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"Every single member of the military has to memorize this," Navy Lt. Dennis Petersen said. "It's something that the parents use in their day-to-day life. They can kind of share that little aspect of their professional life, with their kids."

A worried Alexandria father is sounding the alarm after he says his teen son was attacked by other teens at a popular shopping center. The assault occurred Monday at the Bradlee Shopping Center, which has been the scene of several other violent incidents involving teens in recent years. The victim’s...

A Maryland man accused of shooting two people before slipping away into the night is still wanted in Fairfax County, police said. Detectives said Javon Antonio Reid, 32, was identified as the shooter in a May 7, 2023 killing on South George Mason Drive in Falls Church involving 24-year-old Maurice Anderson.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A man is dead and another is injured after a two-vehicle crash Friday morning in Prince George’s County, police said. Prince George’s County police said they responded to a crash around 9 a.m. at the intersection of Silver Hill Road and Old Silver Hill Road, where they found two...

Second suspect charged in deadly 2023 DC shooting that left man dead in broad daylight Washington, DC – A second person has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting…

WASHINGTON - The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has announced the arrest of a suspect in a September homicide in Northeast D.C. Tyrone Spencer, 44, of Southeast D.C. was charged with first-degree murder while armed on Nov. 12. The backstory:. At approximately 4:16 p.m. on Sept. 1, police responded to the...

Alexandria, VA — The Landing, a premier senior living community located at 2620 Main Line Blvd. in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard, hosted a special Veterans Day Recognition Ceremony on Tuesday, November 11, honoring 24 residents representing the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. The highlight of the...

There’s a new indoor playground for infants to eight-year-olds in Del Ray. Bluemont Local opened Sunday at 376A Calvert Avenue. From 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., parents and kids are asked to take off their shoes and have fun in the “soft play” landscape crafted with Scottish pine from UK-based Tigerplay.

WASHINGTON — An officer was injured at U.S. Park Police headquarters just before 9 a.m. on Friday. They were medically evacuated by Eagle 1, the Park Police helicopter, police confirmed. WUSA9 tracked the helicopter to Medstar Hospital. Officials have not said the officer's condition or said what happened. There...

A defendant accused of carjacking was found not guilty on all charges before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on Nov. 6. Marcus Tucker, 30, was originally charged with armed carjacking, assault with a dangerous weapon, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and robbery while armed...