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Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C-Batavia) is still accepting last-minute registrations for this year’s Patriot Trip to Washington, D.C. The trip will run from September 18 to 21 and is open to local veterans and their families. Participants will get a tour of the nation’s capital and its numerous monuments and landmarks...

Silver Spring Historical Society members have measured the historic acorn gazebo in Acorn Urban Park (8075 Newell St) in Silver Spring, MD, determining it surpasses Oak Hill, Ohio’s recently erected acorn statue, which measures 12 feet in diameter and 15 ½ feet in height, and was promoted as the world’s largest acorn...

A photo shared by Greenbelt police showed smoke coming from the truck as firefighters extinguished the flames.

WASHINGTON (7News) — Planned construction on the Greenline of the Metro closed two stops on Saturday and will close the same stops next weekend, officials said. The construction is part of phase two of the Summer 2025 Major Construction project. Congress Heights and Southern Avenue will close Saturday and Sunday and...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A 26-year-old Washington, D.C., man has pleaded guilty to abduction with intent to defile and attempted rape in connection with a February 2025 multi-day crime spree that included a sexual assault in Alexandria. Details of the Case. On Aug. 7, 2025, Dykwon Perry Davis entered his...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A federal task force operation in Northeast Washington led to a shooting early Thursday morning. According to a statement, the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) was involved in the operation just after midnight near 48th and Sheriff Road NE. "Last night, MTPD participated in a federal...

As a large group of teens gathered in the Navy Yard area Saturday night, officers took a boy into custody for allegedly firing a stolen gun.

WASHINGTON (7News) — If you've noticed fewer teenagers on the streets of D.C. this summer, that's because a youth curfew appears to be working to keep them out of trouble and off the streets at night. There's a city-wide juvenile curfew in place for those 17 and under every...

WALDORF, Md. — A man was flown to a regional trauma center with severe injuries after being ejected during a violent single-vehicle rollover crash in Waldorf on Saturday evening, August 9, 2025. A second occupant in the vehicle was also injured and transported by ambulance. Emergency crews were dispatched...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pepco customers with limited to moderate incomes in Washington, D.C., and Maryland may now be eligible for financial assistance through a newly launched Customer Relief Fund. The fund, created through a donation from Pepco’s parent company, Exelon, will be administered by The Salvation Army. It...