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'It made it very real': Prince George's Co. council members share personal experiences with carjacking 01/31/2024 06:17am • The issue of carjackings was in the spotlight during Tuesday's meeting of the Prince George's County Council. "Carjackings in 2023: we're investigating 508 cases. … We've arrested 115 adults and 147 juveniles; 35 of those juveniles were charged as adults," Police Chief Malik Aziz said as he gav Homicide suspect fatally shot by New Carrollton police after stealing multiple vehicles and shooting at least 2 victims, officials say 01/31/2024 05:22am • The suspect in a string of shootings and carjackings that stretched from D.C. into Prince George's County, Maryland, over 12 hours and left one person dead and another wounded was fatally shot by two New Carrollton police officers early Tuesday, authorities said. The man, who was armed, was shot Friends, family speak out after former DC BOE member shot during carjacking spree 01/30/2024 08:36pm • The friend of a man who was critically injured during a string of shootings and carjackings that spanned from D.C. to Prince George's County, Maryland, says he can't make sense of the attack. While D.C. police have not publicly identified Mike Gill as one of the victims of the violent rampage, fa 1 person hospitalized after driving car into Fairfax County home, police say 01/30/2024 07:19pm • A driver was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after crashing his car through a home in Centreville, Virginia, according to authorities. A spokesperson for Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said the driver is under 18. The crash happened at 3:37 p.m. at a home in the 14900 block of Carlbern Drive. T 'How can I not do this?': DC organizers work to steer young people away from crime and violence 01/30/2024 07:00am • Concern about crime in D.C. has prompted a number of actions on the local and federal level. The latest crime data from D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department shows a number of categories of crime are down when compared to the same time last year: homicide is down 38% while assault with a dangerou 'Don't hit me': DC rabbi reports attack by Lyft driver who kicked him out of vehicle 01/29/2024 10:20pm • D.C. police are investigating the Sunday morning assault of a rabbi by a ride-share driver who allegedly demanded the rabbi get out of the car moments after picking him up. Lyft said the driver has been suspended over the incident, which occurred around 10:15 a.m. Rabbi Menachem Shemtov, direc Woman stabbed teen girl 8 times in McDonald's parking lot during violent rampage in Md., documents say 01/29/2024 08:00pm • The Baltimore woman accused of injuring several people during a string of violent crimes across Prince George’s County on Thursday stabbed a teenage girl eight times in a McDonald’s parking lot, according to charging documents. Tanay Stallings-Brown, 31, is facing dozens of charges, including Md. police seek information on Honda Civic possibly connected to Bay Bridge crashes 01/29/2024 06:18pm • Police in Maryland are asking for any information the public might have on one particular car possibly connected to a 23-car, chain-reaction crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The crash occurred on the westbound span of the bridge around 7:45 a.m. Saturday. A Maryland Transportation Authority Po Car Review: Wrangler Willys 4-door is made for off-road and more civilized on-road 01/29/2024 04:34am • The Jeep Wrangler was in a class by itself for many years. Now, there is competition from Ford, so Jeep has to do more to remain a popular choice. The Jeep Wrangler Willys carries on the tradition of a rough and ready-looking SUV. The optional 35-inch tires and beadlock wheels means this Jeep is equ Recovery efforts underway after vehicle drives off Virginia fishing pier 01/27/2024 04:03pm • Recovery efforts are underway after a vehicle drove off a Virginia fishing pier and became fully submerged in ocean waters early Saturday morning, police said. A 911 caller reported the incident around 6:52 a.m. ET at the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier, police said. Officers arrived on the scene Loudoun County to charge fees for charging electric vehicles at 2 Metrorail parking garages 01/27/2024 03:32pm • Electric vehicle drivers in Loudoun County will soon have to pay to charge their cars at charging stations inside two Metrorail parking garages owned and operated by the Virginia county. The county said that it will charge $2.10 per session to use the service at the Ashburn Station South and Loud January scorcher: DC sets new all-time high temperature for January 01/26/2024 07:15pm • D.C.-area residents who just dealt with heavy snowfall last week are at risk of weather whiplash as record-breaking high temperatures struck Friday. "Washington, D.C. has set a new all-time January high temperature at 80 degrees, occurring today at 1:20 p.m." 7News First Alert meteorologist Jorda 'Deeply disturbing': Woman accused of plowing into pedestrians, stabbing teenage girl during string of Md. attacks 01/26/2024 06:30pm • Police in Prince George's County, Maryland, have identified and charged a suspect they say is behind a string of attacks that included the stabbing of a teenage girl and several hit-and-runs. In the span of about an hour-and-a-half Thursday evening, police said six people were injured during a se Car insurance rates have soared 36% since 2020. Here’s why. 01/26/2024 05:42pm • As car prices have climbed in recent years, bright-colored signs at dealerships and boldface headlines have blared warnings to buyers. But less attention has been paid to the jump in price for a stiff expense that comes along with the vehicle: insurance. Car insurance rates have climbed 36% si Review: 'Maltese Falcon' Detective Sam Spade comes out of retirement in 'Monsieur Spade' on AMC 01/26/2024 02:08pm • In 1941, Humphrey Bogart played Detective Sam Spade in John Huston's film noir masterpiece "The Maltese Falcon," ranked by the American Film Institute as the No. 6 mystery film of all time. Now, Clive Owen dons the fedora in the new six-episode miniseries "Monsieur Spade," a neo noir co-productio