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1 man injured in shooting near Cold Stone Creamery in Navy Yard, police say
WASHINGTON (7News) — A man was injured in a shooting near Cold Stone Creamery in Navy Yard Saturday night, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. D.C. police responded to the 1200 block of Half Street in Southeast, D.C. for the reports of a shooting. When they arrived, police found a man suffering from gunshot wounds in an alley, officials said.
Cardinals vs. Nationals Prediction & Game Info - July 7
On Sunday, Kyle Gibson will start for the St. Louis Cardinals (46-42) against DJ Herz and the Washington Nationals (42-47), with first pitch scheduled for 1:35 PM ET at Nationals Park. See below to read more about Cardinals vs. Nationals leaders, insights, and a predicted winner. Watch St. Louis Cardinals...
Here’s Why Applications For Historically Black Colleges & Universities Are Surging
There has been a recent surge in enrollment and applications at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. According to HBCU Connect in a July 5 report, the rising trend in Black students seeking higher education from Black spaces has been driven by a handful of factors. Schools such as Hampton University, Virginia State University, Virginia Union University, and Howard University have been pillars exemplifying this new trend. The most major and influential factor in the increase in applications to HBCUs has been the fact that they now have a more salient reputation. They are known as “centers of academic excellence and supportive campus...
Game #90 Nats’ Youth Movement
The Washington Nationals took the lead yesterday and went wire-to-wire with a 14-6 final score. James Wood hit his first home run, his first double, and his first crooked number RBI count (5) in a game. With the addition of Trey Lipscomb back to the roster, the Nats starting lineup plus their young pitcher, MacKenzie Gore, are part of this youth movement. The only players in the lineup aged over 26 were Lane Thomas and Jesse Winker. The average age to start the game yesterday was exactly 25.62 years of age.
This Bowie Baysox reliever is excelling, yet flying a bit under the radar
BOWIE, Md. – You won’t find his name on those top 30 prospect lists. He doesn’t throw a blazing fastball. He played college ball at the Div. 1 level and was not a high draft pick. But what Bowie bullpen right-hander Dylan Heid does have is very...
Washington D.C. Braces for Sweltering Heat with Shower and Thunderstorm Threats Throughout the Week
The National Weather Service in Washington D.C. has released a detailed forecast for the current week, highlighting a pattern of mostly cloudy skies and the potential for showers and thunderstorms. The weather outlook, which can be found on NWS's website, suggests that today will be mostly cloudy with temperatures climbing to a near sweltering 95 degrees. The calm morning winds are forecasted to settle as the day progresses.
Game 90 lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals
Saturday was a good day for the Nationals, who fielded their youngest lineup in years and scored 14 runs thanks to homers by James Wood, CJ Abrams and Keibert Ruiz. Now, can they keep something like that up? Too often this season we’ve seen an offensive explosion followed up by a lifeless showing at the plate. The challenge today: Don’t let up.
Modern-day ‘Comstocks’ look to police travel, information as another strategy to end abortion
Mark Lee Dickson says he’s been home maybe once in the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court vanished federal abortion rights in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The 38-year-old director of Right to Life of East Texas in Longview has been on an endless road trip trying to set legal traps for […] The post Modern-day ‘Comstocks’ look to police travel, information as another strategy to end abortion appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Tina Martin, co-founder of Martin-Schaffer Advertising, dies at 77
Tina Martin, right in photo, co-founder of Martin-Schaffer Advertising, has died. Her death, at 77, resulted from the side effects of treatments for metastatic breast cancer. Her obit states that she was born in Lancaster, PA,but left for Washington, D.C., in the late 1960s and found work writing radio commercials at the city’s largest agency. Her talent shone, and she received multiple awards for her writing and her uniquely memorable ad campaigns.
A DC woman had her dog stolen at gunpoint. A week later, he’s back at home
Yurman, the French bulldog taken from a woman at gunpoint in Southeast on June 30, has been returned to his owner, D.C. police said. “The one shoe? Listen! I was running and did not want to buss this butt,” his owner Jaineen Brown said in a Facebook post Saturday, explaining why only her left foot had a shoe. “The shoe came off! My boy is home!
Nationals top prospect James Wood hits 1st career homer, then 1st career double
James Wood certainly looked like a top prospect on Saturday. In his sixth career game, the Washington Nationals rookie connected for the first home run of his MLB career, going opposite field off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn in the second inning with two men on base. The Nationals'...
Top prospect James Wood hits first major league homer as Nationals cruise past Cardinals 14-6
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top prospect James Wood launched his first career major league home run — a three-run shot — and added a two-run double for a career-high five RBIs as the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 14-6 on Saturday. Wood’s 383-foot three-run opposite field...
As Per Recent Reports! Two Killed in Washington D.C. Crash Amid Police Chase
DC, Washington – This past Tuesday afternoon, on Southern Avenue, there was a terrible accident that left two people dead. The cause of the crash is still being investigated. During a high-speed chase between the US Park Police and the Anne Arundel County Police, a silver BMW automobile, which...
Maryland Waterfowl Hunting Blind Site Lottery Opens July 15
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is again offering an online process for Maryland hunters to apply for a 2024-2025 waterfowl blind site license. From July 15 through July 29 at 11:59 p.m., hunters and riparian landowners may enter the annual lottery for the opening days of blind site licensing.
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