(Washington, DC) — A suspect is being sought after a woman was sexually assaulted and robbed in Northwest Washington. Police say the victim was walking early yesterday morning near Tenth and Quebec streets, when a man came up from behind, put his hands around the woman’s neck and forced her to the ground, where he […]
(Bethesda, MD) — Government contractor Lockheed Martin is reducing the number of furloughs for its employees. According to the “Wall Street Journal,” the Bethesda-based firm will temporarily lay off about 24-hundred workers instead of the three-thousand it announced last week. Most of those furloughed due to the federal government shutdown are civilians. Source: Copyright © […]
(Washington, DC) — A former DC teacher will serve a five-year prison sentence for his child pornography conviction. John Solano, who was a science instructor at McKinley Technology High School, learned his fate yesterday after admitting in July that he received inappropriate and sexually explicit text messages from a 16-year-old student. The U.S. Attorney’s office […]
A “Free” Community Breast Cancer Walk will be held on October 18th, at 10:00am – Starting at 1100 Wayne Avenue to Colesville, to Ellesworth, and back to Wayne Avenue. The Breast Cancer Walk is being sponsored by MedTech. For more information, call 240-247-4720
(Washington, DC) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel wants 400-thousand furloughed military employees to return to work next week. Those employees were sent home last week after Congress failed to reach a spending deal, forcing a partial government shutdown. Sources inside the Pentagon say Hagel has been reviewing his authority to recall workers without congressional consent. […]
(Prince George’s Co., MD) — The son of Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker is running for a seat in the Maryland General Assembly. According to the “Washington Post,” Rushern Baker, The Fourth kicked off his run yesterday at Riverdale Park’s Town Center Market, saying he plans to run for delegate in the 22nd District […]
(Washington, DC) — Some cities are being affected more than others due to the partial shutdown of the federal government. Washington, DC is feeling the most heat, with 19 percent of local wages being provided by the federal government. In Bethesda, Maryland, 13 percent of local wages are paid by the feds. Virginia Beach, […]
President Obama will stop at a construction company in Rockville today as the partial shutdown of the federal government begins its third day. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the President will call attention to the shutdown’s impact on businesses. Source: Copyright © 2013 Metro Networks Inc.
(Maryland) — The minimum wage in two Maryland counties could soon go up thanks to a joint effort. The “Washington Post” reports the Montgomery and Prince George’s County councils both introduced bills Tuesday to increase the minimum wage from seven-dollars-and-25-cents to eleven-50 an hour. Sponsors of the bill say the wage needs to reflect the high cost […]
(Baltimore, MD) — Maryland’s new health insurance exchange website continues to run at a snail’s pace. Visitors to MarylandHealthConnection.gov are able to log on, but the system jams as they try to create a user account. Officials attribute the problem to the high volume of users flooding the site. Similar problems have occurred at websites […]
(Rockville, MD) — Montgomery County high school students could be getting more sleep if recommendations for later school start times are approved. Schools Superintendent Joshua Starr is proposing high schools start at 8:15 a.m. instead of 7:25 a.m. Starr says teenagers are simply “not getting enough sleep” and called it a public health and safety issue. Source:Copyright © 2013 […]