Via: News 92 FM A gunman is dead and another person has been shot after a Connecticut school district went on lock down following reports of an unconfirmed shooting at an elementary school. “Due to reports of a shooting as yet unconfirmed, the district is taking preventive measures by putting all schools in lockdown until […]
A day after D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson announced her plan to close 20 schools, parents across the city signaled their intent to protest, labor leaders said they…
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray said Wednesday that Metro hasn’t justified its plans to discontinue night bus service in parts of Southeast Washington where the…
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board voted Wednesday to raise fees on the Dulles Toll Road. Starting Jan. 1, 2013, drivers will pay 25 cents…
Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky has been sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for sexually abusing children. Sandusky was accused of sexually abusing children he met through his charity for troubled youth. Sandusky was facing 400 years behind bars for 45 counts of child sexual abuse, but age 68 he will spend the remainder of […]
Celebrated Civil Rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. emerged as the premier spokesperson for the movement because his youth, oratory skill, and effective demonstrations proved he was at the forefront of changing times for Blacks in America. On the heels of his successful “Montgomery Bus Boycott” in 1955 and after forming the Southern […]
Many 9/11 conspiracy theories surfaced shortly after the September 11th attacks — some bringing compelling arguments and some not holding up at all. Theorists believe…
District of Columbia health officials are reporting the city’s first West Nile virus death. Health officials also announced Wednesday that another district resident is hospitalized with the virus. The Washington Post reported that the number of cases in the Washington area is about the same as in previous years. Maryland health officials reported the state’s […]
High-performing D.C. public school teachers who work in high-poverty schools will be able to accelerate through the pay scale to reach top compensation levels more quickly under…