News Archive - October 29, 2009

"Art Beat" with Stephanie Kaye - Thursday, October 29, 2008

(October 31) MUTTS MASQUERADE
The hounds of horror will be out in full force for a Halloween hike through Rock Creek Park. The Mutts Masquerade is a benefit party for the Washington Animal Rescue League kicking off Halloween morning at 8 in Meadowbrook Park. The two- and four-footed will...

D.C. Native Awarded Congressional Gold Medal

D.C. native Edward Brooke got a Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award in the U.S. The former Republican Senator from Massachusetts was honored for his efforts in the struggle for voting rights in the nation's capital.

Brooke became the first African-American popularly elected...

"Zombies" Recruited For Street Smart Campaign

As Halloween approaches and streets are growing darker earlier, transportation leaders in D.C. are using the "un-dead" to launch a new pedestrian safety campaign.

Mike Ferrell with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments helped kick off the Street Smart campaign at Georgetown's W...

MD Launches Prison Break Alert Service

When a convicted murderer escaped last January from one of Hagerstown's three prisons, the prison told the media, but used a steam powered whistle to notify residents. The whistle was from the 1940's. A lot of people couldn't hear it or didn't know what it was.

Michael Stouffer is commissio...

Swine Flu Deaths In Maryland

Two more Marylanders have died of swine flu. State health officials say the latest victims were adults who lived in the Baltimore area; they were not related and neither had underlying medical conditions. Their deaths bring the total number of people who have died from swine flu in Maryland to 12...

Local Vaccine Maker Confident With Supply

As individuals are being turned away for H1N1 vaccinations nationwide, a local vaccine producer says it is getting its vaccine to the market on time.

Medimmune is one of five swine flu vaccine producers nationwide. The company, based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, makes the nasal mist version o...

Power Breakfast for October 29, 2009

Tonight the Most Dangerous Man in America is invited to the Capitol. "The Most Dangerous Man in America" is what Henry Kissinger called Daniel Ellsberg - and his plan to reveal a secret history of the Vietnam War. It's also the title of a new documentary playing tonight at the new Capitol Visitor...

"Conversations..." Michael Cottman Speaks With Kevin Chavous

As part of our continuing series "Conversations," reporter Michael Cottman speaks with Kevin Chavous, a Washington, D.C. attorney and activist who appears in a local television ad that criticizes President Barack Obama for eliminating a federal program that allows low-income students to attend p...

Parking Restrictions & Street Closures For Halloween

From the District Department of Transportation:

Large crowds are expected to celebrate Halloween in Georgetown this weekend and participants are strongly encouraged to take public transportation to avoid delays. Although there are no plans at this time to close major roads including M Stree...

Only E-ZPass To Be Accepted On Intercounty Connector

Paying tolls on the Intercounty Connector in Maryland will be "E-Z." If not, drivers will have to pay more. Cash will not be accepted for tolls on the road, currently being built between Gaithersburg and Laurel. Ron Freeland, the executive secretary for the Maryland Transportation Authority, says...

Latest Maryland Regional News

BALTIMORE (AP) The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development says HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan will visit Baltimore Gas and Electric offices to discuss job creation. BGE received $200 million in federal stimulus funding earlier this week for its smart meter program.

HEREFORD, Md. (...

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WASHINGTON (AP) Construction permits for the long-delayed Martin Luther King Junior Memorial were expected to be issued today. Organizers are celebrating the building phase of the monument for the National Mall and hope to finish construction in 2011.

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Flu Vaccine Shortages Plague Montgomery County Health Dept.

The cafeteria at Northwood High School has been transformed into a chaotic, pediatric medical facility.

Nurses are spraying doses of the swine flu vaccine into the noses of dozens of children and, as evidenced by the screams of toddlers echoing across the room, not everyone's enjoying it....

Latest Virginia Regional News

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) The parents of a Virginia Tech student missing since she went to a Metallica concert nearly two weeks ago are asking people to share information with police. Daniel and Gil Harrington of Roanoke said in a statement today they're doing everything in their power to bring their dau...

Arne Duncan Says Community Schools Model Should Be Embraced

The U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wants more schools to function as community centers to provide a variety of services for families, similar to a model common in England. "Community Schools" have extended hours throughout the year, they offer health services and also programs for parent...

Maryland Stresses Importance Of Census

Maryland is preparing for the 2010 census by working to make sure all the state's residents are counted.

The federal Census Bureau conducts the survey, but states have a vested interest in making sure the count is accurate. Census data affects federal funding decisions on education, health...

Commentary: NFL Injuries

Washington's NFL franchise has been generating plenty of news coverage lately - - much of it has been focused on the team's injured relationship with its fans. But Commentator Fred Fiske wants to talk about injuries of a different sort...

District and Non-Profit Group Reach Agreement

The District has reached an agreement with a nonprofit group that operates homes for the developmentally disabled to improve the quality of its care.

The settlement comes after a federal court monitor and an advocacy group approached the city last month about deficiencies in care at Individ...

4th Annual Potomac Watershed Trash Summit

Approximately 200 area environmentalists are trying to achieve the goal of a trash free Potomac by 2013.

The 4th annual Potomac Watershed Trash Summit assembled a collection of environmentalists from all around the region. Most here, have one goal in mind.

"It is up to us as individua...

King Memorial Clears Last Hurdle

The King Memorial has been in the making for more than 30 years, and under the bright orange leaves of a cherry blossom overlooking the tidal basin, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar signed the building permit that will allow construction to finally proceed.

Salazar said Americans "both...