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Matt About Town: String cheese, slow jams and no Crocs. Lore behind the world’s newest ‘nation,’ Slowjamastan!
Have you ever heard of the country of Slowjamastan?. It’s the world’s newest “nation,” dedicated to slow jams. Top priorities are the preservation of string cheese and the outlawing of Crocs shoes across the land. WTOP’s Matt Kaufax recently took the Sultan of Slowjamastan on a...
Draft tracker: Nats finish 2024 MLB Draft
The Nationals conclude the 2024 MLB Draft today with 10 selections. Through their first 11 picks, the Nats have selected three shortstops, two catchers, an outfielder, a third baseman and four pitchers (three righties and one lefty). Shortstop Luke Dickerson, the second-round pick, is the only high school player so far.
Mike Rizzo and his staff pulled off a 4-D chess move that turned 1.41 years of Harvey into: Wallace and Lomavita
Numerous times, Washington Nationals’ general manager Mike Rizzo has made it clear that he would have to be blown away to trade key players like Hunter Harvey, Kyle Finnegan, and Lane Thomas, who all had team control that extended into the 2025 season. Well, on Saturday, Rizzo traded Harvey to the Kansas City Royals for their No. 2 prospect, and their one tradeable draft pick, No. 39, in Sunday’s MLB Draft.
Trade Profile: Jesse Winker, OF
RUNDOWN RUN-INs Mets fans are very familiar with Nationals outfielder Jesse Winker, but not due to his strong 2024 season. Before getting into Winker’s overall career, it is important to address the stories involving Winker’s encounters with Mets fans. It all started during an April 2019 game at...
Meet the moms who document the relationship between their sperm donor and their son
A couple from Washington, D.C., opted for a known sperm donor when they decided to expand their family. When the donor met their son for the first time, the moms documented their meeting and have followed the relationship they have developed ever since, sharing various sweet moments on social media.
Dry-aged meats are a culinary classic. Why not dry-aged fish?
In March 2017, I visited my brother in Washington, D.C. and we visited The Dabney, a then-two-year-old restaurant that had been garnering lots of high praise. We were dropped off by an Uber or Lyft in the oddest, most unassuming area — essentially within an alley of some sorts, and only a few steps away was a large, wooden door next to a sign that read the name of the restaurant. I was intrigued by this and after walking inside and being immediately greeted with the smell of the large hearth as we were led to our table, I knew the experience would be a very pleasurable one.
Women accused of crashing stolen car near DC Superior Court found unfit to stand trial
WASHINGTON (7News) — The D.C. woman who stole a vehicle from a District hospital and crashed it into the U.S. Attorney's Office in Northwest with another woman inside has been declared incompetent to stand trial, a judge declared Tuesday morning. Inside a courtroom near where Kayla Brown, 22, crashed...
Woman from Maryland fatally shot in a park in DC
D.C. police are currently offering a reward for information regarding the shooting of a 21-year-old Maryland woman in a Southeast D.C. park on Saturday afternoon. The victim tragically lost her life in the incident. D.C. police are offering a reward for any information regarding the shooting that occurred in a...
Retired DC Police Detective helping first responders, residents address mental health issues
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Jamie Tyler spent 25 years as a D.C. police officer before retiring as a detective in 2022. He is well known for his role in the hit Love & Marriage DC. In May of this year, he started the Jamie Tyler Foundation. A big...
Judge Orders Additional Mental Competency Exam for Shooting Defendant
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. DC Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz ordered a shooting defendant receive additional examination of his mental competence based on a report from the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), on July 16. Kevin Harrison, 23, is charged with...
Update: ~60 Firefighters Respond to Fire Caused By Lightning Strike; Family Displaced
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to the 14800 block of Braemar Crescent Way in Gaithersburg/Darnestown at approximately 5pm on Monday, July 15, for the report of a house struck by lightning. According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer, approximately 60 firefighters responded to the scene. Four adults...
DC school tries paying families in truancy reduction effort
A school in Washington, D.C., is launching a program to address truancy by providing direct cash payments to families. At the Social Justice School in Northeast, 15 families are set to receive $2,400 each over three months through weekly payments on their debit cards. The charter school initiative will begin...
Bowie native to compete on "Big Brother"
(WBFF) — A physical therapist and former college football player from Bowie will appear on this summer's edition of Big Brother, per the show's cast release. Cam Sullivan-Brown, 25, was announced as one of 16 contestants on the 26th (main series) season of the reality competition. The last one standing will receive $750,000.
Alloy Personal Training to Open Second Maryland Location
Alloy Personal Training is opening its second Maryland location at 404 King Farm Blvd Suite 120 in Rockville. Construction has begun at the local franchise of the national personal training brand that has locations nationwide. Alloy celebrated its 250th franchise location earlier this year and will make its move further...
BPD: Man faces several charges after allegedly breaking into Bowie home, shooting during ‘hallucination’
BOWIE, Md. (DC News Now) — The Bowie Police Department (BPD) said a man is facing several charges after he allegedly broke into a home through a window and fired several rounds. Police said officers arrested Michael Drew Hornfeck and charged him with ten charges, including two counts of...
Bowie Baysox Manager Roberto Mercado Offers Updates On Top Prospects
It’s been an up-and-down season for the Bowie Baysox, who sit 9.5 games out of first place in the Eastern League Southwest with a 40-46 record. First-year manager Roberto Mercado, who spent the previous two seasons as the skipper for High-A Aberdeen, has had the opportunity to work with quite a few promising young players in the Orioles’ farm system the past few seasons.
'Hero Cat' alerts Maryland family to house fire, dies from smoke inhalation: officials
A cat named Prince is being credited with saving the lives of sleeping occupants of a home that caught fire in Maryland, giving its life to save its owners. The fire happened Sunday on Westside Drive in Gaithersburg, according to a spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS). The cat kept pawing at the sleeping occupants around 4 a.m., The Washington Post reported.
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