Tag: Washington
National Guard now carrying pistols in Washington as troops enter third week deployed to capital
National Guard members are now carrying firearms in Washington, D.C., raising concerns from civil rights groups and residents…
DC braces for funding fight in Congress amid Trump crackdown
The battle between top Republicans and Washington, D.C., could see another wrinkle next month, when Congress returns to…
Some Washington judges aren’t ordering accused abusers to surrender guns
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)In summer 2022, Brandon Montesi told a King County judge that he had no…
Five years after a tragic DC 911 misfire, America’s emergency dispatch systems are still overwhelmed and underfunded
Billie Shepperd was planning her daughter Sheila’s 60th birthday party in June 2020 when the phone rang.She had…
Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago, Washington Post reports
The planning, in the works for weeks, involves several options, including mobilizing at least a few thousand members…
Smoke from unknown passenger device forces emergency landing of American Airlines flight to Washington-Dulles
An American Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Phoenix made an emergency diversion to Washington-Dulles airport Saturday, after smoke…
As Trump administration unleashes federal show of force in DC, other US cities on president’s radar push back
As the Trump administration escalates its deployment of troops in the nation’s capital and vows similar moves elsewhere,…
Trump’s DC takeover produces moderate drop in crime — and huge spike in immigration arrests
In the first week after the White House effectively seized control of Washington, DC’s police force and deployed…
Homelessness still rising in Washington, state data shows
Andrea Suarez dismantles a tent as garbage lies piled at a homeless encampment on March 13, 2022 in…
Trump suggests Guard troops will be deployed to Chicago next
Amid controversy over his decision to deploy National Guard troops around Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump on Friday…
17-year-old falls to death while with his brother at Washington lookout, cops say
A 17-year-old boy died after accidentally falling from a river gorge lookout while with his brother in Washington,…
Trump touts tough-on-crime mantra during visit to Guard troops in DC
President Donald Trump stood among several hundred law enforcement officers, National Guard troops and federal agents at a…