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(Alexandria, VA) — Five members of a Fairfax County gang are charged with running a prostitution ring that recruited high school girls and threatened them with violence if they tried to leave. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI and Fairfax County Police worked to uncover the prostitution ring, which is alleged to have been run by […]
Lottery terminals are working overtime in Maryland and the District as people snap up Mega Millions tickets with hopes of winning big. The jackpot for tonight’s drawing will be, at least, a staggering 540-million dollars, with a cash option of 389-million. Even if you don’t hit the jackpot, the Maryland Lottery’s Carole Everett says there […]
(Baltimore, MD) — An Atlanta woman will be sentenced this summer after admitting to performing cosmetic surgery without a license in several U.S cities. Prosecutor Rod Rosenstein says an exotic dancer from Baltimore was almost killed. Kimberly Smedley pleaded guilty yesterday. The dancer ended up in the hospital after an injection. Prosecutors say Smedley used super […]
(Clinton, MD) — A student at Surrattsville High School in Clinton is dead after collapsing during physical education class yesterday. Prince George’s County Public Schools officials say a school nurse and an ambulance were called to the track to tend to Tekau [[ ta-KYE-uh ]] Rasayon [[ ra-SAY-on ]], who was a senior at the […]
(Washington, DC) — DC Police have released the name of the man killed during an officer-involved shooting in the 800 block of 51st Street Southeast. Nineteen-year-old Kevin Bolden was shot after police responded to the scene for a drug complaint and someone brandished a handgun and fired at the officers. Investigators say an officer fired […]
(Washington, DC) — DC city officials have announced a line-up of events to help mark the 150th anniversary of the city’s emancipation of slaves. The holiday is celebrated each year in the District, where in 1862 more than 31-hundred slaves were freed. Officials say the Emancipation Parade will be held April 16 along with a […]
This year, First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver commencement addresses at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (North Carolina A&T), and Oregon State University (OSU). Mrs. Obama will begin her 2012 commencement addresses at Virginia Tech where she was inspired by the resilience of the student […]
Howard University students have joined the national outcry for justice for murdered teen Trayvon Martin. Over the past month, public figures like Geraldo Rivera have basically criminalized Trayvon Martin for simply wearing a hoodie when he was murdered by George Zimmerman. Did he take into account that it was reported that it was raining that […]
Via NewsOne As lead pastor of the Baltimore-based Empowerment Temple, Dr. Jamal Bryant (pictured) has used his command of the pulpit to keep a pulse on the social…
(Annandale, VA) — Fairfax County police officers continue to investigate an apparent murder-suicide in Annandale. Officers were called to a home in the 38-hundred block of Forest Grove Drive early Tuesday morning and found the bodies of 40-year-old John Jackson his 13-year-old daughter, Alexis in an SUV parked in the driveway. John Jackson was a […]
(Washington, DC) — Maryland U.S. Senator Ben Cardin is backing legislation to combat racial profiling following the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Cardin’s bill would link federal funding to anti-racial profiling policies. Basically, local and state law enforcement could lose federal money if they lack the policies. Trayvon Martin is the African American high school […]
