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The District has been sending out crews with big equipment to clear the heavy and hardened snowcrete from Connecticut Avenue intersections. But neighbor Stefanie Sprow was out there first, armed only with a shovel. Connecticut Avenue and Albemarle Street was the first intersection she dug out. It was January 29th,...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — How do you fix what is being called the largest sewage spill in the region’s history? That was the multi-million-dollar question facing Maryland lawmakers on Friday as they convened a virtual briefing to investigate the catastrophic failure of a 60-year-old sewage pipe in Cabin John.

Thanks to all who messaged us the sad news. “On Friday, February 13, 2026 at approximately 2:17 p.m. Third District officers responded to the intersection of 14th Street and Euclid Street, NW, for report of a shooting. One adult male was located,. conscious and breathing, suffering from a gunshot wound....

The District’s homicide count increased in a single day with four incidents. According to D.C. Witness data, Feb. 11. marked one of the deadliest days so far this year with four lives lost in less than 24 hours. This increase is more than the total number of homicides recorded for the entire month of January.

WASHINGTON — DC Police say a garbage truck they were looking for after it fled the scene of a crash that killed one woman and seriously injured another in Northwest has been located in Maryland. They declined to specify where the vehicle was found, or if anyone has been...

Knife dispute inside Columbia Road business ends in bloodshed and arrest WASHINGTON, DC — A late-night dispute inside a Northwest business escalated into violence when a woman allegedly brandished a knife and cut a man who tried to intervene, police said. The incident unfolded at approximately 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in…

A man was shot inside Springfield Mall in Springfield, Virginia, Friday evening and a suspect is in custody, according to police. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m., Fairfax County police told WTOP. Responding officers found a man inside the mall who’d been shot in the upper body. He was taken to a local hospital...

This story was supported with funds from Spotlight DC—Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism. D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced a sweeping civil lawsuit this week against Ali “Sam” Razjooyan, his brother Eimon “Ray” Razjooyan, and their mother, Houri Razjooyan, accusing them of operating a vast...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A D.C. woman was arrested in connection to an organized retail theft group Thursday, according to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Six members are still on the run. It happened around 11:03 a.m., when group group of seven masked individuals entered a store in the 1700 block...

Mardi Gras is this Tuesday, February 17, and many celebrate by biting into a king cake. Traditional king cakes are shaped in a ring with icing or sugar in the Mardi Gras colors of green, gold, and purple. The cakes contain a lucky trinket — usually a small baby —...