Alexandria VA

Four people shot as violence erupts near Howard University celebrations.

More than 40,000 runners are taking over the streets of D.C. and Arlington, Virginia, on Sunday for the 50th Marine Corps Marathon. Joining many first-time participants on the course will be thousands of veterans. The race started at 7:20 a.m. on Virginia State Route 110. Wheeled athletes started five minutes...

Three suspects are on the loose following an armed robbery that struck the Northwest corridor of Georgia Avenue earlier this week, and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is appealing to the public for assistance. The incident happened on Tuesday at about 9:57 a.m., where a victim was confronted and subsequently...

Washington, D.C., resident Sam O’Hara sued police and a National Guard member after he was detained for playing the Star Wars "Imperial March" in protest. The ACLU of the District of Columbia filed the suit, alleging violations of O’Hara’s First and Fourth Amendment rights. O’Hara said his...

Shortly before 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, officers from the Alexandria Police Department were called to an apartment complex on Berkeley Street to probe reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, they found a man inside a unit suffering from a gunshot wound, officials said. He was pronounced dead at...

WASHINGTON — A 5-year-old boy was taken to the hospital Friday night for treatment of what police believe was a graze wound from a gunshot in Southeast D.C. A spokesperson for the police department said the child is expected to be OK. Officers were called to the 1900 block...

WASHINGTON — As the federal government shutdown stretches on, some furloughed workers are finding creative ways to fill their time — and their wallets. One of them is Isaac Stein, a federal lawyer who turned his unexpected time off into a flavorful new venture: a hot dog stand in NoMa.

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. police are looking for a group of kids who allegedly assaulted a driver, stole their car, and crashed it in the Northwest area on Saturday evening. According to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the incident happened around 7:26 p.m. on Oct. 25 near the intersection of 7th Street and...

Police said one of the drivers, a man, died at the scene.

NISKAYUNA, NY (WRGB) — A recent episode of CBS's 48 Hours featured a 30-year-old cold case out of Virginia. The killer was caught here in Niskayuna. Robin Lawrence was with her two-year-old daughter in Springfield, Virginia, when she was murdered in 1994. After the killing, her daughter was home...