Rafael Sanchez Cruz

Nov 20, 2023 | wusa9.com | Rafael Sanchez Cruz

WASHINGTON — After surviving the pandemic, a D.C. business owner says he is closing his restaurant in Chinatown due to rising crime. Noe Landini, owner of Bar Deco, says he made the difficult decision to permanently close the location along 6th Street Northwest after sitting down with his team and listing out the cons that outweighed the pros. "It is with a heavy heart that we have decided to close our doors permanently today, 11/19.

Nov 13, 2023 | wusa9.com | Rafael Sanchez Cruz

WASHINGTON — A man stole a bottle of oxycodone during an armed robbery at the CVS Pharmacy in the Dupont Circle neighborhood in Northwest D.C., according to police. The incident report indicates that just after 10 a.m. on Sunday, the armed man approached the pharmacy counter located on the second floor of the CVS and pulled out a silver gun from his jacket.

Nov 9, 2023 | wusa9.com | Rafael Sanchez Cruz

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — For the first time since homeowners were forced out of their faulty constructed condominiums, the District Council held a hearing to discuss what they call the "debacle" surrounding the River East at Grandview Condos. In August 2021, dozens of families were forced to evacuate their homes in the development on Talbert Street Southeast due to structural defects including cracks in the walls and plumbing leaks. "A debacle. A huge disaster.

Nov 8, 2023 | wusa9.com | Rafael Sanchez Cruz

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin said he is disappointed after Democrats swept Tuesday's legislative elections, retaking full control of the General Assembly. "I'm a little disappointed to be clear and I think that's just a natural reality," he told reporters Wednesday afternoon. The electoral results were a rebuke of Youngkin's conservative agenda which includes a proposal to ban access to most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Nov 7, 2023 | wusa9.com | Alanea Cremen |Katie Lusso |Rafael Sanchez Cruz

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — Democrat Russet Perry has defeated Republican Juan Pablo Segura in the hotly contested race for Virginia State Senate's 31st District, according to the Associated Press. As of 11 p.m., 97% of precincts have reported and Perry has secured 52.6% of the votes to Segura's 47.4%. Perry, a former CIA officer and Loudoun County prosecutor, arrived to cheers from the crowd at the Stone Tower Winery in Leesburg on election night Tuesday.