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3 days ago · WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Tuesday a wave of significant service adjustments to District Government services, including hiring freezes, employee furloughs, facility closures and more.This comes after Congress passed a continuing resolution that cut $1.1 billion from the District’s budget–a move that city leaders and residents warned would have ...

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Apr 9, 2025 · WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A woman has died after a Wednesday shooting in Southeast D.C., according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The incident is being investigated as domestic in nature. Police said officers responded to reports of shots being fired at 2:25 p.m. in the 3500 block of 6th Street SE. There, a […]

Apr 10, 2025 · WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Police in the District have opened a homicide investigation after a Maryland man was shot multiple times in Southeast overnight.In an update on Thursday morning, D.C. police identified the victim as 29-year-old Jamal Kingsberry of Temple Hills, Md. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) told DC News Now that the shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. on April 9 in ...

Apr 10, 2025 · WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Officers arrested a man after he allegedly shot and killed a woman in Southeast on Wednesday afternoon, D.C. police said. Just before 2:30 p.m. on April 9, officers responded to the 3500 block of 6th St. SE for a reported shooting, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). There, they […]

Apr 6, 2025 · WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Police said a man was fatally shot overnight in Northeast D.C., making for a violent weekend in the District. At about 12:50 a.m., the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) responded to the 4200 block of Dix Street NE for the report of a shooting. There, they found a man suffering from […]

Mar 14, 2025 · WASHINGTON (DC News Now)—With just hours to go to avert a government shutdown, local DC advocates and officials are making a last-ditch effort to address a provision in the federal spending bill that would have devastating impacts on the district budget. “The impact is almost immediate for us as District residents if this goes through,” […]