Local Headlines: D.C. police arrest suspect in 2014 shooting of 9-year-old boy

Law enforcement officers from New York, Chicago, Maryland, Virginia, the District and other cities across the nation came to pay their respects to Jacai Colson.

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D.C. police release body camera video showing arrest at gunpoint

Officer took man into custody during a knife-point robbery in Southeast

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Colts player fined over parking-spot incident with pizza deliveryman

A roundup of news from the Washington region.

Earl Hamner Jr., Virginia-born writer who created ‘The Waltons,’ dies at 92

Mr. Hamner, who also created TV’s “Falcon Crest,” based “The Waltons” on his Depression-era childhood in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Man arrested after robbery attempt in Southeast

A Southeast man was arrested March 23 and charged with assault with attempt to commit robbery after police found the man standing over the victim in an alley with a knife. The footage was captured on an officer's body camera.

South Carolina’s Confederate flag is now causing controversy in Maryland

The flag has been placed on private property behind St. Mary’s County welcome sign.

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Thousands pay respects at fallen Prince George's Co. officer's funeral

The funeral for Prince George’s County officer Jacai Colson was attended by thousands Friday, as people came to pay their respects to an officer killed in the line of duty. Colson was shot and killed by friendly fire while responding to an attack on a police station in Landover March 13.

Student’s artwork showing police wearing KKK hood sparks debate

After complaints, the artwork was removed from a public building.

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