Man walks into hospital after getting shot in Southeast DC
WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. police said a man walked into a hospital after he was shot in the Washington Highlands neighborhood of Southeast. Around 2:46 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to the 800 block of Chesapeake Street SE for the report of a shooting, police said. Police said they did...
US Attorney for DC tells Council members to get rid of lenient juvenile crime...
WASHINGTON (7News) — Newly confirmed US Attorney for D.C., Judge Jeannine Pirro, said that failures to address youth crime are a big part of the problem. She sent an urgent letter to the D.C. council strongly urging them to drop laws she says are making things worse. Two of...
Boy With Autism Rescued From Germantown Library Pond: ‘This Could Have Ended Very Differently’
A missing 6-year-old autistic boy who can’t speak was found waist-deep in a pond behind a Maryland library. The child was located on Wednesday, Aug. 6, in Germantown, after a family member flagged down officers in the 19800 block of Century Boulevard around 5:40 p.m. and said the non-verbal boy had been missing for...
Rachel Morin’s killer faces sentencing two years after murder
Victor Martinez-Hernandez, the convicted rapist and killer of the Maryland mother of five, Rachel Morin, will be sentenced Monday.
US Marshals rescue missing teen during operation to arrest alleged MS-13 gang member in...
FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. — A fugitive apprehension operation has led to the finding of a missing teen and the arrest of a citizen of El Salvador in Frederick County. U.S. Marshals, in coordination with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) - Enforcement and Removal...
Assault at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda
Montgomery County police responded to a report of an assault at Westfield Montgomery Mall late Wednesday afternoon, August 6, 2025. The assault was reported at a clothing store in the mall at 4:58 PM. Police have not yet identified the name of the store. The assault occurred amid a shoplifting incident at the business.
Large group of minors trash store, steal items Friday night, police say
WASHINGTON (7News) — A large group of minors stole, trashed a store and caused an injury of an employee in Northeast, D.C., on Friday night. While inside the store, items were stolen and thrown around inside and outside of the store in the 1500 block of Benning Road, Northeast. An employee tried to lock the door, but...
Trayon White sworn in as Ward 8 councilmember, months after explusion
Trayon White is officially back in his Ward 8 seat following his swearing-in, which took place Friday afternoon in Southeast.
DC man pleads guilty to abduction, attempted rape in Alexandria court
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — A 26-year-old DC man pleaded guilty on Aug. 7, 2025, to two felony charges: abduction with the intent to defile and attempted rape in relation to a multi-day crime spree in Alexandria in February 2025. According to the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney in the...
133 Years—and we’re still telling the truth
One hundred and thirty-three years. That’s how long the AFRO-American Newspapers, dba AFRO News, has been in business—100 percent Black-owned, family-owned and unapologetically committed to truth-telling. That alone is worth celebrating. But it didn’t happen by accident—or without struggle. We thank God first....
