Daughter of Alexandria military family reaches top 10 in Baby of the Year contest
At just 10 months old, Alexandria baby Ava Pasley has earned her place in the national spotlight. Ava is in the top 10 of the 2026 Baby of the Year competition run by Colossal Management to support nonprofit Baby2Baby. She has advanced to the round of voting that will determine the top five babies. She comes from an Ai
Washington, D.C., cuts paid family leave to six weeks from 12 on Oct. 1...
Washington, D.C., workers who take paid time off to care for a seriously ill relative will have half as many weeks of coverage starting Oct. 1. Family leave under the District’s Universal Paid Leave program falls to six weeks from 12, and the maximum weekly benefit for every claim type drops to $1,100 from $1,190....
Boy found along Pennsylvania Avenue in Southeast DC reunited with family
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a boy who was found Tuesday afternoon in Southeast D.C.
Pie shop closed since Covid reopening storefront on Eisenhower Avenue
A shop that sells New Zealand-style meat, sweet and veggie pies in Alexandria is reopening its interior next month for the first time since closing during the COVID-19 pandemic more than six years ago. Kiwi Kuisine Pie Shop at 4548 Eisenhower Avenue has still been selling sweet and savory pies...
Masked Driver Waved ‘Rifle’ From Van On UMD Campus Before Police Made Surprising Discovery
It looked like the kind of morning that could get much worse in a hurry. A masked driver was spotted cruising through the University of Maryland campus on Tuesday, Sept. 29, allegedly driving aggressively and waving what appeared to be a rifle out the window of a white Dodge van. The first call came …
Gunman Stands Guard As Crew Swipes $600K In Springfield Jewelry Smash-And-Grab: Police
It was a $600,000 smash-and-grab in the middle of a Sunday afternoon. Four men rolled up to a Northern Virginia jewelry store at around 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 27, broke through the front door and emptied display cases while one of them held an employee at gunpoint, according to Fairfax County Police. The…
Man accused of throwing glass bottles at car from balcony in Arlington
ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — A 24-year-old Bethesda, Maryland, man was arrested after allegedly throwing glass bottles from a residential balcony and shattering the rear windshield of an occupied vehicle in Arlington, Virginia, police said. According to the Arlington County Police Department, officers responded to a report
Police Say a Couple Swapped $100 Bills for $1 Bills While Buying an $8,000...
Two New York residents are accused of using a cash-switch trick to take a valuable piece of gold artwork from a Wiscasset, Maine, business after ... Read More
Springfield Motorcycle Crash Injures Rider; Northbound Parkway Closed During Investigation
A motorcyclist was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash at Franconia-Springfield Parkway and Spring Village Drive in Springfield around 7:30 p.m. Monday, DC News Now reported. The outlet attributed to Fairfax County police that no other vehicles were involved. Investigation details remain li
Kansas and Washington, D.C., lose Medicare Advantage plans for 2027, but average premiums in...
Seven fewer plans in Kansas and five fewer in Washington, D.C., come with average Medicare Advantage premiums that fall by about 40% and 36% for 2027, according to CMS’s state fact sheets published Sept. 28. Kansas goes from 87 plans to 80, and the District from 20 to 15. The two jurisdictions show that a […] The post
