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DC officer sentenced to 2 years probation in 2019 sex abuse case 09/01/2024 08:28am • A D.C. police officer was sentenced Friday to two years probation for sexually assaulting a client who was receiving therapeutic services from him in Northwest D.C. in 2019. Pearce Then, of Adelphi, Maryland, plead guilty in June to one charge of attempted first-degree sexual abuse of a patient o How Kamala Harris’ new policy plan could impact housing in Virginia 08/31/2024 10:17pm • Virginia Democratic lawmakers praised Vice President Kamala Harris’ housing policy plans in a virtual call Wednesday afternoon. The gathering came on the heels of a new campaign ad highlighting Harris’ plan to build three million new homes and rental units if elected president. The plan is pa Where do DC, Maryland and Virginia rank when it comes to the best place to work in the US? 08/30/2024 09:10pm • Oxfam America, a global organization dedicated to fighting inequality and ending poverty and injustice, has released its annual report called the Best States to Work Index (BSWI), detailing the best and worst states for workers in the United States. This year, D.C. topped the list. The report How DC used less than a quarter-million dollars to clear $42M of debt for residents 08/30/2024 12:06pm • If you could spend $1 to help someone else pay off almost $200 of medical debt, would you? If you pay taxes in D.C., you've done just that. The District is using a $225,000 surplus from last year’s budget to buy out around $42 million in medical debt being held by some of the city's lowest inco Airport mystery: How do my bags end up where I am? 08/29/2024 03:30pm • Ever wonder exactly how your checked baggage gets to your destination? WTOP can take you on a behind-the-scenes tour of how United Airlines handles luggage for the 53,000 passengers flying in and out of Dulles International Airport daily, during this Labor Day weekend. Jim Decker, United's Grand jury will hear case of Manassas Park man facing charges in connection with missing wife 08/29/2024 02:24pm • A judge on Thursday agreed to a motion by Naresh Bhatt's defense attorney to waive his preliminary hearing, sending the felony charge of concealing a dead body directly to a grand jury. During a hearing in Prince William Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in Manassas, Judge Katherine C. McC Virginia Board of Education approves changes to accreditation, accountability systems 08/29/2024 02:20pm • The Virginia Board of Education on Wednesday approved the final touches on the state’s Every Student Succeeds Act plan, designed to address concerns with how schools were rated and student performance was measured to determine better how to direct state resources. During the special meeting in Maryland test results show small gains, nagging achievement gaps among demographic groups 08/27/2024 04:45pm • Maryland students showed minor improvements in math and English language arts last year, but still had wide gaps between demographic groups, according to standardized test scores released Tuesday morning by the state Department of Education. The State Board of Education reviewed the data Tuesda Northwest Stadium: Commanders ink new naming rights deal for its Landover stadium 08/27/2024 10:41am • The new name and logo for Commanders Field in Landover, Maryland. (Courtesy Washington Commanders and Northwest Federal Credit Union) There's a new name for the former FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, after the Washington Commanders struck a naming rights deal with Northwest Federal Credit Uni Former Prince George’s County Council member pleads guilty to felony theft scheme and perjury 08/26/2024 03:27pm • Former Prince George’s County Council member Mel Franklin faces up to a year in prison after pleading guilty Monday to charges of a felony theft scheme and perjury. Prosecutors said that from 2020 through at least October 2023, Franklin embezzled more than $124,000 from his campaign committee, How one group is leading the nationwide effort to track antisemitic threats 08/24/2024 08:17pm • ▶ Watch Video: Group leads nationwide effort to track antisemitic threats Chicago — In the Chicago command center of the Secure Community Network, threats to the nation's Jewish community are mapped coast-to-coast. The command center is overseen by Brad Orsini, a retired FBI agen A woman got tired of her mail getting stolen. She sent herself an Apple AirTag to help catch the thieves 08/24/2024 03:53pm • (CNN) — A California woman whose mail was recently stolen used technology as bait to track down the thieves, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office says. Authorities in Los Alamos arrested two suspects on Monday with the help of an Apple AirTag locator device the woman had mailed to hersel Police: Man has exposed himself to 6 women on Sligo Creek Trail since July 14 08/24/2024 05:41am • A man has exposed himself to six different women on Sligo Creek Trail in Takoma Park since the middle of July, Maryland-National Capital Park Police reported Friday. The women told police that while they were jogging on the trail, a man either exposed himself or was actively masturbating in publi Review: John Cena, Awkwafina team up for Prime action comedy 'Jackpot!' about fatal future lottery 08/23/2024 11:20am • It's currently the No. 1 movie on Prime Video after its straight to streaming release this past week. John Cena and Awkwafina team up in the new action comedy "Jackpot!" by Amazon MGM Studios. Originally titled "Grand Theft Lotto" (a better title actually), the film is set in the near futu Review: Apple TV+ drops finale of 'Lady in the Lake,' finishing with a strong splash after treading water 08/22/2024 02:39pm • Exactly a month after "Presumed Innocent" rendered its verdict, Apple TV+ solves another murder mystery. “Lady in the Lake” drops its seventh and final episode on Thursday, finishing with a strong splash after treading water early on to the point of nearly drowning. Glad I kept paddling.