Silver Spring MD

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A 16-year-old was arrested for gun possession after an incident near the Silver Spring Metro Station on Monday evening, according to Montgomery County officials. On Feb. 9, 2026, at around 6 p.m., Montgomery County's 3rd District officers responded to an assault in progress at...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A road rage argument took a deadly turn on Wednesday when a person was struck by a passing driver on the highway. The person later died from his injuries at the hospital. According to Virginia State Police, the crash happened early Wednesday morning, just before...

WASHINGTON (7News) — It's been over two weeks since the first round of snowflakes fell around the DMV, amounting to widespread 6 to 10 inches of snow. Since then, we spent nearly 10 days below freezing, locking in all of that snow and ice with little to no melting besides what happened to be in direct sunlight before...

WASHINGTON (7NEWS) — A burglary at a Southeast D.C. home ended in gunfire and an arrest on Tuesday. Metropolitan police arrested Fredrick Douglas Smith III, 33, of Southeast D.C. The break-in happened around 7:40 p.m. Tuesday in the 2300 block of Q Street. Investigators said Smith made his way...

Rockville, Md. (DG) – A deadly crash in Silver Spring has led to criminal charges against a teenager. Montgomery County Police were called just after 11:20 a.m. on January 14th to the intersection of Lockwood Drive and Northwest Drive for a two-vehicle collision. Investigators say a Lexus crossed a...

Hayes Street NE turned into an active crime scene yesterday afternoon after a shooting involving law enforcement near the 3700 block, according to officials. The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed it was not the agency involved and declined to say which other law enforcement body was on scene. Investigators...

DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld sentenced a non-fatal stabbing defendant to 32 months of imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release on Feb. 10. Andrew Wooten, 40, pleaded guilty on Dec. 10, 2025 to assault with significant bodily injury while armed for his involvement in a stabbing on Aug. 7, 2025 on the...

Aritzia will not be opening a location at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, according to updated information provided by mall management. A representative from Montgomery Mall confirmed Tuesday morning that the retailer was planning to open at the property. However, mall officials later clarified on Wednesday...

Hidden Healers: A Celebration of Historical Black Figures in Medicine: How Dr. Herman Branson’s Alpha-Helix Model Revolutionized Science. Dr. Herman Branson made a groundbreaking contribution to molecular biology by co-developing the alpha-helix model of protein structure. This discovery, achieved alongside Linus...

One person was hospitalized Wednesday after a car crashed onto the Metro track near Dunn Loring-Merrifield station, shutting down the Orange Line between West Falls Church and Vienna. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue units responded to the crash at 11:24 a.m. in the area of Interstate 66 westbound, just before...