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Severe weather knocks down trees, shuts off power for thousands 07/29/2023 11:59pm • Listen live for the latest weather updates on the 8s on WTOP.  An afternoon of severe weather behind sweltering temperatures from a three-day heat wave has finished up, bringing down trees, damaging homes and causing power outages for thousands of customers across the D.C. region. Reports of DC man sentenced in child sexual abuse case 07/29/2023 03:18pm • A D.C. man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday for sexually abusing a child, according to a news release from the District's U.S. Attorney's Office. Mikeale Frazier, 24, is also subject to 10 years of supervised release after his prison term. Frazier pleaded guilty to first degree chil Fairfax Co. suspect arrested for robbery of 66-year-old woman 07/29/2023 03:12pm • Police officers in Reston, Virginia, have arrested a suspect who they say robbed a 66-year-old woman on Monday evening. The victim boarded a bus near the Hunter Woods shopping center in Reston on July 24, Fairfax County police said in a news release. Aboard the bus, she began a conversation with Man sentenced to 28 years for fatal Rockville stabbing over $20 dispute 07/29/2023 01:15pm • A man will serve 28 years in prison for a fatal stabbing that took place in Rockville, Maryland in 2020 — an act that witnesses said was spurred by an argument over $20. A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge sentenced 43-year-old Jaime Havier Lee to 40 years in prison with all suspended but 2 DC's 911 call center reports 'call handled properly' to find crashed car in Anacostia River 07/29/2023 06:09am • The D.C. Office of Unified Communications said that a 911 call to report a car that had driven into the Anacostia River was "coded properly," despite D.C. emergency services not finding the drowned car until more than an hour after the incident was reported. Metropolitan Police responded to a car Several dogs set for K-9 training die after air conditioning fails 07/29/2023 12:16am • ▶ Watch Video: Several dogs set for K9 training die in Indiana after air conditioning fails in vehicle Multiple dogs being taken from Chicago, Illinois, to a K-9 training facility in Michigan City, Indiana, died on Thursday after the air conditioning unit in a vehicle cargo area they w Severe storm warnings in effect for DC area amid ongoing heat wave 07/28/2023 10:29pm • Listen live for the latest weather updates on the 8s on WTOP.  Dangerous heat lingering over the District is impacting everything from Metro cars to walks in the park Friday, as a heat wave drives temperatures ever closer to 100 degrees. However, as the day ends, severe storms are starting to r Drake revealed as auction buyer of Tupac's crown ring 07/28/2023 08:33pm • Rap star Drake has been revealed as the new owner of the late Tupac Shakur's crown ring, which he purchased at auction for over $1 million on Thursday. Shakur wore the custom, self-designed ring on his left ring finger during his final appearance at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards, a little over 1 killed, another seriously injured in shooting near Southeast DC school 07/28/2023 04:30pm • One person was killed and another was seriously injured in a shooting near a school in Southeast D.C. Friday. Police said the shooting happened in the 400 block of Chesapeake Street around 11:45 a.m. One person died at the scene and another person has life-threatening injuries and was taken to th 5-year-old girl rescued from hot car in Hyattsville 07/28/2023 04:00pm • A 5-year-old girl was rescued from a locked car in Hyattsville, Maryland, on Friday, as temperatures were poised to reach almost 100 degrees. Police said they got a call from a good Samaritan just before 8:40 a.m. about a child by herself inside a car in the 3800 block of Oliver Street. Upon arri Lanes reopen on I-70 in Md. after crane collapse stops traffic 07/28/2023 02:10pm • The scene of a construction crane rollover early Friday morning, July 28, 2023, in Washington County Maryland. (Courtesy 7News/Skytrak7) Traffic along a portion of Interstate 70 halted Friday morning after a construction crane crashed onto the eastbound part of the road in Washington County, Mar DC region swelters: Forecasters warn of dangerous heat, strong storms 07/28/2023 03:40am • There's no need to mince words — it's hot, and it's expected to get even hotter throughout the D.C. region this weekend. The heat wave that began Wednesday afternoon, when southerly winds and sunshine brought highs in the lower to mid 90s, will intensify into the weekend, according to 7News Fir DC man charged in hit-and-run near National Mall that left tourist dead 07/27/2023 11:35pm • The driver accused in a hit-and-run near the National Mall that left a tourist dead earlier this month has been arrested, U.S. Park Police announced Thursday. Benjamin Robertson, 33, of D.C., has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the July 12 crash, which happened at the in Suspect in crime spree that left 1 man, 2 dogs dead now faces 28-count indictment 07/27/2023 09:28pm • A D.C. man, who was already facing a long list of charges in the District, was hit with more criminal charges Thursday for a string of deadly carjackings, as prosecutors in Prince George's County, Maryland, announced that a grand jury had handed down a 28-count indictment against him. Daeyon Ross Montgomery Co. police unveil stealthier cruisers to catch traffic offenders 07/27/2023 12:53pm • The police department's decal will be printed on the side of the "ghost graphic" vehicle in gray and white lettering. (Courtesy Montgomery County police) The Montgomery County, Maryland, police department is rolling out two new cruisers on Thursday, both designed to stealthily catch drivers who