Two Gunshot Victims Found in D.C. Wednesday D.C. police found two gunshot victims at separate crime scenes Wednesday afternoon. Crews responded to the 5800 block of Field Place NE around 3:30 p.m. for a shooting, a couple blocks from H.D. Woodson High School. There, they found a man not conscious or breathing. Homicide detectives have been dispatched to the scene.
Next Step for Struggling Roosevelt High School: International Relations? In a press release, DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson announced a proposal to “transform Roosevelt High School into a new international relations focused school.” The school, temporarily located at the shuttered neighboring MacFarland Middle School, will move back into its old building after renovation is complete in the fall of 2015.
D.C. Nabs Top Spot for Pre-K Access, Funding Washington, D.C. provides the best access and funding to state-funded pre-kindergarten programs in the country, a new study reports.
Most D.C. Area School Districts Fall Short of Recommended Number of Psychologists School psychologists may end up spending most of their time in meetings about special education students and won’t have enough time to interact with a general school population dealing with its own mental health issues.
Is the City Moving Homeless Women Into a Morgue? A poster to the “newhilleast” neighborhood listserv sounded the alarm on Friday: The city is about to move homeless women into a former morgue.
Group robs, sexually assaults woman in Adams Morgan The brutal robbery and assault happened in this Northwest alley early Sunday morning. Neighbors believe they may have even heard the victim’s cries for help – however, it all just happened too fast.
Body found in Anacostia River that of man missing from Nationals game, police say Monday The body of a man pulled from the Anacostia River on Saturday has been identified as a 25-year-old from Alexandria who disappeared during a rain delay at a May 5 Nationals game, D.C. police said Monday.
Sinkhole closes part of road in Northwest D.C. D.C. Police said the 5700 block of 27th Street NW is closed Monday morning because of a sinkhole. It was not immediately known how big the sinkhole was. The street is closed between Northampton Street and Nebraska Avenue NW.
Washington Post Settles Lawsuit From Circulation Contractor The Washington Post last month settled a lawsuit filed by an independent contractor who claimed the Post welched on its promise to refund unsold copies of the paper he bought for distribution to retailers such as CVS.
Man dies in stabbing on Northwest Branch Trail A man died after a stabbing on the Northwest Branch trail on Saturday night. The Maryland-National Capital Park Police says in a statement that they got a call at about 11:30 Saturday night about a man lying unconscious on the ground near the 1500 block of Quebec Street.
