BRANDYWINE, Md. (WDVM) -- Local leaders in Prince George's County are coming together to find new ways to stop the crime surge. On Friday, the Council Vice Chair joined with two local organizations to host a basketball tournament between first responders and young men in the community. The event was called "Hoops Up, Crime Down." The purpose was to build a stronger bond on the streets between law enforcement and young people in the community ..read more

DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (WDVM) -- The community is already trying to heal from last week's shooting that left two kids with gunshot wounds and rattled a District Heights neighborhood. But now the Johnson family is mourning the loss of their beloved dog, Danger, who was caught in the crossfire of Wednesday's drive-by shooting. Regina Johnson, Danger's mom, is devastated by the loss of her dog, who was more than a pet to her. "That was my child. I miss him so much. I wake up in the morning, he's not there by the bed," Johnson said, sadly. "I come in the house during the evening, he's not at the do ..read more

SEAT PLEASANT, Md. (WDVM) -- Two police officers in Seat Pleasant helped a pregnant woman deliver twin girls in a police cruiser early Friday morning. Police said that two officers saw a woman holding a child walking along East Capitol Street around 2:30 a.m. in the night's rainstorm. Later, they found her carrying an infant alone behind a shopping center ..read more

SILVER SPRING, Md. (WDVM) -- A restoration that's been a long time coming. The Long Branch Community Center in Silver Spring has been around for 30 years; giving all kinds of support for Montgomery County's most vulnerable residents ..read more

COLESVILLE, Md. (WDVM) -- Police arrested and charged a 17-year-old boy with felony motor vehicle theft after a police pursuit that ended in the area of Sherwood Forest Drive on Tuesday ..read more

DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (WDVM) -- The wave of violence in the D.M.V. is intensifying, but the violent crime is not just impacting those directly involved. In District Heights, crime spanning over a week and a half is impacting the most vulnerable in the community: kids. Three times in a week and a half, violent crime wreaked havoc on the District Heights community. On Thursday, May 12, students were being dropped off at the bus stop when shots rang out. Prince George's Police Department said no one was hurt and the bus was not damaged. There is no motive or suspect established. On Friday, May 6 ..read more

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WDVM) -- Montgomery County Police are celebrating 100 years of serving the community, and they want you to join in the festivities ..read more

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WDVM) -- Just as soon as we thought this pandemic might be winding down, health experts across the country are seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases yet again. As of Tuesday, there were 1,540 new COVID-19 cases across the state of Maryland. Areas like Montgomery County and Prince George's County have seen a combined total of more than 500 cases. The Prince George's County Health Department released a statement on Thursday recommending that residents wear masks indoors ..read more

DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (WDVM) -- Police are investigating after they confirmed that many bullets were fired near a school in Prince George's County on Thursday afternoon. Police are calling this a "non-contact shooting" and said that nobody was injured in this incident, but children were sent running back in to the school ..read more

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WDVM) -- One person is injured after a stabbing near a Gaithersburg high school ..read more