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(Richmond, VA) –As Hurricane Irene sets her sights on the East Coast, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and Maryland Governor Martin O’ Malley have declared States of Emergency.The move allows each state to staff Emergency Operations Centers and place national Guard troops on standby if needed. Source: Copyright © 2011 Metro Networks Inc.
Hurricane Irene is expected to climb up the Eastern seaboard and reach the D.C. metropolitan area by Saturday night. If Irene follows the forecasted trajectory the category three storm will not only be the first hurricane to touch land in three years but the second natural disaster in the area in less than a week following […]
(Washington, DC) — There were minor injuries reported in the Washington, DC area following yesterday’s earthquake centered in Mineral, Virginia. DC Fire and EMS spokesman Pete Piringer says the department received more than two-thousand calls for service in the two hours after the quake. The earthquake did damage some area buildings, including Washington National Cathedral, which […]
(Washington, DC) – The National Park Service and organizers of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial dedication in Washington are keeping an eye on the path of Hurricane Irene, which is forecast to move into the Mid-Atlantic this weekend .The memorial is scheduled to be formally dedicated this Sunday, on the 48th anniversary of Dr. King’s […]
(Washington, DC) -The new Martin Luther King Jr. national memorial is set to open this morning. The 28-foot-tall white granite statue of the civil rights leader is the first memorial on the National Mall to pay tribute to a non-President. It’s also the first memorial there to honor an African-American. President Obama is set to […]
Mark your calendars for the fourth annual Spirit of Praise! This year features Donald Lawrence, Marvin Sapp and many others. 4th Annual Spirit of Praise Celebration Saturday, October, 8th 2011 6pm (Doors at 5pm) Reid Temple AME Church 11400 Glenn Dale Blvd. Glenn Dale, MD 20769 Featuring: Donald Lawrence Marvin Sapp Also featuring… Maurette Brown-Clark […]
Radio One is excited to share the dream. A memorial celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be erected on the National Mall on August 28th. President Barack Obama will give an address at the Aug. 28 Memorial Dedication. Below are a full listing of public events: Wednesday, August 24 Honoring Global […]
(Undated) — A poll on ChrisitianCafe.com, a Christian dating website, asked about respondents habits regarding alcohol. Christian Cafe’s Fred Moesker heads up online marketing for the site and claims he was surprised by the results assuming younger age groups would be using alcohol at a higher rate. The data shows that not only did over […]
(Forestville, MD) — A teenager is in police custody in connection with the killing of 92-year-old Thelma Steele inside her Forestville home. Prince George’s County detectives say the victim’s neighbor, 15-year-old William Fitts, is being charged as an adult with murder. Fitts has reportedly confessed to police that robbery was the motive. Steele had apparently […]
(Apopka, FL) –A senior pastor at one of central Florida’s largest churches has been found dead in his hotel room in New York. Reverend Zachery Tims worked at the New Destiny Christian Center and in the past 15 years helped grow it into one of the area’s largest churches with TV and radio ministries. Reverend […]