Chris Papst
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'We're all frustrated' | Anne Arundel schools responds to ongoing bus issues
Anne Arundel County Schools finally agreed to an interview with Project Baltimore after a Fox45 News report showed students walking to school along highways tha → Read More
Bill would make Maryland first state to ban student sex offenders in public schools
BALTIMORE COUNTY (WBFF) - State lawmakers could soon take an unprecedented step to make Maryland schools safer. The move comes after a FOX45 News investigation found a sex offender was taking classes at a Baltimore area high school. Members of the Baltimore County delegation tell Project Baltimore, a bill in this year’s legislative session would make Maryland the first state in the country to… → Read More
'I felt violated': Police search Maryland house over BB gun in virtual class
BALTIMORE, Md. (WBFF) – A Baltimore County family is warning other parents after they say police were called to their house over something that happened during a virtual school lesson. The incident is raising concerns over privacy and safety in the era of online learning. As a Navy veteran with four years of active duty, Courtney Lancaster has extensive knowledge of guns, how to use them and how… → Read More
Maryland school district sends bus to pick up staff but not students
BALTIMORE COUNTY, M. d. (WBFF) - A fight over a short distance is heating up in a Baltimore County neighborhood in Maryland. Parents say the county schools expects their young children to walk about a mile to school, even as a bus is sent to pick up school staff faced with walking the same distance. Video: WBFF. This all started in October when Project Baltimore reported from Monocacy Road in… → Read More
Battle brews over email privacy laws
Have you ever sent an email, text or private message you wish you hadn't? You may want to be a little more careful. A little-known federal law from 30 years ago allows the government, without a warrant, to read any digital message six months after you se → Read More
Woman found dead on Northwest Branch Trail not a 'random killing'
HYATTSVILLE, Md. ABC7 -- The first murder victim of the year in our area has been identified by Prince Georges County Police as Catherine Alvarado of Hyattsville.Part of the trail where Alvarado's body was found is just half a block away from her home.Acco → Read More
Obama expected to issue executive order on guns
As soon as next week, President Barrack Obama may deliver on one of his original campaign promises - gun control. The president could not get enough support in Congress following a series of recent mass shootings, so he is expected to issue an executive o → Read More
ABC7 cameras roll on illegal ATV group
Local law enforcement is cracking down on people who illegally ride ATVs and dirt bikes. The problem is back in the headlines after an ATV rider was killed in Capitol Heights over the weekend.People illegally riding ATVs and dirt bikes are usually a probl → Read More
Motorcycle riders stall traffic, taunt drivers along the Beltway
WASHINGTON ABC7 -- Motorcycles brought traffic along southbound I-495 to a standstill Sunday.A video posted to YouTube shows a pack of motorcyclists weaving in and out of lanes, popping wheelies and blocking the flow of vehicles along the heavily-traffick → Read More
Millions of voters registered in multiple states
In less than a year, America will go to the polls and vote for a new president. But millions of voters, whether they know it or not, will have an opportunity to vote multiple times.Voting twice is illegal. But earlier this month during the midterm electio → Read More
Holiday patrols bust large credit card scheme in Tyson's Corner Mall
Four men from New York have been arrested following a major credit card fraud bust at Tysons Corner Mall. Police say between them, they had more than 240 stolen credit cards.Police say when employees at the Apple Store noticed something suspicious about t → Read More
Prince William County launches audit after ABC7 investigates sanctuary cities
Prince William County has launched an audit after a seven on your side investigation exposed its policy concerning illegal immigration. That investigation found the county was one of five local areas considered sanctuary cities.My first reaction to your s → Read More
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American Muslims united Friday night to reject terrorism. More than 100 people gathered near the White House to renounce groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda.We haven't stood up so far. There are no excuses for this. Today we will stand up, exclaimed Muslim La → Read More
Fierce debate over sanctuary cities surrounding the District
Immigration is a hot topic right now, and that includes a fierce debate over sanctuary cities. Some local governments do not fully cooperate with immigration officials when they find an illegal immigrant who has a federal warrant. And that includes a few → Read More
D.C. Fire and EMS offers chance to be firefighter for a day
How many of us growing up wanted to be a firefighter? The danger. The excitement. The heroism. Recently, D.C. Fire and EMS gave a small group - made up mostly of city leaders - an opportunity to feel the heat. That group included 7 On Your Side's Chris P → Read More
After severe horse abuse case, momentum builds to change Va. laws
The recent seizure of nearly 100 dying and emaciated horses from a rescue farm in Somerset, Va. has people calling for new laws to protect animals. This is a story you will see only on ABC7 tonight at 11.Peaceable Farm owner Anne Goland has been arrested → Read More
Woman takes on VA Lottery after (not) winning $20,000
A Washington woman is taking on the Virginia State Lottery after she bought a winning ticket worth $20,000 but is not getting the money. The lottery said the ticket was issued in error.When I saw that $20,000, you don't know how excited I was, said Washin → Read More
Is the D.C. Streetcar close to finally opening?
While the D.C. Department of Transportation DDOT still will not say when it believes the D.C. Streetcar will start carrying passengers, ABC 7 has obtained information suggesting its getting close.If you drive along H Street in the next few days, youll noti → Read More
Search on for man suspected of kidnapping, raping woman because of her sexual orientation
Police in D.C. are hunting a man suspected of kidnapping and raping a woman because of her sexual orientation.Police say it happened Tuesday starting around 6:30a.m. A police report indicates the woman was near a bus stop on the south side of M Street SW → Read More
Beleaguered D.C. Streetcar under reconstruction
More problems for the beleaguered D.C. Streetcar project. Crews are currently making infrastructure improvements that apparently were not originally done properly.This month is actually a milestone for the Streetcar. It was one year ago, last September, → Read More