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The bodies 20-year-old of Wynetta Wright and her 1-year-old daughter were found in the Hillcrest Heights area of Prince George’s County on Thursday evening. Prince George’s County Police have charged 39-year-old Richmond Phillips, an active duty D.C. police officer who is reportedly the father of Wright’s baby. Read more. Hot on Mymajicdc.com Lauren London: My Son Isn’t […]

(Washington, DC)  —  First Lady Michelle Obama will be in the White House vegetable garden this afternoon.  She has invited a group of Native American school children to help her plant corn, beans and squash.  Known at the “three sisters,” those three crops have been planted together by traditional Native American farmers for centuries.  The First Lady has made it her […]

(Ashburn, VA)  —  A Virginia school teacher is in some trouble after allegations she showed up at work while drunk.  The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office says 43-year-old Laura Ann Collins was intoxicated while at a training session earlier this week at Creighton’s Corner Elementary school.  They also say she wasn’t working with any students at the time but is facing […]

(Prince George’s County, MD)  —  Prince George’s County police are investigating the deaths of two people found in the area around the Hillcrest Heights community center in Temple Hills last night.  Investigators believe the deaths are homicides, but they have released little information at this time.  WJLA-TV reports that sources have said that the victims are a […]

  (Caroline County, VA)  — A tour bus driver faces charges after a crash killed four people on Interstate 95 in Virginia .  Police say 37-year-old Kin Cheung was driving the Sky Express bus from Greensboro, North Carolina to New York City early yesterday morning when he ran off the road and flipped over in Caroline Couny.  […]

(Washington, DC)  —  The DC area will be under a heat advisory again today from noon until 8 p.m.  The National Weather Service says temperatures will reach the mid 90s this afternoon and heat index values should be between 100 and 105.  Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is forecasting Code Orange air quality […]

(Washington, DC)  —  Triple-A is predicting nearly 35-million Americans will be traveling over this Memorial Day holiday weekend.  The auto group says soaring gas prices are unlikely to keep those people from going 50 miles or more from home.  Triple-A’s CEO says there could be a slight uptick in the number of Memorial Day travelers this year because of more air […]

(Undated)  —  Cigarette smoking is down and seat belt use is up, but Americans are also getting heavier.  This year’s Harris Poll on healthy lifestyles shows that the number of people who smoke has dropped by nearly 50-percent since 1983, when the survey was first conducted.  While 30-percent of respondents 28 years ago were smokers, […]

(Arlington, VA)  —  The 3rd U.S. Infantry has again honored America’s fallen heroes by placing American flags at every gravestone at Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldier’s and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery.  The tradition known as flags-in has taken place every Memorial Day weekend since The Old Guard was designated as the Army’s official ceremonial unit […]

(Washington, DC)  —  A new survey by GMAC Insurance points to DC drivers as the least knowledgeable in the country.  Drivers in number 51-ranked DC scored an average of 71-point-8 on a 20-question driving test. Kansas has the most knowledgeable drivers, scoring an average of 82-point-9 percent.  A failing score was anything 70 or below on a […]

(Centreville, VA)  —  A food fight escalated into violence at Centreville High School yesterday.  When food started flying in the cafeteria, administrators tried to break up the melee.  Witnesses say students started fist fighting, and some of them hit administrators.  At least four students were arrested.  In the past month, food fights have led to […]

(London)  — President Obama is in France today for the G8 Summit.   The global economy is on the agenda.  The President will also have private meetings with Russia’s President and Japan’s Prime Minister.  Obama said earlier this week that he would use the G8 meetings to promote democracy in the Middle East and North Africa.  Yesterday, the President […]