D.C. resident wins $50k on $5 scratch-off sold at Big Daddy’s BBQ

PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, MD – A Washington, D.C. resident recently found more than a plus-one waiting at a Prince George’s County establishment. In fact, thanks to a Plu$ the Money scratch-off, the lucky woman…

Man charged for the murder of District Heights victim in DC.

WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch have announced an arrest has been made in reference to a homicide that occurred on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, in the…

DC police searching for armed robbery suspect

WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in reference to an Armed Robbery (Gun) offense that occurred on…

Second suspect arrested for March shooting on Sheridan

WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District announce a second arrest has been made in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon offense that occurred on Thursday, March 4,…

D.C. Police arrest armed kidnapping suspect

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Kidnapping Unit announced an arrest has been made in reference to a Kidnapping offense that occurred on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in the…

Man gets 20 years for violent attack using garden shears, attacking officer

WALTON COUNTY, FL – In an unprovoked attack on March 21, 2018, John Kyle Botelho punched the victim in the face repeatedly and a struggle ensued over a pair garden shears. During…

Virginia Man Arrested for Assaulting a U.S. Capitol Police Officer in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

WASHINGTON — Today, the District of Columbia unsealed a criminal complaint against Paul Russell Johnson, 35, of Lanexa, Virginia, for inflicting bodily injury on certain officers, among other charges. Johnson was arrested…

Slavery reparation moves forward in U.S. Congress, summer vote anticipated

WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill that will create a committee to explore the possibility of the federal government paying reparations to African Americans for the…

D.C. detectives investigating double shooting that left one woman dead on Monday

WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Monday, April 12, 2021 in the 2300 block of Good Hope Court, Southeast. At…

Man wanted for shooting 4, killing 2 in D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch seek the public’s assistance in locating a suspect in reference to a homicide that occurred on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in…

21 states stay DC statehood is unconstitutional

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and 21 attorneys general sent a letter today to President Biden and the leaders of Congress opposing bills to make the District of Columbia a state.…

Portland Mail Thief Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud, Identity Theft, and Meth Possession

PORTLAND, OREGON – Washington County, Oregon man pleaded guilty today for using stolen bank checks and debit cards to defraud local residents and illegally possessing distribution quantities of methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S.…

Three Members of Transnational Money Laundering Network Pleaded Guilty to Aiding Foreign Drug Trafficking Organizations

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA – Within the last week, three individuals pleaded guilty to their involvement in a conspiracy to launder at least $30 million of drug proceeds combined throughout the United States on…

Gloucester County Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Production and Distribution of Obscene Images of Children

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 300 months in prison for producing and distributing images of child sexual abuse, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig…

Georgia Inmate Sentenced to 15 Years on Federal Methamphetamine Charge

HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA – Abel Gallegos Hernandez, an inmate serving prison time in Georgia, who coordinated the distribution of more than 500 grams of methamphetamine using drug packages hidden in tires of vehicles…

North Carolina’s Great Greek Restaurant chain coming to DC, New York and Boston this fall

West Palm Beach, FL – The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, an award-winning and rapidly expanding Mediterranean fast-casual concept has signed a national franchise development agreement with East West Investments to develop up to…

New Jersey COVID Survivor Runs 20 Miles to Fundraise for Local Hospitals that Saved His Life

On Saturday, April 10, COVID-survivor Paulo Santos, a 40-year-old Manalapan, NJ resident, ran 20 miles from CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, NJ to Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune,…

NASA’s Mars Helicopter to make first flight Sunday

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is two days away from making humanity’s first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. If all proceeds as planned, the 4-pound (1.8-kg) rotorcraft…

AOC has discovered the secret to peace in the Middle East…the how to get to the what with that thing

WASHINGTON, DC – It’s a process that hasn’t really worked in over 70 years, the Middle East peace process. Henry Kissinger couldn’t do it. Ronald Reagan fell short. Bill Clinton couldn’t get…

Police officer shot at responding to DC street gun battle

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Police are searching for suspects engaged in an open gun battle on the streets of D.C. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Sixth District seek the public’s assistance in…

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