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WASHINGTON — After months of debate over curfews and "teen takeovers," the DC Council's permanent youth curfew takes effect Thursday. The curfew applies to anyone who is under 18 years old. That includes visitors to the city, not just residents. This comes after multiple failed attempts by Mayor Muriel...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — A man is dead after a shooting late Wednesday night near the ParcView Apartments in Alexandria, according to police. Alexandria Police Department said officers responded around 11:14 p.m. to the 5300 block of Holmes Run Parkway for a report of gunshots. When officers arrived, they...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– The members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen install, inspect and maintain the signal systems that govern train movements through thousands of American communities. When a gate comes down at a grade crossing or a signal turns red ahead of a stopped train, our members go to work protecting yo

Fairfax Water plans to begin construction of a new, larger water tank in the Willston area of Seven Corners in late 2027. The new tank will be located in the Seven Corners Apartments complex next to Upton Hill Regional Park, a short distance from the existing water tank. “The existing...

With a new principal at the helm, Alexandria City High School administrators will focus their efforts this school year on chronic absenteeism and implementing Virginia’s stricter ban against smartphones and other smart devices in schools. On Wednesday morning (July 15), new principal Michael Burch told students, parent

Hundreds of family members, friends, former students, colleagues and members of the Jamaican Diaspora gathered at the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in Takoma Park on Sunday to celebrate the life and legacy of Jamaican-born academic, entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. Darien Antonio Green. The thanksgiving service

A former Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) first-grade teacher was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison in connection with a March 2024 fentanyl-related death of a man in Washington, D.C., according to a Wednesday statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland. U.S....

On June 25, the Lincoln Memorial Undercroft — a $69 million exhibit underneath the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC — opened. The exhibit features rare artifacts, including copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the U.S. Constitution's 13th Amendment. And according to City Cast DC reporter Emma Uber, the histori

What started as a few suspicious packages in the FedEx system has turned into a full-blown drug case centered on a Woodbridge smoke shop, where investigators say raw cannabis and mushrooms were turned into a full menu of edibles and concentrates worth roughly $450,000. Authorities say the operation took in...

Any idea what the security presence outside of the Willard Hotel is for?. Wondering if its just Freedom 250 stuff or something else. The entire block is surrounded by a barricade of snow plow trucks and there’s a white tent outside of the hotel entrance.”. The Iraqi Prime Minister...