3 men hurt after shooting in DC’s Congress Heights
WASHINGTON (7News) — Three men are in the hospital after a shooting Saturday morning in D.C.'s Congress Heights neighborhood, police said. Officers found two men shot around 1:19 a.m. in the 3300 block of 14th Place SE, just a few blocks from the Congress Heights Metro station. They were rushed to the hospital with ser
‘Marion Murders’ Mystery Turns 20 As Fairfax County Detectives Hunt For One Killer
Two women. Two miles apart. One killer. And 20 years later, still no murderer. Fairfax County detectives marked a grim anniversary on Friday, Aug. 14, as they renewed their hunt for the person who strangled and beat Marion Marshall and Marion Newman to death in Springfield months apart in 2006. The "…
Family of man with Down syndrome who spent days trapped in Metro station sues...
The family of the man with Down syndrome who went missing for six days and was found in a Montgomery County, Maryland, Metro station is suing the company that was responsible for his care and the transit agency, saying their negligence contributed to his lengthy disappearance. Rashawn Williams, a 31-year-old...
‘I’m Going To Be A School Shooter’: Waldorf Man Charged Over Alleged Instagram Threat
WALDORF, Md. — A 20-year-old Waldorf man has been charged with making a threat of mass violence after authorities alleged he sent a private Instagram message threatening a school shooting at Davis Middle School. Carmelito Augustus Newsome, 20, of Waldorf, is charged in Charles County District Court with one...
Detectives continue to investigate 20-year-old ‘Marion’ murders
On Aug. 14, 2006, 20 years ago, Marion Marshall was killed. Around three months later, another woman, Marion Newman, was killed in the same fashion -- strangulation and blunt force trauma. Police are still trying to find their killer.
Judge sentences Montgomery Village man to 21 years for murder at D.C. bar
A Washington, D.C. judge on Friday ordered a Montgomery Village man to serve 21 years in prison after a jury convicted him of murdering another man following a barroom fight in April 2024, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the city announced in a press release. A Superior Court jury...
Maryland man pleads guilty to lesser charge in Charleston murder
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Maryland man originally charged with murder in a Charleston shooting pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Friday. Joshua Scales, 34, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the January 2025 shooting death of St. Albans resident Ethan Chic-Colbert. Chic-Colbert was in a p
6 charged in alleged retail theft ring that stole thousands from MD stores
Six individuals face federal and state charges in a multi-state organized retail theft ring that stole over $48,000 from stores across Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
DC man pleads guilty to setting 2 men on fire, killing 1 in 2020
WASHINGTON - A Washington, D.C., man has pleaded guilty to setting two men on fire in Northeast DC in 2020, killing one and injuring another. D'Aundrey Scott pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, arson and felony destruction, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced. The backst
New cat ‘hotel’ in Fairfax City promises visitors a purr-fect stay
Feline friends in Fairfax have a new place they can stay while their humans are away. Brittni Loutzenheiser and Nicolas Martinez, a married couple from Alexandria, will host a grand opening celebration of their new business, Happy Cat Hotel & Pet Spa Fairfax, tomorrow (Saturday) from noon to 4 p.m. The event will inclu
