Alexandria VA

Participants in Alexandria’s Summer Youth Employment Program got a pleasant surprise at their closing ceremony on Thursday — free Dell laptops from Comcast. The program, which started on June 30 and pays $12.41 per hour, recognized nearly 100 students Thursday night (Aug. 7) at the Virginia Tech Innovation campus....

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — A 26-year-old DC man pleaded guilty on Aug. 7, 2025, to two felony charges: abduction with the intent to defile and attempted rape in relation to a multi-day crime spree in Alexandria in February 2025. According to the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney in the...

Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Consider making a donation to help us continue our mission. DC Superior Court Judge Eric Glover accepted a stabbing defendant’s preliminary hearing waiver and denied his request for release due to concerns about community safety on Aug. 5. Antonio Williams, 59, is charged...

Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Consider making a donation to help us continue our mission. DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld sentenced a shooting defendant to 60 months of incarceration and three years of supervised release on Aug. 6. On April 30, Marquise Vauss, 22, pleaded guilty to assault...

Playing with pups while you do pilates? It sounds like you know what your priorities are.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (TCN) -- Authorities recently arrested a 62-year-old man on suspicion of fatally shooting his police officer girlfriend with her department-issued weapon nearly three decades ago. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, on Sept. 16, 1995, 24-year-old Denna Campbell was found...

SUITLAND, Md. - An elderly woman says she was targeted by thieves at a cemetery in Prince George’s County. She and her husband were there visiting their son’s gravestone when the suspects went after her car. The 78-year-old woman is shaken up, shocked and hurt that thieves would...

Two teenagers have been taken into custody by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in connection to an armed carjacking incident in Southeast D.C., as per a recent press release. The event occurred on Saturday, May 3, when the suspects, who are 16 and 17 years old, hailed a rideshare at Queens Stroll Place and...

Captain Monica Lisle retired from the Alexandria Police Department this week after 23½ years of service, marking the end of a groundbreaking career that saw her become the first woman to lead the department’s Criminal Investigations Section. The retirement comes just one day after ALXnow reported that Captain...

Adrianna Alicka always had an eye toward the future — And that future was all about helping making others feel beautiful. The 19-year-old from Hughesville died on Wednesday, Aug. 6 in a single-vehicle crash on Tippett Road in Clinton, according to police. Investigators say that they were called late...