Category: Washington D.C. News

Washington, D.C., is gearing up for the annual tribute to the men and women that have served the country in the military. Celebrities such as actor Gary Sinise and “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak will be on hand May 30 for the National Memorial Day Parade in the capital. The parade of marching bands […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The father of a 17-year-old Maryland girl whose body was found in a trash barrel last year in Washington’s Columbia Heights neighborhood has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder. D.C. police announced this weekend they had arrested 45-year-old Rodney J. McIntyre of southeast Washington in the killing. Police Chief Cathy Lanier […]

D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown has sponsored a bill that would sanction District employees for ethic violations, require disclosure of clients and establish an ethics advisory board – a collective of government high-ranking government officials. But one expert said the bill muddles current ethics laws. The Comprehensive Ethics Reform Act of 2011, which was introduced […]

School officials at High Road Academy in Washington, D.C., have seen a vast improvement in reading among students since they introduced a reading intervention program, which uses techniques such as repeated reading and requires students to track their progress. Karen Remington, an English teacher at the academy, recommended “Reading Naturally” to the director, who later […]

D.C. Councilman Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) and other city legislators are opposing a contentious pension reform bill, which would affect teachers, police officers and firefighters, if passed. Members declared that the bill will face an impasse as a majority of the D.C. Council opposes the legislation. Introduced by Councilman David Catania (I-At-Large), the pension reform […]

Washington, D.C. motorists are now able to feed the meter simply by making a call. The new pay-by-phone-parking program allows drivers to use their mobile phones to pay for a parking space. Through the service, parkers are able to pay only for the time used and receive a text alert before the meter expires. “The […]

From May 23 to June 4, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will be teaming up with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and other local and national law enforcement officers and highway safety sponsors to promote their annual ‘Click It or Ticket’ seatbelt enforcement campaign in preparation of Memorial Day weekend. As part of the […]

In a recent closed executive session with D.C. Council members, the son of Mayor Vincent Gray’s former chief of staff admitted that he handed his resume to his mother for a job and, approximately one month later and without an interview, was offered a city position. The admission added more validity to hiring missteps which […]