DC locals and tourists express frustration at potential Smithsonian Museums & Zoo closures
WASHINGTON (7News) — With looming temporary closures if the government shutdown continues, D.C. residents and tourists enjoyed the beautiful weather at the Smithsonian museums and National Zoo on Sunday. The museums and zoo will remain open through Saturday, October 11. However, if the shutdown continues beyond that...
Go-Go Museum needs to raise $500K after funding cuts
WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C.’s one-of-a-kind Go-Go Museum and Café is facing major challenges just six months after opening. 7News looked into how it got to this point and what the Anacostia community is doing to help. The day before his push to bring in support for the...
Person seriously hurt in Bowie house fire
One person was "seriously hurt" after a Friday house fire in Bowie, according to the Prince George's County Fire Department.
National Zoo, Smithsonian museums to stay open for at least another week
WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — As the government shutdown drags on, the National Zoo and the Smithsonian museums will be able to remain open for at least another week. The attractions posted on X Friday, saying that there was enough funding to keep them open through at least Oct. 11.
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers with expired contracts to strike Oct. 14
Tens of thousands of union Kaiser Permanente workers have informed the system they intend to strike on Oct. 14. The 10-day notices given Friday come from multiple member locals of the Alliance of Health Care Unions whose labor contracts had expired with the new month. Of the roughly 62,000 Kaiser employees...
Tow truck driver is struck by car, killed on Baltimore-Washington Parkway
A tow truck operator died early Saturday on Maryland Route 295, also called the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, after being struck by a passing car.
Raising Cane’s to open 7 new locations by end of October. See where.
More "Craveable Chicken Finger Meals" are on the way as Raising Cane’s announced plans to open seven new locations across the East Coast this month. Raising Cane’s confirmed the openings, including the chicken chain's second locations in Delaware, near Delaware State University, and in Washington, D.C., "steps away...
Beauty store stickup suspect busted after armed robbery and standoff in DC
Gunman in $500 beauty shop heist caught after barricade drama Washington, DC — A 22-year-old man was arrested after a U.S. District Court search warrant led to a barricade situation…
About that Helicopter Circling Columbia Heights – Shooting Last Night – Reader reports: “we...
A helicopter has been circling the northern part of Meridian Hill Park for about an hour now. I am not sure I even want to know why — it’s past 3am.”. “Alert: Shooting investigation in the 1400 block of Clifton Street, NW. Have info? Call 202-727-9099 or text...
Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Preps for Closure
Ongoing redesign project faces uncertainty due to government shutdown.
