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Students Grades 4-12 share history of Taverns and Chocolate!. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum’s Junior Docent Program is back this summer with chocolate thanks to AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate! Every Sunday from 2-5 p.m., June 18 through Labor Day weekend, guests can meet young historians as they share the history of the tavern through stories and hands-on activities—including making historic chocolate! Through the museum’s objects and activities, learn how Alexandria was connected to the world and the wide variety of people who lived and worked in Alexandria. Visitors from past years have found the students’ unique perspective and enthusiasm for history an “exciting treat” that brings a “fun element” to the tour.

A woman was struck and killed in Prince George’s County on Sunday, according to police. The pedestrian was hit at around 12:45 p.m. in the 6700 block of Calmos Street, Prince George's County police said. Authorities said officers found the woman at the scene and she was taken to...

Police in Washington, D.C. are asking for the public's help in identifying and locating a suspect who was operating an all-terrain vehicle on public space on May 26th, 2023. The suspect was captured on camera in the 2400 block of Alabama Avenue, Southeast. Anyone with information about the incident or the suspect is urged to contact police at (202) 727-9099 or text a tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.Visit here for more details.

Disclaimer:The following information is updated for 2023. It is for educational purposes. In the state of Maryland, one city has been ranked as one of the ugliest cities in America. Of course, it's just an opinion and some may disagree, but it has been ranked as one of the ugliest nonetheless.

A man is dead after police say he was shot on a Green Line train at the Navy Yard Station in Washington, D.C. Sunday morning.

WASHINGTON (7NEWS) — A fire broke out at a local marina overnight Sunday. According to DC Fire and EMS, a fire broke out at the Columbia Island Marina just after midnight on Sunday. Upon arrival, they found several boats on fire. Three boats were destroyed and a pier was...

Popular Maryland shoe retailer Shoe City is closing all 39 of its stores including 27 in Maryland. After several years of poor performance, Baltimore-based Shoe City will be closing its doors on Wednesday, May 31. All items are discounted with savings of 50-70%.

ARLINGTON, Va. (WJLA) — A man is in police custody after authorities say he broke into an Arlington County, Virginia police cruiser using a shovel Friday morning. According to their preliminary investigation, Arlington County Police say the suspect forced entry into an off-duty officer’s parked police vehicle using a shovel and removed a secured rifle and other items.

A Belle Haven man pleaded guilty to malicious maiming Thursday in Accomack Circuit Court in connection with an incident in which his former girlfriend was injured in March of 2021. Forty-three-year-old Jeffery Joseph Alther, a construction worker, who lives on Shields Bridge Road, entered the plea in a bargaining agreement...

Police are investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on May 27, 2023, at the intersection of South Capitol Street and N Street, Southeast. A 2006 Ford Focus travelling northbound on South Capitol Street hit an adult female pedestrian and struck a retaining wall before coming to a stop in the 1200 block of South Capitol Street, Southwest.

Asra Nomani is the parent of a recent graduate from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, which is ranked the best high school in the country by U.S. News. She's part of Coalition For TJ – the group challenging the admissions policy claiming it discriminates against Asian applicants.

A man was shot and killed on a Metro train shortly before noon Sunday. Metro transit police and D.C. police responded to the shooting about 11:45 a.m. at the Navy Yard station. The victim was unconscious and not breathing. Emergency responders tried to help, but he didn't survive. "Unfortunately, despite...

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Alexandria Police Department has recently charged Jaquan Royal, a 27-year-old resident of Prince George’s County, Maryland, in connection with two local bank robberies. Royal is accused of the March 23, 2023, robbery in the 3500 block of Mount Vernon Avenue, and the April 3, 2023, robbery in the 400 block of John Carlyle Street. He is currently being held at an adult detention center in another jurisdiction. No injuries were reported in either incident. The Alexandria Police Department is encouraging anyone with information to contact Detective Brattelli at (703) 746-6699, or via email at john.brattelli@alexandriava.gov. The post Alexandria Police Charge Man with Two Bank Robberies appeared first on Shore News Network.

Memorial Day in the D.C. region could bring some heavy storms, bound to threaten outside gatherings as the rain moves through. Monday is expected to be wet, with storms starting on the holiday and continuing into Tuesday. “We’ll likely all see the rain at some point on Memorial Day,” said...

Officers were called to a home in the 4700 block of Birchdale Avenue around 2:30 p.m., according to officials with Prince William County Police.

An investigation has been launched after an inmate was found dead in the Jessup Correctional Institution in Maryland. Maryland State Police issued an alert on Sunday, May, 28, advising that Nicholas Joseph Delfosse, 27, a state prison inmate serving time for a burglary, was found dead inside the facility. Police...

WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. Police is investigating a shooting in Southeast Sunday evening. Shortly after 5 p.m., the Metropolitan Police Department reported a shooting in the Unit block of Mississippi Avenue, SE. Police explained that a man was shot and is unconscious and not breathing as a result of the incident.

WASHINGTON - Four people have been charged in the death of a 33-year-old Alexandria woman who was found with trauma to the upper body and a gunshot wound in the parking lot of a hospital last month. On April 13, Brenda Ochoa Guerrero was found in the passenger seat of...

WALDORF, Md. – On May 26, 2023 at approximately 1:41 p.m., firefighters responded to the area of Old Washington Road and Llewelyn Lane for the smoke investigation. While en route, communications advised they were receiving multiple calls for a large black column of smoke in the area of Old Washington Lane and Acton Lane.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD – Detectives from the Major Crimes Division of the Montgomery County Department of Police are currently investigating two thefts committed by seven suspects at different department stores. The suspects reportedly used a stolen black Kia to carry out these crimes. On Friday, April 28, 2023, 2nd District officers attended to a theft report at Sephora in the 5300 block of Western Ave., Chevy Chase. It was revealed that the group of suspects walked into the store, filled shopping bags with merchandise, and left without paying. They were then observed leaving the scene in the said Kia with The post Police ask public for help in department store robbery cases appeared first on Shore News Network.