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(Rockville, MD) — A former Catholic priest is under arrest on charges he sexually abused two former students on the campus of the Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda. Investigators in Montgomery County say 57-year-old Garrett Orr of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania taught at Georgetown Prep from 1989 until 2003 and last year, they received complaints which […]
(Washington, DC) — Hundreds of people gathered at the Egyptian Embassy in Northwest, DC Tuesday night to show solidarity for the protesters in Egypt. Although Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has announced that he will not seek reelection in September, demonstrators say they want him out of office now, so reform can take place. The DC demonstrators […]
(Washington, DC) — While the DC area has seen mostly a cold rain this morning, area road crews and residents say they are prepared for any possible icy conditions that may develop to the north and west of the District. Salt trucks are stationed throughout the region in case they are needed on the roads […]
(Washington, DC) — A new Metro memorial honors workers who died in the line of duty. The 12-foot-tall granite pylon now stands at the Metro Center station. It’s inscribed with the names of all 26 people who died on the job in the agency’s 35-year history. At the bottom of the memorial, the inscription reads, “Dedicated […]
(Washington, DC) — Pepco says the utility has been preparing for this latest round of winter since Sunday. According to spokesman Clay Anderson, Pepco is making some changes in the way it handles this icy storm, compared to the last round of winter weather. The utility says it will have three staging areas for the […]
(Washington, DC) — Here are the latest school and government closings and delays for Tuesday, February 1, 2011. SCHOOLS: VIRGINIA: Loudoun County schools — 2 hour delay Stafford County schools — 2 hour delay MARYLAND: Kent County schools – 2 hour delay, no morning pre-school Anne Arundel County schools — 2 hour delay Howard County […]
(Washington, DC) — President Obama told foreign leaders Sunday he supported an “orderly transition” in Egypt to a government more responsive to its people. The announcement came in a call to the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel and Great Britain about the unrest roiling Egypt. The President’s statements appear to leave wiggle room for […]
(Washington, DC) — Federal officials have closed the case on a fatal shooting involving U.S. Park Police officers DC’s Trinidad neighborhood. According to the U.S. Justice Department, there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against the detectives involved in the fatal shooting of Trey Joyner. Joyner was shot and killed by plainclothes […]
An alleged bank robber was shot and killed Friday morning during a dramatic hostage situation outside of a Capital One Bank on University Boulevard East in Takoma Park, Md. Chopper4 captured the hostage situation as it unfolded at about 9:30 a.m. at the corner of New Hampshire Avenue and University Boulevard, just as the alleged […]
(Montgomery County, MD) –Montgomery County residents are being warned about downed wires following Wednesday’s snowstorm . Although many of the wires are dead due to area power outages, Fire Captain Oscar Garcia says to treat every downed wire as if it is live. He says anyone who sees a fallen wire should call authorities and […]