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(Annapolis, MD)  — This weekend marks the unofficial start to summer.  Many people plan to spend the three-day weekend at the beach, but most of us get there we have to go across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.  Teri Moss with the Maryland Transportation Authority says if you can’t tolerate sitting in traffic, your best bet is to be […]

(Philadelphia, PA)  —  A Philadelphia jury is awarding ten-million dollars to a 13-year-old girl for a life-threatening reaction to Children’s Motrin.  Brianna Maya was three-and-a-half when her parents gave her the drug to treat a fever.  She lost 84-percent of her skin, 50-percent of her lung capacity, was blinded, and her reproductive organs were destroyed.  […]

(Upper Marlboro, MD)  —  Assault charges against a local college student will be dropped in Prince George’s County now that prosecutors know the officer who made the arrest is also charged with assault in the same incident.  Officer Dominque Richardson showed up in court last week to testify in the case against Steven Morales.  But Richardson was […]

(Undated)  —  A recent survey shows what Evangelical leaders really believe about the end times.  The poll conducted by the National Association of Evangelicals surveyed its board of directors which includes leaders from a broad array of denominations and evangelical organizations.  The poll found 13 percent are what’s called “amilliennialists” and believe that the non-literal millennial reign […]

(Washington, DC)  —  The DC Department of Health confirms that United Medical Center is dealing with a case of bed bugs.  Health department spokeswoman Dena Iverson says authorities learned of the situation after a patient complained about being bitten last week.  The hospital immediately called a pest control technician and notified city health officials.  This […]

(Washington, DC)  —  Charges have been dropped against a wheelchair-bound man who tussled with Metro Transit Police.  The State’s Attorney’s Office is reviewing the incident, which was caught on video.  It appears to show the officers lifting Dwight Harris out of his chair and forcing him face-down on the sidewalk.  The confrontation happened last week […]

(Washington, DC)  —  DC Mayor Vincent Gray has ordered a spending freeze on contractual services, supplies and other areas not related to salaries.  The move comes because the District must legally have a balanced budget by the end of the fiscal year, which is September 30th and currently it is about 70-million-dollars over-budget.  A source […]

(Washington, DC)  —  Teens took to the streets of Washington, DC to bring attention to the need for summer jobs.  More than 500 high school students rallied yesterday before marching to the U.S. Department of Labor.  Among the teens were students from Anacostia and Ballou high schools, which are located in crime-ridden parts of the […]

Here’s a great opportunity for the uninsured and underinsured to get some basic health screenings at no charge. Who: First Baptist Church of Glenarden Pastor John K. Jenkins Sr. The Health Ministry What: 18th Annual Health Expo and Blood Drive When: Saturday, June 11, 2011 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Where: Worship Center 600 Watkins Park Drive […]

(Undated)  —  A new study from Barna Research found three out of 10 Americans are reducing the amount given to churches.  The Christian Post says the number remains unchanged since January of last year when the number of people giving was at an all time low.  Barna’s David Kinnaman says, quote, “The economic downturn influenced […]