City Council demands ARHA investigation ahead of emergency board meeting
The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority will convene a special board meeting this morning at 8 a.m. to discuss a personnel matter in executive session, one day after Mayor Alyia Gaskins sent a letter on behalf of City Council demanding a third-party investigation into CEO Erik Johnson’s residency in public...
DC family’s 47 years of crafting Kennedy Center medals comes to an end
D.C., DC — A D.C. family has made the iconic rainbow medals for the Kennedy Center Honors for the past 47 years. That was until this year, when they received a letter that the Kennedy Center will be going a different way this year. James Baturin has been making...
Fairfax County Circuit Court hosts first expungement clinic
Fairfax County is set to host its inaugural expungement clinic on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Hybla Valley Community Center, 7950 Audubon Ave., Alexandria. The event offers an opportunity for those with non-conviction criminal charges from Fairfax County or Fairfax city to determine eligibility and...
19-Year-Old Dacara Thompson missing after car found abandoned in Hyattsville
Her personal belongings were later found inside of her car, which was abandoned in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Pirro: Major trafficking ring busted in DC; FBI seizes PCP, fentanyl, guns
Twelve people are in custody following a sweeping, multistate law enforcement operation targeting a drug trafficking ring accused of flooding the D.C. region with PCP and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced Tuesday. The arrests come one year to the day after the launch of an investigation led by...
Eastville Police Officer indicted, charged with $820k federal fraud, money laundering
Eastville Police Officer Jerry Keith Brady Jr. was indicted earlier on Monday in U.S. District Court in Norfolk for allegedly devising a scheme to defraud financial institutions and several individuals, identified in court papers only by their initials. Brady, 39, of Belle Haven, is on administrative leave from the...
Man Allegedly Opens Fire At Waldorf Apartment Complex Before Shooting Himself Outside Vape Shop
WALDORF, Md. — A 24-year-old man was hospitalized Tuesday night, Aug. 26, 2025, after authorities said he opened fire near a Waldorf apartment complex, then fled across the street to a vape shop before shooting himself. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office said the initial gunfire was reported Tuesday at...
Stolen Car Full Of Teens Slams Into DC Mom’s Vehicle, Killing Her In PG...
On Tuesday, Aug. 26, at approximately 3:50 p.m., Seat Pleasant patrol officers spotted a vehicle reported stolen days earlier traveling in the area of Seat Pleasant Drive and Joplin Street, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Police said officers followed the car from a safe distance and...
In Another Giveaway to the Commanders’ Billionaire Owner, the D.C. Council Is Set To...
This story was supported with funds from SpotlightDC with reporting by participants in Hola Cultura’s Storytelling Program for Experiential Learning. The story was edited by Christine MacDonald, Hola Cultura’s executive director and editor. Dozens of immense willow oaks, red oaks, and lindens tower around the...
Federal prosecutors fail to indict sandwich slinger, ex-DOJ employee on assault charge: report
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors failed to persuade a DC grand jury on Tuesday to hand up a felony indictment against the ex-Department of Justice employee who threw a Subway sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent on the streets of Washington DC earlier this month. Prosecutors in DC US Attorney Jeanine...
