DC designers give free sleeping bags to homeless

Justin Debondt usually sleeps on the streets of Washington, D.C., wearing only his black hoodie. But it isn't enough, he said. 

NYC considers making walking and smoking illegal

If you don't smoke and you find yourself walking behind someone who does, it can be unpleasant.

Plane makes emergency landing on road

A flight crew late Wednesday afternoon took apart a small plane, so it could be relocated after the pilot had to make an emergency landing on a roadway in New Smyra Beach earlier in the day.

Man used woman's ID to live rent, bill free

Police in Senoia said they have caught a con man who investigators said stole the identities of several women to live rent-free in metro Atlanta. Police initially thought their suspect was a woman.

Rome woman fights back against burglar

A Floyd County woman made a burglar regret targeting her home. She sprayed him in the face with mace and then shot him, according to police, but it didn’t stop there.

Gun used by Great Mills High School shooting suspect was legally owned by his father, officials say

New information released by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office revealed that investigators have determined the handgun used by the 17-year-old suspected shooter at Great Mills High School was legally owned by his father.

Police: Woman raped, forced to jump naked into frigid Anacostia River

A woman says she was forced to take off her clothes and sexually assaulted before being told to jump into the frigid waters of the Anacostia River Tuesday night.

Investigators check sheds, trailer behind Conditt family's Pflugerville home

“I know they’re a religious family and I know they’re a caring family and I just really hate that this has happened to them,” said East Pfluger Street resident Jeff Reeb. Reeb and others were shocked to learn the young man Austin Police believe to be a serial bomber — grew up right next door.

Snowball fight to take place on National Mall Wednesday

With the first significant snowfall of 2018 finally taking place, snowballers from the D.C. area are ready for some snow day fun.

Austin bombing suspect dead, kills self by detonating bomb in car

Officials say they believe the individual responsible for the recent series of bombings and explosions in Austin is dead.

KB Toys to return?

KB Toys, the chain of shopping mall stores that closed in 2009, is considering a comeback.

Austin serial bombing suspect may have other devices "out there"

Mark Anthony Conditt was named Wednesday as the serial bomber behind the string of blasts that terrorized Texas for three weeks and left two people dead, as officials warned residents that other explosive devices may still be out there. 

Dog bites 7 children inside Charlotte elementary school

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's Animal Control is searching for the owner of a pit bull, whose name is "Bro," after the dog managed to get inside a Charlotte elementary school Monday afternoon, and bit several children. 

Baby giraffe born at Busch Gardens

There is a new, adorable addition to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.

Woman who watched over Parkland gunman says she tried to warn police

The Florida woman who watched over the teen suspected of killing 17 people at a Florida school says she did everything she could to warn law enforcement about him several months before the shooting.

$200K bail for CPD cop accused of sexually assaulting suspect in hospital

A Chicago Police officer was ordered held on $200,000 bail Tuesday after he was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault and official misconduct.

School resource officer credited with stopping Maryland school shooter

A school resource officer is being credited with stopping the gunman in a shooting that injured two students at a St. Mary’s County high school Tuesday morning.