VIA REUTERS: NEW YORK (Reuters) – Don Hewitt, creator of CBS News’ groundbreaking “60 Minutes” program and one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in U.S. television journalism, died of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday, CBS News said. He was 86. Hewitt worked as producer or director for CBS legends Edward R. Murrow, Douglas Edwards and […]
VIA THE GRIO: ATLANTA — A civil rights icon who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and helped lead the Montgomery bus boycott is headed to Washington to receive the Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. The Rev. Joseph Lowery, 87, delivered the benediction at Obama’s inauguration in January and now joins […]
VIA MYFOXDC: WASHINGTON, D.C. – More transit riders will soon be able to use their cell phones underground in Metro stations. Right now, the only people who can make calls on Metro trains are customers with Verizon service. Metro made the agreement with Verizon in 1993. In exchange, the company built a public safety radio […]
VIA WJLA: WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Prince William County police have arrested a Woodbridge teacher accused of having inappropriate contact with two 15-year-old male students. Authorities say the teacher is now in jail without bond and on unpaid leave from from his middle school. Police say 32-year-old Shannon Arnold Patterson turned himself in to authorities on […]
VIA WJLA: WASHINGTON, D.C. – With some uncertainty about what the upcoming flu season may bring, health experts are meeting on Wednesday to discuss preparations for a possible swine flu pandemic. Health officials say the three-day International Swine Flu Conference in D.C. will update people on the spread of swine flu in this country. This […]
VIA BLACK AMERICA WEB: By Jackie Jones When Nikki Bravo’s niece, Isha, moved in with her last year, it was clear that a full academic schedule, coupled with an equally intense training program at The Washington Ballet School, would soon be overwhelming. With anywhere from two to four hours of training after school and on […]
VIA MYFOXDC: WASHINGTON, D.C. – D.C. Police say they discovered the body of one of the owners of the 24-hour Pizza Mart on Tuesday afternoon, and all of the doors to the restaurant were locked. Fire investigators and an accelerant dog were on the scene, and FOX 5 heard at least one report of an […]
