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August 31, 2025
Child dead after falling from DC apartment window
A young boy is dead after falling from an apartment building in Northwest D.C. Saturday.
August 30, 2025
Gun, drugs seized from student’s backpack at Ballou High School, police say
A Ballou High School student is facing multiple charges after school security intercepted a handgun and drugs during a weapons screening Friday morning, according to police.
August 30, 2025
After nearly 60 years in business, this Montgomery Co. barbershop is turning the clippers off for the last time
On Saturday, clients headed to the Walnut Hill Barber Shop to get one last haircut — and one last hug — before the nearly 60-year-old business turned the lights off for the last time.
August 30, 2025
15 arrested as part of Arlington’s targeted enforcement effort to stop retail theft
Authorities in Arlington County, Virginia, are stepping up efforts to address a rise in retail theft in the area.
August 30, 2025
Weekly breakdown: Where does Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case stand now?
Since March, President Trump's administration has made an example of a Salvadoran native who lived in Maryland with his family, Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
August 30, 2025
‘Take off your masks!’: DC-based group launches campaign to combat law enforcement surge
A new D.C.-based anti-Trump group is plastering the District with flyers, urging federal agents to take off their masks.
August 30, 2025
Nine people displaced after fire consumes Laytonsville home
Five adults and four children are without a place to live after their Laytonsville, Maryland, home was destroyed by fire on Friday.
August 30, 2025
Montgomery County Fire officials urge residents to fill out a ‘file of life’
Montgomery County Fire officials are urging the public to prepare a "file of life" folder as a means to help first responders provide more accurate care during emergencies.
August 30, 2025
‘We’re highlighting the ridiculousness of it’: How ‘the sandwich guy’ became the face of DC resistance
After being filmed throwing a sandwich at a law enforcement agent, Sean Charles Dunn is becoming the face of D.C. resistance as his likeness is being used in artwork throughout the region.
August 29, 2025
New Trump executive order relaxes chase policies for US Park Police
The U.S. Park Police now has a less restrictive policy when it comes to police pursuits. The Trump administration is framing it as part of its stepped-up efforts in D.C.
August 29, 2025
DC matchmaker sees nearly 4 times the average number of clients are under 30, says singles are ‘tired of the apps’
Kat Markiewicz, a matchmaker at Three Day Rule, said one complaint she hears about dating apps is people feel like others don't take it seriously.
August 29, 2025
Baltimore ramping up oyster restoration efforts in the Inner Harbor, Patapsco River
A joint initiative plans to expand oyster restoration efforts in Baltimore Harbor and the Patapsco River, with the goal of planting 5 million oysters by 2030.
August 29, 2025
New GOP anti-crime bills in Congress will focus on DC
President Donald Trump wants Republican congressional leaders to develop a comprehensive crime bill to tackle public safety issues in D.C. and other cities.
August 29, 2025
ATF busts DC student with 6 guns, says it interrupted ‘possible school shooting’
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for D.C. said it seized six firearms from a student after its agents saw a post that made a potential threat to a local school.
August 29, 2025
Alexandria police release bodycam footage of man who died in custody
The Alexandria Police Department released body camera footage of an incident during which a man being taken into custody Aug. 15 died suddenly.
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