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A free College Preparation and Scholarship Fair for middle and high school students and their families will take place on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) in Rockville from 1p.m.-4p.m. The event is co-sponsored by Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Montgomery College and the Universities at Shady Grove. The purpose […]
(Washington, DC) — An employee of a Northeast DC daycare center is under arrest for the alleged sexual assault of a three-year-old boy. The child’s mother tells WJLA-TV she is looking forward to seeing 21-year-old Randolph King in court, but she’s still steamed that the daycare coordinator at the Zion Baptist Church of Eastland Gardens […]
(Manassas, VA) — Today’s kickoff of the four-day “Welcome Discovery” celebration near Dulles may bring delays to Manassas area roadways. The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission is cautioning commuters who drive along I-66 and other roads in the area to expect more traffic than usual. The events for the transfer of the space shuttle Discovery […]
(Washington, DC) — The Zion Baptist Church daycare center in Northwest DC is where a three-year-old boy was sexually assaulted recently, and the child’s mother says it took two days for someone to tell her about it. The woman tells WJLA-TV she finally received a call from the daycare coordinator last week telling her she […]
LANDOVER, MD – Effective immediately, Jericho Baptist Church Ministries, Inc., also known as the Jericho City of Praise and City of Praise (“Jericho”), has terminated the employment of Elder Joel R. Peebles, Sr. While this decision was not made without prayerful consideration and patience, it became clear that this action was necessary to protect Jericho […]
(Washington, DC) — The Metro transit agency has removed 94 of its buses from service following at least two bus fires in recent days. The latest fire happened yesterday morning on Route 50 in Maryland. No one was hurt. Metro spokesman Dan Stessel says the buses that have been sidelined are the Orion-Six series. Just […]
(Fairfax, VA) —– George Mason University police are investigating a rare daytime robbery on the Fairfax campus. An employee of a Chick-Fil-A in the student union was taking a money bag to a campus bank yesterday when a man punched her in the face and tried to grab the cash. The employee refused to give […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of Education (ED) hosted a forum on entrepreneurship at the White House yesterday. The event brought together a mix of business owners, government experts and leaders from a variety of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to discuss opportunities […]
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell says today has been declared “Virginia Tech Remembrance Day” to mark the 5th anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings. An official moment of silence will be held at 9:43 a.m. After that will come the ringing of the Capitol Square Bell Tower once for each of the 32 victims in the […]
(District Heights, MD) — Three Prince George’s County police officers will receive awards today from the county’s fire department. Fire Chief Mark Bashoor will recognize the officers, who assisted in the rescue of two children and a wheelchair-bound man from a house fire. The officers, without hesitation and without protective equipment, assisted in the February […]