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(Undated) — Oprah Winfrey is reportedly courting Maria Shriver to launch a talk show. The news comes amid the flurry of reports about Shriver’s now-estranged husband, Hollywood actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has admitted to fathering a child out of wedlock with the family’s housekeeper. Sources tell TMZ.com that Oprah met with […]
(Manassas, VA) — A school bus driver is accused of assaulting two students in Prince William County. Police say Minnie Pearl McBride assaulted a 10-year-old and a 12-year-old on Friday morning on her bus that was parked outside Independent Hill School in Manassas. No one was hurt. McBride is charged with two counts of assault […]
(Washington, DC) — Three DC Police officers were taken to area hospitals last night after a crash involving two police vehicles at Eleventh and Euclid Streets in Northwest. None of the officers were believed to be seriously injured. One of the vehicles was a patrol cruiser, the other was an unmarked car and they were […]
(Silver Spring, MD) — A three-hour standoff ended peacefully early yesterday morning when police talked an armed man out of his house in Silver Spring. Police say 31-year-old Carlos Henandez was firing a gun inside the home on East Melbourne Avenue while he had his young son with him. Two officers fired their weapons but no […]
(Spotsylvania County, VA) — Authorities in Spotsylvania County say a firefighter, Justin Baber, raped a 13-year-old girl in his official Chancellor Volunteer Fire Department Vehicle. The sheriff’s office says Baber admitted to having an encounter with the girl but has a different account regarding the rape allegations. He was being held without bond. Source: Metro Networks Inc
The Washington Wizards unveiled their new look recently. The team ditched the boring teal unis and opted to bring it back to the glory days with the old Bullets white, red and blue color way. We love it! They might not win more games next season but at least they’ll look better doing it. How […]
WASHINGTON – Fifteen individuals from across the country have been appointed to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Council on Underserved Communities (CUC). Building on SBA’s core programs and Recovery initiatives, the CUC will provide input, advice and recommendations on strategies to help strengthen competitiveness and sustainability for small businesses in underserved communities. These strategies […]
(Washington, DC) — Uninsured Americans skipping out on their hospital bills are costing the U.S. as much as 49-billion dollars a year. A new study by the Department of Health and Human Servicesshows families without health insurance only pay off an average of 12-percent of their hospital tabs. Researchers say the problem is not confined to those living […]
(Washington, DC) — Gas prices in the four-dollar-per gallon range have given a big boost to the District’s Bikeshare program. According to the latest numbers, rentals for Capital Bikeshare have doubled in the last couple of months from two-to-three-thousand trips per day to four or five-thousand. Chris Holben, who manages the bikesharing program for the […]
(Washington, DC) — A woman who allegedly attacked an 80-million-dollar painting at the National Gallery of Art will undergo psychological testing at Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital in DC. Susan Burns appeared in court yesterday on charges she tried to damage Paul Gauguin’s [[ Goh-Gans ]] “Two Tahitian Women.” Charging documents reveal Burns told police she believes the nudity […]