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Charles County high school student achieves perfect ACT score
LA PLATA, Md. (7News) — Less than one percent of all students who take the ACT will earn a perfect score of 36, though one Maryland student recently achieved this feat, according to Charles County Public Schools. La Plata High School 12th-grade student Will Alcorn achieved the rare perfect...
16-year-old killed, another man injured in shooting in Prince George's County: police
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - Police in Prince George’s County are investigating a fatal shooting in Oxon Hill. Officers were called to the 1000 block of Kennebec Street in Oxon Hill just before 10 p.m. on April 22 for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, police found 16-year-old...
Shooting Incident At Mall Circle Under Investigation
WALDORF, Md. – On April 27 at 10:23 p.m., officers responded to the area of Mall Circle for the report of a shooting. A preliminary investigation revealed witnesses observed a male brandish a firearm and chase another male through the parking lot. Witnesses said the suspect fired the gun at the victim and then both subjects fled the area.
Ashland woman, 70, will be sentenced in September for her role in Jan. 6 Capitol riots
A 70-year-old Ashland woman will be sentenced in September after pleading guilty Tuesday to several charges related to her behavior during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots. Jacquelyn Starer was most recently a per diem attending physician in the inpatient addiction recovery program at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital...
Gunman spotted running from scene after deadly DC shooting
WASHINGTON - Authorities say a man is dead after a shooting in northeast Washington. Officers responded to the 1500 block of North Capitol Street just after 9 p.m. Tuesday where a man was found suffering gunshot wounds. He later died from his injuries. Police say the suspect was wearing all...
14- and 16-Year-Old Arrested For Schrom Hills Shootings
At a press conference at Schrom Hills Park on Monday, April 29, Greenbelt Chief of Police Richard Bowers announced the arrest of two teenaged suspects in connection with the shooting of five young people that occurred there on April 19, during an unsanctioned Senior Skip Day gathering that drew a flash mob of around 500 people to the park (see the April 25 issue).
Another shot at 90 degrees in the DC area Thursday
WASHINGTON (7News) — You have likely had the air conditioning running this week, as temperatures have stayed above average, with Monday being the hottest day so far this year at 89 degrees. The D.C. area has another shot at reaching 90 degrees for the first time this year on...
Shots fired near Ballou High School in Southeast DC
WASHINGTON - Police continue to investigate an early morning shooting near Ballou High School in Southeast, D.C. Wake Up Fresh: Our Eye Bag Solution Works (Try Now)beautyandglamour.org |. The Metropolitan Police Department responded to the 3400 block of 4th Street around 9:21 a.m. for the report of shots fired. Police...
Hyattsville man pleads guilty to string of robberies in DC
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the District of Columbia said that a 30-year-old Hyattsville man pleaded guilty to 10 armed and attempted robberies that happened in D.C. between Aug. 22, 2023, and Jan. 8, 2024. The USAO said that 30-year-old Roberto McBean admitted to committing all of the […]
Southern Maryland police briefs
Man allegedly steals shoes at gunpoint On April 23, officers responded to Butte Place in Waldorf around 6:30 p.m. for the report of an armed robbery. Upon arrival, officers located a man who reported that he was forced to get into a black Honda Civic at gunpoint where he recognized the man driving the car as Joshua Dylan Marable, 18, as they had both previously attended North Point High School...
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