Alexandria Dedicates Street to Robert L. “Bob” Calhoun
ALEXANDRIA, VA — The City of Alexandria has rededicated Calhoun Avenue as Robert L. “Bob” Calhoun Avenue, honoring the legacy and public service of a respected local and state leader. Robert L. “Bob” Calhoun, a Yale-educated attorney, served the Alexandria community with distinction as a member of...
Out of the Attic: Alexandria’s Hibernian Society
Alexandria’s long history with residents of Irish descent dates back to its founding. More than 200 years ago, Alexandrians of Irish descent founded a Hibernian Society to aid impoverished Irish immigrants and to promote a sense of cultural identity. A March 27, 1824, letter to the Alexandria Gazette editor, Samuel...
Gun, fentanyl, cocaine thrown out of window led to conviction of DC drug dealer
WASHINGTON (7News) — After his arrest, where he flung a backpack with cocaine and a loaded AK-Style gun from his apartment window as officers approached him, Derrick Thomas Martin was convicted on Thursday on four firearm and drug charges. “Derrick Martin stashed large quantities of drugs and cash in...
Former Epiq Food Hall in Woodbridge to pay $54K for racial harassment
Epiq Food Hall Woodbridge, LLC, which owned and operated a now-closed food hall in Woodbridge, will pay $54,000 and provide other relief to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency announced Monday. According to the commission's suit, Epiq's...
» A ‘Trove of Surveillance’ Turned Over Two Weeks From Murder Trial
The defense in a murder case alerted DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan a “trove of surveillance” evidence was “disturbingly” turned over just two weeks prior to the trial on March 13. James Lewis, 48, is charged with felony murder while armed, possession of a prohibited...
Judge finds probable cause to charge DC man with second-degree murder in shooting
WASHINGTON (7News) — A D.C. Superior Court judge found probable cause Tuesday to charge Niwatilagu Anthony Long, 45, of Washington, D.C., with second-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of 44-year-old D.C. resident Melvin Saunders. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced the decision by Judge Rainey...
Man accused of stabbing, theft after argument near MLK Library in DC
WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. Library Police took a man into custody after a stabbing and theft in Northwest D.C. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Isiah Robert Barnes, a 30-year-old homeless man, on Tuesday. Police said the victim was walking near the MLK Library just before 5 p.m. when he...
DC police investigating assault after receiving calls for shooting
D.C. police are investigating an assault that left a man injured.
Why do we fart? UMD study looks to answer that question
How often do we fart? Turns out, scientists may not be completely sure -- but one new invention is looking to change that.
Ariel Isidro Fuentes Euceda Arrested for Pistol Whipping
The Metropolitan Police Department announces an arrest in an assault that occurred in Northwest. On Sunday, March 15, 2026, Third District officers were flagged down in 1100 block of Irving Street, Northwest, for the report of an assault. The suspect brandished a handgun and attempted to assault a female victim with...
