Domestic Violence

Domestic violence victims can’t always bring their pets with them to domestic violence shelters. In some cases, this can even dissuade victims from leaving dangerous situations. To combat this problem, Knine Rescue takes pets to provide immediate short-term fostering until victims are in a more stable environment or can permanently rehome the pets if needed. “If there [were] programs...

A local nonprofit organization in Montgomery County, Maryland, is dedicated to animal care and protection. Now, it’s taking on an initiative to support domestic abuse survivors.

An Arlington nonprofit that helps domestic violence survivors is criticizing Gov. Glenn Youngkin for vetoing several gun-related bills. Doorways says the vetoes leave a legal loophole open, putting victims at risk.

An Arlington nonprofit that helps survivors of abuse is criticizing Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin for vetoing several gun-related bills.

George Mason University is receiving nearly $5 million to develop an app to make it easier for doctors and nurses to detect bruises on domestic violence victims, regardless of their skin tone. Researchers told News4’s Mauricio Casillas how they hope it will make a difference.

“I don’t have to run anymore,” said one survivor of domestic violence. “I can have a safe space to come to, a safe place to lay my head and rest.”

It’s the day charities like Calvary Women’s Services ask for a little extra bit of help at the end of the year. One local charity has been helping women for decades. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

The judges heard arguments against a federal law that allows law enforcement to seize guns from anyone subject to domestic violence restraining orders. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy hosted the event with special guest inspirational speaker and author Dr. Iyanla Vanzant.

The abuse that killed Yeardley Love in 2010 didn’t begin the night her ex-boyfriend kicked in her door and beat her to death, weeks before her graduation from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The tragedy made headlines nationwide. That ex-boyfriend was found guilty of her murder and sentenced to 23 years in prison in 2012. Another jury found him…

Advocates and lawmakers in Montgomery County urged the Supreme Court to bar people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from having guns. News4’s Juliana Valencia explains what the court will consider in November.

A man was sentenced Thursday to serve 16 years in prison on a felony strangulation conviction for attacking a woman at the Gaylord Hotel at National Harbor, Maryland, last December. Bruce Godfrey abused Jessica Farley for hours in a hotel room in front of their 6-year-old son. “I was four seconds away from dying in front of my child,” Farley…

Bruce Godfrey was sentenced to 16 years in prison after abusing Jessica Farley for hours in a Gaylord Hotel room in front of their young son. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

Antisemitism concerns, Domestic Violence Awareness Month and much more: Fairfax County Police chief answers questions about safety around D.C. News4’s Jummy Olabanji reports.

Sunday marks two years since Moyonna Tillman was shot and killed by her boyfriend in Clinton, Maryland.

Sunday marks two years since Moyonna Tillman was shot and killed by her boyfriend in Clinton, Maryland. News4’s Mauricio Casillas shares how their family is turning their grief into action.

A Brooklyn man will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced to prison for stalking his ex and then setting her Queens apartment on fire in 2021, the local district attorney’s office said.

Christopher Pelkey, 35, twice pleaded guilty to misdemeanor crimes, and this week prosecutors will learn whether he’ll go to trial for the latest domestic abuse allegations.

New York Yankees pitcher Jimmy Cordero has been suspended for the rest of the season for violating the league’s domestic violence policy, the team and Major League Baseball announced Wednesday.

A Maryland man was found guilty of beating his wife to death and trying to cover it up by making the scene look like a burglary gone wrong. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.