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DC Measles Alert Linked to March for Life Event.

WASHINGTON — District health officials are investigating a confirmed case of measles linked to a person who attended the National March for Life and spent several days traveling through high-traffic locations across

February 8, 2026

DC·Local

DC Makes Arrests in Fatal GWU Stabbing and Rush Hour Union Station Shooting.

WASHINGTON– The Metropolitan Police Department announced mulitple arrests on Saturday, including the arrest of a suspect for homicide in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood earlier this week. Jose Perez of no fixed address, was

February 7, 2026

Crime·DC·Local

Fatal Stabbing near George Washington University Marks City’s Fourth Homicide of the Year.

WASHINGTON – The Metropolitan Police Department responded to a report of a fatal stabbing following an incident at a homeless kitchen in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood on Thursday night. Police were called

February 6, 2026

Crime·DC·Local

Water Main Break Floods Georgetown Shopping and Apartment Complex.

WASHINGTON — A water main break during Thursday’s evening rush hour flooded the Georgetown Park shopping and residential complex, forcing closures and snarling traffic in one of the city’s busiest commercial corridors.

February 6, 2026

DC·Fire·Local

Woman in Critical Condition, two Firefighters hurt after Capitol Hill Rowhouse Fire

A woman was in critical condition and two firefighters were injured after a house fire Friday night in Southeast Washington, authorities said. Fire crews from D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded

January 31, 2026

DC·Fire·Local

DC Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Terminates Reelection Campaign

Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia’s nonvoting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives and a central figure in the city’s modern political history, has decided not to seek re-election, bringing

January 26, 2026

DC·Local

Snow Emergency Declared in DC as Tow Trucks Hit the Streets to Clear for Snow Plows.

Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a state of emergency in Washington on Friday as a major winter storm forecast to bring heavy snow, freezing rain and dangerously cold temperatures approached the region. The

January 24, 2026

DC·Local

DC Reclassifies Child’s Death as a Felony Murder After Methadone Found in One Year Old Victim.

A 76-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a toddler who was found unresponsive inside a Southeast Washington apartment last year, authorities said.

January 24, 2026

Crime·DC·Local

DC Police Shoot Person in Northeast After Vehicle Driven Toward Officer.

A Metropolitan Police Department officer shot a suspect multiple times early Sunday after the man drove his vehicle toward officers in Northeast Washington, according to police. The shooting occurred about 1:30 a.m.

January 18, 2026

Crime·DC·Local

D.C. Police Arrest Man in Connection with Officer’s Death after Interstate 695 Collision

Washington — District of Columbia police arrested a 47-year-old man Friday and charged him with second-degree murder in the death of Metropolitan Police Department Officer Terry Bennett, authorities said. Bennett, 32, had

January 11, 2026

Crime·DC·Local

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