DMV residents brace for SNAP benefit expiration amid shutdown
More than 40 million Americans who rely on federal food assistance are preparing to lose access to their benefits as SNAP funding is set to expire Friday.
» Judge Allows Suspect in Fatal Beating to Stay on Release
DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman determined that a homicide defendant did not violate his release on Oct. 30. Jose Ramos, 38, is charged with second-degree muder while armed for his alleged involvement in the fatal beating of Eduardo Cruz, 58, on the 3700 block of Georgia Avenue, NW, on Jan. 25, 2022.
» Six Sentenced for ‘Act of War’ in Deadly Mass Shooting, Ring Leaders Get...
DC Superior Court Judge Neal Kravitz sentenced six defendants on Oct. 30 for their involvement in a mass shooting that killed three. The judge singled out what he termed the ring leaders that terrorized a neighborhood for prison terms as long as 123 years. Erwin Dubose, 31, Kamar Queen, 28,...
7News looks into problems with services at the New Ward-8 hospital, Cedar Hill
The George Washington Health - Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center opened in April. It was a nearly half-billion-dollar project covered mostly by taxpayer dollars. The district and hospital are promoting it as a top-of-the-line, full-service hospital ready to serve this underserved community. A report you’ll see only...
‘They was just ready to shoot’ | Family of Prince George’s County man killed...
RIVERDALE, Md. — Newly released body camera video is raising questions about a small-town police chief’s involvement in a deadly shooting last month in Prince George’s County. The video, made public Friday, shows the moments before 45-year-old Tesfa Leith was shot and killed by Cheverly Police Chief...
DC Mayor Bowser says residents will receive SNAP, WIC benefits in November
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Thursday said the city will fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the separate program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for the month of November amid the government shutdown.
DC Council Rolls Back Tenant Rights Laws
The Council of the District of Columbia voted 9-4 Oct. 21 to give small rental property owners an exemption from certain tenant laws, removing tenant purchasing rights for two- to four-unit buildings. The council rolled back the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), a 1980 law that requires landlords to...
DC photographer on protest art: ‘It comes from rage, but also determination’
In any democracy, and especially in D.C., the act of protest is a way to get one’s point across — and while a protest may be loud and rambunctious, moments often contain beauty. Oxford English Dictionary defines “protest” as, “a statement or action expressing disapproval or objection.”...
‘Multiple arrests,’ street closures amid chaotic scene in Navy Yard
WASHINGTON — DC police say they’ve made “multiple arrests” as a result of a chaotic scene in the Navy Yard neighborhood Friday night. Video recorded by a neighbor in the area shows National Guard soldiers and young people running and shouting in a park. Police have...
Third suspect in murder of DC congressional intern appears for arraignment
WASHINGTON (7News) — For weeks, investigators have been searching high and low for the third and final suspect in a case that has rocked the D.C. region: the shooting death of 21-year-old congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym on June 30. Court documents show that 18-year-old Naqwan Antonio Lucas has an...
