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Elmer Stewart Rhodes will tell a DC jury he had a perfectly non-seditious reason to be at the Capitol: He thought Trump would federalize the Oath Keepers.

Mayor Bowser is increasing DC's minimum wage from $15.50 to $16.10 for non-tipped employees and $5.35 for tipped on July 1 under the Fair Shot Minimum Wage Amendment of 2016.

PASADENA, Md. (WJZ) — Krista Jacobs, 16, of Lake Shore cannot play softball this season, per doctor’s orders. “[I want to play] so bad. So bad,” Jacobs said last month during opening day of club softball. Jacobs is awaiting a kidney transplant after doctors discovered the Chesapeake High School sophomore has end-stage renal failure. “Which means my kidneys just kinda stopped working,” the 16-year-old explained. At a routine doctor’s visit last year, Jacobs complained of chills, bruises, and charley horses, or muscle cramps. “Thank God the doctor took her seriously and sent her down for bloodwork,” Jacobs’ mother Becky said. “Basically, they said, ‘Get her...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Republican candidate for Maryland governor believes Democrats are meddling in the GOP primary by pumping money into it. A TV campaign ad is scheduled to start airing Friday in Baltimore, including on WBAL-TV, that's called, "Meet Dan." It is paid for by the Democratic Governors Association, costing the group more than $1 million.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Three teenage boys were arrested after a string of burglaries and the attempted murder of a police officer. Police had footage of four suspects entering a home in the 5300 block of Brookeway Drive in Bethesda on June 21. They saw the suspect entering a home and stealing […]

A South Carolina man who had physical confrontations with multiple police officers and a federal employee during the Jan. 6 melee at the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to two felonies. George Amos Tenney III, who is the administrator of a Facebook page called “The PowerHouse Patriot,” admitted Thursday that...

Had Joseph Black not been granted parole for one of his 20 arrests, a Baltimore police sergeant wouldn't have been dragged by his vehicle for nearly two blocks earlier this week, authorities said. The sergeant was conducting a traffic stop on the notoriously dangerous 5200 block of Park Heights Avenue...

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department is investigating a shooting that left...

Last week, seven men were arrested after a raid on a Germantown apartment. Police said drug-dealing was happening in the location. Six suspects are validated gang members with the “Black Mob,” Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones said during a press conference Thursday. In May, police received numerous...

Howard County police are investigating a suspected homicide at a hotel in the 5800 block of Bonnie View Lane in Elkridge. Police were called around 8 a.m. for a report of a deceased man inside a room at the Econo Lodge. Investigators suspect foul play but the cause of death is unknown at this time. Police do not believe this was a random incident and have taken a subject into custody. Possible charges have yet to be determined. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.

To the good people of Rhode Island, third-grader Meera Chand says, "Thank you." In March, The Providence Journal published Meera's letter to the editor asking for help with a school project that aimed to explore what is unique about every state in the union. Each student in Meera's class at the Langley School in McLean, Virginia, was assigned to write to a newspaper in one of the 50 states with the hope that each news organization would connect them with their readers.

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — One person was killed and three more were injured Wednesday in a four-vehicle crash in Harford County, authorities said. Troopers were called to the scene of the crash on Interstate 95 North in Havre de Grace shortly after 6 p.m., Maryland State Police said in a Thursday news release. Based on a preliminary investigation, troopers believe a Toyota Camry was heading north on I-95 when it crossed into the left shoulder and struck the crash attenuator of a Maryland Transportation Authority vehicle. The Toyota ricocheted off the MDTA vehicle and into another lane, where it collided with a Lexus RX350, troopers said. The Toyota was then struck by a tractor trailer. A passenger in the Toyota, 52-year-old Ehsan Ulhaq, died at the scene. The driver, 45-year-old Laila Jan, was flown to Shock Trauma for treatment. Two other Toyota passengers and the MDTA vehicle’s driver and passenger were also hospitalized. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Longtime Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont had a "successful" hip replacement surgery Thursday afternoon after breaking it a day earlier, his office said in a statement. The 82-year-old Democrat is "comfortably recovering" at a hospital in the Washington, D.C., area, the statement read. He will begin physical therapy after "sufficient healing."

Rep. Judy Chu of California was among the more than 100 people arrested at an abortion rights protest in Washington, DC, on Thursday, according to a statement from her office.

Lidl US will hold the grand opening of its newest store – and first in the city of Baltimore – at the Northwood Commons shopping center on Wednesday, July 13. On that date, local leaders will take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7:40 a.m. The store, located at 1500 Havenwood Road, will operate daily from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Lidl first revealed that it would build a Baltimore store back in 2019.

WASHINGTON, DC (7News) — MPD is asking for help identifying and locating two people connected to an armed robbery in Northwest D.C. on June 23. Two suspects, seen wearing tactical vests with the word "Detective" written across the chest, entered a business in the 1500 block of 9th Street, Northwest at 2:11 p.m., pulled out handguns and demanded property, MPD said. The two suspects then assaulted victims and stole property before fleeing in two cars, MPD added.

The Minnesota Twins will try to keep their positive momentum rolling on Saturday when they take on the Baltimore Orioles

A person was taken into custody after a man was found dead at the Econo Lodge. Around 8 a.m., Howard County Police responded to the 5800 block of Bonnie View Lane for a suspected homicide.

Authorities have released the body camera footage from a fatal police involved shooting that happened last May in Maryland (scroll down for video). Ralph Picarello III, 39, was killed after charging at officers while armed with knives during a domestic disturbance call on Boundbrook Way in Essex on May 4, according to the Maryland Attorney General.