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DC Council member says BMW involved in hit-and-run was borrowed by friend
D.C. Council Member Trayon White said he car was involved in a crash, but had been borrowed by a friend, without permission.
1 month ago -
DC leader calls deadly violence an ’emergency’ as patrols increase
The deadly start to the year in D.C. continues. The police say there aren’t any more shootings than in previous years at this time, but shooting victims are more likely to die. Find out why.
3 months ago -
Police arrest double shooting suspect; council member calls demoted police commander ‘scapegoat’
Police in D.C. have arrested a man suspected of gunning down a mother and father in Southwest over the weekend, and Ward 8 Council member Trayon White issued a statement calling the ward’s demoted police commander a “scapecoat” and urging he be reinstated.
11 months ago -
Uptick in DC teen violence is a ‘deeper problem’
Ten kids have lost their lives so far this year, according to DC police data. Investigators, a D.C. councilman and assistant police chief are leading a new charge to make a change.
11 months ago -
Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories roil DC city government
A spiraling controversy over anti-Semitic comments and conspiracy theories has roiled the D.C. government, seemingly getting worse with every public attempt to ease the tensions.
12 months ago -
DC official quits after rally where council member was called ‘fake Jew’
A D.C. housing official has resigned in the wake of a controversy over a rally he organized at which a D.C. council member was derided as a “fake Jew” and Jewish people were called “termites.”
12 months ago -
DC council member wants action after anti-Semitic remarks
D.C. Councilwoman Elissa Silverman, who is Jewish, is calling for action against anti-Semitic remarks: She wants a city official fired and she is asking the council to condemn the words of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
12 months ago -
DC lawmaker accused of anti-Semitism: ‘I’m done apologizing’
D.C. Councilman Trayon White, who is accused of anti-antisemitism, denied a Washington Post report that said he left early from a tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. He defended himself and vowed to survive the controversy, which began last month.
1 year ago -
DC Council member meets with Jewish leaders, colleagues over anti-Semitic remarks
In a March 16 Facebook Live video, which was shot as snow fell on Interstate 395, Trayon White suggested that a wealthy Jewish family — frequently the target of conspiracy theories — could control the weather.
1 year ago -
My Take: Trayon White made a fool of himself unfortunately
Trayon White made a fool of himself, unfortunately.
1 year ago -
DC council member apologizes again for anti-Semitic Facebook video, declares ‘a new beginning’
A D.C. Council member has apologized again Monday for posting a video on Friday that echoed an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, claiming that a wealthy Jewish family is controlling the weather.
1 year ago -
DC leaders plead with residents to help solve shooting that killed boy outside church
D.C. leaders pleaded with residents of Anacostia on Wednesday to come forward with any information they might know about a shooting that killed a 14-year-old boy outside a church over the weekend.
1 year ago -
DC Council members sworn in as leaders vow to continue statehood push
During a morning ceremony on the first Monday of the New Year, members of the D.C. Council were formally sworn in. One issue that was mentioned repeatedly during the ceremony was a ballot referendum seeking D.C. statehood that passed with about 86 percent of the vote.
2 years ago -
Residents searched for Relisha Rudd
Volunteers hope they will find Relisha Rudd alive.
5 years ago
