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DC Public Schools is wrapping up major prep work across its 117 facilities ahead of the first day of school on Aug. 24.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — One person has been arrested after an attempted carjacking in Prince George's County. The Prince George's County Police Department said officers were dispatched to the 7500 block of Ardwick Ardmore Road a few minutes after 9 p.m. for the report of an attempted carjacking.

Buna & Barley co-owner Teff Teffera says the idea for the newly opened Ethiopian specialty store came from the corner shops he and his partner grew up with in Addis Ababa. We reported last week that the shop is now open in the former home of Wesenyelesh International Market at 901 Silver Spring Avenue in downtown Silve

A homicide defendant who is on release pleaded not guilty at an arraignment on Aug. 13 before DC Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan. Martell West, 24, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, two counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and felony possession with intent to distribute marijua

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman sentenced a fatal shooting defendant to 18-and-a-half years in prison on Aug. 7. Jakiem Miller, 28, pleaded guilty on May 6 to voluntary manslaughter while armed and assault with a dangerous weapon for his involvement in the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Avon Perkins on the 2400 blo

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Car thefts are on the rise in Montgomery County, Maryland, up 20% this year. According to police, there have been more than 1,500 occurrences to date. One Silver Spring woman who didn't want to be identified told 7News about how her car was stolen...

One moment, Donovan Raymond was always on the move. Now, the young Maryland father is fighting to learn how to walk again. Raymond, a 27-year-old electrician and father of two, suffered devastating injuries in a serious car crash on Aug. 3, according to his loved ones in District Heights. The crash l…

Two women in their 70s, both named Marion, were strangled about three months apart in Virginia, puzzling police for two decades, but now detectives hope DNA can help them find the killer. On Aug. 14, 2006, when Fairfax County police responding to a 911 call found 72-year-old Marion Marshall dead...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Three men are in the hospital after a shooting Saturday morning in D.C.'s Congress Heights neighborhood, police said. Officers found two men shot around 1:19 a.m. in the 3300 block of 14th Place SE, just a few blocks from the Congress Heights Metro station. They were rushed to the hospital with ser

DC Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman ruled that a traffic stop that led to the arrest of a fatal shooting defendant was conducted legally during a motions hearing on Aug. 7. Joshua Franklin, 41, is charged with first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during crime of violence and unlawful possession of