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Suspect Arrested With Molotov Cocktail Outside of Red Mass for Supreme Court’s New Term.

WASHINGTON —Metropolitan Police Department officers assigned to security for the Red Mass at St. Matthew’s Cathedral on Sunday morning arrested a man who had set up a tent on the cathedral steps and was

October 5, 2025

Crime·Judiciary·Local·National

Social Media Posts Claim Ransomware Attack on MedStar Health

WASHINGTON — Social media accounts that track ransomware activity claimed over the weekend that MedStar Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the Washington region, had been targeted by the Rhysida ransomware group.

October 4, 2025

Crime·DC·National

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

FEMA Activates Maryland Task Force 1 for Hurricane Response Deployment in Carolinas

ROCKVILLE: Maryland’s elite urban search-and-rescue team from Montgomery County is headed south as a strengthening tropical system takes aim at the Carolinas. Officials said Maryland Task Force 1 (MD-TF1) received federal activation

September 28, 2025

Local·Maryland

Woman Critically Injured After Arm Becomes Trapped in D.C. Elevator

A woman sustained life-threatening injuries Friday evening after her arm became trapped in the door of a freight elevator inside a Northwest D.C. apartment building, authorities confirmed. D.C. Fire & EMS reported

September 27, 2025

Fire·Local

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

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