Alexandria VA

SPRINGFIELD, Va. (7News) — A man who had more than 20 outstanding warrants in Virginia for numerous crimes, including identity theft, has been arrested. Soloman Reed, 30, was caught on Oct. 21 when a Neighborhood Patrol Unit (NPU) in Springfield received a tip on his whereabouts. The Fairfax County...

A fundraiser has been launched to support the family of the Odessa Shannon Middle School student who was seriously injured on Wednesday, October 22, during a physical education class in Silver Spring. According to his mother, Emily Diaz, the funds will help cover medical expenses and any specialized items her son may...

The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested 28-year-old Rahsaan Smith. The arrest is related to a triple homicide that occurred in Southeast Washington, DC, in August 2023. The incident happened on the 1600 block of Good Hope Road. Officers found five people with gunshot wounds at the scene. Three victims, Tymea...

A disturbing discovery inside a popular Alexandria bakery has led to criminal charges against one of its employees.

The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking help to identify two suspects in an assault that took place on October 23, 2025. The incident happened at about 1:09 a.m. in the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast, Washington, D.C. Police say the suspects used a chair during the assault.

Takoma Park Police are investigating an assault and vehicle theft that occurred early Tuesday morning in the 1100 block of Linden Avenue. According to police, officers responded at approximately 12:03 a.m. on October 15 to assist another agency in locating a recently stolen vehicle that had been tracked to the area....

Sam O’Hara, a Washington, DC resident, says he was briefly detained by police after he played the Darth Vader theme song in protest of the National Guard. O’Hara is now filing a lawsuit claiming his First Amendment rights were violated.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency Thursday to authorize the use of state funds to continue providing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to more than 850,000 Virginians — including thousands of Alexandria residents — starting Nov. 1. The emergency declaration comes as federal funding...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will lay off 126 employees at its Alexandria headquarters, effective Dec. 9, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN Notice) filed with the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement on Oct. 14. The Washington Business Journal first...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The mother of a middle school student said her son was in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) Thursday after an incident involving another student left him with brain injuries. The mother said the injury came during Physical Education (PE) class Wednesday at Odessa Shannon...