$120 Million Samuel Madden Homes Redevelopment Reaches Major Milestone in Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, VA — The $120 million Samuel Madden Homes redevelopment reached a major milestone Wednesday, nearly 11 months after city leaders and development partners first broke ground on the ambitious Old Town Alexandria project. On a crisp fall morning, partners and officials returned to 999 N. Henry St. This...
America isn’t having a civil war. Cable news is just desperate for ratings
If your only window into the American soul is the nightly cable news broadcast, you would assume we are a nation completely irreconcilable, locked in a permanent cultural cold war. But if you actually talk to people in our local community groups, fire departments, and civic associations, you discover a very different t
Metro station to get $300 million in upgrades to handle crowds from new Commanders’...
The D.C. Council has approved $300 million in upgrades at a Metro station near the Washington Commanders’ new stadium as the transit agency braces for high ridership from game day crowds. During a Tuesday meeting, the council also moved forward a separate $5 million reimbursable agreement that expands plans...
Beloved Community Member Killed in Springfield Hit-and-Run
SPRINGFIELD, Va. — A 44-year-old man died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver Sunday night in Springfield,
‘Critically missing’ UMD student found after days-long search
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (7News) — A University of Maryland student whose disappearance sparked a campus- and community-wide search for days has been found alive, University of Maryland Police Department officials announce. Dilan Ashar, 22, was last seen at around 2:30 a.m. Oct. 2 on security cameras at the Terrapin...
DC Elections board tosses $16K fine levied against Janeese Lewis George
WASHINGTON (7News) — The D.C. Board of Elections (BOE) has vacated a $16,000 fine issued in June against Councilmember Janeese Lewis George's mayoral campaign after the Office of Campaign Finance (OCF) said it violated campaign law. A Board of Elections spokesperson confirmed the decision on Wednesday. The decision cam
North Point Grad Asante Blackk Stars In FX’s ‘The Drop: A Snowfall Saga’
WALDORF, Md. — A familiar face from Charles County is popping up on television — and on promotional posters along the streets of Washington, D.C. Asante Blackk, a North Point High School graduate, stars in FX’s new series “The Drop: A Snowfall Saga.”. Viewers may remember...
7 States Where Aldi Has the Most Stores
Aldi has spent years turning its no-frills grocery model into one of the biggest expansion...
D.C. man gets 80 months in prison for multi-state pharmacy burglary spree
A Washington, D.C., man was sentenced to 80 months in federal prison for his role in a series of pharmacy burglaries at 20 locations across Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Major beverage company shuts down 60-year-old Maryland plant, cutting 143 jobs
A major beverage company has shut down operations at a longtime Maryland facility, ending more than six decades of production and leaving 143 workers without jobs. PepsiCo has ended manufacturing…
