Police Investigating Fatal Shooting In Prince George’s; Victim Identified
SUITLAND, Md. – Homicide Unit detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Sunday. The victim is 32-year-old Brandon Foulks of Suitland. A reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. On January 18, 2026, at approximately...
Man arrested in DC robbery escapes from psychiatric facility
WAHINGTON (7News) — Police in Washington, D.C., are searching for a psychiatric patient who escaped from a treatment facility Monday evening. According to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the Psychiatric Institute of Washington (PIW) told officers around 6:38 p.m. that 25-year-old Kevin Gudiel had escaped...
Police Charge Suspects In Murder Of 14-Year-Old Jefferson Amaya-Ayala In Prince George’s County
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit charged four suspects in connection with the murder of a teenager at a park in College Park. The suspects are 18-year-old Jose Merlos-Majano, 21-year-old Alan Josai Garcia-Padilla and 19-year-old William Cuellar Gutierrez. These three...
Man faces felony charges after DC nightclub dispute ends with police shooting
A man is facing felony charges and remains hospitalized Monday after being shot by police outside a D.C. nightclub early Sunday morning and crashing his vehicle just blocks away. In an update on Monday, D.C. police identified Christopher Cherry as the man who allegedly made threats to the nightclub’s security...
Woodbridge Domestic Violence Case Spirals Into I-95 Police Chase, Injured Woman Found: Police
Carlos Alberto Gomez-Lozano, 22, is facing a host of charges following a harrowing incident that played out early on Friday afternoon in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The ordeal began shortly before 1:15 p.m. on Jan. 16. Police say that officers on patrol attempted to stop...
Charity fraud exposed: DC-area nonprofits shut down for exploiting kids
WASHINGTON (7News) — A predatory scheme that used D.C.-area children as props to line the pockets of its executives has been dismantled. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced the permanent shutdown of two fraudulent nonprofits: Maryland Youth Club of America and Virginia Youth Club of America. The...
DC’s growing rat problem spurs unusual solution: Dogs hunting rodents in city alleys
In the Adams Morgan neighborhood, as crowds poured out of restaurants and into nearby bars, something else was stirring in the shadows.
U.S. Catholic archbishops decry immorality of U.S. foreign policy
The archbishops of Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Newark, N.J., on Monday issued a joint statement about U.S. foreign policy and how they compare to principles that have been set for by Pope Leo XIV.
National Weather Service Elevates Weekend Storm to “Significant Threat Risk” For Maryland and Virginia
The National Weather Service (NWS) has elevated the upcoming winter storm to a “Significant Threat Risk,” signaling growing confidence that the entire region (including all of Maryland and Virginia) could see a high-impact winter event combined with dangerously cold temperatures. The NWS forecaster’s discussion say...
Risks for major winter storm rise for Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Southeast New...
We hit bottom in the single digits to mid teens this morning across Eastern Pennsylvania to Southern New England as arctic air has settled into the Northeast and Mid Atlantic states. This is only the beginning because an even colder arctic air mass is on its way for the end of the week and into the weekend. We will...
