In a week of historic firsts for Black women, Washington D.C. is continuing to set the standard. The district has just appointed its first Black woman chief of police. Meet Pamela Smith. Smith has 25 ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — The D.C. Council's Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to approve the nomination of Metropolitan Police Department's (MPD) Acting Chief Pamela Smith as the department's ...

D.C.’s mayor and police chief are urging the city’s council to again adopt a stricter juvenile curfew, in response to a spike in what’s being described as “juvenile activity.” ...

Pamela Smith made history on July 19 when she received the nomination to become the very first Black female chief of police in Washington, District of Columbia. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser made the ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Wednesday marks one year since D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser named Pamela Smith as the chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). 7News Reporter Rebecca Turco sat down with the ...

A tragic incident broke out during the homecoming weekend near Howard University on Friday, October 24, 2025. Five people, four adults and one teenager, were shot at near Georgia Avenue and Howard ...

Five people, including a juvenile, were injured in a shooting near Howard University in Washington D.C. Friday night, according to multiple news sources. Around 8:20 p.m., three men, a woman and a ...

Pamela D. Smith Kaluzny, 58, passed away Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, in Regional Hospital of Scranton after a long and courageous battle with lung cancer. She was the loving wife of Thomas S. Kaluzny, to ...

Four people were shot Friday night near Howard University in Northwest Washington where homecoming activities were scheduled.

Pamela A. Smith takes the oath as the Metropolitan Police Department’s acting chief. (Courtesy DC government) D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has nominated former U.S. Park Police chief Pamela A. Smith to ...