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A 46-year-old realtor who was a volunteer with a fire rescue squad and a voice coach at a church has been charged with sexual battery involving minors, according to Fairfax County police. Christopher Dudley was charged with multiple counts of sexual contact with minors dating back over 20 years after...

What was once a 72-unit garden-style apartment complex built in the 1950s is now a five-story, 189-unit affordable housing community on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring’s Forest Glen neighborhood, thanks to a partnership between a local nonprofit housing developer and county and state officials. On Tuesday afternoon,...

It took place inside the D.C. jail’s Correctional Treatment Facility in Southeast. Fifteen young men, who completed their high school education through the Maya Angelou Academy, were being awarded Wednesday with their diplomas after qualifying for and then completing the program. The graduates, with the cuffs of...

Five people pleaded guilty Wednesday for their involvement in a conspiracy to smuggle contraband to inmates in the D.C. jail who were waiting for murder and assault trials,

Metropolitan Police are on the lookout for individuals connected to a Southwest shooting, seeking help from the public. The incident in question unfolded in the early hours of Independence Day, with patrol officers from the First District responding to a shooting near P Street and Carrollsburg Place, Southwest,...

Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Consider making a donation to help us continue our mission. DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun sentenced a homicide defendant to 35 years in prison on July 25. Dennis Chase, 33, was found guilty of first-degree murder, possession of a firearm during a crime...

Rare Essence, Washington, D.C.’s iconic go-go band, has performed to the delight of its ever-growing fanbase for more than four decades. Now considered a D.C. institution, the band has secured a throng of supporters which today represents multiple generations and ethnic groups. It all began back in 1976, when...

The search is on for 15-year-old Elijah McMillan, who was reported missing after he was last seen in the 2000 Block of Maryland Ave NE, Washington, D.C., on Sunday. The DC Police Department released a public call for any information regarding Elijah's whereabouts, urging anyone with knowledge to come forward.

At some point before this weekend, large yellow signs are likely to pop up in a “hot spot” D.C. neighborhood warning kids to, well, stay away – at least after 8 p.m. The extended curfew is part of a new policy pushed by Mayor Muriel Bowser and adopted by the D.C. Council to manage what some say is a worrying uptick...

Police are searching for a black and gray 2003 Ford F-150.