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This Saturday, June 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. atH. D. Woodson High School, 55th Street and Nannie Helen Burroughs Northeast DC, DC SUN presents the DC Solar Flare, a Renewable Energy Tech Show. If your electric bills are too high, going solar can save you 25 to 50% — or more! — on your monthly bill. And federal and DC incentives […]
(Washington, D.C.) — The National Weather Service is confirming that nine tornadoes touched down in Maryland on Friday. Three of the twisters touched down in Montgomery County, with the other six hitting in in Anne Arundel, Harford, Carroll, and Prince George’s Counties. Harford County saw the strongest tornado, which caused about a million dollars worth […]
(Landover, MD) — Prince George’s County police are putting in place a gun buyback program, inviting anyone with a gun to drop it off, no questions asked. In exchange, you will receive a 100-dollar general gift card. The police department’s “Gift Card for Guns” program takes place today at the Prince George’s County Police Services […]
There are three things that go on a headstone when one dies- the date you were born, the date of your passing and a dash in between, according to the District’s “Mayor-for-life” and current Ward 8 councilman Marion Barry. The dash is the time you spend on this earth and the impact you have. The councilman revealed that the […]
(Woodbridge, VA) — Police have charged an elementary school janitor with assaulting a seven-year-old student. The alleged incident happened last Friday at Enterprise Elementary in Woodbridge. Police say 59-year-old Ross Schrecengost of Unionville used his push cart to corner the young student, then pushed him. The student was not seriously hurt. Source: Copyright © 2012 […]
(Washington, DC) — The FBI has arrested a suspected white supremacist for allegedly paying an undercover agent to illegally modify his AK-47 rifle. Forty-eight-year-old Douglas Story of Manassas is also accused of making online threats against the President. Authorities say money and the gun were exchanged and Story was arrested after taking possession of the […]
(Haymarket, VA) — A long-term substitute teacher and head baseball coach at a Prince William County high school is being charged with taking indecent liberties with a student. Prince William County Police say 28-year-old Richard Teller of Haymarket, who teaches at Brentsville High School, sent inappropriate messages to a 17-year-old girl who attends that school. […]
(Baltimore, MD) — A group trying to put Maryland’s new same-sex marriage law up for a voter referendum in November says it has more than double the number of signatures needed to achieve its goal. The Maryland Marriage Alliance announced this afternoon that it has submitted some 113-thousand petition signatures, far exceeding the minimum number […]
Washington, DC – Today, The Congressional Black Caucus will hold their inaugural Faith Leaders Summit in conjunction with the Conference of National Black Churches during their Annual Consultation. Hundreds of our nation’s leading African American Church leaders will gather to discuss major voting rights issues facing our community. Attorney General Eric Holder will give the […]