Matt Delaney

Teen shot and killed in brawl at D.C.’s Brookland Metro Station

A fight between teenagers ended in deadly gunfire Thursday after police in the District of Columbia said a suspect shot and killed one of the teens on the Brookland Metro Station platform.

April 4, 2024

Foul play feared after two mothers go missing in rural Oklahoma

Oklahoma investigators say they believe foul play is behind the disappearance of two mothers in a remote part of the state over the weekend.

April 4, 2024

Illegal immigrant squatters in New York had been released after crossing southern border

The group of migrant squatters arrested last week in New York City on gun and drug charges all had been let into the U.S. at the southern border after being arrested when trying to cross illegally.

April 4, 2024

Cargo moves through new channels as Key Bridge wreckage blocks Baltimore port

Shipping channels circumventing the Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage are providing some relief for idling container ships outside the Port of Baltimore, while other cargo companies are using the city's vast rail network.

April 3, 2024

Group of girls, ages 12 and 13, charged with fatally beating disabled D.C. man in random attack

Three D.C. girls between the ages of 12 and 13 have been accused of chasing down and beating a disabled man to death in Northwest last fall.

April 2, 2024

Grief, anger sparked by Key Bridge collapse on display in Baltimore-area’s Easter sermons

Easter services Sunday around Baltimore touched on both the heartbreak of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the political sniping that followed.

March 31, 2024

Salvage crews mobilize as first $60 million approved for Baltimore bridge disaster

Salvage crews began their trip Thursday to the Francis Scott Key Bridge's wreck site as both incoming commercial ships and first responders have found a helping hand from the shaken but resolute nearby community.

March 28, 2024

Divers recover two bodies from submerged pickup at Key Bridge site

The bodies of two men were found Wednesday within the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, over a day after it was toppled by a malfunctioning cargo ship that rammed into a support column.

March 27, 2024

6 presumed dead after sputtering cargo ship rams into, collapses Baltimore’s Key Bridge

The search for six missing construction workers was called off Tuesday evening, roughly 18 hours after a massive cargo ship toppled the Francis Scott Key Bridge in a crash that sent several people and vehicles into the Patapsco River.

March 26, 2024

Police find 18 frozen puppies used as snake food in Oregon home

Police in northwest Oregon said they found over a dozen frozen puppies inside a home Friday that authorities believe were used to feed a resident's pet snakes.

March 24, 2024

Former Georgia cop charged with failing to investigate brother’s role in murder

Authorities in Georgia said a former police officer turned himself in Friday after he failed to investigate a murder case in which his brother was implicated.

March 24, 2024

Manhattan squatters suspected of killing homeowner; pair captured in Pennsylvania

U.S. Marshals said they captured two fugitives Friday in Pennsylvania who are tied to the deadly beating of a New York apartment owner after the suspects were found squatting in the victim's unit.

March 24, 2024

Hawaiian prisoner hit by car right after breaking out of jail

Prison officials in Hawaii said an inmate was struck by a driver early Friday just minutes after the convict busted out of his cell.

March 24, 2024

California man charged with taking severed leg from train crash site

Police in Central California said they have charged a man with swiping a person's severed leg after the victim was killed by a passing train.

March 24, 2024

Republican lawmakers blame D.C.’s pro-criminal policies for endangering feds, tourists

Congressional lawmakers raised the alarm Thursday about the District of Columbia's soft-on-crime policies they said are fostering a spike in violence and threatening the safety of representatives, staffers and visitors.

March 21, 2024

Florida dad joins deputy in gunfight with armed suspect

Police in Florida said they arrested and charged a man Wednesday who was accused of starting a shootout that involved officers and the victim's family.

March 21, 2024

Transit ‘theater’ fails to scare criminals; police presence gives riders only a sense of security

Cops patrolling trains and National Guard soldiers inspecting bags are part of what analysts call a wave of crime-fighting "theater" on transit systems that critics predict will do little to stop criminals from preying on passengers.

March 20, 2024

California pastor charged with paying hitman $40K to kill daughter’s boyfriend

Police in Southern California said Tuesday they charged a pastor and a would-be hitman with orchestrating a failed murder-for-hire plot that targeted the boyfriend of the pastor's daughter.

March 20, 2024

Burglars swipe $100,000 cash, designer watches from Paul Pierce’s L.A. home

Thieves stole loads of cash and designer watches after breaking into the home of former NBA star Paul Pierce in Los Angeles last week, according to a report.

March 19, 2024

Metro cracks down on fare evaders thanks to new D.C. law

Gate jumping has been a violation rarely punished in the District. But local officials insist the system's dramatic loss of riders in recent years has more to do with post-pandemic changes in commuter habits than it does with the sense of lawlessness inside Metro stations, on train platforms and inside the rail cars themselves.

March 19, 2024