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A D.C. judge ordered a landlord to pay almost $7 million in fines and rent refunds after the D.C. attorney general sued for violating housing codes. Residents spent years living with issues like mold, rats, sewage leaks, crumbling walls and ceilings, and toxic lead contamination. Landlord Adolphe Edwards owned nine...

Famous Pawn Brokers, located at 11129 Veirs Mill Rd in Wheaton, has made one of its larger purchases– but it wasn’t a transaction inside the store. The pawnbroker now owns the building at 11123 Veirs Mill Road. Famous Pawn Brokers purchased the 16,478 SF Wheaton building– known as...

Joseph Leon Young, 62, of Indian Head, was arrested after deputies stopped him shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday, May 2, in the area of Route 210 and South Poplar Lane, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office. As the deputy approached, Young “was observed taking what appeared to...

A fixer-upper nightlife spot in Falls Church has transformed into a new Caribbean restaurant and bar under new ownership. Ricky Bartlette took Lesly’s Restaurant Bar and Grill under his wing in January, hoping to improve its reputation. Since then, the entrepreneur, who also owns a Baltimore-based security firm, has...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A hit-and-run collision on U Street left one pedestrian dead Wednesday morning. The initial call labeled the incident as an aggravated assault. Details of the incident remain unknown at this time. Police are searching for a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe with a Maryland license plate. According to...

Chief Antonio DeVaul from the Takoma Park Police Department announces the arrest of Ta’Liyah Tapp, 24, of Temple Hills, Maryland, for possession of an unregistered firearm, illegal transport of a handgun in a vehicle, open alcohol container in a vehicle, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. According to police,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - ICE agents were spotted in Northwest DC Wednesday afternoon. What we know: — A picture of the agents was sent to FOX 5 DC, where they can be seen standing on the corner of Mt. Pleasant and Kenyon Street NW. This all came just days after raids on restaurants in the area where agents asked to see the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — Former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams and other city leaders will join real-estate developer Redbrick LMD to celebrate the opening of the Bridge District at an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday. The Bridge District is a 2.5 million square-foot destination that features residential,...

The bank branches are expected to close by June 5.

WASHINGTON — Right now, there are nearly 500 traffic enforcement cameras in the District, capturing everything from speeders to those going through stop signs. Whether you bike, drive, or walk around town, it seems everyone has an opinion about these cameras. “I do believe in them and I think...