Pedestrian killed by car fleeing police was photojournalist walking to church
A pedestrian struck and killed by a car fleeing police Wednesday in downtown D.C. was a former Washington Informer photographer walking to his church to take pictures. Marckell Williams, 26, photographed everyone from top elected leaders to children enjoying local festivals. His joy was using his camera to take news...
Human Remains exposed in Volta Park have been covered up.
Update to “What’s Up w/ Volta Park: Human Remains Left Out in the Open”: “They went over and put tarps on the piles. They also have little yellow flags around them now. It’s not a full resolution but at least they sort of covered the remains...
Truck Runs Calverton 2nd Alarm
Jan 1- Ladder Truck 14 was alerted on the Working Fire Dispatch to the 3800 block Lighthouse Way in Calverton. Units went on scene of 4-story multi-family dwelling with fire showing from top floor & occupants trapped. Command requested a 2nd alarm to be sounded, and multiple occupants removed from balconies. Truck...
Communities hold vigil, protests after woman killed by ICE agent in Minnesota
Protests and vigils unfolded across the District following a deadly shooting involving an ICE agent in Minnesota.
‘Completely avoidable’: DC’s mayor reacts to ICE killing in Minneapolis
D.C.’s mayor and interim police chief took questions on immigration enforcement after an ICE agent shot and killed an unarmed woman in Minneapolis. “If we don't want ICE in our communities, we have to stop funding ICE – and that decision isn't made here; it’s made at the Congress,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said.
Gov. Moore to introduce Vax Act in effort to protect vaccine access in Maryland
"Evidence-based data will continue to be our north star," said Secretary of Health Meena Seshamani. "Marylanders deserve recommendations grounded in rigorous science."
CSRA says goodbye to Buddhist monks on peace walk to D.C.
A group of Buddhist monks who are traveling from Texas to Washington, D.C. on a walk for peace is now beginning to make their way toward Columbia.
Gov. Moore highlights low crime rates in announcement of law enforcement budget
Governor Wes Moore, on Thursday morning, announced plans to propose a budget with $124.1 million to support law enforcement.
Benefit the needy — not the greedy
The following is a letter to the editor from Delegate Robin Grammer. Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, and other social welfare programs exist to give our society’s most vulnerable assistance to get back on their feet. Recently, however, Maryland’s social programs have been inundated by rampant fraud and abuse, hiking costs...
Man Doing Push-Ups In Huntington Highway Killed After Multiple Hit-Run Drivers Strike: Police
A man "acting erratically" in the middle of a busy Virginia roadway was killed after being struck by multiple hit-and-run drivers, police say. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, to the intersection of Richmond Highway and Mount Eagle Drive in...
