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Ted Leonsis’ Monumental Sports & Entertainment announced it has acquired an expansion Arena Football League team to begin play at Verizon Center in the spring of 2017. Washington will join the eight other teams in the league. The team does not yet have a name. Commissioner Scott Butera said in a recent phone interview that […]
This gospel singer has sinned once again. Grammy-nominated performer James Fortune pleaded guilty on Tuesday to assaulting his wife — the second time he has admitted to abusing a family member. Fortune, 37, accepted a plea deal for a third-degree felony assault charge for the 2014 attack. The “You Survived” singer was sentenced to five […]
A suspect has been arrested in connection with three bank robberies in Montgomery County on Thursday. The male suspect, who has not been named, was arrested in Glenarden Thursday after a Prince George’s County police officer spotted a Toyota Corolla matching the description of the robber’s car. Montgomery County Police Officer Rick Goodale says the banks, […]
Two officers who police Baltimore’s public schools walked out of jail Wednesday pending trial for assault and misconduct after their violent confrontation with a student was recorded by another teenager. Both have checkered records, prompting parents and authorities alike to question whether enough is being done to prevent violent people from being hired to keep […]
Five people have been killed in an ambush-style shooting during a backyard party in suburban Pittsburgh and at least two gunmen are at large, police said. Four women and a man were killed late Wednesday during the party in the Borough of Wilkinsburg. Allegheny County police said people scrambled toward the house as bullets began […]
French authorities have opened an investigation after a baby was found hidden in a bag belonging to a passenger on board an Air France plane. The French company says in a statement that the child, who traveled with “an adult” on Air France Flight 1891 from Istanbul to Paris on Monday, did not have a […]
WASHINGTON — Warmer weather brings the nation’s capital the promises of cherry blossoms, longer days and rising crime. “It’s clear right in here,” says Derek Davis, pointing to the park that parallels Livingston Road in Southeast Washington. “Then during the summer, it starts to get hot, crowded and stuff starts happening.” In the warm weather […]
Bernie Sanders breathed new life into his longshot White House bid with a crucial win in Michigan’s primary Tuesday night, chipping away at Hillary Clinton’s dominance in the Democratic presidential race. Republican Donald Trump swept to victory in Michigan, Mississippi and Hawaii, overcoming fierce efforts to blunt his momentum. Even with Sanders’ win, Clinton and […]
Are you tasting something off when you pour a glass of water at home? Does your shower smell like a swimming pool? The people who supply much of the region’s drinking water say don’t worry. Water officials in the D.C. region are alerting customers that they may notice a slight change in the taste and […]
The U.S. Secret Service says a man who tried to breach the White House fence was tackled and arrested before he got on the executive mansion’s grounds. The Washington Post reports a Secret Service officer saw the man about 4:30 p.m. Monday cross a bike rack on the northeastern fence line. The agency said in […]