This Day in History: Martin Luther King Jr. delivers ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
WASHINGTON (WHSV) - Sixty-two years ago today on Aug. 28, 1963, about 250,000 Americans gathered at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The demonstration, known as the March on Washington, was a peaceful,...
Body Found In Bushes Along Prince William Parkway In Woodbridge: Police
On Aug. 28 at 3:51 a.m., officers responded to the 2600 block of Prince William Parkway after a man was discovered unconscious in the brush, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said that preliminarily, there were no signs of...
FBI Arrests Seven Alleged Members of DC Fentanyl and PCP Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
WASHINGTON – The FBI this morning executed approximately 20 residential search warrants across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Los Angeles, following a year-long investigation into an alleged D.C.-based drug trafficking organization that sold PCP and fentanyl in and around the 2900 block of Knox Place SE,...
Vance: Milwaukee, Chicago Should Invite D.C.-Style Federal Assist on Crime
Vance: Milwaukee, Chicago Should Invite D.C.-Style Federal Assist on Crime
Woman stabbed in Northeast DC, police search for 50-year-old woman suspect
WASHINGTON (7News) — A woman was stabbed in D.C. on Wednesday, and the suspect is a 50-year-old woman, police said. The victim was stabbed in the 700 block of H Street Northeast, around 3:47 p.m., according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The 50-year-old suspect was last seen with...
Metropolitan Police Investigate Fatal Shooting in Southeast Washington D.C., Victim Identified
Washington's Metropolitan Police Department is currently probing a deadly shooting that transpired in the southeast quadrant of the city. This tragic event unfolded in the early hours of Tuesday, as police were summoned to the scene of the crime, according to a press release on the official MPD website. The...
Police investigate death of man found in a bush in Virginia; awaiting autopsy
WASHINGTON (7News) — A man was found dead in a bush in Virginia early Thursday morning, prompting an investigation, police said. Officers responded to the 2600 block of the Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge, Virginia, around 3:51 a.m. where they found a 30-year-old man unconscious. The man was pronounced dead on...
DC man sentenced to 22 years for 2001 murder of his then-girlfriend’s mother
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — A D.C. man will spend 22 years in prison, 24 years after strangling his ex-girlfriend's mother to death inside her Chevy Chase home. Eugene Teodor Gligor, 45, was sentenced Thursday. In addition to the prison sentence, he will spend five years on probation. Gligor was...
Metrorail service disrupted by trespasser near Anacostia
WASHINGTON (7News) — Metrorail service on the Green Line experienced significant disruptions during rush hour due to a reported trespasser on the tracks near Anacostia. Trains were temporarily halted between Waterfront and Congress Heights, as well as between L'Enfant Plaza and Southern Avenue on the Green Line,...
DC residents confront federal agents, local officers during arrest near school drop-off
A group of Washington, D.C., residents confronted federal agents and local police officers on Wednesday after law enforcement showed up in their neighborhood to conduct a drug arrest. Members of the Mount Pleasant neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., protested the increased law enforcement presence, which...
