Melanie Alnwick is a journalist and anchor for FOX 5 DC. With a focus on local news in Washington, D.C., Melanie covers a range of topics including crime, transportation, development projects, and community events. Her work has also been featured on Fox 5 in New York.
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Melanie Alnwick's reporting predominantly focuses on local news, specifically crime and public safety within the Washington D.C. area. She is particularly responsive to evolving stories and breaking news related to crime, law enforcement activities, traffic accidents, and government announcements.
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By: Melanie Alnwick
WASHINGTON - Students in Washington, D.C., Prince George’s County, and Montgomery County headed back to school on Monday.
By: Melanie Alnwick
FOX 5 DC has obtained video of the moments when D.C. police fired on a white Mercedes that had a minor crash Sunday morning in the drive-thru of a McDonalds in Southeast D.C.
HYATTSVILLE, Md. - A man was shot and killed inside of a laundromat in Prince George’s County.
By: Sam Kosmas, Melanie Alnwick
The husband of a missing Manassas Park woman appeared in court Friday, one day after investigators executed another search warrant at the couple’s Virginia home.
WASHINGTON - A person was shot early Monday morning near the Dupont Circle neighborhood of northwest Washington, D.C.
By: Melanie Alnwick
ARLINGTON, Va. - Early voting is underway in Virginia – the first state in the nation to allow in-person early voting in the 2024 presidential election.
By: Melanie Alnwick, Sam Kosmas
Flames, smoke persist as fire at vacant Silver Spring elementary school continues to burn
By: Melanie Alnwick, Sam Kosmas
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Hurricane Helene, now a Category 2 storm, is advancing across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, with landfall expected Thursday evening. Tactical and swift water rescue teams from the Washington, D.C. region and other parts of the country have already deployed in preparation for the storm’s impacts.
Police are investigating after a man was found shot dead at a Silver Spring park.
Mother of man shot, killed in Silver Spring park speaks out
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