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A 33-year-old man was found shot in the Logan Circle neighborhood Monday night and later died at the hospital, marking this year's 100th homicide in D.C.

The group Free DC and its partners held a rally in Northwest D.C. as Trump announced plans to place the Metropolitan Police Department under federal control ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the Trump administration's takeover of the D.C. Police "unsettling and unprecedented," but said collaboration with federal leaders will ...

A local fisherman is reeling in a life-changing win at one of the most prestigious fishing tournaments in the world.

A public safety official in Prince George's County, Maryland, was placed on administrative leave as part of an investigation into hiring practices.

A collision between a car and motorcycleMotorcyclist struck, killed by car on New Hampshire Avenue in Montgomery County (Marco Tavares/7News) ...

The D.C. Board of Elections certified the results Friday in the Ward 8 special election, officially declaring Trayon White the winner.

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. police are asking for the public’s help identifying a person of interest in an attempted carjacking that happened early Sunday morning in Northwest. The Metropolitan ...

Police are seeking the public’s help in locating anyone who may have had contact with an alleged police impersonator who drove a marked cruiser.

Fairfax County Public Schools tells 7News Reporter Nick Minock that they are launching an investigation into claims that school staff arranged abortions.

According to a preliminary police investigation, a man got into an argument with a vendor over returning a piece of merchandise at the 3100 block of 14th Street ...