A Charles County retiree who calls himself "Mr. Fat Pockets" won $110,000 on THE BIG SPIN scratch-off last week. The ticket was bought in Waldorf and the couple plan to pay bills and shore up savings.

DC Water will begin controlled underground blasting near Georgetown the week of July 13; expect loud booms, brief shaking and short Canal Road stoppages. Crews will use air‑horn alerts and monitored vibrations during operations.

Survivors and lawmakers urged Congress to back community-led recovery and standing HUD funding after storms left neighborhoods without water, power and farms damaged.

A man was found shot near a gas station in Southeast D.C. early Monday; homicide detectives have opened an investigation and no arrests have been announced.

Port of Subs will open its first D.C.-area shop in Laurel under veteran franchisee Bryan Denson, who had originally eyed an Arlington site.

About 500 Raychy light‑up sneakers were recalled after regulators found coin batteries in the soles were accessible to children. The importer is offering refunds after disposal is photographed.

Michael Alfonso, Secretary Sean Duffy’s son-in-law, has Trump’s endorsement and seven-figure outside support, but longtime northern Wisconsin Republicans are publicly split.

A small lunchtime protest in Madison used a decommissioned ambulance to dramatize what organizers say are early harms from H.R.1 to BadgerCare and FoodShare.

Biologists recorded 94°F water in the Potomac near Seneca; state officials say a summer turnover likely caused a mass fish kill. Crews are monitoring and tests are pending.

Trump posted photos calling the Lincoln Reflecting Pool “crystal clear” and pushed for arrests as federal investigators move on alleged vandalism and NPS prepares repairs.

A Temple Hills man has been charged after a woman was found shot inside a car on Brooks Drive; police say the killing was domestic-related.

A Flood Watch is in effect from 4 p.m. Monday; heavy afternoon storms may bring flash and urban flooding. Allow extra travel time.

A Fredericksburg man received a 30-year federal sentence after prosecutors say he recorded repeated sexual abuse of a child inside his rented apartment. The case was handled under Project Safe Childhood.