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Hundreds of New Yorkers boarded buses in Harlem in the early morning on Aug. 28 as voting rights advocates from New York and New Jersey traveled to Washington, D.C., for a rally focused on protecting access to the ballot. Organizers said more than 50 buses from New York and New...

Ten years after opening its doors on the National Mall, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is throwing a milestone party—and everyone is invited. From September 24 to 27, the museum will host "The Reunion," a vibrant four-day festival celebrating a decade of storytelling, preserva

BRYANS ROAD, Md. – Today marks the 47th anniversary of the day Vickie Lynn Belk was found deceased along Metropolitan Church Road in Bryans Road on August 29, 1979. For decades, despite best efforts, her death remained an unsolved case. But forensics investigators and cold case detectives never stopped seeking answers.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Two people were killed when a wrong-way driver collided head-on with another vehicle on Interstate 270, Maryland State Police said. Troopers from the Rockville Barrack responded around 6:46 p.m. to the southbound spur of I-270 just south of Democracy Boulevard in the Bethesda area for a

A woman has died after a single-vehicle crash in Suitland Friday afternoon, and Prince George's County police say the cause of the wreck remains under investigation. Officers were called to the area of Brooks Drive and Towne Park Road around 1:30 p.m., found the woman injured, and rushed her to a hospital, where she la

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A daycare teacher is facing charges after police said she assaulted two toddler boys at a child care center in McLean, Virginia. Fairfax County police said detectives were called Aug. 27 to Faz Creative Education Learning Center on Old Meadow Road after reports of an assault.

The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General released body-worn camera footage Aug. 28 from a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred July 31 at Fort Washington Park in Prince George’s County. The man who died was previously identified as 30-year-old Alex Charles of Fort W

DUNKIRK, Md. — A 35-year-old Hyattsville man is facing a theft charge after a Calvert County sheriff’s deputy monitoring traffic on Route 4 allegedly clocked a Nissan traveling 79 mph in a 55-mph zone and later discovered the vehicle was displaying a West Virginia dealer plate reported stolen, according to court docume

Like father, like son, federal prosecutors say. A Maryland father and son are facing federal charges after a months-long fentanyl investigation culminated on Thursday, Aug. 27, with searches that allegedly turned up approximately $1.7 million worth of drugs, according to the US Attorney's Office. Ras…

As more families struggle with high living costs and mounting credit card debt, bankruptcy attorneys and credit counselors say consumers should understand their options before their finances reach a crisis point.