-
Dad says teen who escaped Filipino captors is hero
The father of a 14-year-old boy who escaped from suspected al-Qaida-linked militants in the Philippines says his son is a hero.
Comment -
Capital Beltway lanes to be closed periodically throughout week
The long-running Wilson Bridge project will force lane closures on the Beltway in the area of Telegraph Road throughout the week.
4 Comments -
Friends: Va. Tech gunman never hinted at violence
The man authorities say killed a Virginia Tech police officer before committing suicide had broken up with his girlfriend over the summer and vaguely mentioned some family issues, but he was loyal and never hinted at plans for violence, friends and former classmates said Saturday.
18 Comments -
Kevin Lunsmann, 14, of Va. freed by Filipino militants after 5 months
A 14-year-old Virginia boy who was abducted with his mother and cousin by suspected Muslim militants in the southern Philippines was released Saturday from five months of jungle captivity.
7 Comments -
Ross Truett Ashley identified as Virginia Tech shooter
Ross Truett Ashley, 22, a dean's list student at Radford who killed a Virginia Tech police officer had robbed his landlord's office and Mercedes SUV at gunpoint Wednesday. ABC7 has more on the shooting and the campus vigil, and memories from people who knew Ashley in his hometown. (Videos)
60 Comments -
Judge to rule next week on Dems' injunction motion
A Richmond judge says she will rule next week on Democrats' request for a preliminary injunction to stop Republicans from taking a controlling majority in the evenly divided Virginia Senate.
Comment -
Va. Tech students hold unofficial vigil for slain officer
On campus and in D.C., the reactions to the Virginia Tech shootings were deeply felt. Although a candlelight vigil originally planned for Thursday at 8 p.m. was postponed, an estimated 125 students showed up for an impromptu vigil on campus.
Comment -
Deriek W. Crouse, 39, identified as Va. Tech officer murdered on campus
Virginia Tech Police have identified the officer murdered today as Deriek W. Crouse, 39, of Christiansburg. He is survived by his wife, five children and step-children, and his mother and brother.
49 Comments -
WATCH: Dramatic Videos of the Virginia Tech shooting
Several people have posted videos from the Virginia Tech shooting that claimed the life of two people.
Comment
-
Gene McKinney spends weekend in jail after guilty plea
Former Army Sgt. Maj. Gene McKinney spent a weekend in jail more than a year after police say he struck a person with his car in Crystal City, WTOP reports.
18 Comments -
Hokies for Crouse: Students raise funds for slain officer's family
Through a campaign known as "Hokies for Crouse," Bethany Darnley and fellow Virginia Tech students are raising money for the family of the officer shot to death Thursday on the Blacksburg campus.
Comment -
At Arlington Cemetery, saying 'Thank you,' one wreath at a time
More than 10,000 volunteers placed more than 100,000 wreaths on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery today. Watch the report by ABC7's Sunlen Miller.
11 Comments -
Echoes of 2007 color reactions to Va Tech shooting
The shootings at Virginia Tech brought back harrowing memories, but the police and university response to the incident were also proof that the painful sacrifices of "4/16" were not in vain.
Comment -
Police step up patrols after 2nd sexual assault in Alexandria
Alexandria Police are warning women to be alert, after a 22-year-old woman was assaulted while walking home Thursday night, the second similar attack in less than three weeks in the Del Ray neighborhood.
9 Comments -
Joshua Myers sentenced to five years in prison
_296.jpeg)
A former Fauquier County assistant principal who admitted to trading child pornography on the Internet was sentenced to five years behind bars Friday.
12 Comments -
Two killed in Virginia Tech shooting
Virginia Tech reports that a police officer and the suspected gunman were killed.
113 Comments -
Report: At least 274 fallen USAF troops' remains sent to landfill
The Air Force came in for heavy criticism Thursday after the service said it had dumped cremated partial remains of at least 274 troops into a Virginia landfill - far more than previously acknowledged.
9 Comments -
Moving Arlington homeless shelter has new neighbors outraged
Arlington County plans to move one of its homeless shelters to 14th Street, where it will stay open longer, with new facilities. But it has sparked outrage among neighbors.
25 Comments
RecommendedRecent Facebook Activity
Only On 7
-
Team up with the Home Team afternoons at 4 on ABC7
"Katie" weekdays at 4pm on ABC7 followed by Leon Harris and Alison Starling on ABC7 News at 5. Click here to find out more about "Katie!"
Photo Galleries Pictures from around the region
-
Komen Race for the Cure 2013: Photos of the racers
-
Photos of D.C. tiny houses
-
Running of the Chihuahuas kicks off Cinco de Mayo weekend