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Authorities from the Metropolitan Police Department have swiftly brought a suspect into custody following a robbery in Northwest Washington, D.C. The incident unfolded on Sunday when officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of 10th Street Northwest after receiving reports of an assault. Upon their arrival at...

“The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a homicide which occurred in Northwest. On Monday, August 4th, 2025, at approximately 9:57pm, Fourth District officers responded to the 1300 block of Otis Place Northwest for reports of a shooting. Upon arrival officers discovered an adult male suffering from...

Executive Office of the Mayor/Khalid Naji-Allah via AP. Standing in a hotel suite overlooking the $480 million Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke candidly about the challenges and milestones of her decade in office. Though she resists the idea that she’s focused on her legacy, the...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Residents in a Southeast D.C. neighborhood said they've endured several nights of gunfire, with one man being shot on Aug. 2. Neighbors also said cars were hit, and on Tuesday, a spent casing remained on the street. "They hit everything else on the ground but what...

The D.C. Department of Human Services (DHS) recently limited the locations where residents experiencing homelessness can get vouchers to receive free IDs, a move some service providers worry will create new barriers to identification. D.C. residents need some form of identification to apply for housing, housing...

Police said a man was arrested for a shooting that happened in Greenbelt.

BOWIE, Md. (7News) — A Bowie, Maryland woman is "frustrated" after she said she is one of many to have booked with an online travel agency that never came to fruition. Michelle Griffin was excited to go to Egypt this fall, but those plans are now shut down as the travel agent, Laticha Douglas of FlyGirl World Travel...

What might be D.C.'s slowest development project is back on track, with a pared-back grocery store. Why it matters: The McMillan development — now branded as the Reservoir District — near Bloomingdale is being built in phases after a fraught history of NIMBYism and lawsuits delaying its start.

The man who gunned down a former staff member to a DC councilwoman is heading to prison for more than a decade. Deandre Miles, now 30, of Washington DC, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for his role in the shooting death of 28-year-old Davon Fuller in October 2023, authorities announced.

The Metropolitan Police Department has swiftly resolved an armed robbery incident that occurred in Northeast D.C., leading to the apprehension of a local teenager. According to a press release from MPD, the event unfolded last Friday evening when Sixth District officers were summoned to the 1400 block of Eastern...