LANDOVER, MD – Effective immediately, Jericho Baptist Church Ministries, Inc., also known as the Jericho City of Praise and City of Praise (“Jericho”), has terminated the employment of Elder Joel R. Peebles, Sr. While this decision was not made without prayerful consideration and patience, it became clear that this action was necessary to protect Jericho […]
(Washington, DC) — The Metro transit agency has removed 94 of its buses from service following at least two bus fires in recent days. The latest fire happened yesterday morning on Route 50 in Maryland. No one was hurt. Metro spokesman Dan Stessel says the buses that have been sidelined are the Orion-Six series. Just […]
(Baltimore, MD) — A Washington, DC man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to a charge that stemmed from a May home invasion in Glen Burnie, Maryland. The “Baltimore Sun” reports 51-year-old Craig Stevens Brooks posed as an employee for the energy company Pepco and […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of Education (ED) hosted a forum on entrepreneurship at the White House yesterday. The event brought together a mix of business owners, government experts and leaders from a variety of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to discuss opportunities […]
President Obama is speaking out on allegations involving the Secret Service and prostitutes in Colombia. Several Secret Service agents are on leave after allegedly bringing prostitutes to their hotel rooms in Colombia. The President says he holds the Secret Service to a high standard of behavior. He says the agency overall is very professional and […]
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell says today has been declared “Virginia Tech Remembrance Day” to mark the 5th anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings. An official moment of silence will be held at 9:43 a.m. After that will come the ringing of the Capitol Square Bell Tower once for each of the 32 victims in the […]
(McLean, VA) — The nation’s fifth-largest bank is cutting more jobs. In its latest reorganization, McLean-based Capital One Bank has announced that nearly 500 assistant branch managers are being let go, including 166 in the Washington, DC area. They can accept severance packages or apply for other company jobs. Analyst Scott Valentin of FBR Capital […]
(Washington, DC) — A District man faces jail time for allegedly beating his roommate’s dog to death. Twenty-three-year-old Ishmaaiyl Mulheron was arrested April 8th one one count of felony animal cruelty. Humane Society Law Enforcement found the body of a six-year-old Yorkie inside Mulheron’s apartment. Necropsy reports show the dog died of blunt trauma and […]
(Potomac, MD) — Three people are under arrest in connection with a pair of February inside-job armed robberies at a CVS pharmacy in Potomac. Montgomery County Police say 35-year-old Fenton Graham of Silver Spring worked as a supervisor at the store in the 79-hundred block of Tuckerman Lane and was on the job February 6th […]
(Rockwall, TX) — A former teacher at a Rockwall Christian school may go to court after being fired for getting pregnant out of wedlock. Cathy Samford tells News 8 that Heritage Christian Academy let her go last year after she admitted to the pregnancy. Her attorney believes the school violated federal and state law for […]