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Two suspects have pleaded guilty after admitting they opened fire on a passing car near a Northwest DC high school, sending bullets into the building and grazing a student inside, federal authorities announced. The shooting happened on Kirby Street NW on Friday, May 3, 2024, just before 10 a.m., while...

An end of an era looms uptown. Thanks to a reader for sending the tip about the upcoming closure at the Georgia Avenue Thrift Store. A call to the store reveals there are current plans to close on February 21st. 6101 Georgia Ave, NW. Back in 2009 – Brightwood Living...

BALTIMORE, Md. – Yahya “Cash” Sowe, 42, of Silver Spring, Maryland, and Victor Killen, 32, of Hyattsville, Maryland, pled guilty to conspiring to engage in a large, multi-member, money laundering conspiracy. As part of his guilty plea, Sowe admitted that he served as a manager or supervisor...

Terrell Edmondson, 19, a District of Columbia resident, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release after pleading guilty on August 13 before Judge Beryl A. Howell, as announced by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. The case stems from an armed carjacking that occurred in the...

A man was arrested, and two people are sought in connection with an armed robbery that occurred in Southwest D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — A record number of Washington, D.C., restaurants have closed this year, according to a new report from the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, as owners grapple with rising costs, higher wages, and mounting labor uncertainty. The report shows 92 restaurants across the District were...

A man was hospitalized after being rescued from the Anacostia River by first responders on Sunday, according to the DC Fire and EMS Department.

SUITLAND, Md. — A Prince George’s County firefighter was injured Saturday afternoon battling a fire in Suitland. Units responded to the house in the 2300 block of Gaylord Drive at 2:51 p.m. According to officials, fire was evident on both floors of the two-story duplex. After putting out...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Maryland — Breath turns visible on sidewalks this morning as winter officially arrives across the Baltimore–Washington region. The sun climbs over a cold skyline, but the air stays sharp, and gloves feel...

Marlo Furniture, a longtime DMV staple, will permanently close on December 28, bringing an end to a 70-year run that began in 1955. Back in August, we reported that Marlo Furniture would be shutting down all six of its locations, with a representative at the Rockville store confirming at the time that the company...