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There has been an increase in the number of children in Fairfax County, Virginia, that are being diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease. There have been a total of six cases in Fairfax County, five of those in the last two months, and health officials say it’s very contagious.

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A Baltimore man has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for leading a fentanyl trafficking operation that authorities say distributed the drug across Maryland. Vincent Edison, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy...

WASHINGTON (7News) — The rodent problem at the Benning Apartments in Southeast, D.C., never went away, according to neighbors, and even spread to nearby homes in recent months. In February, 7News reported on the rats and the effort to clear out piles of trash that went uncollected for months.

A 73-year-old D.C. man was found dead in Oxon Hill almost one month after he was reported missing.

A 52-year-old man was convicted Friday for assaulting and killing his mother, according to the Prince George’s County Office of the State's Attorney.

WASHINGTON (7News) — Car windows and doors were blown out, a church had bullet holes in it, and homes were hit after police said more than 140 bullets went flying across a Northeast, D.C. community Wednesday night. It happened at the Pentacle and Bates Courts apartments, and one person...

A D.C. federal judge sentenced a former Walgreens manager to more than 12 years behind bars this week for helping orchestrate a series of inside job heists at the Chinatown drug store that were staged to look like real robberies.

The community can breathe a sigh of relief as 77-year-old Nathaniel Bettis, who had been reported missing from Silver Spring, has been found. Montgomery County Police had issued a Silver Alert after he went missing, but thankfully, the alert has been canceled as Bettis is now safely back home. According...

WASHINGTON - A new report says 900 jobs are being lost as D.C. restaurants shut down at record rates. At this time, may D.C. restaurants are pointing the finger at a controversial measure concerning tipped workers. By the numbers:. Across the District, two restaurants per week are reportedly closing down...