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  (New Hyde Park, NY)  —  A new study shows texting and driving is now the leading cause of death among teens, surpassing drinking and driving.  A report issued by Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New York estimates more than three-thousand teens are killed nationwide annually from texting behind the wheel nationwide.  The Centers for […]

  Police in the DC area are warning the public about a scary telephone scam, in which victims are told that members of their family have been kidnapped.  On Monday, a Prince George’s County man received a call from a person who told him to send cash to a Money Gram in Puerto Rico, or […]

  WHO: Kiamsha Youth Empowerment Organization partnered with National Alliance of Faith and Justice WHAT: Community Event – March on Washington for Mentors and No Violence WHEN:  Friday, May 3, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. WHERE: March will commence at 4th St. and Jefferson Drive SW, Washington, D.C. and continue to The Lincoln Memorial WHY:  This march is occurring in […]

  Two MCPS high school students have been named recipients of the Gates Millennium Scholarship. These good-through-graduation scholarships can be used at any accredited college or university in the United States. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the amount of the scholarship is based on the cost of tuition, fees, books and living […]

  Members of the community are welcome to join in the spirit of honoring their mothers at the Mother’s Day Balloon Dedication and Release at National Memorial Park and King David Memorial Gardens, 7482 Lee Highway in Falls Church. Family Service Counselors will be distributing balloons from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, May […]