News Archive - December 7, 2009

Prince George's EMS First In Nation To Use Analog TV Frequencies

By Mana Rabiee

Maryland's Prince George's County is the first in the country to use frequencies once occupied by analog television for its emergency response system.

The $80 million overhaul switches the county's EMS communications to a new network that's built on airwaves vacated dur...

Power Breakfast for December 7, 2009

Amid all the talk of an economic 'recovery,' there's a second shoe that's still dropping.

Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports...

MD Pearl Harbor Survivors Dwindling

By Jonathan Wilson

Clarence J.M. Davis, the State Chairman of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, was just 18-years-old when the attack happened. "I was looking out a porthole and I saw this huge explosion," says Davis.

Davis says when it first started, he thought it was probably...

Shopping Mall Slots Vote In Anne Arundel County

By Cathy Duchamp

Council members in Anne Arundel County will decide tonight if slot machines and shopping are a good fit.

Amy Spencer lives near Arundel Mills Mall. She loves being close to shopping and restaurants. But Spencer doesn't like the idea of a casino next to the mall. "This...

Police Cracking Down On Drunk Driving During The Holidays

By Sabri Ben-Achour

Police across the nation are cracking down on drunk driving this holiday season, and our area is no exception.

In 2008, More than 1,400 people died in alcohol-related crashes in D.C., Virginia and Maryland. According to the National Highway Safety Administration, h...

Horse Racing Industry Watches Slots Vote In Anne Arundel County

By Cathy Duchamp

The Anne Arundel County Council will decide tonight, December 7, whether to allow construction of a casino next to a shopping mall. But the story is more about horse racing than slot machines.

The way Alan Foreman sees it, the future of horse racing in Maryland is in...

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WASHINGTON (AP) Barack Obama may be the president, but even he calls Bruce Springsteen "the Boss." The president hosted Springsteen along with actor Robert De Niro and comedian Mel Brooks at the Kennedy Center Honors last night in Washington. Springsteen says getting the Kennedy Center honor is "...

"Art Beat" With Stephanie Kaye - Monday, December 7, 2009

(December 8) CASH IN ON KASHKASHIAN World-renowned violinist Kim Kashkashian takes the stage at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Kashkashian teams up with composer-pianist Tigran Mansurian and multi-faceted percussionist Robyn Schulkowsky to perform classical and...

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BALTIMORE (AP) Gov. Martin O'Malley will be focusing on ways to help small businesses. He'll co-host the Maryland Small Business Summit today to talk about job creation and access to credit for small businesses. On Wednesday, O'Malley will accept recommendations from the Maryland Small Business T...

N. Va. Muslims Use Turkey To Reach Out To Community

By David Schultz

A group of Muslims are praying in a long hallway outside of the kitchen at Hutchinson Elementary School in Herndon. But instead of prayer mats, they're using plastic aprons.

After they're done, the Muslims - many of them immigrants - pick up the aprons and put them on...

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) New numbers show more workplace injuries and illnesses were reported in Virginia from those in government jobs than in the private sector in 2008. According to a state report, 97,900 workers were injured or became ill on the job. That's down from 104,200 in the previous year....

More Families Apply For Public Assistance In Northern Virginia

By Elliott Francis

There's been a significant rise in the number of families applying for public assistance in Northern Virginia. Fairfax County records show a spike in the number of applications for food stamps and other public service programs designed to help those in need.

County...

Precautionary Boil Water Advisory For Customers In NW D.C.

From D.C. Water and Sewer Authority:

D.C. WASA experienced a loss of pressure around 12:00 noon on Monday, December 07, 2009. This resulted in a drop of water pressure in the vicinity of 16th Street and Georgia Avenue, NW. A smaller neighborhood may have lost water pressure entirely, which...

District Spends More To Prevent Escapes At Rehab Center

By Natalie Neumann

The District is spending nearly $1.4 million additional dollars to prevent more escapes from the New Beginnings youth rehabilitation center.

The Fenty administration announced that it's shifting $1.36 million within the Department of Real Estate Services "for constr...

Fenty Birthday Fund Raiser Met With Protest

By Mana Rabiee

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty held his 39th birthday and re-election fund raiser inside a stately Washington home, but outside a coalition of local unions and community groups was protesting his first term as Mayor.

It was organized in part as a "candlelight vigil" against Fe...

D.C. Leader Appeals To Congress To Oppose Same-Sex Marriage Bill

By Rebecca Blatt

A longtime neighborhood leader is appealing to Congress to block a gay marriage bill in D.C. Bob King sent letters to all Congress members, saying they should oppose a proposal to allow same-sex marriage in the District. The city council is expected to pass it this month....

Metro Budget Gap Expands Due To Riders' New Fare Card Habits

By Natalie Neumann

Metro riders are leaving less money unused on fare cards than in the past, and the transit agency says even if it's just a few cents that's one more reason Metro is in an economic pinch.

Metro is saying it's earning less money as passengers utilize the reloadable Sm...

D.C. Shelter Offers Round-The-Clock Refuge During Hypothermia Alert

By Mana Rabiee

With overnight temperatures expected to remain in the low thirties this week, homeless service providers near Union Station in D.C. are working into the night to help bring people in from the cold.

At the Federal City Shelter in Northwest D.C, the staff try to locate a...