Police: Man beat up three people in Crystal City then urinated in public after...
A 33-year-old D.C. man is facing an array of charges after a violent incident in Crystal City last night. The alleged assault happened shortly before midnight, near the intersection of 23rd Street S. and S. Eads Street — at the start of Crystal City’s restaurant row. The man...
D.C. Mayor Bowser skewers House for alleging police chief pressured staff to alter crime...
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is blasting the House Oversight Committee for its "biased" report accusing Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith of pressuring subordinates to fudge the city's crime statistics.
New Maryland laws taking effect on Jan. 1, 2026
Several new Maryland laws take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, impacting health care, homeownership protections, workers and patients. Major changes include firefighter cancer screenings, pediatric hospital transfer rules, expanded hearing aid coverage and restrictions on step-therapy for key medications. New rules also...
Maryland Caregiver Convicted of Abusing Vulnerable Adult, Sentenced to Jail and Probation
A Lanham, MD woman who worked as a direct support professional was found guilty of second-degree abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult after evidence showed she physically assaulted a non-verbal person in her care. She was sentenced to five years with all but 94 days suspended, five years of...
Moore announces $10M to help open child care, grocery businesses in high-need communities
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md (7News) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Wednesday the creation of a website that aims to give entrepreneurs information and access to funding to start businesses to address critical shortages of fresh food and child care in high-need communities. Along with the website, Moore announced...
DC man arrested in fight that left 1 hospitalized, 2 others hurt
A D.C. man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a physical altercation that left one man hospitalized and two others hurt, according to the Arlington Police Department.
Stolen Car Recovered After Theft Suspect Arrested at Target
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) 3rd District Holiday Crime Suppression Task Force officers arrested an adult male in Silver Spring on December 17 after recovering a stolen vehicle during a theft investigation at a Target store on Cherry Hill Road. According to MCPD 3rd District Commander Jason Cokinos,...
Maryland Man Sentenced to 72 Years for Killing His Mother After Dispute Over Her...
Bladensburg, Maryland – A 53-year-old Maryland man who brutally stabbed his elderly mother dozens of times following an argument over her vehicle has been sentenced to spend the equivalent of her lifetime behind bars. Reginald English was sentenced Friday to life in prison with all but 72 years suspended,...
Man found guilty a 2nd time in retrial for ‘execution style’ double murder in...
Gregory Jones, 32, was convicted Friday by a jury in the deaths of Ashley Dickinson and Joshua Frazier, who were found shot “execution style” on Feb. 15, 2018, in Burtonsville. Jones was first found guilty and sentenced to two life terms in prison without parole in 2021. That...
Silver Spring man killed, 2 others hurt in crash on Good Hope Road in...
Police noted that a 4-year-old child was among those injured in the crash.

















