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Pastor rushes to shooting near Northwest DC school fearing for teens he mentors
WASHINGTON (7News) — Police got the call to head a shooting scene between MacFarland Middle School and Roosevelt High School in Petworth Wednesday. A teenage male was shot and at least two cars were hit by stray shots. As basketball practice continued nearby, some parents and guardians received word...
Maryland weather: Warmth and sunshine expected mid week
Clouds are expected to start off the week with Sunday remaining mostly cloudy with a high of 76, according to the National Weather Service. Clouds will remain through Sunday night and into Monday before gradually becoming sunny with a high near 77. Temperatures are expected to drop to 57 Monday night with patchy fog forecast between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. Tuesday morning. Tuesday is expected to be ...
Maryland Weather: Rounds of showers and storms roll in
BALTIMORE- Clouds persist this afternoon with light rain still lingering in the region. Rain is breaking apart a little ahead of schedule, so expect periods of dry a little closer to the noon hour today. We are already close to our daytime high settled into the lower to middle 60s.Highs reach the lower to middle 60s this afternoon under cloudy and rainy skies. A spotty chance at a thunderstorms remains in our forecast, but this is mainly to the west of I-81. Rain tapers into the evening giving us a chance of dry.Lows tonight drop into the 50s.Sunday, we will see a repeat in the forecast for the first half of the day, but things will begin to dry out by evening.Monday brings dry conditions back into our forecast with sunshine and the 80s expected Tuesday.
Man admits trying to entice a 10-year-old WV child
MARTINSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Daniel Eliazar Ramos Rosa, 24, of Manassas, Virginia, has admitted to the coercion and enticement of a 10-year-old Jefferson County girl. According to court documents and statements made in court, Rosa, also known as “Jay,” exchanged over 1,000 messages, photos, and videos with the victim via Snapchat, later traveling to the […]
Ryan Jones, Fairfax County Sommelier, Dies After Cancer Battle, 40
Ryan Jones, 40, a certified Sommelier from Fairfax County, died on May 13, 2024 at his childhood home surrounded by family after a battle with neuroendocrine carcinoma, his obituary on the Demaine Funeral Home site says. Ryan graduated from Fairfax High School and went on to attend R…
One dead and two arrested while attempting to rob people in Fairfax County
BAILEY'S CROSSROADS, Va. — Police responded, around 2:02 a.m., Friday May 17 to a shooting call at the 6000 block of Argyle Drive. Officers found 21-year-old Alder Perez Argueta suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. Subsequently, the victim was taken to a hospital and was pronounced...
12 people, pets displaced in Northeast DC fire
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Crews with DC Fire and EMS were at the scene of a fire that left a dozen people displaced in Northeast D.C. on Saturday afternoon. The fire happened just before 3:30 p.m. in the 500 block of 24th Street Northeast on the first floor of a two-story rowhouse. It was […]
Motorcyclist Killed In Fairfax County Crash
A motorcyclist was killed in a Fairfax County crash overnight, police said on Friday, May 17.The crash happened near Memorial Strett and South Kings Highway in Hybla Valley sometime before 3:30 a.m. An adult male motorcyclist was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. The driver …
Parties Introduce Last Minute Evidence in Three Co-Defendant Murder, Conspiracy Trial
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. At the culmination of a months-long murder conspiracy trial, both the prosecution and the defense submitted evidence at the last minute in hopes of bolstering their respective cases. On May 16, the defense teams renewed their motion...
Washington D.C. Braces for Showers and Thunderstorms, Relief in Sight for Weekend
Washington, D.C. residents can expect a wet and stormy end to the week. In a recent forecast update, meteorologists have announced an 80% chance of showers today, possibly escalating to thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Temperates are set to hover near 63 degrees, a slight relief, but accompanied by a consistent east wind moving at 5 to 7 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
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