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Va. clergy, police and hospitals pitch for change in mental health treatment 12/06/2022 12:10am • Religious leaders have joined with law enforcement and hospital representatives calling on the Virginia General Assembly to do more for people in mental health crises. The group Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement is calling on state legislators to provide $58 million in fund After crashes, breakdowns, experts says it's 'safest to remain inside of your vehicle' 12/05/2022 11:30pm • People being killed on roadways while outside their vehicles happens all too frequently; it happened Sunday on Interstate 95 in Prince George's County, Maryland, and last week on Interstate 495 in Fairfax County, Virginia. A D.C.-area traffic safety advocate has advice related to crashes and brea Capitals sweep Oilers season series with injury-depleted roster 12/05/2022 11:10pm • Caps sweep Oilers season series with injury-depleted roster originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonDown their starting goalie and a staple blue liner, the Capitals grinded through a full 60-minute battle with the Edmonton Oilers on Monday and emerged victorious with a 3-2 win.Backup goaltender Son's coach ID'd as Florida mom's killer decades after her murder 12/04/2022 07:00am • ▶ Watch Video: The Betrayal of Linda Slaten On Sept. 4, 1981, Jeff Slaten, 15 and his brother Time, 12, were awakened by Lakeland, Florida, police and told their mother, Linda Slaten, had been murdered. Investigators collected a rape kit and lifted a palm print from the windowsill wher Mauna Loa volcano lava flow slows as it nears key Hawaii highway 12/04/2022 07:00am • ▶ Watch Video: Lava slows in Mauna Loa volcano eruption Lava flowing from Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, has slowed considerably. It is now oozing at a speed of less than 50 yards per hour, meaning it takes about two hours to move the length of a football field. Only Soccer legend Pelé says he is 'strong' and has 'hope' amid cancer treatment 12/04/2022 06:56am • After being hospitalized earlier this week, Brazilian soccer legend Pelé provided an update on his condition Saturday, posting to social media that he has "a lot of hope" as he continues to receive treatment for a colon tumor. On Wednesday, following his hospitalization in Sao Paulo, Pelé daugh Injured hunter air rescued by Maryland State Police in Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge 12/04/2022 03:00am • An injured hunter was air rescued by Maryland State Police on Friday after he became trapped by marshy terrain inside a Dorchester County nature refuge. According to a news release, the MSP Trooper 6 crew responded to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge near Cambridge, Maryland, to rescue the hun Prince George's Co. hospital receives $800K to help trafficking victims 12/03/2022 02:42pm • Maryland's second busiest trauma center is receiving federal funding to help identify and aid victims of sex and labor trafficking. The University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center hospital (UM Capital) in Prince George's County will get nearly $800,000 from the Department of Justice to g Hyattsville makes thousands available in emergency relief 12/03/2022 12:38pm • The city of Hyattsville, Maryland, has opened its emergency relief application to residents and businesses who seek to access COVID-19 American Rescue Plan funds. The city council said that it set aside $1 million of its more than $17.9 million award to establish its Household Emergency Relief Pr Bowser makes one last pitch for embattled OUC nominee 12/02/2022 03:20pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser gathered the top chiefs from the city's public safety agencies to talk about plans to make holiday shoppers feel safer in commercial districts. Included in that mix was her nominee to run the Office of Unified Communications, which handles the city's 911 calls. But with h DC mayor moves to dissolve city's troubled housing authority board 12/02/2022 07:34am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson want to replace the existing D.C. Housing Authority Board of Commissioners with a temporary board after a scathing federal report found the city's housing authority failed to provide “decent, safe and sanitary” public housing. The e Healthy again, Saquon Barkley presents big challenge for Commanders' defense 12/01/2022 04:45pm • Healthy again, Barkley presents big challenge for Commanders originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonASHBURN, Va. -- After winning just four games in 2021, the New York Giants (7-4) are firmly in the playoff mix this year with meaningful December football ahead, beginning this Sunday against the DC Council to vote on plan making Metrobus free in DC 12/01/2022 04:27pm • The D.C. Council is set to vote on a proposal making all Metrobus service in the District free starting next Summer. In addition, the city's 12 busiest bus lines would run 24 hours a day under the new proposal, unveiled Thursday by D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Ward 6 Council member Ch Magruder High parents, school officials discuss missteps following January school shooting 12/01/2022 06:51am • Montgomery County Public School officials Wednesday night acknowledged shortcomings in safety protocols and emergency communications following the Jan. 21 shooting at Magruder High School, parents said. Magruder High School parents met for two hours with the officials. More Local News DC Council members discuss housing authority's response to HUD report detailing failures 11/30/2022 11:19pm • At the same time the D.C. area is desperate for affordable housing, public housing in D.C. is full of vacancies. Tens of thousands of people languish on waiting lists and many units that are occupied are in deplorable condition, according to a report from the Department of Housing and Urban Devel