NOVA students stage a walkout
Dozens of students staged a walkout at Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale campus Nov. 12 to protest NOVA’s plan to convert the Humanities Building into HR and administrative offices. “This removes classrooms, reduces course availability, and hurts students and faculty,” states an online petition posted...
Intense Debate: Footage Reveals DC Police Detaining Teens at Metro Station Over Youth Curfew...
WUSA - 11/09/2025 08:41:00 PM. A video surfaced a few days ago showing D.C. police allegedly preventing only Black teenagers from leaving the Navy Yard Metro station on Halloween night. This incident has sparked a debate about the potential racial bias in the enforcement of D.C.'s youth curfew. Critics argue that the...
Police Confirm: 12-Year-Old Boy from Southeast DC Located, Sparks Intense Discussion
WTOP - 11/10/2025 12:00:00 AM. A few days ago, a 12-year-old autistic boy named Demetri Montgomery went missing in Southeast D.C. while walking his dog. The news quickly spread, and the community joined in the search efforts after the family dog was found without Montgomery. The police have now confirmed that the boy...
Only 5 percent of U.S. doctors are Black– Howard alumni are working to change...
If you’re Black and looking for a doctor, it might be hard to find one who looks like you. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) estimates that just 5.2 percent of physicians are Black, despite African Americans comprising nearly 14 percent of the U.S. population. The Howard University...
DC issues cold alert ahead of freezing weather
As the cold weather only increases in severity as the year heads into December, D.C. has issues a cold alert for Thursday night.
A new life for D.C.’s iconic Chateau Lounge
Colorful, hand-painted murals of musicians, musical instruments, and two people holding hands adorn the side of a low building on Benning Road, just east of the Anacostia River. The artwork marks a place — the Chateau Lounge — where for decades couples spent Friday nights hand dancing, a type of swing dance that...
21-Year-Old Victim Fatally Stabbed in Southeast D.C., MPD Seeks Witnesses for Leads
The Metropolitan Police Department is in the midst of an investigation into a stabbing that turned fatal in the Southeast area of the city. Details have been released about the incident, which took place on the evening of November 8, 2025: at around 8:35 p.m., when a 911 call prompted DC Fire and EMS to rush to the...
Maintenance workers restrain larceny suspect at West End apartment complex
Two maintenance workers at a West End apartment complex restrained a man last week after he allegedly threatened one of them with a knife. Alexandria Police Department was alerted to the incident around 4:30 p.m. last Thursday. When police arrived, they found the suspect, an Annandale man, restrained by the...
17-year-old linked to at least 5 armed carjackings in DC, police say
A teen was charged as an adult after he was linked to at least five armed carjackings in D.C., according to police.
DC middle school students get sick after eating food containing drug; one taken to...
The principal of Stephen E. Kramer Middle School in Southeast D.C. sent a message to families letting them know about the incident.
