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Prince George’s Co. plans teacher hiring spree while school’s out
A teacher hiring fair in Prince George’s County aims to get 800 new teachers — all of them certified or newly graduated and eligible for certification — by the start of the next school year. WTOP talks to some of the newly hired teachers about their passions and priorities.
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Third murder trial for Maryland man ends again in mistrial
News outlets report a Baltimore judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the trial of 26-year-old Keith Davis Jr. of Columbia after jurors failed to reach a verdict.
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Potential Manafort jurors could be asked about IRS, Ukraine
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors in special counsel Robert Mueller’s office want to ask potential jurors at the upcoming trial of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort about their views of the IRS and Ukraine,…
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Governor orders probe of abuse claims by immigrant children
Immigrant children as young as 14 housed at a juvenile detention center in Virginia say they were beaten while handcuffed and locked up for long periods in solitary confinement, left nude and shivering in concrete cells.
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2 life sentences for man convicted of killing Prince George’s Co. teacher, 2-year-old daughter
Daron Boswell-Johnson, who was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter, Chloe Davis-Green, and her mother, NeShante Davis, over child support was sentenced Thursday.
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5 members of World War II bomber crew being buried together
BOSTON (AP) — Five crewmembers from a B-17 bomber shot down during a mission over Germany in World War II are being buried together at Arlington National Cemetery next week. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency…
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After price tag jumps, Fairfax Co. to split costs of Route 7 widening with state
Fairfax County and the state of Virginia expect to split up to $80 million in additional costs to widen Route 7 between Reston and Tysons over the next six years, easing a bottleneck created by other recent work along the busy corridor.
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APME announces winners of 2018 contest for AP journalists
NEW YORK (AP) — Coverage of news events that tested the human spirit and challenged how we see ourselves won top honors in the 2018 Associated Press Media Editors Awards for AP staff. Hurricane Harvey,…
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Appeals court grants new sentencing hearings for DC sniper
A sniper serving life in prison for terrorizing the Washington, D.C., region as a teenager must get new sentencing hearings in Virginia, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
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Man found dead in beach chair at North Carolina condo
ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. (AP) — Police say workers at a North Carolina condominium complex found a man dead in a beach chair. Atlantic Beach Police Chief Jeff Harvey told news outlets employees at The Dunes…
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Work begins on new Marriott headquarters in downtown Bethesda
The hotel company is building its headquarters along Wisconsin Avenue near the Bethesda Metro station. It should be open by the middle of 2022.
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Lawsuit seeks protection for crayfish from coal mining
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal lawsuit from an environmental group alleges two protected crayfish species are being harmed by coal mining in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia. The Center for Biological Diversity alleges that…
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Summer of Ovi: Cup celebrations, fatherhood await Ovechkin
Over the next few months, Alex Ovechkin will return home to Moscow and have his day with the Cup, celebrate Russia hosting the World Cup and — at some point — become a father when wife Nastya gives birth to the couple’s first child. For the first time in the superstar’s 13-year career, the offseason won’t include questions about whether he can get it done in the playoffs and help the Washington Capitals win it all.
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Governor announces $19 million in education funding
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is announcing $19 million in education funding to implement some of the recommendations of a high-profile commission. Hogan said Thursday that the new money includes $4.5 million…
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Tariffs stir unrest among American whiskey producers
European sales of rye whiskey could evaporate as tariffs drive up the price of whiskey in markets where consumers have plenty of spirits to choose from, worries Catoctin Creek Distillery’s cofounder and general manager.
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