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N.C. judge argues for release of man convicted in murder of Michael Jordan's father
The judge who presided over the case petitioned for the release of Daniel Green, who was sentenced to life in prison for the fatal shooting of James Jordan in 1993.
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Father searches for puppy stolen from boat in Navy Yard
The search is on for a beloved family pet stolen from a boat moored near a restaurant in D.C.’s Navy Yard neighborhood last Friday evening. “Couldn’t believe that somebody would do that and that she was gone.” Edward Matthews is talking about Pepper, the nine-month-old female Cane Corso, a breed of Italian mastiff, stolen from his boat Friday night....
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Father searches for puppy stolen from boat in Navy Yard
A father is asking for information about the whereabouts of his family’s puppy, who was stolen from a boat in Navy Yard. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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Caregiver accused of keeping boy, 9, locked up, beating him repeatedly
A 9-year-old boy told police he was locked in a room, forced to urinate in a bottle and repeatedly beaten in a Reston, Virginia, apartment by a woman who was supposed to be caring for him, court documents say.
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Reston woman charged with child abuse
A Reston woman is charged after a 9-year-old boy in her care told police he was locked in a room, forced to go to the bathroom in a bottle and repeatedly beaten. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.
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Archdiocese of Los Angeles reaches $880 million child sex abuse settlement over hundreds of claims
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has reached an $880 million settlement with plaintiffs over hundreds child sex abuse claims, according to attorneys.
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Texas school janitor allegedly used AI to create child porn with student faces, prosecutors say
A janitor working for the Anson ISD was charged with possession of child pornography after using AI to replace faces in explicit content with the faces of students.
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Rabbi attacked with wooden stake in Montgomery County
A man attacked a rabbi with a wooden stake in Montgomery County, Maryland, and police say they’re investigating the assault as a hate crime. The rabbi was walking down a sidewalk on Arcola Avenue in Silver Spring Monday morning, when police say he came across the suspect, 47-year-old Junior Michael Reece. Reece swung a wooden stake at the rabbi,...
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‘We just want answers': Family demands justice after Manassas double murder
New information about a double murder in Manassas points to a violent incident the day before the bodies of Joshua Lee Davis and his wife, Nicole Wanda Lynn Davis, were found in the basement they rented in a house on Hanson Grove Court. Investigators have learned that on Oct. 12, Amandeep Singh pulled a gun on two other women who…
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‘We just want answers': Family demands justice after Manassas double murder
The sister of a woman killed in a double murder in Manassas is speaking out about the loss and is demanding justice. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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Child porn investigation reveals former Christian school employee paid students for content, court docs show
The number of victims continues to grow in a federal investigation involving child pornography and exploitation at San Jose’s Valley Christian High School.
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‘It was 100% intentional': Killer's confession to 1994 murder of Virginia mom
“I’d probably be a serial killer,” Stephan Smerk recently said after the brutal 1994 killing of Robin Lawrence in West Springfield.
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NY teacher and veteran cop accused of running Long Island brothels
A teacher and a police officer on Long Island were among four people arrested for running multiple brothels and managing sex workers at two business locations, according to the district attorney.
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‘We were bored': 15-year-old testifies about teen girls beating man to death
One of the five teenage girls charged in the beating death of a 64-year-old man in Northwest D.C. last year testified Tuesday that they did it because they were bored. Two of the five girls who were charged in Reggie Brown’s death have pleaded guilty, including Tuesday’s witness for the prosecution. Now 15, she took the stand in the...
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Man killed at Maryland Foot Locker had 4-year-old son with him
A man who was shot and killed at a shoe store in Prince George’s County, Maryland, last week had his 4-year-old son with him at the time, charging documents reveal.
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Man gunned down at Foot Locker was with 4-year-old son
Prosecutors say a suspect and the victim brushed up against one another at the store before the deadly shooting. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.
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‘It was 100% intentional': Killer's confession to 1994 murder of Virginia mom
In his videotaped confession, Stephan Smerk said an urge overcame him when he killed Robin Lawrence in 1994. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey has more from the confession.
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‘We were bored': 15-year-old testifies about teen girls beating man to death
One of the five teenage girls charged in the beating death of a 64-year-old man in Northwest D.C. last year testified Tuesday that they did it because they were bored. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.
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Woman found with ‘samurai sword' in her carry-on bag at LaGuardia Airport, TSA says
A woman who was traveling out of New York City’s LaGuardia Airport on Monday was found to be carrying a “samurai sword” in her carry-on bag, according to officials.
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Family of Lyle and Erik Menendez plead for brothers' release from prison
Family members of Lyle and Erik Menendez plead for the brothers’ release from prison at a news conference in downtown Los Angeles.