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Police Respond to Stabbing in Montgomery Village
According to Fox 5’s Allison Papson, police responded to the 18400 block of Lost knife Circle in Montgomery Village for the report of a stabbing at 6:56pm on Tuesday, July 30. 8:40pm update: Montgomery County Police report that a preliminary investigation has revealed an adult male victim was stabbed...
Reston’s new Kook Dogg Cafe opens its doors
Describing itself as “a cozy and modern restaurant with laid-back charm,” the new Kook Dogg Cafe has opened for business in the Reston Town Center West business and retail center. RTC West is the same spot off Sunset Hills Road with the Cooper’s Hawk restaurant, the Bombay Velvet...
Biryani Grill expanding with second Loudoun location
It looks like an Indian restaurant from the South Riding area is expanding and planning a new location in Ashburn. We’re talking about Biryani Grill in the Stone Ridge Village Center. That restaurant opened back in 2022, as reported by The Burn. It took over the space where the...
Four robbery suspects arrested after walking past crime scene as police investigated
WASHINGTON (7News) — Four robbery suspects were arrested Tuesday morning after they walked past a crime scene while D.C. police were investigating, according to officials. Officers were flagged down around 12:30 a.m. by a man who said he had been robbed in the 1100 block of U Street, Northwest, officers said.
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts inspires youth through summer learning academies
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — It is a learning-filled summer at the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, a Washington County magnet school. Students there participate in choir practice, piano recitals and creativity. The school features 17 creative categories in its summer program. “The school is so special,” said Ally Sirbaugh with the school. […]
Maryland is first state to pass law against gift card draining
Maryland is the first state in the nation to pass a law aimed at thwarting an increasingly common scam known as gift card draining. The Gift Card Scams Prevention Act of 2024, recently signed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, mandates that gift cards sold in stores be encased in secure packaging so that thieves can't illegally obtain their numbers. Under the new law, merchants that sell gift cards online must register them with the Office of the Attorney General's Division of Consumer Protection, while sellers also must train employees on how to detect gift card fraud. In carrying out such scams, criminals...
Fifty Leven Wine Socially Sophisticated Wines Please All Palates
Virginia native strikes a balance between flavorful food and fine wine. When Kindra Dionne, owner of Leesburg, Virginia-based wine company Fifty Leven Wine, noticed how guests at professional networking events she attended interacted with the food and wine presented, one point became very clear—the wines and the accompanying bites were mostly mismatched. This usually resulted in much of the wine being left unconsumed. Mentioning this to an acquaintance then, now her mentor, led to establishing Fifty Leven Wine in 2019 and officially launching the company in October 2021 as an online retail business offering five socially sophisticated wines that have become...
Deputies identify 21-year-old accused of carjacking woman, killing her when he hit her with her own car
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — A man is facing charges in connection to a deadly carjacking that happened in Sterling Saturday morning. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, the carjacking happened in the 2100 block of Towncenter Plaza shortly before 11:45 a.m. Investigators say 54-year-old Melody Waldecker died when...
Chantilly named third-best place for families to live in the U.S.
Fortune magazine has named Chantilly the third-best place for families to live out of 2,000 cities across the U.S. This is the first time that Chantilly has appeared in the annual rankings, which began with 25 locations in 2022. The 2023 and 2024 rankings expanded to 50 communities — one from each state — with Alexandria representing Virginia last year.
Manassas approves new noise ordinance with stricter limits
The city of Manassas just got a bit quieter with its new noise ordinance. The City Council voted for changes to the ordinance upon the amendment’s second reading during a July 22 meeting. "We've been working over the last two years, tracking various noise-enforcement issues throughout the city and...
Maryland family's dog severely burned, neighborhood child suspected
FORT WASHINGTON, Md. - The Prince George's County Fire Marshal is investigating a disturbing case of animal cruelty involving a family dog that was severely burned with a lighter. The family believes a neighborhood child is responsible for the injuries. Latricia Jones, the dog's owner, spoke with FOX 5 about...
Tuflah Davies, Malik Martin Sentenced After Fentanyl Bust
Prince George's County residents Malik Marin, of Bowie, and Tuflah Davies, of Laurel, both 27, will spend years behind bars after admitting to possession of a large amount of fentanyl, the state's attorney's office announced. Both received the same sentence: 15 years in prison with all but five years to...
Old Town chili spot Hard Times expansion to include new second-floor porch
Hard Times (1404 King Street) is scheduled to close sometime this year to undergo extensive interior renovations, but a new Special Use Permit said those plans could now include new second-floor outdoor porch seating. The SUP says the plan is to “add new second floor outdoor porch with seating for...
Delivery driver on scooter found shot and killed near DC's Catholic University
A man who worked as a food delivery driver to support his seven children and send money home to Venezuela was found shot and killed Monday night near The Catholic University of America’s campus in Northeast D.C. Ruben Muñoz-Romero, of Takoma Park, Maryland, was the victim, police said. He...
Inova to Start Construction on New Alexandria Hospital in August
For more than a year, construction workers have been laying the groundwork — literally — for a new hospital in Alexandria. Utilities, sewer systems, significant land grading and other prep work is nearly complete at the 51-acre site of the former Landmark Mall. The first building to start construction will be the new Inova Alexandria hospital, the Washington Business Journal reported.
Pediatric cancer patients, siblings get robotic pet ducks to help reduce anxiety
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Kids at Horizon Day Camp in Fairfax, Virginia got a special delivery of 75 robotic pet ducks to help pediatric patients and their siblings reduce anxiety during cancer treatments. The companion pets were donated by Aflac Corporate Social Responsibility and are among the 31,000...
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