Matt Delaney

ISIS-supporting woman charged with plotting to bomb New York state capitol

A woman planned to attack New York's state capitol in Albany on behalf of the Islamic State before federal agents thwarted the plot, officials said Thursday.

August 20, 2026

Boat captain from deadly capsize in New York Harbor is illegal immigrant

Immigration officials said they took custody of a Salvadoran accused of illegally piloting a boat that capsized in New York Harbor this month and killed a mother and her baby.

August 20, 2026

Police look for ‘armed and dangerous’ wife of Massachusetts cop found dead

Authorities are searching for the potentially armed wife of a Massachusetts police officer after he was found dead in the couple's Worcester home this week.

August 20, 2026

12-year-old boy accused of gunning down teenager in D.C.

D.C. police said late Wednesday that they arrested a preteen boy in connection with the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Northeast last month.

August 20, 2026

Fundraiser for Lindsay Clancy’s parents approaches $1 million

A GoFundMe set up for the parents of Massachusetts mother-turned-killer Lindsay Clancy has raised nearly $1 million as organizers say the couple has spent their life savings to help her on trial.

August 19, 2026

Illegal immigrant who entered U.S. under Biden is behind deadly Fairfax County stabbing, feds say

Federal authorities said the 19-year-old man accused of stabbing a woman to death in Fairfax County, Virginia, is an illegal immigrant who came to the U.S. under the Biden administration.

August 19, 2026

Pedestrian crashes in D.C. area see 5 killed within days of each other

Five pedestrians died in separate crashes throughout the D.C. region in the past week, with the District already surpassing the number of traffic fatalities from last year.

August 19, 2026

Left-wing activist charged with wiping phone during federal search

The Justice Department is trying to prosecute a left-wing activist because he used a duress passcode to erase his phone's data while being detained at the Atlanta airport.

August 18, 2026

Fairfax County, Virginia, accused killer who got insanity plea left country on one-way flight

A Fairfax County, Virginia, man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the slaying of his landlord has fled the country after getting temporary permission to leave a mental institution, court records show.

August 18, 2026

Conservative influencer faces criminal probe after Minnesota voting stunt goes viral

Minnesota authorities opened an investigation into conservative influencer Cam Higby after he visited polling places while pretending to be a niqab-wearing Muslim woman in order to expose voter fraud.

August 17, 2026

19-year-old accused in Virginia State University shooting that wounded five

Authorities arrested and charged a 19-year-old man in Saturday's shooting at Virginia State University that left five injured.

August 16, 2026

D.C. police arrest numbers rebound amid federal surge, but operation’s effect still unclear

The first full year of President Trump's crime crackdown in the District saw federal law enforcement agencies make thousands of arrests, with the extra personnel contributing to lower crime statistics and helping the Metropolitan Police Department apprehend the most suspects since before the pandemic.

August 16, 2026

Illegal immigrant sought by ICE after being charged with sexual assault while free on bail

ICE said it wants custody of an illegal immigrant again after he was accused of sexually assaulting a Maine woman while out on bail.

August 10, 2026

D.C. sees summer spike in fatal shootings, with nine killings reported over two weeks

The District has witnessed nine killings in the past two weeks, as violence ticks up in the nation's capital during the summer months.

August 9, 2026

D.C. to witness high-speed racing on National Mall with Freedom 250 Grand Prix

The District has logged plenty of miles bringing world-class events to the city, but turning its diagonal, narrow streets into a racetrack presented a new challenge ahead of this month's Freedom 250 Grand Prix.

August 6, 2026

FAA probes jet compromising Reagan airspace protocol near helicopter with Trump aboard

The Federal Aviation Administration opened an air safety probe on Tuesday after a plane took off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport while President Trump's helicopter was approaching the hub, seemingly defying safety procedures established from last year's deadly midair crash by the airport.

August 5, 2026

Californian posing as security official arrested with gun ahead of Trump’s trip to golf course

Federal prosecutors in California accused a man of possessing an illegal firearm after he posed as a security official at one of President Trump's golf courses in Los Angeles, days before the commander in chief was scheduled to visit the property.

August 5, 2026

Maryland Democrats’ plan to box out lone Republican in Congress moves closer to reality

Maryland crept closer to eliminating the state's lone Republican congressional representative after the Democratic-controlled Legislature voted to put the redistricting question on the ballot in this fall's general election.

August 5, 2026

Massachusetts city revives gunshot detection system after deadly shooting

Lawmakers in Cambridge, Massachusetts, voted to reinstall ShotSpotter after police said the gunshot detection technology could have saved a shooting victim last month.

August 4, 2026

Madison mayor seeks to end ‘autonomous zone’ started after police killed armed man

The mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, called for protesters to disband from an "autonomous zone" established at the site where police shot and killed a knife-wielding homeless man last month.

August 3, 2026