Prince George’s County fire crews rescued residents of an Adelphi four-story apartment building as flames shot through the roof Wednesday evening. Prince George’s County Fire & EMS says a two-alarm fire happened at Presidential Park Condominiums, at 9205 New Hampshire Ave., at about 5:20 p.m. Fire crews used ladders to rescue residents who fled to their balconies. […]
Frostburg State University says it has received its largest gift ever, $2.5 million from the estate of Cumberland businessman Woodward Pealer. Interim school President Thomas Bowling says the funds will support scholarships and faculty development at the western Maryland institution. Pealer died in January 2014 at age 92. He was a decorated World War II […]
WASHINGTON — Metrorail is safer now compared with previous years, according to year-end crime totals expected to be made public in a few weeks. Looking at what the Metropolitan Area Transit Authority calls “Part 1 Crimes” — such as assault, larceny and robbery — 2015 was the second-lowest year for serious crime on Metrorail since […]
President Barack Obama opened his State of the Union speech saying he’d keep it short, in what must have seemed music to the ears of some in the chamber antsy to get to Iowa to campaign for president. At times, Obama looked like he was one of them, eager to challenge biting criticism from Donald […]
Since the tradition of a State of the Union address began in the late 18th century, only a few presidents have not delivered their final speech in person. Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Jimmy Carter all sent written copies of their speeches to Congress. Barack Obama doesn’t want to be No. 4. Instead, he […]
It all began so promisingly, with a franchise-altering trade, an electrifying rookie season, and Washington’s first playoff appearance in five years. But everything since that game, when Robert Griffin III’s knee buckled, twice, has changed, both for Griffin and his team. It’s hard to imagine a path worse for Griffin the past three years. He […]
Should “The Town” of Leesburg — become “The City” of Leesburg? If They Do – Find Out What Happens!!!
WASHINGTON — A historic Virginia town’s proposal to become a city is much more than an academic exercise to study the feasibility; it could affect taxes, business and the town’s biggest landmark. The Town of Leesburg is exploring whether becoming a city would get rid of duplicate taxes residents currently pay for town and county services. But if […]
Natalie Cole’s family said the singer’s cause of death was idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, which led to heart failure. Her family said in a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday that after Cole received a kidney transplant in 2009, she was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare lung disease that causes shortness of […]
Authorities say a Baltimore City police sergeant was arrested following a high-speed chase. Police say a state trooper pulled over Sgt. Francisco Hopkins around 3 a.m. New Year’s Day in Baltimore County during a traffic stop. He was off duty at the time. According to a police report, Hopkins indicated he was a police officer, […]
WASHINGTON — In the latest of a series of mistakes that have plagued D.C.’s emergency responders, a man died Sunday of a heart attack after a fire truck called to his house left without him. Truck 17 arrived at Jackson’s house on 60th Street at 4:02 p.m. — about five or six minutes after the call, Fox […]