“several people insisted that it was a coyote.”
Coyote spotted in Columbia Heights back in 2023, numerous others have been spotted over the years all around town. “So I saw what I thought was an unleashed dog today walking down 14th St in Columbia Heights today and several people insisted that it was a coyote. I assumed that...
Maryland Capital Park Police searching for suspect accused of assault on trail
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - Investigators with the Maryland National Capital Park Police are searching for a suspect accused of assaulting a person on a trail in Montgomery County. What we know:. Police say the suspect is wanted in connection to an aggravated assault that reportedly occurred around 11 a.m. on...
Ski-masked gang chase and assault victim in Rockville
A gang of four male suspects wearing ski masks attacked an individual in the Twinbrook area of Rockville on Monday, December 8, 2025. The victim was in the 1100 block of Lewis Avenue that afternoon, when they were pursued and physically assaulted by the four suspects between 3:40 PM and 4:15 PM. Following the attack,...
D.C. Police Chief Resigns After 2 Years Amid DOJ Investigation And Criticism From Metro...
On Dec. 8, Smith announced her resignation alongside D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, following Bowser’s earlier declaration that she would not seek reelection, NBC News reports. Pamela Smith, the first Black woman police chief to lead D.C.’s Metropolitan PD, has resigned after just two and a half years in the role.
Maryland Teen Receives Full Scholarship to Hampton University After Tragic Loss of Both Parents
MARYLAND — A tragic car crash that claimed the lives of a Bowie couple has led to a remarkable outpouring of community support for their two sons, culminating in a full college scholarship for the eldest, 17-year-old Kyle Savage Jr. Crash That Claimed Two Lives. Prince George’s County Police...
Off-Duty Officer Among Three Hospitalized After Fairfax County Parkway Crash: Police
An off-duty Virginia police officer was among three hospitalized in a multi-vehicle crash early on Wednesday morning in Fairfax County, a police spokesperson confirmed. Shortly before 7 a.m. on Dec. 10, officers were called to a stretch of Fairfax County Parkway near John J Kingman Road in Fort Belvior, where there...
DNA evidence ties California man to Gaithersburg kidnapping, rape
Police say the man led the woman to his car, and against her will, drove her to an apartment in Prince George's County, where she was forcibly raped.
98 Affordable Apartments Open in Silver Spring
Following more than a decade of planning, and the snip of several scissors, a 98-unit affordable apartment building on Sligo Avenue in Silver Spring opened Monday morning. All units at Bracken Square are considered affordable to households earning between 30% and 80% of the area’s median income. The first...
Sending National Guard troops to our neighborhoods creates a spectacle, not a long-term solution
South Carolina has doubled down and sent additional National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. as part of a second wave of federal deployment. We urge South Carolinians to ask what this effort is really accomplishing and at what cost. Deploying the National Guard may play well in headlines, but it doesn’t build safer...
HOA vs. Christmas decorations: Maryland family facing hundreds in fines for lights
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — One Germantown, Maryland, family has gotten coal in their stockings in the form of hundreds of dollars in fines because of Christmas decorations their homeowners' association (HOA) says violate nuisance rules. Pahan Salgado and his family have lights, Nutcracker statues, and a...

















