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WASHINGTON - Thirteen D.C. police officers have been placed on administrative leave amid an ongoing investigation into the alleged manipulation of crime data, according to officials. The interim police chief says the department has begun the process of terminating those involved, though that process could take time. The developments come...

Two Northern Virginia men were sentenced Tuesday to federal prison for their role in a vast drug-trafficking conspiracy, according to federal prosecutors. Dontavious Rashid Whitaker, 28, of Alexandria, and D'Moni Anthony Moten, 27, of Woodbridge, were sentenced to 20 years and over 16 years in prison, respectively, for a conspiracy to traffic counterfeit pressed pills containing various drugs. According to court documents and...

WASHINGTON — A man is in the hospital after a crash on Constitution Avenue in D.C. briefly closed the heavily-trafficked road during the morning rush. By 10 a.m. the road was back open. According to DC Police, officers responded to the intersection of Constitution Avenue and 15th Street Northwest...

GEORGIA — A traffic stop on Interstate 95 in Camden County led to the arrest of a man wanted for murder in Washington, D.C., according to the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the arrest occurred Monday, April 27, when deputies conducting a traffic patrol received a license plate reader alert about a vehicle with […] The post Wanted murder suspect arrested following traffic stop on...

Some days are manageable for the Floyd family, but others can be difficult when thinking about the missing piece in their hearts. That void is Donnell Floyd Jr., known in the motorcycle community as Torch. “He was my baby D,” said his mother, Jennifer Floyd. “He showed up for everything....

Blossomz must pay a $10k fine, remain under closure and complete a compliant license sale to avoid permanent revocation. The D.C. Cannabis Board has approved a settlement resolving enforcement action against West2East, LLC, operating as West2East/Blossomz, following its February 2026 summary closure by regulators at its Fenwick Street NE cultivation site. Under the agreement, the company must pay a $10,000 fine, remain under...

A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a collision with a dump truck this afternoon (Tuesday) on Richmond Highway in Lorton. Police and the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched around 1:43 p.m. to Richmond Highway at Lorton Road near Gunston Plaza for a crash described initially as involving “an 18-wheeler,” according to scanner traffic.

King Street store sits cleared with no closure notice; social media silent since March

Downtown Silver Spring institution Dor-Ne Corset Shoppe has relocated to a larger space in Colesville after a recent ownership change. We reported last year that the longtime owners of the lingerie store at 8126 Georgia Ave. had decided to retire and put the store on the market after 93 years of operation, and that the business would close by May of this year...

PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans has announced that its new location will open Monday, May 11, at 6am. The coffee shop is part of the North Pointe at Flower Hill development, a 16,000-square-foot retail and restaurant center at 18251 Flower Hill Way, located behind the shopping center that includes Gentleman Jim’s.