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WASHINGTON — One person is dead following a police pursuit early Monday morning in Northeast D.C., authorities said. The Metropolitan Police Department received a report of a crash that happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. in the westbound lanes of 2600 block of Benning Road Northeast. Investigators closed some lanes of Benning Road for the crash investigation, but lanes have since reopened.

ASHBURN, Va. -- The first impression of quarterback Carson Wentz left the Washington Commanders excited for the next one. They saw what they had hoped to see this spring: a strong arm that should open up their offense. The work ethic, the brains. These attributes made Wentz attractive to the...

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - A 15-year-old and an 18-year-old were both shot and killed over the weekend in D.C. in separate incidents, according to DC Police. The first incident occurred on Saturday around 9:20 p.m. when officers responded to the 1700 block of 8th Street NW for the report of a shooting. Officers located an adult male victim and a juvenile male victim, identified as 15-year-old Blue Bryant, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — A motorcyclist died Sunday after being thrown 28 feet from his bike over a cement wall, according to Virginia State Police. The man was found by police lying in the westbound travel lane on I-495 near Telegraph Road in Alexandria at 2:50 p.m., police said.

Four people were shot and killed in Washington, D.C., over the weekend, marking a grim milestone as the district surpassed 100 homicides in 2022 — the earliest the city has recorded that many killings in almost 20 years. Two teenagers were among those who died this weekend, with a...

Burtons Grill & Bar is excited to announce the opening of its newest location at Kentlands® Market Square in Gaithersburg, Maryland on Monday, June 27th, 2022. The continually expanding restaurant group, with seventeen locations operating across eight states, will launch its eighteenth restaurant at Kentlands Market Square, Gaithersburg’s premium shopping center for the finest fashion, food, entertainment, and personal services. This location will feature the same high quality food and beverages Burtons Grill is known for, along with sophisticated design work architect Bill Whitlock has implemented for the brand’s latest restaurant openings.

“The police incited the violence they wanted.”

Police are investigating two separate incidents in Virginia after a church was set on fire and was defaced with graffiti. Then a pregnancy center was vandalized.

WASHINGTON (7News) — 7News On Your Side is reminding you to check with your community pool this summer -- About a third of the 300,000 public pools across the country are facing lifeguard shortages, forcing them to cut hours or close their doors altogether. A domino effect after the...

Graffiti on abortion was found outside a Catholic church in Reston, Virginia, early Sunday, authorities said. Messages “related to the recent Supreme Court Roe v Wade ruling” were seen at St. John Neumann Catholic Community, Fairfax County police said later in the day. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue...

Click here to read the full article. Johnny Depp’s multimillion-dollar defamation suit against Amber Heard is over, but not really over if the Aquaman actress can pay a pricey bond. In a short and sometimes tense hearing Friday morning in Judge Penney Azcarate’s Fairfax, VA courtroom, a final judgment in the explicit and high-profile civil trial that ended June 1 was presented and entered into the docket (read it here). However, in a contentious back and forth with Azcarate, Heard’s main attorney Elaine Bredehoft sought to set a briefing schedule and more for a proposed appeal for her client. Azcarate bluntly told...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia are investigating vandalism at a pregnancy center that discourages women from having an abortion. Lynchburg Police on Saturday said the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center was spray painted with graffiti. The words “If abortion ain’t safe, you ain’t safe” were written on the walkway leading up to the center, and anarchist symbols were painted on the exterior brick wall.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (FOX 5 DC) - An Alexandria woman has died after she was found at a bus stop on Richmond Highway with life-threatening injuries to her upper body, according to police. Fairfax County Police say officers responded to a bus stop in the 7800 block of Richmond Highway...

Delonte West said he was looking for a job -- and he found one. The ex-NBA star landed a flooring gig this week ... after some amazing people heard about his tough situation and decided to help out. As we previously reported, West -- who has battled mental health and...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A new study shows some man-made chemicals used in everyday products are putting middle-aged women at risk of high blood pressure. The study published in an American Heart Association journal this month followed more than 1,000 women where researchers analyzed levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances in the body. Often called the “forever chemicals” because most do not breakdown and remain in the soil, water and air.

Ali Alexander is the latest figure associated with the events of Jan. 6 to face scrutiny from federal prosecutors.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in Illinois and Colorado will pick candidates for the U.S. Congress and other offices in primaries on Tuesday, in another test of former President Donald Trump's influence in the Republican Party ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm elections. Maryland and Oklahoma also hold nomination contests. Following...

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) were called to the scene of a collision that caused a vehicle to roll over onto its roof a little before 9:45pm on Sunday night in the area of Stravinsky Terrace and Brahms Avenue in the Fairland area, according to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer.

“Love, that’s what everything is about - that’s what this festival is about,” Williams said of the three-day event in Washington, D.C. When asked what continues to inspire him to create the way that he does, the legendary multi-hyphenate Pharrell Williams told ESSENCE: “That which does not exist.”