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Fall is almost here, which means it’s about time for the Smithsonian’s National Zoo to get spooky for Halloween. The zoo’s two after-hours Halloween events begin in October. Tickets are on sale now through the National Zoo website. Boo at the Zoo. Boo at the Zoo runs...

Thousands of children have died at the hands of their mother since 2022.

WASHINGTON (7News) — Saturday will be one of those beautiful late-summer days made for getting outside. Expect mostly sunny skies, low humidity, and comfortable temperatures in the mid-80s. A light northeast breeze will add to the pleasant feel. Whether you are heading to a game, running errands, spending time...

Thousands marked the anniversary of the historic March on Washington, renewing calls for action on voting rights.

Hundreds of New Yorkers boarded buses in Harlem in the early morning on Aug. 28 as voting rights advocates from New York and New Jersey traveled to Washington, D.C., for a rally focused on protecting access to the ballot. Organizers said more than 50 buses from New York and New...

Ten years after opening its doors on the National Mall, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is throwing a milestone party—and everyone is invited. From September 24 to 27, the museum will host "The Reunion," a vibrant four-day festival celebrating a decade of storytelling, preserva

BRYANS ROAD, Md. – Today marks the 47th anniversary of the day Vickie Lynn Belk was found deceased along Metropolitan Church Road in Bryans Road on August 29, 1979. For decades, despite best efforts, her death remained an unsolved case. But forensics investigators and cold case detectives never stopped seeking answers.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Two people were killed when a wrong-way driver collided head-on with another vehicle on Interstate 270, Maryland State Police said. Troopers from the Rockville Barrack responded around 6:46 p.m. to the southbound spur of I-270 just south of Democracy Boulevard in the Bethesda area for a

A woman has died after a single-vehicle crash in Suitland Friday afternoon, and Prince George's County police say the cause of the wreck remains under investigation. Officers were called to the area of Brooks Drive and Towne Park Road around 1:30 p.m., found the woman injured, and rushed her to a hospital, where she la

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A daycare teacher is facing charges after police said she assaulted two toddler boys at a child care center in McLean, Virginia. Fairfax County police said detectives were called Aug. 27 to Faz Creative Education Learning Center on Old Meadow Road after reports of an assault.