Man hit with murder charge more than 2 years after deadly DC shooting
WASHINGTON (7News) — A 20-year-old man, who was already locked up, now faces a murder charge more than two years after a shooting in Washington, D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department announced the arrest of Rodney Whiting on Tuesday at the D.C. jail. The shooting happened in April 2024 in...
$9K Cartier Watch Deal Turns Into Alleged Gunpoint Robbery In Waldorf
WALDORF, Md. — An 18-year-old Waldorf man is facing 15 criminal charges after Charles County sheriff’s detectives alleged two boys, ages 15 and 13, went to an apartment complex for what they believed would be the sale of a Cartier watch and were instead robbed at gunpoint of more than $10,000 in property.
Regional restaurant group takes over Northern Virginia’s famed L’Auberge Chez François
One of the Washington region’s most famous fine-dining establishments is under new ownership – and it’s a name many Northern Virginians know well. L’Auberge Chez François, an award-winning French eatery in Great Falls, is now part of Reston-based Thompson Restaurants, led by Warren Thompson, a longtime regular at the p
Woman found dead at Patapsco Valley State Park identified
Maryland NRP identified the woman found dead at Patapsco Valley State Park's Lost Lake as Phuong Lihn Dang, 39, of Silver Spring.
Man Accused of Hiring Gunman to Kill 23-Year-Old
Montgomery County Police have arrested a 23-year-old Burtonsville man in connection with the March 2025 shooting death of 23-year-old Jonah Kimindu Mutua of Silver Spring. On March 8, 2025, at approximately 11:04 a.m., officers and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services personnel responded to the 2700 block of Fair
UPDATED: Juvenile pedestrian not seriously injured in crash at Arlandria intersection
A juvenile pedestrian was struck in the Arlandria neighborhood Monday afternoon, leading to a police and fire response. The crash was reported around 3:49 p.m. at Mount Vernon Avenue and Russell Road. The family of the pedestrian told ALXnow the boy is expected to be ok after the crash. According...
City hires contractor for invasive species work in 11 parks this fall
Alexandria has also asked residents to stop clearing and trimming vegetation in parks on their own, saying unapproved work can interfere with restoration efforts.
2 Seriously injured after head on crash on GW Parkway in Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — Two people are seriously injured after a head-on collision on a portion of the George Washington Parkway in the Fort Hunt area of Alexandria, Virginia, Monday evening, according to U.S. Park Police. Crews were called to the Parkway at around 7:45 p.m. after learning about...
They’re looking for a special needs school for their daughter. But no one will...
On his daughter’s first day of fifth grade, Matthew Lange-Geise got her dressed and fed before heading outside with 10-year-old Charlotte to wait for the bus. The school bus was late, as it often is on the first day of school, while drivers and students adjust to new routes and routines. Charlotte can’t speak, but Lang
The day Virginia took down Confederate statues, a Black church remembered a lynching victim
On Aug. 28, 1899, hundreds of Black residents of Alexandria, Virginia, gathered at Shiloh Baptist Church after a white mob lynched 16-year-old Benjamin Thomas. On Friday night, August 28, 2026, exactly 127 years later, I sat inside the same church as Alexandria gathered there again. The same day, about 100 miles south,
