HEALTHY D.C. & ME LEADERSHIP COALITION Archive & Advisor's Corner
DC announces parking amnesty for drivers with outstanding tickets
WASHINGTON – D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a new, four-month amnesty program for drivers with outstanding traffic tickets. Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and Weather The amnesty program will run from June 1 to September 30 of this year and will give drivers the opportunity to pay outstanding tickets for parking, photo enforcement, speed, red-light, […]
Free Joints for Vaxxed People in DC Today
And Krispy Kreme donuts, too. Happy 4/20. A DC group will hand out joints to anyone who can show they’ve been vaccinated on Tuesday, April 20. DC Marijuana Justice isn’t publicizing the locations of “Joints for Jabs” “because we do not want lines or crowding,” the group says in a tweet, adding, “If you were already […]
Deadline set for drivers to display ‘valid credentials’ in D.C.
Since December, Willie Haskins has limited his trips around town due to his expired driver’s license. “I don’t like to drive around without having my licenses and everything, my insurance cards,” Haskins said. “As an African-American male, an older male…I want to be careful about how things happen.” The need for credentials is even more […]
12-year-old boy charged in fatal shooting at Prince George’s County shopping center
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD (WBFF) – A 12-year-old Washington, D.C. boy is charged with first-degree murder, in a fatal shooting at a Prince George’s County shopping center. Police said a 13-year-old boy was fatally shot, and another 13-year-old boy was stabbed, after a Saturday-night dispute between two groups of teens at Ritchie Station Shopping Center, […]
Poll: DC worst place in country, Americans say
Americans said in a recent poll by YouGov that Washington, D.C., is the worst place in America. The poll paired two states in head-to-head matches and states were then ranked on their “win percentage.” The poll included all 50 states plus D.C. D.C. came in last place, only winning 35 percent of its match-ups. Surveyors said that D.C. […]
3 women shot, 2 fatally, in DC apartment set on fire; baby rescued
Wanda Wright, 48, and Ebony Wright, 32, of Southeast, D.C., died of gunshot wounds Homicide detectives from the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a Monday shooting that left two women dead and one injured. Members of the D.C. Fire Department and EMS responded to reports of a fire at a home near the 2300 Block of Good Hope Court in Southeast, and […]
Students In D.C. Jail Sue City For Failing To Provide Instruction, Special Education Services During Pandemic
Students incarcerated in the D.C. Jail have not regularly interacted with teachers for more than a year, according to a lawsuit filed last week that alleges the city has failed to educate the students during the coronavirus pandemic. Attorneys for the 40 students enrolled in the Inspiring Youth Program, which operates inside the jail and […]
Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations Paused After Rare Clotting Cases Emerge
WASHINGTON — Injections of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine came to a sudden halt across the country on Tuesday after federal health agencies called for a pause in the vaccine’s use as they examine a rare blood-clotting disorder that emerged in six recipients. All six were women between the ages of 18 and 48, and all developed the illness […]
Washington, D.C. mayor: Residents denied fundamental rights
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser told lawmakers Monday the refusal to make D.C. the 51st state is “one of the glaring civil rights and voting rights issues of our time.” Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents the district in Congress as a non-voting delegate, has reintroduced a bill to create the state of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth — […]
Man charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder in Colorado grocery store shooting
Ten people, including a police officer, were gunned down at a King Soopers supermarket in Boulder on Monday. They ranged in age from 20 to 65. The man suspected of gunning down 10 people at a Colorado supermarket bought a high-powered weapon less than a week before the massacre, officials said Tuesday. The suspect, whom […]
DC loosens some COVID-19 restrictions as crowds begin to head outdoors to enjoy spring weather
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) – Washington, D.C. will begin to loosen some COVID-19 restrictions Monday following a weekend of warmer temperatures that drew crowds to some of the District’s most popular tourist spots. Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and Weather According to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, beginning Monday, March 22, the following guidance will be in […]
Harry to become chief impact officer at US coaching firm BetterUp
The Duke of Sussex is to become chief impact officer at the US coaching and mental health firm, BetterUp. Prince Harry said in a statement that he was “really excited” about taking on the new role. His exact duties, hours and any payment are not clear. It is his latest job move after he and the Duchess […]
Republicans Keep Coming Up With More Batshit Reasons to Oppose D.C. Statehood | Vanity Fair
Talk of car dealerships, airports, and yard signs obscures the glaring reason the right opposes D.C. statehood. There is one very obvious reason why Republicans are hell-bent on refusing statehood to Washington, D.C.: The city is a Democratic stronghold, and its becoming a state would surely result in two more Democratic votes in the Senate. […]
Teenagers arrested and charged in DC carjackings
Two teenagers were arrested and charged with armed carjacking in Washington , D.C. Two juvenile males, both 13, were arrested on Saturday and charged with two counts of armed carjacking with a gun, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. One of the minors is from the District, and the other is from Brandywine, Maryland. Shortly after 7 p.m. on […]
Tuskegee Airman, D.C. native celebrates 95th birthday with parade in front of his home
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — One of the original Tuskegee Airman had his 95th birthday celebrated Sunday with a motor parade in front of his home Sunday in Northeast Washington. William T. Fauntroy was joined in his celebration by the East Coast Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., the North Woodridge Citizens Association, family, and friends. DC […]
Mural of tattooed RBG causes controversy in Anacostia
WASHINGTON — A tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is causing controversy in the District. A group of Southeast advocates and artists find the mural so offensive and out of touch with the Anacostia community that they would like to cover it up with something more appropriate. The group said involving […]