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WASHINGTON - A Maryland man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a shooting at a Washington, D.C. nightclub that left five people injured in November 2025. Langston Wedge, 20, of Upper Marlboro, pleaded guilty in April to two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm after a shooting at the Power Nigh

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True Value is set to shut down operations at several locations by the end of this year. TheStreet reports that the home improvement chain — first founded in Chicago, Illinois, back in the 1940s — will not only close its store in Washington, D.C., but also its Chicago headquarters and a distribution center in Springfiel

Popular DMV food blogger Nomtastic Kim has shared her “Top 10 Best Eats from September,” highlighting dishes from restaurants, bakeries and markets across the DMV (Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C.). The monthly list ranges from dim sum and Filipino barbecue to sushi, pastries and Korean noodles, with four...

Derek Strange is a private detective who lives in the heart of Northwest D.C.’s historic Black community. In The Blue Flame, author George Pelecanos’ newest novel, Strange stakes out an important source in Shaw; he walks his dog along the community garden in Brightwood; and he carries out his lunch from the Hitching Po

WSSC lifted all water restrictions for Prince George’s and Montgomery County customers; A grand jury returned an indictment in a July shooting in Alexandria and more top headlines.

Two men are behind bars more than a month after a shooting left a man dead near Meridian Hill Park, D.C. police said.

WASHINGTON — An apartment above a critically acclaimed DC restaurant, cafe and cocktail bar caught fire Wednesday night. Flames spread to the restaurant below, leaving damage behind. However, there are no reports of injuries. Crews were called to a reported roof fire in the 500 block of Florida Ave....

The Huskers venture to play outside of Lincoln for the first time since Labor Day weekend.

For more than 25 years, Brian Patrick Parham was one of the people quietly looking out for others. Then everything changed in a matter of weeks. The Maryland military veteran, championship coach, husband and father from Waldorf died on Wednesday, Sept. 23, following what the University of Maryland P…