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(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 […]

(Undated)  —   New research finds 80 percent of Muslim Americans approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as President. CNSNews.com says the survey was done via a partnership between Gallup and the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi.  The survey also revealed that 65 percent of Jewish Americans approve of how Obama is handling […]

(Undated)  —  A Gaithersburg man is due in court in Aruba today in the disappearance of Robyn Gardner, of Bethesda.  A judge is expected to decide whether authorities can continue to hold Gary Giordano.He claims Gardner vanished while they were snorkeling, but investigators suspect something sinister.  The FBI searched Giordano’s home in Gaithersburg over the […]

(Undated)  —  Churches are among the venues being targeted by federal tax scam artists.  According to the “South Florida Sun-Sentinel,” the IRS says says the hucksters are enticing people to send in false federal tax returns for cash back.  IRS spokesman Michael Dobzinski says people are encouraged to file a return with the IRS for […]

(Washington, DC)   —  President Obama says he inherited the nation’s debt problems when he took office.  In remarks at a Democratic Party fundraiser Monday, the President said he was left with much of the country’s financial problems with deficits and skyrocketing debt when he was sworn-in.  He also said the economic woes befalling Europe are impacting the U.S.  […]

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 2, 2011 – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law  honored Catherine L. Hughes, Founder, Chairperson of the Board and Secretary of Radio One, Inc., with the 2011 Distinguished Civil Rights Advocate Award yesterday.  She received the prestigious award during a reception at The National Bar Association’s (NBA) 86th Annual Convention […]

(Washington, DC)   —  A security breach at the White House lands a man in federal custody.  A man jumped the fence on the Pennsylvania Avenue side of the White House but was immediately tackled by security officers.  The man was ordered to lay down on the ground by security personnel and was seen being led away. […]

(Washington, DC)  —  National Night Out activities are planned throughout the Washington area this evening as police and residents join together to strengthen their relationships and combat crime.  Events are planned for each of DC’s police districts as well as in communities in Northern Virginia, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.  Find out more about the National Night Out by logging on to […]

(Prince William County, VA)  —  Prince William County Police are investigating the armed robbery of a man who had responded to an Internet “For Sale” ad.  The 17-year-old victim told officers that he arranged to meet someone selling a pair of sneakers in the area of Hedges Run Drive in Lake Ridge and he got into a vehicle that […]