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Via Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission: As a precaution, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) has issued a Boil Water Advisory (BWA) for customers served by WSSC in a large portion of Prince George’s County south of Central Avenue and Route 202 (Landover Road). To view the area impacted and determine affected customers click on Boiled […]

(Washington, DC)  —  First Lady Michelle Obama will join with executives from Wal-Mart to make a “major announcement” on “food formulation, availability and affordability” this morning at around 9:30 Eastern time.  Wal-Mart is set to reveal a five-year plan to make the packaged foods it sells healthier by lowering salt, fat and sugar in their […]

 (Washington, DC)  — A new study shows that the Washington, DC area is tied with Chicago for the worst traffic congestion .  According to the annual national traffic survey done by the Texas Transportation Institute, Washington ranks first in the nation when it comes to hours wasted in traffic, with the average driver losing 70 hours […]

SCHOOLS: VIRGINIA: Loudoun County Schools – closed, administration offices open at 10 a.m. Alexandria City Schools – closed Falls Church City Schools – closed, code green Arlington County Schools:  2 hour delay for schools in session Manassas Park City Schools – closed Fairfax County Schools – closed, offices open Prince William County Schools – closed.  […]

American University in the District will not allow members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church on campus Friday when the group plans to picket the school. According to WRC-TV, Channel 4 News, AU President Neil Kerwin says in a statement that the group is “not invited or sponsored by AU” and while they are permitted […]

Snow is heading up the East Coast, and while we may not see much accumulation, Metro is getting ready for whatever comes our way. Metro spokesman Steve Taub says the agency has de-icing equipment on standby. Additional personnel will be ready to clear ice and snow from station platforms. Metro expects to have normal service, […]

It is expected to snow between 1″ – 3″ inches in the region today. A snow advisory has been issued for 4pm to 6pm. Here are the latest school and government closings for Tuesday, Jan 11 2011. SCHOOLS: MARYLAND: Prince George’s Co., MD Public Schools:  closing two hours early, no afternoon or evening activities Frederick […]

After 16 years behind bars, Jamie Scott and her sister Gladys Scott are back at home with their loved ones.  The Scott sisters were released on Friday from the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility.  Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour indefinitely suspended the Scott sisters’ life sentences on the condition that one will donate a kidney to the […]

Washingtonians are the nation’s most well-read citizens, but they’re reading less these days. And so, it appears, are city dwellers everywhere. That’s according to the latest findings of an annual study of the United States most literate cities, which ranks the “culture and resources for reading” in the nation’s 75 largest metro areas. The study examines […]

President Obama has called for a moment of silence today to honor the victims of Saturday’s shooting spree in Tucson, Arizona.  The shooting left six people dead, including a federal judge.  The alleged target of the gunman, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, is in critical condition.  Obama said the moment of silence at 11 a.m. Eastern […]

Winning the top prize for the D.C. Lottery’s DC 5 game was music to Melissa Johnson’s ears. For the mid-day drawing on New Years Eve, Johnson of Seat Pleasant, Maryland won $26,250 when she played the number on her My MAJIC 102.3 FM Club Card – 2-6-2-1-2. “She screamed really loud” said Johnson’s daughter about […]