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Juvenile curfew in place for Southwest DC this weekend

Mayor Muriel Bowser has extended and expanded the city's youth curfew through the end of summer following another weekend of large, unruly teen gatherings, including incidents involving illegal fireworks. WASHINGTON - D.C. police announced on...

DC Council set for high-stakes vote on $3.7B RFK Stadium redevelopment plan

WASHINGTON (7News) — A pivotal decision with sweeping implications for the city’s future is hours away. On Friday, the D.C. Council is expected to cast its first vote on the $3.7 billion RFK Campus redevelopment plan—a project that could bring the...

Hells Bells! America’s cattle farms are being protected by AC/DC

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Commanders closer than ever to DC return after council passes RFK deal in 1st vote

The D.C. Council has voted 9 to 3 to advance the RFK redevelopment project in its first of two votes on a deal that would bring the Commanders back to the District. The $3.7 billion dollar RFK redevelopment project will be put to a final vote in...

Washington D.C. council amends Initiative 82 to cap tipped wage at 75% of full minimum wage by 2034

D.C. voters approved Initiative 82 in 2022, voting to gradually increase the tipped minimum wage from $5.35 in 2022 by $2 annually to match the minimum wage of non-tipped employees in 2027. It was approved by a margin of 74% to 26%. On July 28,...

BMG announces plans to build full-service broadcast studios in Washington, DC

Broadcast Management Group (BMG) is set to open two new full-scale broadcast studios in the nation’s capital, finally filling a long-standing void in Washington, DC’s production infrastructure. Located in Upper Northwest DC—just minutes from...

AC or DC: Which Is Better?

As the story goes, the rock band AC/DC took its name from a label on an old sewing machine in the Young brothers’ home. It must have meant that the machine could run on either alternating-current or direct-current electricity. Today, all the...

Night goggles may have hampered army pilots before DC plane crash, experts say

The pilots of a US army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington DC in January would have had difficulty spotting the plane while wearing night-vision goggles, experts told the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on...

Weekend juvenile curfew zone issued in Southwest DC: What to know

WASHINGTON (7News) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) announced a new juvenile curfew zone in Southwest D.C., set to take effect Friday night. MPD Police Chief Pamela Smith ordered the curfew under the Juvenile Curfew Emergency Amendment...

District has adequate supply of urea fertiliser, says DC

Canada team could quit DC talks after Trump tariffs: Carney adviser

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian team working on a trade deal with the United States could walk away from talks in the wake of a U.S. decision to impose a 35% tariff on some goods from Canada, an adviser to Prime Minister Mark...

RAW: DC: SENATE DEMS PRESSER ON HEALTHCARE CUTS

Pam Bondi to be thrown under the bus in Epstein cover-up, DC source alleges

Pam Bondi is in serious trouble, according to political insiders in Washington D.C., as she may be blamed for the backlash over the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Since becoming Trump’s Attorney General, Bondi has...

Is DC a Canary in a Coal Mine?

Just as miners watch the canary for danger, Washington, DC, signals a warning for the nation. Despite being home to the federal government, DC lacks the political power to defend itself, with no voting representatives in Congress or the Senate....

On This Day in 1980, Def Leppard Made Their Live New York Debut Opening for AC/DC—on Joe Elliott’s Birthday

There are a handful of bands that are strictly associated with the 80s. Now, their relevance has grown beyond the decade, although that relevance centers on the band’s glory days of big hair and loud sound. One of those bands is the British hair...

2 DC curfew zones go into place Friday night

For the third time this summer, Police Chief Pamela Smith is creating temporary curfew zones in parts of D.C. For the third time this summer, Police Chief Pamela Smith is creating temporary curfew zones in parts of D.C. Smith announced a weekend...

James Gunn's Superman surpasses the $300 million mark, becoming the first DC film to do so since The Batman. 

James Gunn’s Superman (2025) was released theatrically on July 11, 2025. It marks the beginning of a newly restructured DC Universe overseen by James Gunn and Peter Safran. Positioned as the entry in the “Chapter One: Gods and Monsters” slate, the...

WWII-era DC-3 aircraft turns heads as Swiss aviation enthusiast visits Cork for summer holiday

It’s a flying visit – in classic Swiss style. Swiss business magnate and historic aircraft enthusiast Hugo Mathys turned heads along the south coast this week after flying in for a private holiday in his fleet of gleaming Second World War era...

Let's rock: Oasis, AC/DC, Nile Rodgers, Chappell Roan and a Hollywood star?

As Henry James said on his deathbed, “So here it is at last, the distinguished thing.” Whatever else you might think about Oasis, there is no question their reunion gigs this summer have been a phenomenon. The demand for tickets, the furore over...