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VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: A woman who starved her 1-year-old son to death at the behest of a religious cult leader has been given a suspended sentence and probation. Ria Ramkissoon pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in the death of her son, Javon Thompson. The plea agreement contained an extraordinary provision: If Javon is […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The Washington Post’s Ben Pershing reports that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has announced that a D.C. voting rights bill will not come up this session, in part because of opposition to an amendment that would have eliminated most of the District’s gun-control laws. “At this point in time I do […]

Are you ready for some Washington Football Team football? Although the start of the 2010 season is still months away, the official 2010 football schedule has been announced. Check out the dates right here. Sept. 12: vs. Dallas Cowboys (night) Sept. 19: vs. Houston Texans Sept. 26: at St. Louis Rams Oct. 3: at Philadelphia […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The D.C. Council unanimously approved a bill Tuesday to allow chronically ill patients to receive a doctor’s prescription to use marijuana and buy it from a city-sanctioned distribution center. Under the bill, which passed without debate, a patient who suffers from HIV, glaucoma, cancer or a “chronic and lasting disease” may […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Officials at the District’s Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) are advising customers in certain Northwest neighborhoods not to use water until further notice due to a higher-than-normal chlorine concentration. The boundaries of the area are: West Boundary: MacArthur Boulevard NW North Boundary: Western Avenue and Eastern Avenue NW East Boundary: Amtrak […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Dressed in black, Nardyne Jeffries held up two photos of her 16-year-old daughter as she prepared Monday to address the D.C. Council. The first, her daughter’s broad smile from a 10th-grade class picture. The second, from a funeral home, with a gunshot to her head. Jeffries was among the parents and […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: D.C. Council member Vincent C. Gray, a Democratic candidate for mayor, said Monday that he will not support the D.C. voting rights bill pending before Congress unless substantive changes are made to the provision that restricts the city’s ability to set its own gun-control laws. Gray, whose position puts him at […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: For 51 years, Ben’s Chili Bowl has been a family-owned greasy spoon, a U Street fixture that bustled with hungry customers from breakfast to late at night. Now it is on the verge of becoming a franchise. Kamal and Nizam Ali, two of chili bowl founder Ben Ali’s three sons, are […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Characterizing himself as mentally and physically ready for the next step, Georgetown’s Greg Monroe said Saturday that he’ll declare himself eligible for the 2010 NBA draft, bringing to an end his star turn for the Hoyas after two seasons. The decision comes one month after Georgetown’s promising season ended with a […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Regents of the University System of Maryland on Friday morning approved a tuition hike for the first time in four years, signaling the end of the state’s semi-historic freeze. Tuition will rise 3 percent in the state university system, the first increase since 2005. In-state tuition and fees at the University […]

VIA WTOP: A female Georgetown University student was sexually assaulted a few blocks away from school early Friday morning. Georgetown University’s Department of Public Safety says in happened around 2 a.m., in the 3300 block of Prospect St. NW. The student, who lives on campus, says a man came up behind her, put his hand […]

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The car belonging to D.C. Principal Brian Betts was found in the District, Montgomery County Police Captain Paul Starks said Saturday morning. The car was found in the 3900 block of Fourth Street SE. Police had been searching for it since Betts, 42, was found dead Thursday in his Silver Spring […]