Man dies in hospital after shooting in Prince George’s County
DEVELOPING: A man died in the hospital after he was shot in Prince George's County late Tuesday night, according to police.
» ‘Satanic’ Homicide Defendant Receives Maximum Sentence
DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan sentenced a homicide defendant to 26 years in prison for what the prosecutor termed a particularly gruesome crime on Jan. 30. On Sept. 5, 2025, Antoine Turner, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed for the fatal shooting of Demetri Anderson, 23, on Nov. 29, 2020...
Fairfax County police ask public for help in 2021 deadly shooting of student
Fairfax County police are turning to the public to help solve the 2021 shooting death of a 19-year-old college student in the Alexandria section of the county. Ronald Worthy Jr. had just finished his freshman year at Virginia State University. While he had previously lived in D.C., he was spending the summer with his...
Virginia Team Finds Senior Poodle Abandoned In Parking Lot, Then Reads A Shocking Note
Dogs give endless love and loyalty, yet too often, as they grow older, they’re discarded, abandoned, or forgotten. That was the sad reality for Princess, a senior Poodle from Virginia. She had spent her life devoted to her family, only to be left behind when age caught up with...
Barnes & Noble plans new Alexandria bookstore in Shoppes at Foxchase
Barnes & Noble is planning a new bookstore in the Shoppes at Foxchase. The national book retailer hopes to open in Walgreens’ former space at 4515 Duke Street toward “the end of this year,” a spokesperson told ALXnow. The plans come as the company seeks to open at least 60 stores across the country in 2026, including...
Buddhist monks draw massive crowds to Alexandria streets during cross-country peace trek
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — On a journey spanning 107 days and thousands of miles, a group of two dozen monks arrived in Alexandria and Arlington this week, drawing massive crowds eager to receive a message of peace in a time of national divisiveness. The monks, whose cross-country trek began in...
JCPenney to exit Springfield Town Center after 53 years
After surviving recessions, the dawn of online retail and a sweeping redevelopment, JCPenney’s time at Springfield Town Center is at last coming to an end. The department store will permanently close on May 24 after 53 years at the shopping center formerly known as Springfield Mall. Signs advertising sales...
9 DMV Universities Named to World’s Top Universities of 2026 by ‘Time’
The ranking featured four Virginia universities, with one making the top 50. Time released its ranking of the “World’s Top Universities,” and the DMV’s public and private universities are well represented. Nine area colleges made the inaugural list. In the list of the top 500 public...
3 young people stabbed in massive brawl in downtown Silver Spring
Three people were stabbed in a fight involving more than 20 teenagers in downtown Silver Spring Monday night, according to Montgomery County police. Police say the fight broke out at about 6 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Wayne and Ramsey Avenue during rush hour. A vendor who works nearby...
DC mom believed she prepaid her funeral before death, family still gets a bill...
A D.C. mother paid and planned a funeral so that her family wouldn’t have to. She gave them the receipts and signed contracts, but when it came time to bury her, the family told 7News the papers were worth nothing. They had to pay double for what their mother already covered.
