Maggie More

The suspect in the death of Zoe Spears, a 23-year-old transgender woman shot to death last month in Prince George’s County, feared for his life, according to his attorney.

NBC and Telemundo stations across the country will team up with shelters nationwide on Aug. 17 for the fifth annual Clear the Shelters animal adoption drive.

Del. Ibraheem Samirah, the Virginia state representative for the 86th district, disrupted President Donald Trump’s speech at the 400th anniversary of Jamestown today. The interruption was a protest against “racism and bigotry,” Samirah said later on Twitter.

D.C.’s brand stays consistent this week, with a number of bars hosting watch parties for the second round of Democratic debates.

Fresh basil imported from a company in Mexico potentially caused an outbreak of intestinal illness in the D.C. area, the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.

Maryland health officials are reporting an uptick in intestinal illness, joining Virginia in an increase in the reporting of the illnesses in recent weeks. Of the 42 reports of cyclosporiasis infections in Maryland this year, 37 have come in the past two weeks, the Maryland Department of Health said. No source has been identified. In Virginia, 39 cases of cyclosporiasis…

An emaciated 9-month-old puppy found earlier this month is recovering, and the Humane Society of the United States is now offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the man who abandoned him.

The National Philharmonic is hosting a crowdfunding campaign in an attempt to raise the $150,000 needed to avoid the closure they announced last week. Businessman and philanthropist Jim Kelly has also worked to raise cash pledges to help the orchestra.

Forty-eight percent of East Coast beaches tested in 2018 were too contaminated to swim in for at least one day of the year, an Environment America report states.

In a viral story, a Metro Transit Police officer stepped in to help a young boy with autism after he had a meltdown on a train.

A tow truck driver was arrested in Woodbridge, Virginia, on Thursday after he struck a car owner with his truck, punched the man in the face and drove off, police say.

Health districts in Northern Virginia are reporting a significant increase in the number of intestinal illnesses during the last month.

What’s more D.C. than waking up early to go to a bar to watch a congressional hearing?

The U.S. Marshals increased the reward to $10,000 for information leading to the capture of a man wanted in the killing of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson.

A 6-year-old girl from Virginia who was diagnosed with a rare kind of cancer has died, her father told News4.

The public paid their respects on Monday to retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who died on July 16 at age 99 after suffering a stroke.

Heavy storms appear to have washed up human bones near the George Washington Memorial Parkway, U.S. Park Police say.

A man has been charged in the death of Zoe Spears, a 23-year-old transgender woman fatally shot last month in Prince George’s County.

A limited-edition Virginia license plate is being offered to celebrate the University of Virginia men’s basketball team’s 2019 national championship win.

An audit says a possible infusion of $3.2 million in state funds and savings from a shortened season may not be enough to save the cash-strapped Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.