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A 73-year-old man with dementia has been missing for three days during this punishing heat wave, and a frantic search is underway. For years, retired truck driver Frankie Jones Sr. fixed cars for neighbors in Southwest D.C., letting people pay him what they could for his work. Now, a missing person flyer is on every...

The Council of the District of Columbia decided to reverse an estimated $63 million in budget cuts this week, which were proposed in Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser‘s budget. She sought to address the $1.1 billion deficit forced onto the city by congressional spending cuts. Bowser’s budget included major cuts...

A man is dead after an overnight shooting in Southeast, D.C., and police are searching for a suspect.

D.C. Public Libraries is offering free children's eye exams and glasses.

Temps have soared into the high-90s in a historic heatwave this week. From taking a simple pool trip l to embracing the tradition of DC go-go music, Washington residents have found plenty of ways to beat the heat. Fox 5's Gwen Tolbart reports.

BEL ALTON, Md. — For 25 years, she was only known as Jane Doe—a nameless woman found dead in a field in Charles County, Maryland, with no identity and no justice. But in October 2023, a breakthrough changed everything. Cold case investigators confirmed the woman’s name: LaQuanda Denise “Niecey” Williams, a...

A man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a December 2023 drug deal that killed two people.

Thanks to Matthew for sending from 12th and W Street, NW. And thanks to Bryan for sending:. It had been 28 days since our last stolen wheels report(s). You can see some MPD suggestions on ways to prevent a Helluva Way to Wake Up here. You can read a Witness Describing a Wheel Theft here.

As of Wednesday morning, Amtrak has announced several trains scheduled to travel to D.C.'s Union Station have been canceled. These cancellations are among a series of delays and issues along Amtrak since Monday.

Big changes are on the way for Metrobus riders. Starting Sunday, June 29, WMATA will launch its long-anticipated Better Bus Network, which brings entirely new routes, names, and more frequent service across the D.C. region.