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Missouri executes a man for the 1998 killing of a woman despite her family's calls to spare his life
Williams was put to death despite questions his attorneys raised over jury selection at his trial and the handling of evidence in the case.
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Ryan Routh is charged with attempted assassination
Federal prosecutors have charged Ryan Wesley Routh with attempted assassination of a presidential candidate on Tuesday.
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Mother accused of trying to kill 13-year-old daughter
A mother has been charged with first-degree attempted murder in the shooting of her daughter in Prince George’s County, Maryland. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Are crime rates up in America? Here's what the FBI says
The FBI released its annual crime statistics report for 2023, with insights into everything from murder to robbery. Here’s what you need to know.
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Man sentenced to life in prison for Silver Spring home invasion
A Baltimore man was sentenced to life for the home invasion killing of a man asleep inside his home. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.
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Leather bag might have saved woman stabbed in Friendship Heights
A woman who was the victim of a stabbing outside the Friendship Heights Metro may have been saved by her thick leather handbag. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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Colorado men tied up and tortured their housemate for 14 hours, police say
Colorado law enforcement say three men are accused of tying up their housemate and torturing him for 14 hours.
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Gunman who killed 10 at a Colorado supermarket is sentenced to life in prison
A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 was sentenced Monday to life in prison for murder after a jury rejected his attempt to avoid prison time by pleading not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Woman's favorite purse helped her survive stabbing in Friendship Heights, she says
A man accused of stabbing a woman who was sitting on a bench outside a D.C. Metro station last week has been arrested in the past on assault and gun charges, according to charging documents.
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Murder and other violent crime dropped across the U.S. last year, FBI data shows
Violent crime was down about 3% from 2022 to 2023 and property crime took a similar drop of 2.4%, the FBI reported in its annual “Summary of Crime in the Nation.” The most serious crimes went down significantly: Murder and non-negligent manslaughter were down an estimated 11.6% — the largest single year decline in two decades — while rape decreased by an estimated 9.4%, NBC News reports.
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Kamala Harris signs vandalized outside The Little Gay Pub in DC
The Little Gay Pub in Logan Circle has had its Kamala Harris signs vandalized multiple times, with the suspect caught in surveillance video. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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‘It may not be too late': Virginia man arrested for decades-old sexual assaults
A Fredericksburg man is facing charges for crimes allegedly committed over 40 years ago. Fairfax County Police say a victim came forward back in June and said she was sexually assaulted multiple times at a horse farm in Great Falls. News4 spoke with one of the victims, Stephanie, and she says all she’s asking for is accountability. “I just want…
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‘It may not be too late': Virginia man arrested for decades-old sexual assaults
A woman is sharing her story decades after being sexually assaulted on a horse farm in Great Falls to show others it’s not too late. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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1 man dead after police shooting in Wheaton
A man holding an object in his hand was shot dead by police in Wheaton. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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DC crime ‘hotspot' hotel agrees to increase security
The owner of a D.C. hotel agreed to increase security at a hotel where the attorney general says there has been a pattern of violent crime and drugs.
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Hotel agrees to increase security after string of crimes
The owner of a D.C. hotel agreed to increase security at a hotel where the attorney general says there have been multiple homicides, drug-related deaths and violent incidents. News4’s Walter Morris reports.
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Missing Manassas Park mom's husband denied bond
A judge denied bond for Mamta Kafle Bhatt’s husband after the prosecution presented its evidence against him in the case of the missing Manassas Park mom. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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Man killed in shooting near Largo Town Center
Prince George’s County police are searching for a suspect after a man was shot and killed near the shopping center. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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Man shot, killed near Prince George's shopping center
A man was shot to death near a shopping center in Largo, Maryland, Friday afternoon, police say.
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Ex-‘Jackass' star Bam Margera jailed in Pennsylvania over probation violation
Former “Jackass” star Bam Margera found himself back behind bars this week after allegedly violating his probation.