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Prince George’s County Police announced that they have made an arrested in the murder of a local athlete. 21-year-old Rondell Fletcher was arrested on Thursday for the murder of 22-year-old Tyamonee Johnson in Oxon Hill last weekend. Johnson was a standout football player at Bullis High School in Potomac. After graduating in 2014, he attended […]
Calling all high school students! Applications are now being accepted for Congressman Elijah Cummings’ youth program. ECYP invests in promising teens and prepares them to serve as open-minded leaders with the skills, community ties, and global exposure critical to success in a diverse society. The program’s efforts are infused with the spirit of bridge-building exemplified by […]
According to reports, domestic violence charges against linebacker Rueben Foster have been dismissed. TMZ Sports obtained documents filed on Tuesday, January 2nd showing that the State Attorney’s Office in Florida has dismissed the misdemeanor charge against Foster. Foster was due in court for an arraignment Thursday morning, however, it was canceled because the charges were […]
Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Breaking News On Your Phone. Text WOLB to 71007 to join! New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control show a record total of confirmed cases of a polio-like illness, mostly affecting children. It’s called acute flaccid myelitis and 186 children had confirmed cases of it in the U.S. […]
Plastic Straws and Stirrers: Businesses and organizations selling or serving food or drinks in D.C. are now prohibited from giving out single-use plastic straws or stirrers. The D.C. Department of Energy and Environment is inspecting businesses for compliance as of Jan. 1 and will begin issuing official warnings and fines on July 1. Traffic: Unless signs […]
Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Breaking News On Your Phone. Text WOLB to 71007 to join! Johns Hopkins head football coach Jim Margraff has died. The university’s athletic department confirmed in a statement Wednesday that Margraff passed away suddenly at the age of 58. https://twitter.com/MarkWJZ/status/1080570969222197254 Margraff just finished his 29th season as […]
In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. described an America with “a daily ugliness … that transforms the ebullience of hope into the fatigue of despair.” Join special guest Cathy Hughes, founder and chairperson of Urban One Media, the largest African-American owned and operated broadcast company in the nation, for this annual event. King’s words, amplified […]
It was a lot of “Netflix and Chilling” in the DMV in 2018 and it shows, especially in Washington, D.C. HighSpeedInternet.com released the list of the most watched shows from the streaming service in 2018 from each state and you would be surprised what The District was viewing. D.C. hand plenty of shows that were on […]
An investigation is underway after a marine died from a gunshot shot while on duty at on New Years Day Southeast Washington. The incident happened at the Marine Barracks Marine Barracks at the intersection of 8th and I in Southeast. The shooting was “confined” to the barracks and was no threat to the general public. […]
HANOVER, Md. (AP) — Investigators found a defective metal bracket on the jet bridge that collapsed and injured six people at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, officials said Sunday. Metal brackets will be replaced on the jet bridge that collapsed Saturday and on five other jet bridges made by the same manufacturer, the Maryland Department […]