outside.

Kraken Axes is bringing an alternative to darts and bowling to the D.C. area: ax throwing.

Metro will run until midnight on the Fourth of July to accommodate crowds heading home from the fireworks show on the National Mall, the transit agency announced Tuesday.