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Police ask public for help with dog stabbing in Southeast DC
1+ hour, 31+ 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…...
DC man sentenced to nearly 5 years for setting an apartment building on fire
20+ hour, 13+ 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…...
Historic DC building with highway ramp inside sells for $17 M
21+ hour, 24+ 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…...
Maryland schools rank 3rd in nation in post-pandemic reading recovery
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (323+ words) May 29, 2026, 7: 44 PM Maryland schools made nation-leading strides in their recovery from students" learning loss in the pandemic, according to new data. They ranked third in the nation in their students" reading recovery rates, and were fifth in math recovery, according…...
Montgomery Co. s summer pitch to teens: fun and jobs
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (356+ words) TRAFFIC ALERT: I-95 southbound diverted to Marine Corps Base Quantico (#148), follow police direction, all lanes blocked by the crash. May 29, 2026, 5: 14 AM The kids might not be out of school yet, but Montgomery County's Department of Recreation has already made a splash,…...
These proposed DC utility rate hikes generated little interest at a town hall
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (299+ words) May 29, 2026, 4: 16 AM D. C. Water was prepared to be peppered with questions about a proposal to raise monthly rates over the next two years. The agency scheduled a two-hour town hall Thursday night, but the meeting ended after less than an hour,…...
$466 million in improvements coming to Union Station
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (249+ words) May 28, 2026, 10: 21 PM The federal government will invest nearly $466 million in improvements at Washington Union Station, with the funding aimed at structural repairs, passenger upgrades and security improvements, U. S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced Thursday. The U. S. Department of Transportation plans to invest…...
Milli Vanilli singers and Morris Day say they won't perform at Trump-linked Freedom 250's DC shows
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (247+ words) May 28, 2026, 5: 44 PM "My sister and I were shocked to see our name, "Milli Vanilli, as one of the performers," Jodie Rocco wrote in an email. Efforts to reach Morvan and determine whether he will perform at the National Mall were…...
Maryland governor calls for "Safe Summer Strategy" for young people, aims to reduce teen takeovers
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (335+ words) May 28, 2026, 9: 21 AM Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has directed Maryland juvenile justice and public safety agencies to develop a "Safe Summer Strategy" to keep young people out of trouble. In a directive sent to Department of Juvenile Services Secretary Betsy Fox…...