They say the man refused to drop his gun. He was taken to the hospital in very serious condition.
D.C. has one, Chris Rock joked about them and there are entire books about them: streets named for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Yesterday CNN posted an article about streets named for the civil rights leader, saying there are at least 777 in the country. The article says that Rock’s joke and the stereotype about King streets, that they’re poor and dangerous, may not be true. It quotes Matthew Mitchelson, a University of Georgia…
>> District darling Marion Barry has entered a plea of not guilty on charges surrounding his September traffic stop. Police allege the Ward 8 Councilman was intoxicated and driving an unregistered vehicle when they pulled him over near the White House. Barry says federal authorities are trying to ” http://wtop.com/?nid=596&sid=974583″>embarrass and discredit” him. Sounds like tough work for the Feds. In the past year alone Barry plead guilty to federal tax evasion and tested positive…
Anyone who rides Metrobuses knows they can sometimes be like a war zone. Crowded aisles, erratic schedules, and that smelly guy next to you have been known to fuel hot tempers in weary riders. Fortunately, these encounters rarely escalate beyond harsh words or rolled eyes. However, it went far beyond that Saturday night on the 92 bus traveling to Congress Heights along Good Hope Road in Southeast. As we mentioned earlier this morning, two groups…
Good Morning, Washington. Looks like it’s going to be a beautiful, if a tad hot, day. Highs should be up around 90, with the humidity and rain we’ve all been hearing about holding off at least until tomorrow. Initiative for Slots Off Ballot: For those of you who have been waiting for electronic slots to hit D.C., looks like you’ll be waiting a bit longer. WTOP tells us that the PAC that has been working…
The D.C. Public Library will feature Ronald McDonald as part of its “Summer Quest: Readers Rule” summer reading program for schoolchildren. Is this an innocent tactic to get young children excited about reading, or an evil ploy by the McDonald’s corporation to hook kids on their fatty foods? After seeing Super Size Me, DCist isn’t slightly suspicious …Ronald McDonald at DC Public Library Ronald McDonald will visit children participating in the D.C. Public Library’s Summer…