Winston Chaney
WASHINGTON — You get a call from someone who says he’s with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. He tells you you’re in trouble: You’ve missed jury duty and an arrest warrant will be issued unless you pay up, right now. Fifty of those calls were made in one week alone, and Sheriff’s Deputy James Johnson […]
WASHINGTON — A lawsuit filed against Prince George’s County Public Schools claims that the predatory behavior of a volunteer aide, who is now facing child sex abuse and child pornography charges, was well known by students, teachers and parents and even reported to the school’s principal. The guardian of a 9-year-old Judge Sylvania Woods Elementary […]
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser says a plan by the D.C. Council to offer up to 12 weeks of paid leave may be too broad for her to support. Bowser, a Democrat, says she supports guaranteed paid leave for new parents. But the council’s plan would also guarantee paid leave for a medical condition […]
The medical director of the District of Columbia’s long-troubled fire department is stepping down, saying “people are dying needlessly” because the department is resistant to reform. Dr. Jullette Saussy has been on the job for seven months. She previously ran the ambulance service in New Orleans. In her resignation letter, dated Jan. 29, Saussy says […]
Some prominent District of Columbia African-American churches are opposing a plan to build a protected bike lane that could cut into street parking spaces near the churches. The Washington Post reports over 300 people attended the District Department of Transportation community meeting Saturday to discuss the proposed bike lanes that would connect Washington’s Shaw neighborhood […]
Tuesday morning began with a mix of rain and snow around the region, with temperatures hovering right around the freezing mark. And that could lead to some difficult, and changing, conditions, on the roads. Crews were pre-treating the roads beginning Monday evening, she said. Wet roads, she said, could be slippery, particularly on the usual […]
Norfolk deputies are warning citizens about a phone scam in which someone has been impersonating a sheriff’s deputy and asking for money. The Norfolk Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that citizens have received fraudulent calls informing them that they have missed jury duty and must pay a court fee or spend a day […]
Gasoline prices are failing in Washington, D.C., and the metro area. But they’re still above the national average. AAA Mid-Atlantic reports that the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded Sunday was $2.02 in Washington. That’s two cents less than a week ago and 39 cents less than the same time last year. In […]
A reborn Orange Crush might have sent Peyton Manning into retirement with a Super ending to his career. Von Miller and the impenetrable Denver defense harassed Panthers quarterback Cam Newton all game Sunday, and the Broncos made enough big plays for a 24-10 victory, Manning’s 200th and perhaps his last before retirement. He wasn’t […]
A basketball enthusiast, President Barack Obama applauded the Golden State Warriors on Thursday and marveled at how they are revolutionizing professional basketball with what he described as a “small-ball nuclear lineup” that specializes in great shooting and passing. The Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in last year’s NBA finals and are off to a historically […]