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Water Advisory issued for these Maryland lakes
WHEATON-GLENMONT, Md. — Residents of Montgomery County, be advised: harmful blue-green algae has been detected in Lake Needwood and Lake Frank within Rock Creek Regional Park, posing serious health risks to both humans and pets. Officials urge anyone visiting the lakes to be cautious. On Friday, we found Raphael...
Federal Hill residents raise safety concerns during community walk with police officers
BALTIMORE -- Residents in Baltimore's Federal Hill neighborhood are on a mission to make the community safer. This year, the Federal Hill Neighborhood Association started a walk to address concerns with Baltimore Police Department.On Friday at 5 p.m., about a dozen or more residents began the community walk at Federal Hill Park with a few officers. "The community is supportive of trying to make this a safer place for everyone and we're really wholeheartedly partnering with the police department to try to leverage all our resources," FHNA Public Safety Chair, Nigel Crocombe said. Some of those resources include a network of cameras....
Rising rap star killed, juvenile suspect released: Baltimore mom vows fight
Sabrina Peterson Ali-El lost her son on Tuesday and now she's losing confidence in Maryland's juvenile justice system. Tuesday night, Reggie Monroe, 31, who was a rising rap artist known as PTG Fresh, left for dinner and never returned home. While riding a scooter at Pulaski and Conkling, he was...
Lawyers for man accused of shooting Baltimore County police officers allege prosecutor misconduct, want case dropped
BALTIMORE -- Defense attorneys for a man charged with shooting two Baltimore County police officers last year accuse prosecutors of misconduct and want the state's attorney's office removed from leading the prosecution or the case dropped.Lawyers for David Linthicum alleged prosecutors have become too close to the officers who were injured. They said the prosecution pushed to delay an internal use-of-force investigation and failed to provide full access to their internal affairs records. The Allegations The manhunt for David Linthicum locked down parts of Cockeysville and Fallston in February 2023 with an exhaustive search for the 25-year-old suspect after he shot two...
Man shot, killed in Northwest DC; police investigating
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A man was shot and killed in D.C. late Friday night, police said. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said that it received a report of gunshots in the 300 block of N St. NW. Officers responded just after 10:30 p.m. and found a man who had been shot. He was […]
DC Council weighs ceasefire resolution
A recent report from Alex Koma of the Washington City Paper details conversations within DC Council on whether to introduce a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel/Hamas War. Jim discusses that and more with Ron Halber of the Jewish Community Relations Council on "The Final 5."
Vice provost for research to step down in August
Vice Provost for Research Pamela Norris will step down on Aug. 1, according to a University release. Norris, who has served in her role for almost three years, will remain at the University as a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, according to the release. Robert Miller, the School of Medicine and Health Science’s vice dean for research and academic affairs and GW’s former vice provost for research, will take over as the interim vice provost for research while the Office of the Provost organizes a search for a permanent replacement, the release states.
NLRB taking GW Hospital to court over unfair labor practices
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is taking The George Washington University Hospital (GWUH) to court over unfair labor practices. In a lengthy complaint signed on Thursday, the NLRB outlined how GWUH fired nurse Angelo Estrellas because of his union campaign activities. It also detailed how GWUH installed surveillance cameras […]
MPD arrests man for allegedly stalking Foggy Bottom, Georgetown residents
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a man on Sunday who allegedly stalked multiple people in Foggy Bottom and Georgetown, according to a MPD press release. MPD arrested and charged Delonta Deon Spriggs, 39, of stalking after Foggy Bottom and Georgetown residents reported being followed on multiple occasions in July. Advisory Neighborhood Commission Chair Trupti Patel said she heard from Foggy Bottom residents that Spriggs was targeting men and women and would attempt to “intimidate” and “menace” people in the neighborhood by staring them down.
Officials name Stephanie Worrell as gymnastics head coach
Associate Head Coach and alumna Stephanie Stoicovy Worrell will head the gymnastics team, Athletics Director Tanya Vogel announced Tuesday. Worrell will step into the role as head coach during her ninth season with the Revolutionaries, after starting her coaching career at GW in 2015 as an assistant coach and later serving the team as Associate Head Coach in 2022. Worrell will take the reins from former Head Coach Margie Foster Cunningham, the longest-tenured coach at GW after leading the program for 39 years.
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