A local D.C. community group called the ‘Love-More Movement’ organized a special ceremony to help victims of violent crime heal their pain in a world where they face trauma on a daily.
D.C. Mayor announces community policing project as Chief Contee retires to join FBI
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a community policing initiative to augment D.C.s dwindling police force ahead of the summer. This comes a day after Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee stepped down after 33 years of service to join the FBI.
Maryland Public defender opposes Baltimore youth curfew, residents weary of crime wave
As Baltimore gears up to impose a youth curfew this summer following a recent spike in youth-related gun violence, some important leaders have spoken up against the curfew and the racial bias they say it promotes.
D.C. job fair gives second chance to homeless and formerly incarcerated job seekers
Landing a job interview can be difficult, especially if you are homeless or have served time in jail or prison.
For that reason, a community organization in Washington D.C. is helping residents reinvent themselves and get hired on the spot.
DC Council decriminalizes street vending of home cooked meals
Vendors will be able to sell food with meat, fish and fruit prepared in their home kitchen.
Master puppeteer pulls heart strings in schools across Maryland
In a world saturated with digital entertainment, one Maryland performer is keeping an old art form alive, the puppet show.
73-year-old Michael Cotter earns a living performing with his portable puppet theatre in schools across Baltimore and Prince George’s County.
Tenants plead for rent caps as landlords ask for higher rents in Montgomery County
Thousands of families in Maryland are fighting to keep a roof over their heads. But landlords are gearing up to hike their rent. Montgomery County Council wants to cap rent hikes at three percent while property developers want an increase of at least eight percent.
Maryland tech start-ups look to stay afloat after bank collapses
Maryland biomedical company Medcura is a Silicon Valley Bank customer, but they say they are not in a hurry to move change banks.
Former College Park mayor Patrick Wojahn arrested on 56 counts of child pornography
Former College Park Mayor Partick Wojahn was arrested on 56 counts of possessing and distributing child pornography.