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ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — A Friday night traffic stop on Interstate 395 turned into a high-speed chase, ending in a crash, according to Virginia State Police (VSP). VSP said the incident began around 11:37 p.m., when a trooper attempted to stop a driver of a Chevrolet Malibu for speeding on I-395 northbound near Exit 8B.

Rahama African Restaurant is coming to 749 South Frederick Avenue in the Walnut Hill Shopping Center in Gaithersburg. The restaurant will take over the space previously occupied by La Vina, which closed in June 2025 after eight years. The menu is expected to feature West African dishes such as jollof...

An investigation is underway after a person was stabbed in Montgomery County on Saturday.

Saturday morning in Washington, D.C., starts on a relatively calm note, with partly cloudy skies, temperatures around 55°F, and a light east breeze. The quiet stretch will not last long, though, as clouds thicken through the day and showers are likely to move in late this afternoon, with steadier rain expected tonight into early Sunday.

A driver crashed into the front of a Z Burger/Maman Joon restaurant in Olney late this afternoon, prompting a response from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews. Around 4:45pm, MCFRS units were dispatched to the restaurant on the 18100 block of Georgia Avenue a(near the intersection of Georgia Ave. and Olney-Laytonsville Road) for a report of a vehicle striking...

Washington, D.C., has officially cut ties with one of its violence‑intervention partners, and it comes with a price tag. A D.C. Superior Court judge has entered a default judgment ordering the nonprofit Women in H.E.E.L.S. to repay $60,502.48 to the District, while its founder, Ikeia Hardy, has been ordered to return $57,302.48. The ruling also permanently bars Hardy from serving as an officer...

Located on the grounds of the Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg sits a piece of the past that refuses to fade away. Widely considered the last remaining full phone booth in Montgomery County, the glass-and-metal enclosure stands as a rare time capsule from an era before smartphones made pay phones nearly obsolete. A video of the booth can be seen below.

All Set Restaurant & Bar will host the next installment of its Dine Out Tuesdays series next week to benefit the upcoming Emma’s Torch Café and Culinary Training Center in downtown Silver Spring. Twenty percent of the pre-tax total from guest checks will be donated from 5 to...

What started as a high-speed run on Interstate 95 ended with two Washington, D.C., men in cuffs on Thursday, after a midday pursuit barreled into Stafford County and wrapped up with a pair of crashes. Deputies say a stolen vehicle died on the shoulder, one suspect bolted on foot, another wrecked off Route 1, and both were ultimately taken into custody and booked...

FORESTVILLE, Md. - A Maryland highway worker was hit and killed on I-495 on Saturday while responding to another crash. Emergency crews responded to the inner loop of I-495 near Exit 4 in Forestville shortly before noon on Saturday. Two cars collided on the interstate, and several lanes needed to be closed while crews cleared the scene.