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D.C. Council to consider police reform bill banning chokeholds Tuesday
Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – The kind of chokehold that led to the death of George Floyd in police custody could soon be completely outlawed in the District. D.C. police are only al...
Jun 08, 2020
Evictions Halted While Northam Starts Rent Relief Program
RICHMOND, Va. - Eviction proceedings in Virginia were halted Monday due to a temporary statewide moratorium, Gov. Ralph Northam announced.Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Lemons issued the ...
Jun 08, 2020
National Park Service: New Fence Is Temporary
WASHINGTON - The National Park Service is calling a newly erected fence in front of a White House protest area temporary.Park Service spokeswoman Katie Liming said Monday that her agency and the Secre...
Jun 08, 2020
Internet Vigilantes Falsely Link Ex-Officer To Teens’ Attack In Bethesda
SILVER SPRING, Md. - John Damskey's nightmare began with his wife getting emails from strangers telling her she should be ashamed of her husband, a retired police officer. Their phones wouldn't stop r...
Jun 08, 2020
Crews Inspect, But Won’t Yet Remove, Richmond’s Lee Statue
RICHMOND, Va. - Workers for the state of Virginia inspected Richmond's huge statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monday before its planned removal. While protesters have toppled some other Confederate stat...
Jun 08, 2020
More Active-Duty Troops Leaving D.C., Others Remain On Alert
WASHINGTON- Nearly 500 of the active-duty troops brought in to help if needed with the civil unrest in the nation's capitol have been given orders to leave Washington after a fourth day of largely pea...
Jun 05, 2020
Black Lives Matter D.C. blasts city’s mayor for painting “Black Lives Matter” on 16th Street
Muriel Bowser TwitterHeather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – Social media blew up with praise for D.C. after Department of Public Works employees with Murals D.C. painted the words "Black Live...
Jun 05, 2020
Businesses Reopen As Maryland Moves Into Phase 2 Of Coronavirus Reopening Plan
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland further eased restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus by allowing businesses to reopen Friday, but some of the state's largest jurisdictions are waiting to...
Jun 05, 2020
DC Paints Huge Black Lives Matter Mural Near White House
WASHINGTON - City workers and activists painted the words Black Lives Matter in enormous bright yellow letters on the the street leading to the White House, a highly visible sign of the District of Co...
Jun 05, 2020
Fredericksburg Removes 176-Year-Old Slave Auction Block
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - A 176-year-old slave auction block has been removed from a Virginia city's downtown. The 800-pound (363-kilogram) stone was pulled from the ground at a Fredericksburg street corn...
Jun 05, 2020
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