Unseen Old Town: Grittier Glimpse of South Union Street in 1972
Alexandria, VA – The photo featured in July’s Unseen Old Town offers a grittier glimpse of our hometown. We’re looking down the 100 block of South Union Street, approaching Captain’s Row. This photograph, taken by Julian Burke just after Tropical Storm Agnes struck in June 1972, captures a sandy, storm-swept street...
Man arrested on multiple charges following domestic assault in Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE, Va. (7News) — A Woodbridge man is facing multiple charges after a domestic dispute escalated into a violent assault on Friday night, according to the Prince William County Police Department. William Sano, 36, was charged with malicious wounding, strangulation, and destruction of property in connection...
Waldorf man arrested for arson
The Charles County Sheriff's Office arrested a 49-year-old man on Aug. 1 for intentionally setting a fire inside his home while his wife and two children were asleep. Omar Shariff Harrison was charged with attempted murder and first-degree arson and was transported to Charles County Detention Center where he awaits...
Man sentenced in deadly shooting of former DC Council staffer
30-year-old Deandre Miles was sentenced on Aug. 1 in the death of 28-year-old Davon Fuller from October 2023.
Kanawha County grand jury indicts Maryland man for murder
A Kanawha County grand jury indicted a Maryland man for first degree murder on Monday.
This former slave became U.S. Marshal after breaking Washington D.C.’s whites-only property laws in...
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington D. C. preserves the final home of America’s most famous escaped slave turned civil rights leader. Cedar Hill house still contains Douglass’s original roll-top desk, his Panama hat, and other personal belongings from his years as a prominent government...
Some Va. families worry about impact of possible changes to bathroom policies
As some community members worry about the impacts of possible changes to school bathroom policies, the Department of Education is giving five Northern Virginia school districts more time to make those changes. While some were hoping for a 90-day extension, the federal education agency told the districts they have...
Man freed from jail 3 days before alleged toddler abduction in Virginia, Youngkin says
FAIRFAX, Va. - Virginia Governor Glenn Youngking shared on social media that "repeat offender" was released from a Fairfax County jail just three days before he was caught on camera attempting to abduct a three-year-old girl from a mall. The backstory: — Fairfax County Police say the girl wandered away...
Philly Boy Found Dead Under Virginia Bridge In 1972 ID’d — Mom, Boyfriend Suspected...
Fairfax County Police announced Monday, Aug. 4, that the child, long known only as “John Doe,” is Carl Matthew Bryant, a Philadelphia boy who vanished while traveling to Virginia with his mother and her boyfriend. Detectives made the identification using advanced DNA testing, forensic-grade genome sequencing, and a...
New curfew boundaries set for DC juveniles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new Juvenile Curfew Zone has been established in Southwest, effective from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Monday, Chief of Police Pamela A. Smith announced.… The post New curfew boundaries set for DC juveniles first appeared on Shore News Network .
