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A Washington, D.C. man will spend nearly two decades in prison due to his involvement in a deadly shooting last year.

A Maryland man will serve more than two decades behind bars after DNA evidence linked him to a horrifying cold case rape and armed robbery that left a couple traumatized in Montgomery County. James Lorenzo Greene, 49, of Fairmount Heights, was sentenced on Thursday, July 31, to life in prison,...

No one was hurt after a Thursday shooting in Northeast D.C., where a firetruck was struck by gunfire, according to police.

WASHINGTON (7News) — A jury sided with the family of a man shot and killed by a D.C. police officer in 2020. Thursday's verdict in the civil case comes after the D.C. auditor found that while the shooting was justified, the officer acted "recklessly." AUDIT | Shooting death of...

Intro Washington, DC just hit a major milestone: the city has now padlocked its 50th illegal cannabis shop. This isn’t just a numbers game. It’s a full-blown crackdown on the…

With fighting, threats, people doing drugs, and many more loitering, bus drivers in Maryland say they are working under dangerous conditions.

The mother of a congressional intern whose son was killed in a drive-by shooting criticized the D.C. council, saying it's not doing enough to protect residents.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A late 2024 street race between a Lamborghini and a Tesla Cybertruck driver went viral as the two vehicles sped down a street in Fairfax County, garnering the attention of Elon Musk. Now both drivers have been convicted, and a county court on Thursday...

A Fairmount Heights man has been sentenced to life in prison for first-degree rape, 23 years after the incident.

Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Consider making a donation to help us continue our mission. DC Superior Court Judge Judith Pipe gave a shooting defendant a suspended sentence of nine months in prison and required him to serve one year of probation in a July 25 hearing. Dayquan Henderson,...