WASHINGTON — Less than a week after the Washington Nationals looked to have selected Bud Black as their new manager, and less than a day after contract problems scuttled the agreement, they’ve named Dusty Baker as their new skipper, the sixth in team history. Sources report negotiations with Black faltered when the former San Diego Padres manager […]
The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets 7-2 to win the World Series early Monday. This is the team’s first World Series title since 1985. Game 5 was another example of “death by Royals” for the Mets, and this one was by far the most painful for the team and their fans. With […]
Chipotle has temporarily closed dozens of its restaurants in Washington and Oregon out of an abundance of caution after an E. coli scare. No one has died in the reported cases of infection, the Washington State Department of Health said. Seven of the Washington patients and one Oregon patient were hospitalized. Chris Collins of Portland, […]
One student was shot dead and another wounded after gunfire erupted Sunday near dormitories on the Winston-Salem State University campus. Authorities were searching for a suspected gunman, but police and university spokesman Aaron Singleton would provide no identifying details. The historically black school urged visitors to the campus to stay away, but said student services […]
HYDE PARK, N.Y. — A Maryland man who pleaded guilty in a violent kidnapping and robbery in the Hudson Valley has been sentenced to 19 years in state prison. The Poughkeepsie Journal reports Victor Denny of Forestville, Maryland, was sentenced Thursday in exchange for pleading guilty to first-degree robbery and second-degree kidnapping. Prosecutors said Denny […]
NORFOLK, Va. — A former postal carrier in Virginia Beach has been sentenced to one day in prison for stealing mail. The Virginian-Pilot reports 26-year-old Raynard R. Heckstall of Norfolk also was ordered in federal court Thursday to perform 200 hours of community service and pay restitution. The U.S. Postal Service began an investigation after […]
Ben Carson pitched a tax plan with numbers that didn’t add up. Donald Trump boasted that he’s paying his own way in the campaign, but he isn’t. Chris Christie accused the government of stealing Social Security money that it has actually borrowed — and has been paying back with interest. Even the price of hamburger […]
The Washington Nationals are set to name Bud Black their new manager, according to multiple sources. The development was first reported by The Washington Post.. Black parted ways with the San Diego Padres in June after managing the team for parts of nine seasons. He was voted NL Manager of the Year in 2010. Black […]
Whether it’s the New York Mets or the Kansas City Royals, the winner of the World Series will have its first championship in three decades. Strictly going off the first act, we can deduce two things: It may take another three decades for this series to crown a winner, and getting there is going to be […]
WASHINGTON — Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier says the rough arrest of a man captured on video reveals what officers face, and demonstrates the reality of police work. “One, it shows just the kind of scenarios that police officers are facing every single day and two, that police work is not pretty. When you see situations where officers have to […]