District Heights Fire & Meteor?

DC Tv News - The reports we're getting now is that the meteor we mentioned earlier might have something to do with the fire we reported in District Heights PG Co! The exact adress is 5288 marlboro Pike. Pg Co 911 has recieved many calls saying that something bright fell of the sky. Then the fire reported at this location. Firefighters found smoke but no fire so far. No reports of any injuries.

District Heights Fire

DC Tv News - PG FD on their way to a fire in District Heights area. Fire was reported around 10pm at the 5200 block of Marlboro Pike. Fire is at an apartment building. No reports of any injuries so far!

Meteor Over PG CO?

DC Tv News - We're hearing of a possible Meteor over Prince Georges County. Several people have reported seeing something very very bright falling from the Sky towards PG Co. Stay tuned for more!!!

Industrial Accident in NW DC

DC Tv News - DC Fire department on the scene of an Industrial accident in NW DC. A worker got trapped Sunday night, inside a trash Chute at 930 M Street NW. Medics are enroute to transport the victim which at this time has been extricated. No word as far as the condition of the victim or why he got stuck in first place.

Car jacking in Prince George's County

DC Tv News - PG County police on the scene of a car jacking. Happened on Sunday around 9pm at the 1300 block of Chapelwood Drive in Capitol Heights.

The victim was carjacked at gunpoint. Police are on the lookout for a 2003 Red Ford Explorer with MD Tags 26096M4. Perps are two males wearing all dark clothing and ski masks. One of them is armed with a black hand gun and the other with a silver handgun.

Stabbing has been reported in Hagerstown

DC Tv News - Frederick county Sheriffs are responding to a stabbing in Hagerstown MD. Report came in Sunday around 8:40pm that a stabbing victim walked into ER room of the Washington county Hospital. It appears that the stabbing happened in Frederick county that's why the Sheriffs dept is responding. Investigation is ongoing.

NE DC car crash reported

DC Tv News - A car crash this afternoon sends the driver to the hospital and Pepco to the scene. The accident happened Sunday Afternoon at the intersection of Church road and Capitol Street NE. The driver lost control hit another car and then hit an electric pole. As a result some wires came down on the car and on the street. One of the cars involved fled the scene. Pepco along with DC FD and DC PD responded to the scene. No word yet if the driver has been cought.

DC Fire Dept. Engine 18 accident

DC Tv News - DC Fire Department Engine 18 got into a minor accident Sunday afternoon. The accident happened around 2:45pm at 414 8th St. SE. One fire firefighter was slightly injured. Unknown what caused the accident.

Working fire in Springfield

DC Tv News - Fairfax County Fire fighters were on the scene of a working fire in Springfield, Va this afternoon. The fire was reported around 4:30pm at 8661 Center Road.

When Firefighters arrived they found heavy smoke in the rear of a 1.5 story dwelling. They requested an additional engine.

Everyone was safely evacuated and the fire was knocked down within 15-20 minutes.
2 adults have been displaced, Red Cross assiting the displaced residents. There were no injuries.Damage is estimated at $75,000.The cause of the fire, was accidental, improperly discarded smoking materials on the rear of deck caused the fire.

Car crashes into mogo Home

DC TV News - An SUV crashed into a Montgomery County home this afternoon. The accident happened around 5pm Sunday at Paula Drive and Armisted Road in Hillandale, MD. The driver lost control of his Nissan and crashed on the side of his neighbors building. The driver was slightly injured. Building inspectors were inspecting the building while Mogo Police is investigating the accident.

Smoke break gets more expensive with tax boost

WASHINGTON (AP) -- However they satisfy their nicotine cravings,
tobacco users are facing a big hit as the single largest federal
tobacco tax increase ever takes effect Wednesday.
Tobacco companies and public health advocates, longtime foes in
the nicotine battles, are trying to turn the situation to their
advantage. The major cigarette makers raised prices a couple of
weeks ago, partly to offset any drop in profits once the per-pack
tax climbs from 39 cents to $1.01.
Medical groups see a tax increase right in the middle of a
recession as a great incentive to help persuade smokers to quit.
Tobacco taxes are soaring to finance a major expansion of health
insurance for children. President Barack Obama signed that health
initiative soon after taking office.
Other tobacco products, from cigars to pipes and smokeless, will
see similarly large tax increases, too.

Lansdowne residents hold march after recent attack

LANSDOWNE, Va. (AP) -- About 200 Lansdowne residents have held an
early morning march to the place where one resident was killed and
another was attacked a week ago.
Beverly Bradford, a resident who organized the Sunday march,
says participants want show that they're not intimidated by the
violence.

Fifty-seven-year-old William Bennett was found dead along
Riverside Drive near Rocky Creek Drive on March 22. His wife,
55-year-old Cynthia Bennett, was discovered severely injured across
the roadway. The couple had suffered blunt force trauma.
Police say Cynthia Bennett remains in critical condition and is
unable to talk about what happened. Authorities say they continue
to look for as many as three assailants.
Bradford says the march was held at 5:30 a.m., because that's
when the Bennetts were "struggling for their lives" a week ago.

Cruiser crash leads to DUI arrest of Md. officer

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- Montgomery County police say an officer
was arrested on drunken driving charges after crashing a patrol car
into a concrete barrier.
Police say Cpl. Fernando Martinez was not injured in the crash
Friday night. Officers found the vehicle stopped in the left
shoulder on northbound Route 270 with minor damage to the front

and driver's side. Police say the arrest powers of the 33-year-veteran of the force
have been suspended while an investigation is conducted.

Former DC mayor to pay back taxes soon

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry says he plans
to make a payment on his tax debt in the coming week.
Barry, a D.C. Council member, says that two-thirds of the more
than $277,000 he owes in back taxes is made up of interest and
penalties. He also says he intends to pay on Monday $4,250 on his
2007 D.C. tax bill.
Prosecutors asked a judge in February to send Barry to jail
after he didn't file his 2007 tax returns on time, violating his
probation for previous offenses. A hearing is scheduled for next

DC teacher charged with molesting student

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A teacher at D.C.'s Young America Works public
charter school has been charged with molesting a student.
Authorities say 57-year-old Ricardo Cuaderes is being held in
Howard County Detention Center for allegedly abusing the
14-year-old boy. Cuaderes has been charged with one count of child
sexual abuse, three counts of second-degree sex offenses and two
counts of third-degree sex offenses.
Howard County police say Cuaderes allegedly took the student to
his house in Ellicott City sometime between November and January,
and assaulted him.
Nona Richardson, communications manager for the D.C. Public
Charter School Board, says Cuaderes has been fired.

Derailment slows travel for DC Cherry Blossom fest

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Metro says repairs to tracks where a Red Line
train derailed Friday are not expected to be completed until early
Monday. Until then trains between Friendship Heights and Medical
Center will use one track instead of two.
Metro warned travelers during the busy opening weekend of the
Cherry Blossom Festival to expect delays.
No injuries were reported in the derailment at the Bethesda
subway station. A preliminary investigation found a broken piece of
rail caused the derailment of the two trains.

MD county council to hear from public on slots bid

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Anne Arundel County Council members hear
from the public this week on a proposal for a slots parlor near
Arundel Mills Mall.
The Arundel Mills mall bid is the largest the state has

received, accounting for 4,750 of the 6,550 slot machines proposed.
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. says the state's budget
is in the hands of county council members, which he says is "kind
of scary."
Council members, who will hold a public hearing Thursday, are
split over the proposal.