Nine-Year-Old Hit by Car Dies
A 9-year-old boy in Prince George's County has died after he was hit by a SUV in Bowie Sunday night. Police say the child, Jahbari Jawon Howe, of the 12700 block of Libertys Delight Drive in Bowie, Md....
View ArticleSherwood's Notebook: The Whack-a-Walmart Game
If you've been to most any seashore amusement park, you've seen the copyrighted "Whac-A-Mole" game. We now have our own version here. The D.C. Council created Whack-a-Walmart last week when it passed...
View ArticleRetail Chains Urge D.C. Mayor to Veto Living Wage Bill
Six major retail chains joined Walmart in urging D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray to veto a bill that imposes a higher minimum wage on big box stores. Executives from Home Depot, Target, Macy's, Walgreens,...
View ArticleVirginia Supervisor Censured Amid Financial Scandal
Sterling, Va. Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio has been formally censured by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in the wake of a special grand jury report that suggested he misused county funds and his...
View ArticlePolice Officer Among 16 Charged in Drug Conspiracy
Seventeen people, including a Prince George's County police officer, have been charged for their alleged roles in a ring that distributed heroin, cocaine and other drugs across the D.C. area,...
View ArticleBus Nearly Misses Home; No One Seriously Injured
A bus runs off the road, onto a lawn and narrowly misses a house. Amazingly, no one was seriously injured. The accident happened in District Heights, Md., Wednesday. News4's Pat Collins spoke to the...
View ArticleTalk Around Town: Water Blame Game
With thousands of Prince George's County residents facing days of no water before the WSSC told people the crisis was averted Wednesday, the blame game has impact. WHUR's Molette Green discusses the...
View Article17 Arrests in Victorville Zimmerman Rally
Police arrested 17 people in Victorville, a city outside of Los Angeles, after protesters tried to storm a shopping mall and a group of youths opened items at a gas station market and left without...
View ArticleParty DJ Accused of Assaulting, Filming Unconscious Women
A man who used to live in Alexandria, Va., filmed unconscious women and sexually assaulted some of them, according to police. Joseph M. Rivera, 34, formerly of 724 Four Mile Road, was arrested Tuesday...
View ArticleEx-Federal Prosecutor Found Dead Under N.J. Bridge
A former federal prosecutor who pursued public corruption in Newark and appeared on TV as a legal expert was found underneath a bridge in New Jersey Wednesday, dead of an apparent self-inflicted...
View Article'Hiring Our Heroes" Event Held in Springfield
Veterans seeking employment will get the opportunity to meet with a number of potential employers at a "Hiring Our Heroes" event in Springfield, Virginia. The career fair, which is sponsored by the...
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Mars May Have Had Ancient Ocean
Scientists at Caltech have found the “strongest” evidence yet to suggest a massive ocean once covered much of Mars’ now-dry northern hemisphere. Scientists estimate this huge body of water would have...
View ArticleMan Gets $92 Quadrillion, Briefly Becomes World's Richest
A man from Pennsylvania was briefly the world’s richest man when he discovered a little over $92 quadrillion dollars in his PaylPal account Friday. Chris Reynolds opened his monthly email statement and...
View ArticleMayor to Speak at Benefit for Sex Assault Victims
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, under fire for allegations of sexual harassment, will no longer be honored at a benefit for sex assault victims, but organizers still want him to be a keynote speaker....
View ArticleVictims in Southeast Triple Shooting ID'd
Police have identified the two men killed in a triple shooting in southeast D.C. Wednesday night. Officers from the Sixth District Patrol Support Team were in the 300 block of Ridge Road SE when they...
View ArticleBedbug-Covered Man Forces NYC Courtroom Evacuation: Report
A Manhattan courtroom was briefly evacuated Tuesday after bedbugs were spotted crawling up the neck of a man who showed up to answer a desk-appearance ticket, according to a published report. The woman...
View ArticleWoman Sexually Assaulted in Tenleytown
Police are searching for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman Tuesday night on Wisconsin Avenue in Tenleytown. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the suspect grabbed a woman as...
View ArticleMan Found in Md. Yard May Have Been Electrocuted
Prince George's County fire officials say a man found dead in his yard may have been electrocuted. Fire department spokesman Mark Brady says crews were called to a home on Oxman Road in Palmer Park on...
View Article6,000 Evacuated as Mountain Fire Rages
A wildfire continued to rage into its fourth day Thursday, covering more than 35 square miles of California's scenic San Jacinto Mountains and prompting more evacuations. The Mountain Fire, burning...
View ArticleHottest Day of the Year Upon Us
The hottest day of the year (so far) has arrived. Thursday's heat index is expected to reach 108 degrees, with temps likely hitting 97 degrees. Much of the D.C. region is under a heat advisory today,...
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