The owner of a restaurant in Gaithersburg, Maryland, wrote a controversial post on social media telling customers that he will not require servers to wear face masks. The since-deleted post on The Grille at Flower Hill’s Facebook page read in part: “Let me be very clear…my staff will not wear face masks while working here at the Grille. If...

Nineteen people were injured Sunday when a large tree fell onto a garage in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, fire official say.

Protesters tried to tear down a statue of Andrew Jackson in a park near the White House Monday night but were met with officers in riot gear who used pepper spray against them.  Demonstrators were able to scale the bronze statue in Lafayette Square and wrap ropes around it, chanting “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Andrew Jackson’s got to go.” ...

Two thieves decided to forego face masks and opt instead for watermelons while allegedly stealing from a store in central Virginia, police say. The suspects arrived at a Sheetz convenience store in Louisa on May 6 wearing hollowed-out watermelons with eye holes. Louisa police said the suspects then stole undisclosed items from the store before fleeing in a “lifted” 2006…

Someone disguised as a UPS delivery man forced his way into the home of a family in Montgomery County, Maryland, and pulled out a gun.

A 17-year-old boy suspected of killing his mother and 6-year-old brother before shooting his father in Fauquier County, Virginia, Friday night was apprehended in Durham, North Carolina, on Saturday after he was caught trying to steal hair dye, clothes and a backpack from a Target store, authorities say. Levi Norwood was arrested after employees at a Target found him in…

A young couple from Northern Virginia were found shot to death in the median of a rural highway hours away from home, relatives say.

Historians are hopeful that one of the four human skeletons recently found in the basement a Georgetown home could belong to one of the most famous slaves in the history of Washington, D.C.

A Prince George’s County police officer who shot and killed a suspect who was handcuffed and wearing a seat belt inside a police cruiser Monday night in Maryland is in custody and facing charges, police said. Cpl. Michael Owen Jr., a 10-year veteran of the department, is charged with second-degree murder, involuntary and voluntary manslaughter, first-degree assault and use...

A local veterinarian has solved the mystery surrounding a huge cat seen climbing up a fence at a Georgetown home.