Disputed King of Pop Bobby Brown will not attend ex-wife, superstar Whitney Houston‘s funeral this Saturday in Newark, N.J., according to Fox News. Earlier this week, Houston’s family made it crystal clear that they did not want Brown to attend Whitney’s funeral. While Brown said publicly that he was “disappointed,” many thought Brown would still […]
(Raeford, NC) — A preschool in North Carolina is accused of telling a four-year-old student her homemade lunch is not healthy enough. The “Carolina Journal” is reporting it happened at WestHoke Elementary School in Raeford. The homemade lunch included a turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, potato chips, and apple juice. However, the little girl ended up eating chicken […]
(Fairfax Co., VA) — A Fairfax County jury has convicted a former school bus driver on eight counts of possessing child pornography and has recommended 180-days in jail. Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Jonathan Phillips says Derrick Herndon was arrested last fall after detectives traced downloads of child pornography to a computer in his home. Smith drove school […]
(Alexandria, VA) — Today’s funeral procession for Alexandria paramedic Joshua Weissman will have a major impact on travel in the area. Stretches of King Street, Braddock Road, Van Dorn Street, Seminary Road and Janney’s Lane will all be impacted as the procession gets underway later this afternoon. The entire Alexandria Fire Department will be out of service […]
(Washington, DC) — Ten of the nation’s 15 wealthiest counties are located in the Washington, DC area. “MainStreet.com” says according to U.S. Census figures, Loudoun County, Virginia is at the top of the list with a median household income of more than 119-thousand-500-dollars. That’s more than 16-thousand-dollars richer than second-place Fairfax County. What’s more remarkable […]
(Elkton, MD) — A 62-year-old Elkton-area woman will serve six months of home detention for illegally giving an abortion pill to a pregnant 16-year-old. Sandra Craine was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to reckless endangerment in December. Prosecutors said Craine bought RU-486 pills from an overseas website before giving them to the girl. According to […]
(Washington, DC) — DC police are investigating at least four robberies that took place last night in various parts of Northwest. At least three of the incidents were in the Friendship Heights area, and police say two of the robberies were carried out at gunpoint. Incidents took place at River Road and 46th Street, NW, […]
Black love is passionate and inspiring. Iconic writer Zora Neale Hurston once said, “Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” Here are the couples NewsOne has chosen that demonstrate the true essence of what Black love is all about. Happy Valentine’s Day! 1)Barack and Michelle Obama: Their love is authentic, and they […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Current enrollment in public schools (District of Columbia Public Schools and Public Charter Schools) is up 2% (1,767) from last year, to 76,753, and numbers have been steadily increasing over the past three years, according to audited data by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. “The new enrollment numbers clearly show that […]
The White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett recently visited Radio One DC Stations in Silver Spring, Maryland. Pictured Left to Right: Jay Stevens, VP Radio Programming; Chris Wegmann, Regional General Manager; Barry Mayo, President; Valerie Jarrett, White House Senior Advisor; Alfred Liggins, CEO; Cathy Hughes, Founder/ Chairwoman; Sheila Stewart, Director of News & Community Affairs Programming.