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 | One killed in overnight house fire in Falls Church Jan 23rd 2013, 12:07 One person was killed and another person has been reported missing following a fire that ripped through a home in Falls Church early Wednesday, authorities said. The single-story house in the 3100 block of Manor Road was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived around 3:20 a.m., Fairfax County fire officials said. Read full article >> | | Maryland lawmakers propose raising minimum wage Jan 23rd 2013, 11:00 "We like to say we live in the wealthiest state in America," said Del. Aisha Braveboy (D-Prince George's County) "Well, how much do you think it costs to live in the wealthiest state in America?" More than the minimum wage earner can afford, she said. On Tuesday, Maryland lawmakers and activists launched "Raise Maryland," an effort to raise the state's minumum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10 per hour by 2015. Read full article >> | | D.C. area forecast: Biting cold sticks around with a little snow possible tonight and Friday Jan 23rd 2013, 10:00 Whatever you did yesterday to battle the cold, you'll want to do it again today. We'll see a bit less wind today, but wind chills are still stuck in the brutal teens. Temperatures warm only slightly tomorrow and Friday. And to make things even more wintry we've got two opportunities for snow - tonight and Friday. Neither looks terribly impressive, but light accumulations are possible. | | Washington Capitals are back on ice, but their level of play hasn't yet returned Jan 23rd 2013, 04:48 George McPhee was uptight. And very happy. He was relieved. And nervous. And the game was still more than an hour away. "It just feels good to be working again," McPhee said while sitting a few yards from the Verizon Center ice on Tuesday night before his 16th home opener as the Washington Capitals' general manager. "It's really thrown me off, messed with my sleep patterns. You get used to the rhythms of the season, staying up late, watching games. Now you're going to bed at 10 o'clock and getting up early. It doesn't feel right at this time of year." Read full article >> | | Obama mementos sought for African American history museum Jan 23rd 2013, 02:22 As hundreds of thousands of sets of eyes fixed on Jumbotrons, platforms and parade routes to catch the inaugural pageantry Monday, two other sets of eyes watched the people watching Obama. Curators from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture scoured the crowd looking for those standout images and symbols they might want for their Obama collection, which now has about 300 artifacts. They looked for the often handmade shows of connection and support, and the myriad ways the 44th president permeates the culture. Read full article >> | | CNN wins Inauguration Day ratings Jan 23rd 2013, 02:05 CNN celebrated a ratings victory among cable news networks for coverage of Monday's inaugural festivities. More than 3 million people tuned to CNN when President Obama took the oath of office and delivered his address to the nation. An additional 2.3 million watched on MSNBC, and 1.3 million caught the occasion on Fox News Channel, which is typically the cable news front-runner. Read full article >> | | Cost of new hospital for Prince George's increases by 10 percent Jan 23rd 2013, 01:42 The cost of a proposed new regional hospital in Prince George's County has risen to $650 million, about 10 percent more than initial estimates, and it could go even higher, officials said Tuesday. The $50 million increase is attributable to new estimates of technology costs and equipment needs at the proposed acute care hospital, state and county officials said. They outlined the new price tag at a joint meeting of the Maryland state Senate's budget and finance committees as they continued to press for state support for the hospital. Read full article >> | | Fight breaks out at Friendly High Jan 23rd 2013, 01:30 A melee erupted at Friendly High School in Prince George's County on Tuesday morning, and investigators speculated that it might have sprung from the fatal shooting of a student late Saturday, authorities said. Read full article >> | | For Obama, the time has come to talk about race Jan 23rd 2013, 00:45 President Obama has something important to say about race in America. You know he does because he has devoted much of his life to studying its significance. As a university professor, he spent more than a decade lecturing on race and racism. In Chicago, as a community organizer, he saw firsthand how poverty gets exacerbated by race and he knows the disparate toll that this problem takes on poor black children. Read full article >> | | Baltimore hot spots? There are plenty Jan 23rd 2013, 00:36 With the inauguration behind us, the most recent Got Plans? chat returned to a focus on date nights and dining out. The Going Out Gurus took questions from readers about ideas for an engagement celebration and where to go in Baltimore. Check out the highlights below, and search the boldface terms at goingoutguide.com for more information. Read full article >> | |
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