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Police ask public for help with dog stabbing in Southeast DC
47+ min ago (110+ words) May 31, 2026, 12: 46 PM D. C. police are searching for a man they say stabbed a dog and fled the scene Saturday. Shortly before 9: 30 a. m. Saturday, police responded to a call for a "man stabbing a dog" in the 2300 block of Nicholson Street SE. Animal…...
Washington's National Mall is a vast construction site " and it looks like a dog's dinner
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (134+ words) The June 14th fight extravaganza at the White House will mark the zenith of the decades-long journey of both Trump and MMA from the fringes of American culture to the architectural symbol of its epicentre As Gatsby said of Daisy Buchanan:…...
Nationals score 6 in the 7th, beat the Padres 9-4
17+ hour, 3+ min ago (365+ words) Luis Garc'a Jr.'s two-run single highlighted a six-run seventh inning for the Washington Nationals as they rallied to a 9-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday. Washington hit only two balls out of the infield during its big…...
Washington DC Sports Betting: DC Sportsbook Promos & Legal Apps
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1125+ words) Washington DC sports betting is fully legal and available district-wide, with Fan Duel, Bet MGM, Draft Kings, Caesars, Fanatics, and the Score Bet all operating after the market expanded significantly in 2024. Competition has led to strong DC sportsbook promos, including…...
DC man sentenced to nearly 5 years for setting an apartment building on fire
19+ hour, 29+ min ago (200+ words) I-95 CRASH UPDATE: NTSB says high rate of speed factored into deadly I-95 bus crash in Stafford Co. May 30, 2026, 6: 04 PM A D. C. man was sentenced to 57 months in prison Friday for setting fire to an apartment building where his own family lived. Ronnie…...
Bus driver charged with involuntary manslaughter in deadly I-95 crash in Virginia
15+ hour, 53+ min ago (87+ words) The driver of a motor coach bus that crashed into six vehicles in Virginia early Friday, killing five people and injuring dozens more, was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, Virginia State Police announced Saturday. The driver was charged…...
4 victims of deadly Stafford bus crash identified as family from Massachusetts
1+ day, 2+ min ago (489+ words) The devastating bus crash in Virginia killed 5 people and sent dozens more to the hospital. News4s Jessica Albert reports. Four of the people killed in Friday morning's devastating bus crash on I-95 in Stafford County, Virginia, have been identified as a family…...
Historic DC building with highway ramp inside sells for $17 M
20+ hour, 40+ min ago (354+ words) May 30, 2026, 12: 09 PM The historic Liberty Loan Building in Southwest D. C. has been sold to a Virginia business executive for $17 million, according to deed records. The General Services Administration said the deal will remove a costly, underused federal asset from its books....
DC's pro volleyball team takes step forward as expansion season draws near
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1002+ words) May 30, 2026, 9: 54 AM The D. C. region will be home to a new professional women's volleyball team in 2027, and the franchise is slowly taking shape. Last August, D. C. was formally awarded a Major League Volleyball (MLV) expansion team, slated to start play in 2027. The volleyball…...
‘Unacceptable’: Duffy points to driver’s language in fatal I-95 bus crash – NBC4 Washington
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (287+ words) That could have been us." A witness to a bus crash on I-95 in Stafford that killed five people and left 44 hurt describes the horror. News4s Julie Carey also spoke with a doctor who treated the rush of patients. As investigators begin…...