Sheriff’s Office

A shooting at a Walmart parking lot that injured two people in Fauquier County, Virginia, was likely the result of a drug deal gone awry, authorities say.

A woman and a man were shot in the parking lot of a Walmart in Fauquier County, Virginia, Tuesday, authorities say.

A couple who operated an animal rescue face multiple charges after 120 dogs and a cat were found dead in Missouri and about two dozen more dogs died in Texas.

A carnival worker is accused of killing two women in Tennessee whom he met through his job and the teenage daughter of a co-worker in Georgia, NBC News reported. James Michael Wright faces three capital murder charges, according to a statement from the Washington County, Virginia, Sheriff’s Office. The women were reported missing earlier this year and are said to...

A Virginia woman was arrested Thursday morning after the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said she broke into a day care center while naked.

Standing at the meat market counter, Tara Jones noticed the clerk eyeing the photos of her son that dangle from her neck. Jones has worn two laminated images of TeSean Blue since September, when he was gunned down while riding his bicycle in north Tampa. Superimposed over the photos are the words “Gone Too Soon,” and his nickname, “Bama.” He...

A man was arrested at the University of Maryland campus in Baltimore County after sexually soliciting minors through Snapchat, according to police.

A U.S. citizen was detained in a Florida prison and flagged for deportation despite his repeated pleas to authorities that he was American and the county’s own jail files indicating he was born in Philadelphia, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday. NBC News reports Peter Sean Brown turned himself in to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for a probation...

Flash flooding hit a wildfire-scarred area of Northern California on Thursday, forcing officials to quickly deploy swift water rescue teams to save people stranded in vehicles after a downpour near the Paradise area, officials said.

A Loudoun County Public Schools employee is accused of taking photos under the skirts of high school students with his cellphone, police say.

A false rumor about drivers being attacked on local roads in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, has prompted an official response from the local sheriff’s office, which denies receiving reports of roadside attacks.

Several kids, including an 11-year-old, drove an Indiana school bus at the behest of its adult driver—who now faces charges, the Northwest Indiana Times reports.

A woman driving an SUV hit a child near an ice cream truck in southern Maryland and then was assaulted by someone in the neighborhood, officials say.

A family member of a little girl struck by an SUV assaulted the elderly driver in St. Mary’s County, the sheriff’s office says. News4’s Chris Gordon reports.

The man who police say went on a fatal shooting spree in a rural Maryland community had a federal license to sell guns and ran a gym geared toward law enforcement officers. News4’s Pat Collins reports.

A high school senior in Arlington, Virginia, inspired by the #MeToo movement is sparking a conversation in the community about sexual harassment and assault. News4’s David Culver reports.

A new, high-tech simulator helps to train Stafford County, Virginia, police officers for an active school shooting situation. News4’s David Culver reports.

Two high school students from Leonardtown High School in Saint Mary’s County, Maryland were charged after threatening to bring weapons to school, authorities said.

Two Saint Mary’s County high school students were arrested for making threats to their school, police say. Authorities said they found a cache of weapons in one suspect’s home. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

The twin-engine Cessna 340 crashed shortly after takeoff at Bartow Municipal Airport, immediately killing the 70-year-old pilot and his four adult passengers.