Alexandria VA

It's autumn and you know what that means, Halloween is upon us and who says adults can't have some fun?. If you're looking for haunted house themed bars, zombie cocktails or are feeling like a mad scientist we have a few places in D.C. and Virginia where to celebrate. Urban...

Former LSU coach Brian Kelly emerges as a candidate to land the vacant Maryland Terrapins head coaching job.

DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt granted a defense motion to suppress evidence against a defendant accused of a 2022 fatal shooting in a hearing on Oct. 15. Howard Fritts, 60, is charged with first-degree felony murder while armed and attempting to commit robbery for his alleged involvement in the May 29, 2022 fatal shooting of 46-year-old Charlie Miller on the 900 block of 9th Street, NW. According to court documents, Fritts allegedly grabbed Miller’s cell phone from his hands before the t

Alexandria's City Council has given final approval to a plan that will develop a vacant lot and replace a one-story barbershop in the Parker-Gray Historic District to make way for five four-story townhomes, where Another Level Hair Studio & Barbershop has operated for 17 years at 728 N. Patrick Street. The council voted to approve the project on October 17, clearing the way for construction at 724, 726 and 728 N. Patrick Street.

WASHINGTON (7News) — A "conveyor belt of weapons" stretching from North Carolina to D.C. and beyond has been shut down after investigators uncovered an alleged gun trafficking network linked to drugs, robberies and even a homicide, federal officials announced Wednesday. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said illegally purchased firearms were...

RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Five people have been arrested and federally charged in connection with an alleged firearms trafficking operation that moved dozens of guns from North Carolina to Washington, D.C., and other locations, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday, Oct. 21, that a...

A 33-year-old Alexandria man is being held without bond after police say he robbed a West End Safeway with an airsoft gun made to look like a Glock 17, then struck a Fairfax County Giant grocery store the very next day. Kareem Taylor now faces court dates in two separate jurisdictions as prosecutors in Alexandria and Fairfax County sort out how to handle the back-to-back stickups.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) -- Officers took four people into custody Wednesday following a shooting near Walter Johnson High School, prompting officials to place several area schools on a "secure" status.According to Montgomery County police, officers responded to the 6600 block of Rockledge Drive for shots reportedly fired shortly after noon. Police said officers detained four people in "suspected connection" with the incident. University of Maryland parts ways with head football coac

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Fairfax County police are asking for the public’s help locating a vehicle believed to be involved in a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run crash in Springfield earlier this month. Detectives are searching for a 2017–2022 white Nissan Rogue that is missing its driver’s side mirror...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — There is cause for encouragment and reason for concern from the latest Chesapeake Bay Young-of-the-Year Atlantic Striped Bass surveys. The annual surveys are done by the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The news from Maryland was discouraging. For the eighth straight year, striped bass […]