‘We just wanted to bring that Louisiana culture here’: Mardi Gras celebration fills DC...
It may be six months until Fat Tuesday, but on Saturday, D.C.’s Chinatown looked and sounded like the Big Easy. Floats and marching bands rolled down 7th Street NW as beads flew toward crowds lining the route, creating a scene more commonly associated with New Orleans’ Bourbon Street.
Park View residents alarmed after string of shootings
Bullet holes could be seen near Bruce Monroe Elementary School and the Park View recreation center. It was the scene after multiple shootings that happened days apart, leaving many inside the Park View community longing for a safe course of action. “A sustained interest in pursuing a solution but also...
Person seriously hurt in Dunn Loring house fire
A person was seriously hurt in a Saturday house fire in the Dunn Loring area, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.
3 sought after woman found shot to death on K Street in Southeast DC
WASHINGTON (7NEWS) — D.C. police are looking for three people and a silver car after a woman was found shot to death in the Southeast area early Sunday morning. According to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), officers were called around 5:30 a.m. Aug. 9 to the 1100 block of K Street SE for reports of a shooting.
Western Nebraska and the Virginia West Virginia Mountains Face Two Separate Storm Zones Wednesday...
LINCOLN, NE — Two separate storm zones show up on Wednesday’s severe weather outlook, and they are nowhere near each other. The Storm Prediction Center has penciled in a 15 percent severe risk that covers western Nebraska on one end and the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia on the other.
Video shows attack on WMATA bus driver
Transit police are searching for a passenger accused of repeatedly punching a Metrobus driver last week. The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, which represents about 8,000 D.C.-area transit workers, posted video of the incident on social media. The footage shows a verbal exchange between the driver and a passenger b
A Special Elephant Brings a Global Story to Nepenthe Gallery’s New Fort Hunt Road...
ALEXANDRIA, VA — There is, quite literally, an elephant in the room at Nepenthe Gallery’s new home in the Hollin Hall Shopping Center. Her name is Li Doo Mooh, and the life-size elephant calf sculpture now stands in one of the gallery’s enormous front windows at 7928 Fort Hunt Road, greeting guests and passersby while
Perseids Meteor Shower 2026: Where to Watch in Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, VA- There is nothing more human than to stare up into the vastness of our universe and marvel at its magic and our own relative insignificance. From Pagans, to Catholics, to Pop Culture devotees, inspiration has been found in the awesomeness of the Perseids meteor shower. John Denver’s song...
Mystics vs. Mercury preview: Washington finishes home stand against Phoenix
The Washington Mystics host the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. Let’s preview this one. Where: CareFirst Arena, Washington, D.C. For the Mercury, Shay Ciezki and Kara Dunn were out for their last game on Aug. 7. The Mystics did not have injuries to report. You may have noticed that I...
Food delivery taxes hurt restaurants and customers
Last month, as part of its 2027 budget, the D.C. Council approved a 20-cent fee on carrier-for-hire delivery services. While the fee applies to the delivery of a broad array of household goods, it has been primarily billed as a tax on food delivery, which provides a lucrative source of potential revenue for the Distric

















