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Renters alliance discusses Montgomery County rights
About a third of Montgomery County residents rent, but are underrepresented in policy decisions, according to Matthew Losak of the Montgomery County Renters Alliance, The Gazette reports. Losak, the executive director of the alliance, says that 10 years ago, less than 10 percent of the county's residents were renters. Now over 300,000 people are living in rental ...
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Pentagon reports growth of sex crimes in U.S. Army
On Tuesday, the Pentagon released a report about cases of sexual crimes in the U.S. Army. According to statistics, in 2012, there were 26,000 various crimes committed, including rape, in the U.S. Army. Only 3,374 of such crimes were registered ...
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Funding nearly fully restored for D.C. Water move
The D.C. Council's budget skirmish over funding to move D.C. Water facilities out of the Capitol Riverfront is just about done. A couple of weeks after a council committee stripped the project of most of its funding, the full council on Wednesday restored enough that the work can move forward. Instead of $9 million in fiscal 2014, as Mayor Vincent Gray proposed, or $1 million, as the ...
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Good Stuff Eatery All Souls Tavern and Menchies in permits
An interior remodel permit was issued for the incoming 60-seat Lime Fresh Mexican Grill at 726 Seventh St. NW The featured subject in this Thursday edition of permits: restaurants. We've got frozen yogurt, Mexican food, a new tavern in Shaw and Good Stuff Eatery in Georgetown. Read on for more permits issued May 21 and ...
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Another Week in the White House
The IRS has made a mess That brings the White House many stresses. They need distractions, which they’ve got- Alas, though, those are other ...
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Car In Police Chase Hits School Bus In DC
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A child and an adult are injured after a car in a police chase out of Prince George's County hit a school bus in DC. According to police, the crash at approximately 7:42 a.m. involved a vehicle in a police chase out of Prince George's County and a school bus. The suspect car hit the bus head on in the 500 block of Ridge Road. A police spokesperson says DC School ...
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ACLJ White House Account of IRS Abuses Does Not Square With the Facts
Conservative tea party groups say they were singled out for inappropriate scrutiny and intrusive questions after requesting tax-exempt status from the IRS. (AP File Photo) (CNSNews.com) - A conservative civil liberties group says the Obama White House was incorrect when it said the IRS targeting of conservative groups ended a year ago. "It's apparent this White House continues to try ...
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White House Four US citizens killed by drone strikes
cia to the military. yesterday n a letter to congressional leaders, attorney general holder for the first time formally acknowledged that the u.s. tar get and killed ...
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U.S. has concerns about justice in Georgia
Authorities in Georgia are called on to ensure charges against former government officials aren't politically motivated, the U.S. State Department said. Georgian authorities this week arrested ...
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Former DC Teacher To Appear In Court On Child Porn Charges
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Thursday, a former D.C. elementary school teacher is scheduled to appear in court on child pornography charges. The FBI captured 31-year-old Eric Toth in Nicaragua last month, 5 years after he vanished. Toth taught 3rd grade at Beauvoir Elementary in Northwest, but disappeared in 2008 after a colleague discovered pornographic material on a school ...
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White House More than 2200 Oklahoma victims registered with FEMA for assistance
Janet A. Napolitano , were on the scene Wednesday, and President Obama is expected to visit the state Sunday to see the damage, visit with impacted families and thank first responders. More than 400 federal personnel are still on the ground in Oklahoma assisting with tornado recovery ...
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Myanmar welcomes reconciliation but won’t be just Washington’s pawn
The US visit of Myanmar President Thein Sein raises hopes for increased cooperation and commerce, but some in Washington unrealistically view the country as a tool in the containment of a rising China.Naturally, there is an appropriate US interest in developing commercial relations with Myanmar and in helping promote a modernization process there. Beginning in 2009, Washington has taken steps to ...
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Ambulance Delays When Seconds Count
After the death of a 53-year-old D.C. man, the News4 I-Team investigated ambulance delays and why it is taking so long for D.C. Fire & EMS to answer questions about long response times. We went straight to the chief and what we found shines a light on what's happening inside D.C. ...
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Amid scrutiny of commerce pick White House confident about her fate
top 300 U.S. billionaires , is not without her critics. But as the high-powered businesswoman heads to her confirmation hearing Thursday on the road to becoming President Obama's commerce secretary, vocal opposition to her approval has been limited -- and there's scant evidence to suggest Congress will put up a hard fight to block her from getting the job. Pritzker, who heads the ...
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Obama schedule for Thursday May 23
Barack Obama is to speak Thursday at the National Defense University on the administration's counter-terrorism policy, the White House said. The daily schedule indicates Obama will: -- Receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in ...
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Olneys Shoppers store debunks rumors about closing
Corporate officials from Shopper's Food Warehouse are denying rumors that its Olney Village Center store is closing, The Gazette reports. Rumors specifically mentioned that since the adjacent beer and wine store recently had closed, Shoppers and possibly the dry cleaners would close to make room for a Target. However, a Shopper's corporate communications manager says the store has no ...
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Veteran meteorologist Bob Ryan leaves ABC7
ABC7 Senior Meteorologist Bob Ryan has announced he is leaving the station after 33 years of TV weather forecasting, WJLA reports. In celebration of his career and retirement, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has declared May 22 as "Bob Ryan Day," citing his decades of service on television, his forward-thinking digital weather strategy and his work with schools and the ...
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Arlingtons Signature Theatre approved for bailout
Signature Theatre in Arlington has been approved for a $250,000 grant by the County Board, ARLnow.com reports. County Manager Barbara Donnellan said the grant will help bring the theater current with real estate taxes owed to the county. Funding for the grant was provided from budget savings identified at the end of fiscal year 2012. The county emphasizes that the theater is a cultural anchor ...
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Construction underway for Jefferson-Houston Schools new $44M building
Jefferson-Houston School in Alexandria is on its way to getting a new building, The Washington Post reports. Construction started this week for the school that is under pressure to improve academically. Superintendent Morton Sherman told a crowd of parents, students, and politicians that the $44 million facility would usher in a new chapter in the schools history. The new school will have a ...
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Swim Club Founder to be Sentenced in Sex Abuse Case
Rick Curl pleaded guilty back in February to abusing Kelley Currin 30 years ago. Currin was a swimmer at the Curl-Burke Swim Club, which Curl ...
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Outdoor market from Union Kitchen proposed for NoMa
Union Kitchen has proposed a new outdoor market in NoMa with live music, happy hours and food trucks, The Washington Post reports. The "food incubator," which offers kitchen space for food truck operators, startup businesses and caterers, is looking to create room for 200 people in the parking lot next to its building, located at Third and L streets NE. Jonas Singer, a founder of Union ...
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Hellbender Brewing to release debut beer next week
Hellbender, the District's fourth production brewery, is releasing its debut beer next week. The Iron Horse Tap Room will host the release of Hellbender Brewing Company's debut beer next week, according to The Washington Post. The D.C.-based brewery's Belgian IPA called "Never Mind the Bollekes" was brewed in collaboration with the Lost Rhino Brewing Company, based in ...
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Obama to limit drone strikes restart Guantanamo closure
Obama will say Thursday. The president will also announce new limits to unmanned combat drone strikes, the officials said of the program that has been central to White House efforts to combat terrorism. Obama's 2 p.m. speech at the Defense Department's National Defense University in Washington will lay out how he intends to bring his counter-terrorism policies in line with the legal ...
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U.S. may arm rebels if diplomacy fails Kerry says
John Kerry said. "In the event that we can't find that way forward, in the event that the Assad regime is unwilling to negotiate in good faith, we will also talk about our continued support and growing support for the opposition in order to permit them to continue to fight for the freedom of their country," Kerry said in Amman, Jordan, before a Friends of Syria meeting with key ...
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Man charged with mailing ricin letter to judge in Washington state
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a man charged with mailing a letter containing the deadly poison ricin to a U.S. district judge in Spokane, Washington, the FBI ...
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