Neighbors in Mt. Vernon fighting to keep DC temporary central cell block out of neighborhood
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — There’s continuing controversy in Northwest D.C. as people in Mount Vernon Triangle try to block the District from putting a temporary Central Cell Block in their neighborhood. The building at 501 New York Avenue NW is slated to be a temporary holding facility for people arrested for up to 24 […]
January 6 riot conviction of ‘Cowboys for Trump’ founder is upheld in precedent-setting case
The federal appeals court in Washington, DC, on Tuesday upheld the conviction of the Cowboys for Trump founder who entered the restricted area of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, saying rioters didn’t have to know the Secret Service was protecting then-Vice President Mike Pence inside when they breached the area.
D.C. Man Convicted of Possessing a Machine Gun in First Felony Case Under New Firearms Law
In the first felony case prosecuted under the new Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, a Washington, D.C., man has been convicted of possessing a machine gun, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia today.