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Carly Rae Jepsen responsible for highest ridership at Navy Yard Metro since 2019
WASHINGTON — Carly Rae Jepsen is responsible for the highest ridership at one D.C. Metro station since 2019. That's according to WMATA, who shared on social media that the transit agency saw 45,000 trips at the Navy Yard station Friday. The Grammy-nominated Canadian pop star was in town performing...
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Metropolitan Police Seek Community Assistance to Identify Suspects in U Street Aggravated Assault
The Metropolitan Police Department is currently enlisting the help of local residents to locate suspects involved in a recent aggravated assault. According to an official statement from the MPD, the assault occurred in the early hours of the morning on Saturday, July 13, where individuals were attacked at the intersection of 11th Street and U Street, Northwest.
5 vehicle pile up shuts down 81 for over 5 hours outside of Martinsburg
Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department reports by email that a 5 vehicle crash shutdown 81 north for about 5 hours July 22. At approximately 3:30 a.m. deputies responded to the multiple vehicle crash at mile marker 14 near Martinsburg. Three tractor trailers were involved along with a Ford Escape, and...
Pickleball launching in Montgomery County high schools
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) announced that pickleball is being adopted as a varsity sport by all 25 high schools this fall. Last fall, MCPS became the first school district in the country to offer pickleball as a varsity sport, piloting the sport at 11 schools. The district […]
Maryland NRP, Special Olympics Maryland Host Safety Training Event
Annapolis, MD - The Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) teamed up with Special Olympics Maryland to teach survival techniques for an active shooter scenario to Special Olympics athletes at a Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions program in Sykesville on July 17. NRP’s training division presented its Civilian Response to...
Detectives believe narcotics, speed played roles in deadly Fairfax Co. crash
LEGATO, Va. — Fairfax County Police Department traffic investigators are still looking into what caused a crash that left three people dead early Tuesday morning. While the investigation is still ongoing, detectives believe speed and narcotics played roles. Officers with Fairfax County Police were called to the overpass of...
Baltimore man sentenced to 25 years in 2020 murder-for-hire case
A Maryland U.S. District Court judge handed a Baltimore man a 25-year sentence Monday for his connection to a 2020 murder-for-hire case in Columbia. Tyrik Braxton, 28, will serve his 25 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for the “use and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence resulting in death” connected to a murder-for-hire conspiracy, according ...
$150K Salary For Former MCPS Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight at the University of Maryland, According to Report
Earlier this month the University of Maryland College of Education has named former MCPS superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight as its inaugural Dean’s Fellow and Superintendent in Residence, effective August 23. The decision was met with mixed reactions, with some supportive of the hiring and others against it to the point of a petition being created asking the university to reverse its decision to hire McKnight. Moderately MOCO reported this evening that McKnight’s salary is “$150,000 for a 9 month appointment.”
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