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VIA THE GAZETTE: Missing Bowie State University student Katrice Hall of Lanham and her cousin, Shawnta Hall have been located unharmed, according to an e-mail sent to the campus community Friday afternoon. Bowie State campus police did not have the address of the cousin. Katrice’s mother, whose name has not been released, reported the cousins […]
VIA WUSA: A pregnant woman was transported to a local hospital Thursday night after being struck by a marked police cruiser driven by an off-duty Prince George’s County officer. According to the police report, the woman stepped in front of the off-duty officers marked cruiser wearing dark clothing, and she was not in a crosswalk. […]
VIA WTOP: D.C. Police have arrested at least two more adults in connection with last month’s drive-by shooting in Southeast that killed four people and left five others wounded. Police arrested two adults on Thursday afternoon. A third suspect is still being sought. The arrests come as the District Attorney’s General Office dropped all charges […]
VIA WJLA: Metro has fired a bus driver arrested early this month for allegedly displaying a knife during a dispute with another motorist in Southeast Washington. Dwayne Adamson had been a Metrobus driver for three years. Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says the driver had been on paid administrative leave since the April 2 incident and […]
VIA USA TODAY: Don’t buy your Terrell Owens Washington Football Team jersey just yet. Less than a day after Terrell Owens’ agent said the free agent WR wanted to play in Washington, Donovan McNabb said he’s not necessarily on board with the plan. McNabb told the Washington Post that an ESPN report that he was […]
VIA WTOP: Metro riders could see fares go up again to help close a budget gap. The transit agency has a $189 million budget gap for the fiscal year that starts in July. In order to close the gap, interim Metro General Manager Richard Sarles will recommend a number of changes Thursday. Sarles is expected […]
VIA WTOP: The family of slain D.C. middle school principal Brian Betts will receive friends and well-wishers at a public service Wednesday afternoon. The service will be held at the Pierce Funeral Home at 9609 Center Street in Manassas, Va. from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. A private funeral and burial service will be held […]
VIA WUSA: The driver of a van accused of causing an accident in SE Washington Monday that claimed the life of a 37-year old woman and sent 4 children to hospitals in critical condition has a long record of alleged driving violations, a search of Maryland court records shows. 34-year-old Agene Jones, who has no […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: A woman who starved her 1-year-old son to death at the behest of a religious cult leader has been given a suspended sentence and probation. Ria Ramkissoon pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in the death of her son, Javon Thompson. The plea agreement contained an extraordinary provision: If Javon is […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The Washington Post’s Ben Pershing reports that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has announced that a D.C. voting rights bill will not come up this session, in part because of opposition to an amendment that would have eliminated most of the District’s gun-control laws. “At this point in time I do […]