Richmond, VA (JK) - Virginia has confirmed its first known case of locally acquired dengue virus infection. The Virginia Department of Health says the patient, a Northern Virginia resident, had not traveled outside the state before becoming ill. Investigators believe a local mosquito became infected after biting a pers...

Germantown, MD (JK) - A man was killed and seven juveniles were injured Tuesday in a Germantown crash involving a stolen vehicle, according to Montgomery County Police. The collision happened at the intersection of Great Seneca Highway and Clopper Road. Investigators say a Kia Optima carrying seven children ages 12 to ...

Montgomery County Police have charged a 17-year-old as an adult following a shooting that sent a 13-year-old boy to the hospital. Authorities say the gunfire erupted around 6 p.m. on July 31 inside Westfield Wheaton Mall near a Cinnabon and a children's play area where families were gathered. Detectives say Diego Rafae...

Martinsburg, WV (JK) - Martinsburg Police are investigating a reported stabbing that occurred Monday evening in the 600 block of West King Street. Emergency crews were dispatched at approximately 8:18 p.m. after receiving reports of a person suffering from an apparent stab wound to the chest. According to emergency dis...

Charleston, WV (JK) - West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is leading a coalition of 12 states asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case involving a former Montgomery County Public Schools substitute teacher who says the district violated her constitutional rights. Kimberly Polk challenged Montgomery County ...

Maryland health officials are encouraging residents to take precautions against mosquitoes after confirming the state's first human case of West Nile virus this year. The patient lives in the Capital Region of Maryland. West Nile is most commonly spread through the bite of an infected mosquito that has fed on infected ...