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WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — After a 7News Exclusive report about raccoons in her government-funded D.C. property and two weeks of multiple follow-up calls and emails to the district and property management, Ms. Linda Chaplin is moving into a new place, raccoon-free. D.C. Bureau Reporter Phylicia Ashley was at...

A man is recovering in the hospital after he was shot during a carjacking in Northwest overnight, said D.C. police.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority is asking residents to use water wisely and even consider less usage as the Potomac River Basin is still in "rough shape," the company said on X Wednesday. The company said the DMV remains in a nearly year-long drought...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — As D.C., Maryland and Virginia face teacher shortages, 7News is taking a closer look at how much teachers are paid after a newly released report from the National Education Association on teacher salaries. 7News reviewed the 70-page report that finds the average public school...

D.C.-area chef Anthony Thomas won’t be found working in any particular restaurant, but lately he’s been turning the whole region into his own kitchen. All he needs is a few feet of sidewalk space to pop open his table and get to work. In recent weeks he’s been...

A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday for an April shooting in Rockville, police say.

In April we shared the news that Berry Bros. & Rudd, “Britain’s original wine and spirits merchant“, was coming to the former Foxtrot near Farragut Square. At that time I shared some scuttlebutt (scroll to the bottom) about what could be coming to the Georgetown Foxtrot space:

DMV home inventory is seeing a record-high spike amid federal layoffs, according to a new Redfin report. The big picture: Elon Musk's DOGE layoffs have created ripple effects across the Washington region and its federal workforce, long seen as a stable option for employment. By the numbers: The number of...

WASHINGTON (7NEWS) — D.C. police arrested a man allegedly connected to a shooting that killed a person in Northeast, D.C., in February. Officials announced Wednesday the arrest of 42-year-old Dione Dorn, who allegedly shot and killed 23-year-old Jaydon Parson, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. On Feb....

25-year-old Larnell Hutchinson is already a felon in D.C. after being convicted of an armed robbery. On Tuesday, he was sentenced in a different case after he discarded two guns while fleeing on foot from police in June 2024.