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16 West Virginians plead guilty in drug trafficking conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Seventeen individuals have pled guilty to drug distribution charges following an extensive investigation into a Baltimore-based trafficking organization, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia on Thursday, July 11, 2024. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld stated that since the indictment of Gary Brown, Jr. and eighty-one others […]
State Fair to Host School Supply Drive
LEWISBURG W.Va. (WVDN) – The State Fair of West Virginia in partnership with Communities in Schools of Greenbrier County (CISGC), is set to host a school supply drive on Monday, August 12, at the 99th Annual State Fair! Fairgoers are asked to bring in three (3) different school supply items OR two (2) hygiene products […] The post State Fair to Host School Supply Drive appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Maryland 2024 black bear hunt lottery now open
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Maryland 2024 black bear hunt lottery is now open. Hunters can enter the lottery for the annual six-day black bear hunt in western Maryland. The 2024 bear hunt will take place October 21-26 in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington counties. Officials say it’s an important part of managing Maryland’s expanding black bear population.
Registration opens for the 2024 Governor’s Energy Summit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – The West Virginia Office of Energy (WVOE) announced today that registration is now open for the 2024 Governor’s Energy Summit on October 29-30 at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. The Summit brings together industry leaders, policymakers, educators and stakeholders to deliberate and explore groundbreaking solutions to advance energy resources and efficiency […] The post Registration opens for the 2024 Governor’s Energy Summit appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
News Maker Robyn Miller of WATTS on the opening of the cooling center
It is hot and dry and cooling centers are available around the region including the War Memorial Building and Handley Library in Winchester. In Warren County the Public Safety Building, Community Center, and Government Center are open for cooling. Clarke County’s Library, and Recreation Center are also available for cooling...
Families mourn death of 2 dogs after stay at Virginia PetSmart, investigation underway
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (7News) — Animal Control in Alexandria, Virginia confirms to 7News that it is now investigating the death of two separate dogs who stayed at the Potomac Yard PetSmart in June. The dogs stayed at PetSmart’s “Petshotel” during the same week and died just two days apart.
About 900 Black Loyalists from Virginia escaped slavery and went to Nova Scotia
Virginia's royal governor, Lord Dunmore, offered freedom to any enslaved laborers who enlisted with the British. After the war, those Black Loyalists were evacuated to Canada, where their legacy is still honored today. The post About 900 Black Loyalists from Virginia escaped slavery and went to Nova Scotia appeared first on Cardinal News.
Team of dedicated church volunteers make quilts to help the less fortunate in Hagerstown
BOONSBORO, Md. (DC News Now) — They are a dedicated group of volunteers working from the United Methodist Church church basement, making quilts to help the less fortunate. This team meets weekly and makes quilt bedding for Hagerstown’s the Hope, a men’s Homeless Shelter, and Brooke’s House, a women’s residential addiction treatment center. “We see […]
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 distributing the first payments later […]
‘I Don’t Think You Went in Thinking You Were Going To Kill Your Friend,’ Says Judge at Sentencing
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. DC Superior Court Judge Michael O’Keefe sentenced a homicide defendant to 13 years with five years of supervised release at a July 12 hearing. Jordan Jones, 23, was originally charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed,...
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 part of the non-profit is to […]
Proven showmen on their own, one CMR girl reigns supreme
All five girls had already won the best among senior 4-Hers during the week’s CMF Farm Show, winning their respective species class. Monday morning, they competed in the second-annual Supreme Showmanship class where they not only had to show their stuff for Judge Ruth Boden in the livestock, they normally show but in the other three specie classes too.
New ‘Häagen-Dazs’ ice cream shop opens in Rockville
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) – What better way to cool off during these hot summer days than with some ice cream? A new Häagen-Dazs ice cream shop opened over the weekend in the Congressional Plaza in Rockville. The new shop is the franchise’s second location in Montgomery County. DC News Now caught up […]
Hangry Joe’s Germantown Opens This Week
Hangry Joe’s at 19730 Germantown Rd in the Shops at Germantown shopping center is scheduled to open on Wednesday, July 17. The restaurant will hold a ribbon-cutting celebration with the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce at 12pm. Hangry Joe’s is located on the strip next to the Safeway, in the...
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