Crime and Courts

A Fairfax County judge sentenced a man to life in prison for killing his friend. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

Police say as far back as December of last year, Portillo began sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl and at one point, according to a charging document, “claimed” her as his “girlfriend.”

Police say as far back as December of last year, Irvin Portillo, 28, of Damascus, Maryland, began sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl and at one point, according to a charging document, “claimed” her as his “girlfriend.” News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

A South Florida businessman accused in the February disappearance of his estranged wife in Spain is now facing a murder charge in the case.

California officials say four people were arrested after a person dressed in a bear costume faked attacks on cars for insurance payouts.

Families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims say the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction.

A driver is charged with involuntary manslaughter after he allegedly hit a 73-year-old farmer who was checking his mail in Fauquier County, Virginia and drove away, according to Virginia State Police. Dennis Dunning, 54, was arrested and taken into custody without incident at his home in Catlett, Virginia, on Wednesday, Virginia state police said. He is also charged with felony…

One of the drivers who were involved in the Fauquier County hit-and-run that killed a 73-year-old farmer has been arrested, according to Virginia State Police. Dennis Dunning, 54, now faces several charges. 

D.C. Council member Trayon White will not stand trial on a federal bribery charge for more than a year. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

A California teen accused of making hundreds of swatting calls and offering swatting-for-a-fee services pleaded guilty to making hoax threats to schools, religious institutions and government officials about mass shootings and bombings across the country.

D.C. Council member Trayon White, who faces a federal bribery charge, will not go to trial for more than a year.

A Miami man has pleaded guilty in a $16 million bribery and money laundering scheme involving his father, a former government official in Ecuador, prosecutors said.

The Oklahoma city police department has released video showing an officer slamming an elderly Asian man to the ground during a recent traffic stop. KFOR’s Adria Goins reports.

Conspiracy theory purveyor Infowars and most of its assets are set to go on the auction block on Wednesday.

The body of an 18-year-old last seen in late October was found in a wooded area near a Metro ventilation shaft for nearly two weeks before being discovered. Tuesday night, police confirmed the body found on Nov. 8 near the Anacostia Station is that of Alexander Pavón-Rios. Pavón-Rios was shot to death, D.C. police esaid. Family members said Pavón-Rios...

The operation uncovered a network of forgers in Spain, France and Belgium who produced the works, said Eurojust, the European Union agency for judicial cooperation.

Officers are searching for a teal-colored minivan the suspect may have used to flee the scene but do not say there is a threat the public. News 4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

Apologetic rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced Tuesday to 45 days in prison by a federal judge who said repeated violations of his probation after his cooperation against a violent gang won him leniency in a criminal case show that he doesn’t have sufficient respect for judicial system rules.

A loyal dog that refused to leave his dead owner’s side helped solve the case of her murder by allowing detectives to identify her body, prosecutors said.

D.C. police have found a 1-year-old girl more than a week after she went missing.