Construction ‘coming together’ on Virginia’s first hybrid emergency and urgent care center
Though a distinctive clock tower added over a decade ago to hide a cell tower still looms in the background, the northwest corner of Arlington Blvd (Route 50) and Graham Road in West Falls Church otherwise looks very different now than it did at this time last year. In place...
A Food Network Star Closes Huncho House in Hyattsville
This is Eater’s guide to all the D.C. restaurants, bars, and cafes closing this month. (For our most recent roundup for July, go here.) If a restaurant or bar has closed in your neighborhood, let us know at [email protected]. Hyattsville, Maryland: After a four-year run, Maryland’s celebrity chef Tobias...
More than 1,300 arrested in D.C.-area immigration sweep, including two from Manassas
Two Manassas men were among 1,328 people arrested across Virginia and Maryland during a recent two-week immigration enforcement operation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security. The arrests, dubbed " Operation Safe Community – Washington, D.C. ," took place from Aug. 1 t
DC Public Library issues statement after Dolly Parton’s death
The STAR: Books from Birth program was launched in D.C. on Feb. 4, 2016, in partnership with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. DC Public Library said that the program has mailed almost four million books to over 100,000 kids.
Laurel police test live-streaming, license plate reading camera
The Laurel Police Department (LPD) is considering partnering with Axon to install cameras that will be able to livestream and read license plates.
Officer punched while trying to break up fight in Clarendon
ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — An Arlington man is behind bars after allegedly punching an officer in Clarendon this weekend, police said. Fernando Vasquez, 35, is facing charges that include assault on police and obstruction of justice. Arlington County police said around 2 a.m. on Sunday, an officer working nightlife...
Yung Gravy to stop in Silver Spring for ‘The Joyrider Tour’
Rapper Yung Gravy just announced a stop in Maryland for his "The Joyrider Tour" later this year.
This 28-Mile Maryland Rail Trail Detours Around A Massive Tunnel Full Of Endangered Bats
Maryland is full of rail trails, but only one of them detours around a tunnel because of who’s living inside it. Ride west from Big Pool and somewhere around mile 24 the pavement peels away toward the canal, sending you two muddy miles around a 4,350-foot hole in the mountain you’ll never get to see. […]
1 hurt after Ride On bus crash in Rockville
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A crash between a Ride On Bus and car sent one person to the hospital on Tuesday morning in Rockville, police and fire officials told 7News. It happened at N Stonestreet Avenue and Park Road around 8:55 a.m. near the entrance to the Rockville Metro Station.
Man arrested for DUI after trying to climb through Stafford McDonald’s drive-thru window
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A 23-year-old Falls Church, Virginia, man was arrested early Monday morning after deputies said he tried to climb through a drive-thru window at a Stafford County McDonald’s. According to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy responded to a disturbance at the McDonald’s...
