National Guard’s DC clean up stirs debate on role and resources
WASHINGTON — National Guard members have been spotted doing clean up duty around D.C., including picking up trash and even doing landscaping. Troops were in McPherson Square Thursday morning laying down mulch. While many say they are happy to see it, others wonder if National Guard members are the...
Man Sentenced to 22 Years for 2001 Murder Solved by DNA
Eugene Gligor, 45, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with 22 to serve and five years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the 2001 killing of Leslie Preer in Chevy Chase, a case solved in 2024 through forensic genetic genealogical DNA analysis.
199-unit luxury apartments start leasing in converted Old Town building
Leasing has launched for a 199-unit luxury office-to-residential conversion development at 1101 King Street in Old Town. Plans to convert the seven-story 1980s-era office building were unveiled in 2023 and approved last year, after which property owner American Real Estate Partners (AREP) announced that leasing would...
Goodwin Living Opens Seminary Road Sales Center in Alexandria
Goodwin Living, a faith-based, not-for-profit senior living and healthcare services organization in Alexandria, is celebrating the opening of the sales center for its newest community, Goodwin House Seminary Road. A program and ribbon-cutting was held Wednesday afternoon at Goodwin House Seminary Road Sales Center,...
Summer youth curfew ends Sunday night in DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Some people in D.C. say they’ve seen less crime because of the youth curfew that’s been enforced this summer, and Sunday, August 31, marks the last day of the current extended hours. Neighbors in Navy Yard told DC News Now they’ve felt safer this summer and haven’t experienced many issues....
Boots on the Ground dance with 803Fresh at National Harbor!
803Fresh joined FOX 5 DC's Zip Trip to National Harbor to talk all things Boots on the Ground, including Fantasia's remix, Beyonce performing Boots on the Ground during the Cowboy Carter tour, and more!
New DC restaurant faces closure threat amid federal surge | ‘Dream … becomes way...
WASHINGTON — Ali Astoria opened Maa's Chicken so he could give people in D.C. what he calls "real food," not out of a box or a freezer, but something he made himself from scratch. But three months in, he's feeling the effects of the federal surge on his business.
DC teen sentenced to 14 years for armed carjackings
A 19-year-old man will spend the next 14 years in prison after being sentenced Friday for two armed carjackings.
Woman charged with hate crime after calling man homophobic slurs during assault: Police
Responding officers arrested her and charged her with Simple Assault (Hate/Bias).
D.C. Police Close Probe into Cory Mills for Alleged Domestic Violence
The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police has closed its criminal probe into Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) for allegations of domestic violence that began in February. As The Floridian previously reporte, Rep. Mills was accused of physically assaulting Sarah Raviani during an alledged heated argument. However,...