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  (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 […]

(Washington, DC)  —  The DC Department of Health confirms that United Medical Center is dealing with a case of bed bugs.  Health department spokeswoman Dena Iverson says authorities learned of the situation after a patient complained about being bitten last week.  The hospital immediately called a pest control technician and notified city health officials.  This is the second case of bed […]

(Washington, DC)  —  Charges have been dropped against a wheelchair-bound man who tussled with Metro Transit Police.  The State’s Attorney’s Office is reviewing the incident, which was caught on video.  It appears to show the officers lifting Dwight Harris out of his chair and forcing him face-down on the sidewalk.  The confrontation happened last week […]

(Undated)  —  Maryland drivers could save more than 540 dollars on summer driving this year if their vehicles met higher clean-car standards.  A new report by the Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center says under a 60-mile-per-gallon standard, Americans would save 67-billion dollars this summer and consume 17-billion fewer gallons of gas.  University of Maryland professor David […]

(Andrews Air Force Base, MD)  —  More than 200-thousand people are expected to visit this weekend’s annual Joint Service Open House at Andrews Air Force Base.  Events actually start today, but only for Defense card holders and school-sponsored children.  Starting tomorrow and Sunday at 8 in the morning everyone is invited to the open house […]