DC officer dies from gunshot wound inside police station
WASHINGTON (7News) — A D.C. police officer has died after suffering a gunshot wound inside the Second District station Monday morning, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said. The officer was critically injured from the gunshot around 5 a.m. while at the station located in the 3300 block of Idaho...
Mom says 12-year-old son saved her life by fighting off attack from boyfriend
TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (WUSA) - A 12-year-old Maryland boy is being hailed as a hero for defending his mother when her boyfriend allegedly attacked her. Xavier Leathers, 12, was asleep on the couch at his mother’s Temple Hills apartment around 12:30 a.m. Saturday. That’s when he says he heard his mom’s boyfriend come into t
Alexandria mails 2026 personal property tax bills
Vehicle and business bills are both due Oct. 5. The car tax rate is unchanged, and separate relief programs are available for older residents, people with disabilities and some disabled veterans.
Man faces murder charge after family member stabbed to death in Prince William County
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A man was locked up Sunday morning after police say he stabbed a family member during an altercation at a home in Woodbridge, Virginia. Prince William County police said they responded around 6:12 a.m. Aug. 30 to a home in the 4600 block of Whitaker Place for a domestic dispute resu
11th-Floor Apartment Fire Reported at Bethesda High-Rise
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a high-rise apartment fire on Edgemoor Lane in Bethesda Sunday afternoon. Crews were dispatched to 4885 Edgemoor Lane at approximately 1:13 pm for a fire alarm and located a fire in an apartment on the 11th floor of the residential high-rise.
Amazon changes course on water use for Virginia data center campus
Amazon Web Services is changing course on how a planned King George County data center will get its water, after a proposal to renew a groundwater permit for withdrawals of up to 6.4 million gallons annually from the Potomac aquifer raised concerns.
Longtime Chinese Restaurant Named One of D.C., Maryland, and Virginia’s Best Cheap Eats
A&J Restaurant, the longtime Chinese restaurant at 1319 Rockville Pike in Rockville, has been named one of “The Best Cheap Eats Around the DC Area” by Washingtonian. The recently published list highlights 60 restaurants where diners can get what Washingtonian describes as a satisfying meal for less than $25 per person,
Student encounters intruder inside University of Maryland apartment
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (7News) — University of Maryland police are investigating a series of residential burglaries involving three apartments at South Campus Commons #3, including one in which a student encountered a man inside her residence. The incidents occurred on the building’s third floor between approximately 1:30 a
Man injured in stabbing on Georgia Avenue in Glenmont; police investigating
Police said a man is recovering in the hospital Sunday after being stabbed in the Glenmont area of Silver Spring.
Weather Chat | Thunderstorm trends across the DMV
This week's Weather Chat focuses on the five weather patterns across the DMV that can trigger severe storms.

















