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WASHINGTON (7NEWS) — D.C. police are looking for three people and a silver car after a woman was found shot to death in the Southeast area early Sunday morning. According to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), officers were called around 5:30 a.m. Aug. 9 to the 1100 block of K Street SE for reports of a shooting.

LINCOLN, NE — Two separate storm zones show up on Wednesday’s severe weather outlook, and they are nowhere near each other. The Storm Prediction Center has penciled in a 15 percent severe risk that covers western Nebraska on one end and the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia on the other.

Transit police are searching for a passenger accused of repeatedly punching a Metrobus driver last week. The Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, which represents about 8,000 D.C.-area transit workers, posted video of the incident on social media. The footage shows a verbal exchange between the driver and a passenger b

ALEXANDRIA, VA — There is, quite literally, an elephant in the room at Nepenthe Gallery’s new home in the Hollin Hall Shopping Center. Her name is Li Doo Mooh, and the life-size elephant calf sculpture now stands in one of the gallery’s enormous front windows at 7928 Fort Hunt Road, greeting guests and passersby while

Alexandria, VA- There is nothing more human than to stare up into the vastness of our universe and marvel at its magic and our own relative insignificance. From Pagans, to Catholics, to Pop Culture devotees, inspiration has been found in the awesomeness of the Perseids meteor shower. John Denver’s song...

The Washington Mystics host the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. Let’s preview this one. Where: CareFirst Arena, Washington, D.C. For the Mercury, Shay Ciezki and Kara Dunn were out for their last game on Aug. 7. The Mystics did not have injuries to report. You may have noticed that I...

Last month, as part of its 2027 budget, the D.C. Council approved a 20-cent fee on carrier-for-hire delivery services. While the fee applies to the delivery of a broad array of household goods, it has been primarily billed as a tax on food delivery, which provides a lucrative source of potential revenue for the Distric

Todd Bensman, a former adviser to White House Border Czar Tom Homan, and Donell Harvin, former Homeland Security chief for Washington, D.C., react to news that ICE will release bodycam video on a case-by-case basis.

This story is part of WTOP’s 2026 Back to School coverage. It’s almost time to go back-to-school in the D.C. area and shopping is most likely on almost everyone’s to-do list. Shoppers can save some money on school supplies and other items during sales tax holidays locally...

Alexandria VA – A familiar name in Old Town Alexandria is serving up a new chapter with the return of Sunday Supper and the addition of a leisurely weekend brunch at The Majestic, 911 King St. Led by Chef Santiago Lopez, the restaurant’s 2026 relaunch pairs its Art Deco history with a refreshed New American menu that d