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2+ hour, 59+ min ago (118+ words) A D.C. high school teacher is accused of climbing through a student's window at night to sexually abuse her on numerous occasions. At least twice, the teacher used the 16-year-old student's phone to record explicit videos of himself with the girl, the U.S. attorney's office said. The abuse began last spring. The most recent incident happened last month. FBI agents arrested 35-year-old John Gass at his Hyattsville, Maryland, home Thursday. Gass taught at the D.C. International School. He has been fired. Gass is charged with production of child pornography and enticement of a minor. Detectives say there could be other victims. Anyone with information should call the FBI....

3+ hour, 38+ min ago (352+ words) WASHINGTON " A new draft of a Justice Department investigation claims DC Police crime data was manipulated to make the city appear safer. The draft of the report was obtained by the Washington Post, which said the investigation cited thousands of police reports and interviews with more than 50 witnesses. According to the Washington Post, the report found that DC Police Chief Pamela Smith created a "coercive culture of fear," which allegedly incentivized officers to manipulate crime statistics." The draft of the report claims DC Police crime statistics are "likely unreliable and inaccurate" due to the purposeful downgrading of crime classifications. The Washington Post reporting said the draft was circulated days after Chief Smith announced she would be stepping down. "This is a personal decision for myself and for my family," said Smith during her announcement." Smith has denied that crime statistics…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago (346+ words) The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, located at 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, D.C. The White House, without input from the General Services Administration, is considering the demolition of four federal buildings across Washington, D.C., according to a sworn declaration submitted by Mydelle Wright, who retired in 2024 after 18 years leading a team at the GSA responsible for the stewardship, restoration and management of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. "The White House, acting on its own and not through GSA, has solicited bids and/or is finalizing a bid package (the last step prior to solicitation) to analyze and recommend for demolition four historic federal buildings in DC, which include buildings eligible for and listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a National Historic Landmark," Wright writes. Wright says the buildings include the Robert C. Weaver Federal Building (where Department of Housing and Urban…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago (455+ words) Attorneys for the city of Annapolis and for public housing residents are moving to possible settlement negotiations in two pending housing discrimination cases, according to'court filings submitted Friday. This is the second time the cases related to the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis will be moved to mediation, according to Peter Holland, an attorney for the plaintiffs. The request to move to mediation was submitted by lawyers for the plaintiffs and the defense'the city and the housing authority. An earlier case brought by 52 public housing residents settled in 2020 led to payments of $900,000 from the city and housing authority over poor living conditions and a lack of inspection of the public housing units. The city also signed a consent decree that included a requirement for the city to inspect and license public housing units. The class action lawsuit, according…...

4+ hour, 37+ min ago (335+ words) A Maryland judge sentenced a man to life in prison with all but 72 years suspended for killing his 72-year-old mother. Lorena Royster was found dead in her Bladensburg home last year. She had a handcuff around her wrist and had been stabbed 47 times. Prosecutors said Royster's son, 53-year-old Reginald English, "killed his mother over the use of a Toyota Camry." They said English also got into an argument about the car with his sister while he was in jail. "The defendant called his sister and got into an argument over the title of the car," the prosecutor said. English was convicted last summer. A Prince George's County judge granted the state's sentencing request Friday, with the 72 years representing Royster's age when she was killed. "For me, 72 years is going to forever be etched in his brain," said Royster's stepdaughter Audrey…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago (126+ words) WASHINGTON " A DC man who was convicted of murdering a woman whose body was found in a dumpster at Hechinger Mall in Northeast was sentenced to 24 years in prison. RELATED: Court docs offer chilling details in death of woman found in DC dumpster Richard Dyson, 58, pleaded guilty in October to one count of second-degree murder in connection with the death of Donnella Bryan. Prosecutors say Dyson murdered Bryan by striking her in the head and suffocating her with a sock on April 15. He then reportedly bought a large container from Home Depot and, with the help of an accomplice, disposed of Bryan's body in a dumpster. Bryan's body was discovered on April 19, and police arrested Dyson on June 11....

8+ hour, 38+ min ago (467+ words) December 12, 2025 / 6:26 PM EST / CBS Baltimore With snow in the forecast, the agency in charge of many of the state's roadways are making sure preparations are in place. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has already been putting parts of its plan in motion, utilizing infrared technology to really make a difference with its efforts. For those who will be navigating the snow this weekend, SHA is making sure it won't be too much of a hassle. There will be hundreds of workers and contractors using over 386,000 tons of salt, as well as 1.6 million gallons of salt brine, among other materials. Crews were out on Friday pre-treating roads with salt brine. "At least 48 hours ahead of the storm, we kind of modify the forecast and push the information out to our maintenance forces as we get closer…...

9+ hour, 6+ min ago (146+ words) WASHINGTON " The White House's East Wing might be rubble at this point, but the National Trust for Historic Preservation is suing to halt construction of the ballroom that the Trump administration plans to replace it with. The group is asking the court to stop the construction at the White House until a review has been conducted, including a public comment period. RELATED: What was in the East Wing before it was demolished? "The White House is arguably the most evocative building in our country and a globally recognized symbol of our powerful American ideals. As the organization charged with protecting places where our history happened, the National Trust was compelled to file this case," said Carol Quillen, President and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In the fall, the administration hired contractors to demolish the East Wing to…...

9+ hour, 18+ min ago (221+ words) December 12, 2025, 5:46 PM A 12-year-old binturong named Lola bit two staff members at the Smithsonian National Zoo in D.C. on Friday. A staff member was conducting a routine training session with Lola when she bit the employee and "did not readily let go,according to the National Zoo.Another staff member removed Lola and was also bitten in the process. The two staff members have injuries that are not life-threatening and were taken to a hospital for treatment "out of an abundance of caution, the National Zoo said in a news release. What's a binturong? They're roughly the size of a medium dog and are often known as "bear cats, the National Zoo said. While binturongs typically eat fruits and berries, they have sharp teeth and claws for hunting small animals, such as rodents and birds. Despite the nickname "bear cat, binturongs…...

9+ hour, 23+ min ago (552+ words) WASHINGTON " Three years ago, Jen Barnett and her husband left Alabama for Mexico, fed up with the U.S. political climate. Now, their company Expatsi helps thousands of other Americans do the same " and business is booming. "One hundred and twenty people started their visa process just in September, just for Portugal, just of our clients," Barnett said. "So people are moving at much higher rates than we've seen in the past." Expatsi organizes group tours for Americans exploring potential new homes abroad. Barnett says business surged in the first part of this year as more Americans conduct what she calls a cost-benefit analysis of staying in the United States. "The cost-benefit analysis of staying in the U.S. has just changed dramatically, and there are different reasons for different people," she explained. It's a trend WUSA9 first reported on in 2022, after Roe v. Wade was…...