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Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, a burial ground for more than 1,700 people who escaped slavery, stands alone on a plot of land at...

Reuben Bennett Blackwell Jr. has been missing from Clinton, Maryland, a Washington D.C. suburb, since May 6, 1996. He would be 33 now. His photo (above right) is shown age-progressed to 32 years.

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Law enforcement community in Prince William County and beyond will mark a grim anniversary on Friday. Ten years ago, Friday will be the day Prince William County officer Ashley Guindon was gunned down responding to a domestic disturbance in Woodbridge — it was her first shift in...

WASHINGTON — A 17-year-old was one of three people who might be looking at more than a century in prison for allegedly robbing D.C. delivery drivers at gunpoint last summer and robbing their motorized scooters, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said, releasing details about DC Police's investigation into the suspects on...

Chicken Basket, located at 30 N. Summit Ave. in Olde Towne Gaithersburg, has expanded with a new carryout and delivery location at Takoma Eats, 6120 Kansas Ave NW in Washington, DC. Last year, Chicken Basket was named by Tasting Table as one of the best hole in the wall spots...

A worker at a Maryland senior living center is accused of fatally shooting an 87-year-old millionaire resident and then continuing to work at the facility for several days. Maurquise Emillo James, 22, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Robert Fuller Jr., the Montgomery County Department of...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A Southeast D.C. resident said her life has been "uprooted" after a DC Water main pipe burst in early February following the winter storm. Deatrice Waters has been staying in a hotel on New York Avenue since her home flooded. "This is the first time I've...

Teen girl arrested in deadly Southeast DC shooting WASHINGTON, DC

A caregiver at an assisted living facility in Potomac, Maryland, has been arrested in the killing of an 87-year-old resident, and police say he shot a trooper during a recent traffic stop in Baltimore. Maurquise Emillo James, 22, faces a first-degree murder charge in the killing of Robert Fuller Jr.,...

A process to select a new operator for the Torpedo Factory Art Center is moving forward, and the option to display remains of an 18th century ship could potentially be part of operators’ plans. On Saturday, Alexandria City Council gave final approval to a procurement process to select a...