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Two Killed in Separate D.C. Shootings as City’s Homicide Toll Climbs to 111

WASHINGTON — Two separate shootings in the District late Friday and early Saturday raised the city’s homicide toll to 111 for the year, police said. In the first incident, a man was shot and killed

October 4, 2025

Crime·DC·Local

Smithsonian Museums to Stay Open Through Oct. 11 Despite Federal Shutdown

Smithsonian museums, research centers, and the National Zoo will remain open to the public during the federal government shutdown by relying on prior-year funds, officials announced Thursday. The institution said it will

October 3, 2025

Congress·Culture·DC·Local·Museums·National·Trump

Police Remove Another Protest Structure near the White House.

WASHINGTON – Daniel Kingery, a longtime resident of McPherson Square Park and the surrounding area, was arrested yesterday as police moved in to confiscate his protest kiosk that has stood for many

October 3, 2025

DC·Local·Trump

What’s Open — and Closed — in Washington During the Shutdown

WASHINGTON — As the federal government shutdown begins, some of the city’s most famous institutions will keep their doors open, but others are shuttered until funding is restored. For now, the Smithsonian

October 1, 2025

Art·Culture·DC·Local·Museums

15-Year-Old Arrested After Six Day Crime Spree in Southeast D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 15-year-old youth has been arrested and charged after allegedly carrying out a brazen seven separate offenses over a span of just six days across Southeast Washington, D.C. According to the

September 27, 2025

Crime·DC·Local

DC Police Release New Photos of Murder Suspect Wanted for the Fatal Shooting of a Congressional Intern.

Washington — The Metropolitan Police Department has released additional images of 18-year-old Naqwan Antonio Lucas, wanted in connection with the June 30 shooting that killed 21-year-old Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a congressional intern from Granby, Massachusetts.

September 26, 2025

Crime·DC·Local·Trump

Trump Orders That Federal Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in D.C. Cases Despite Local Opposition.

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in certain criminal cases in the nation’s capital, a move that places the federal government’s authority

September 25, 2025

Crime·DC·Judiciary·National·Trump

National Guard Assisting with White House Security Today for Turkish President’s Visit.

WASHINGTON — Commuters and tourists encountered heightened security around the White House on Wednesday, as National Guard troops joined forces with the U.S. Secret Service and Washington Metropolitan Police in anticipation of a

September 25, 2025

DC·National·Trump

Son with Mental Illness Stabs Mother to Death in SE D.C. According to Police

WASHINGTON: Charging documents made public Tuesday detail a brutal domestic killing in Southeast Washington in which a man is accused of fatally stabbing his mother. D.C. Superior Court records identify the suspect

September 24, 2025

Crime·DC·Local

Violent Crime in DC Essentially Unchanged Since Trump Takeover.

WASHINGTON — Six weeks after President Donald Trump ordered a federal takeover of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, expanded the role of federal law enforcement, and deployed the National Guard, the city’s

September 23, 2025

Crime·DC·Local·Trump

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