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Jerami Grant, Hour Generation Foundation Enchants With Inaugural Dream Gala
The Hour Generation Foundation hosted the inaugural Dream Gala, a storybook-themed event, to raise funds and awareness for local literacy initiatives, with co-hosts including IDK and authors Jason Reynolds and Christina Wilds. The post Jerami Grant, Hour Generation Foundation Enchants With Inaugural Dream Gala appeared first on The Washington Informer.
Honor Flight Kentucky delivers priceless memories for veterans
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - It was an amazing and often emotional day for dozens of Kentucky veterans. Nearly 70 veterans traveled on the Honor Flight Saturday to Washington, D.C. It’s a one-day free trip for veterans to see memorials built for them. The day started very early Saturday morning...
Varun Shankar joins The Washington Post as new Washington Wizards reporter
Announcement from Sports Editor Jason Murray, Deputy Sports Editor Matt Rennie and Sports Assignment Editor Mark Selig:. We are excited to announce that Varun Shankar is joining The Post as our new Washington Wizards reporter. Varun was most recently a summer intern at The Post, where he covered a variety...
Keith Lee visits DC restaurant Jerk at Nite, pays for 200 meals
WASHINGTON - Viral TikToker and food critic Keith Lee visited D.C. restaurant Jerk at Nite and left a generous tip along with payment for 200 platters for people in the community. The Caribbean restaurant recently experienced an electrical fire at their H Street location in Northeast, D.C. During Lee's recent...
What’s next for the Carlyle neighborhood after the Patent and Trademark Office downsizing?
On the eve of an annual report on the city’s economy from the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, ALXnow sat down with AEDP CEO Stephanie Landrum to discuss the future of development in three areas of the city: Carlyle, the Landmark-Van Dorn Corridor, and Potomac Yard. These will be broken up into a multi-part series covering each location.
DC police seek suspects in Northwest robbery that left person hospitalized
WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. police are asking for the community’s help to identify suspects involved in a robbery in Northwest that left a person hospitalized on Sunday, August 4. Officials said the suspects approached a person in the 1900 block of 14th Street, Northwest around 3:49 a.m. The...
Murder Defendant Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. A homicide defendant pleaded not guilty to all charges on Aug. 27 before DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun. Yazmin Owens, 24, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a...
DC police search for group allegedly connected to two armed robberies in Southeast
WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. police are searching for a group of people allegedly connected to two armed robberies in Southeast, D.C. Officials said the group allegedly went into two different stores with firearms on the same day, stole money and then fled the scene. The incidents happened at the...
Hospitalized Witness Delays Carjacking Trial
Thank you for reading D.C. Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan granted prosecutors’ request to delay a trial just as arguments were set to begin because the victim, who is the prosecution’s key witness, was in the hospital on Aug. 26.
2 adults, 2 minors charged in connection to series of burglaries at gun shops across Maryland
MARYLAND (DC News Now) — Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced on Tuesday that four people have been indicted on charges in connection to a series of burglaries at gun stores across the Maryland area. Officials said from December of 2023 to March of 2024, the group was involved in at least ten burglaries and […]
Chaberton Energy Starts Construction on Maryland Community Solar Project
Chaberton Energy has commenced construction on Lime Kiln, a 2.9 MW community solar project located in Fulton, Howard County, Md. The project was developed by Chaberton and is owned and operated by Pivot Energy. It will be part of the Maryland Community Solar program. “This is another big win for...
Another arrest made in connection to November murder in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) arrested a second man they believe was involved in a fatal shooting that happened last year. De’Shaun McCrimmon, 22, was charged with first-degree murder after 20-year-old Orlando Alexander Satz, Jr. died on Nov. 28, 2023. On that Tuesday, police said Satz, […]
Flint Hill Huskies 2024 Preview
Flint Hill ended the season with six straight wins to finish 7-2 to earn a playoff spot. The Huskies went undefeated in the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAC) to win the conference title for the 2nd straight year. They return a lot of skill players and should be in contention once again for a playoff berth.
Wheeler Advertising to Focus on Lead Generation, Branding
FAIRFAX, Va. – Ron Wheeler, CEO, and Annie Wheeler-Rusch, account and social media director of Wheeler Advertising will deliver education workshops aimed at making a good dealership even better at the 2024 RV Dealers Convention/Expo. At noon on Nov. 12, Ron Wheeler will host “Leads, Leads, Leads: What You...
National Weather Service issues warning for Central, Southside VA
It is about to get very warm across the region over the next two days. The National Weather Service (NWS) out of Wakefield has issued a warning, as the heat index could hit 105 degrees Fahrenheit at times Wednesday and Thursday. “Heat indexes will approach 105 (degrees Fahrenheit),” the NWS advisory said. “Please limit time […] The post National Weather Service issues warning for Central, Southside VA appeared first on Farmville.
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