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  • 1 week ago | wtop.com | Thomas Robertson

    A Fort Washington, Maryland, man is facing murder charges after a drug deal went sideways Tuesday night, police said. Duan Goddard, 27, was charged with first- and second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Thomas Smith Jr., of D.C., and 16-year-old Michael Bassett, of Temple Hills.

  • 2 weeks ago | wtop.com | Thomas Robertson

    D.C. police have arrested the second of three teens who escaped Sunday from a youth detention facility in Pennsylvania that the District contracts with. Police said they caught 18-year-old Javontay Jordan on Tuesday night in Southeast. Officers took a 17-year-old into custody Sunday night after the group of teens allegedly escaped juvenile detention, stole a car and returned to D.C.A 15-year-old boy remains on the loose.

  • 2 weeks ago | wtop.com | Thomas Robertson

    Three boys escaped from a Pennsylvania youth detention center that D.C. contracts with this weekend and returned to the District in a stolen car that was then involved in a robbery and shooting, according to police. One of the escapees is in custody and police are still searching for the other two.

  • 2 weeks ago | wtop.com | Thomas Robertson

    A sky show unlike any other is coming to Annapolis, Maryland, this week as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels honor the 2025 Naval Academy graduating class. The F/A-18 Super Hornet jets will zip over the Severn River in tight, diamond formation before displaying the rest of their dazzling moves. But don’t blink, or you might miss them. They’ll be practicing their routine at 2 p.m. on Tuesday before the real show at the same time on Wednesday.

  • 2 weeks ago | wtop.com | Thomas Robertson

    One of the men charged in the fatal shooting of a 2-year-old boy in Langley Park, Maryland, last year was found guilty Monday of three of the 11 charges he faced, including attempted murder. Johnny Alejandro Turcios, 28, was involved in a February 2024 shootout over drug dealing territory, during which stray bullets struck Jeremy Caceres, killing the boy. His mother, Rosa Caceres, was also shot, but survived.

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Thomas Robertson
Thomas Robertson @TRobWTOP
6 Feb 24

Great feature from WTOP's own education reporter extraordinaire @Gelman_Scott

Scott Gelman
Scott Gelman @Gelman_Scott

She just won a Grammy and met Taylor Swift. That’s not the high note for this Fairfax Co. music teacher https://t.co/rS0DjEHH8X

Thomas Robertson
Thomas Robertson @TRobWTOP
6 Feb 24

RT @Gelman_Scott: She just won a Grammy and met Taylor Swift. That’s not the high note for this Fairfax Co. music teacher https://t.co/rS0D…

Thomas Robertson
Thomas Robertson @TRobWTOP
31 Jan 24

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