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Woman Charged in Fatal Shooting of Boyfriend in Southeast After HIV Claim During Intercourse.

A Southeast D.C. woman has been charged with second-degree murder after allegedly shooting her boyfriend when he told her he had HIV while having sex. Police arrested 48-year-old Shawnta Aiken on Monday

November 4, 2025

Crime·DC·Local

Police and National Guard clash with Juveniles at Navy Yard

WASHINGTON — A massive disturbance near the Washington Navy Yard late Saturday night drew a heavy police and National Guard response after a large group of juveniles clashed with one another and

November 1, 2025

Crime·DC·Local

F-16s Scramble After Air Defense Alert Near D.C., Delaying Flights at Reagan National

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 30, 2025 — Flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were delayed Wednesday after what authorities described as a “national security issue” led to the temporary grounding of departures. The

October 30, 2025

DC·Local

Fairfax Virginia Urban Search and Rescue Activated for Hurricane Melissa Response.

WASHINGTON — The Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue Task Force has been activated for deployment to the Caribbean to assist in relief operations after Hurricane Melissa, one of the most catastrophic

October 29, 2025

Local·Virginia

Police Make Arrest in Shooting / Barricade in Southeast.

WASHINGTON — Metropolitan Police arrested a 61-year-old man in Southeast Washington on Monday after a shooting outside an East Capitol Street apartment complex left one man wounded and drew a heavy police response

October 29, 2025

Crime·DC·Local

Trump’s Proposed Ballroom Would Rank Among Costliest Construction Projects in the World by Square Foot Cost

WASHINGTON – October 27, 2025 – President Donald Trump’s plan to construct a new presidential ballroom is drawing comparisons to some of the most expensive government and cultural building projects ever undertaken,

October 28, 2025

National·Trump

Controversial Sculpture of Albert Pike, Confederate General and Ku Klux Klan Member, Reinstalled in DC

The Albert Pike memorial returned to its granite plinth in Judiciary Square on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, five years after protesters pulled the bronze figure to the ground and set it ablaze.

October 28, 2025

Civil Rights·Culture·National·Trump

Thirteen Shot Across D.C. in Series of Friday Night Attacks

Thirteen people, including two teenagers and a child, were shot across Washington, D.C., on Friday night in a string of unrelated incidents that stretched from Benning Road in the Northeast to Savannah

October 25, 2025

Crime·DC·Local

Demolition of White House East Wing Begins for New Ballroom Project

WASHINGTON — Construction crews began demolishing the East Wing of the White House this week, part of a $250 million project to replace the structure with a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom. White House

October 23, 2025

National

EU Adopts 19th Sanctions Package Targeting Russia’s Energy and War Economy

BRUSSELS – October 22. The European Union approved its nineteenth package of sanctions against Russia on Thursday, intensifying efforts to restrict Moscow’s ability to finance and sustain its war in Ukraine. In

October 23, 2025

Russia·World