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49+ min ago (457+ words) When the Coolidge High Colts won their first Turkey Bowl championship since 1986 last week, the school already shared an important piece of the Thanksgiving tradition's history. Days before the Colts" victory, alumni of the 1969 Turkey Bowl between Coolidge and the McKinley Tech Trainers reunited in front of RFK Stadium, where their historic game was played. "They were trying to bring the city back together and they were going to do it through the youth," said Coolidge High alumnus Rev. Dr. Robert Screen. Seven years before their game, in 1962, St. John"s High played Eastern High at RFK Stadium in front of over 50,000 fans. The game ended in a riot, putting an end to games at RFK. In the wake of the 1968 riots, local leaders wanted to bring the city together " so they decided to bring high school football game back…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago (182+ words) Election Day is Tuesday, September 9, Poll Hours 6a-7p [View image] Who's Running for the Special Election in Fairfax County? FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. " On Tuesday, December 9, voters in the Braddock District of Fairfax County will be choosing a new person to represent them on the Board of Supervisors. Early voting for this office ends on December 6. This special election is to fill the remainder of James Walkinshaw's term on the Board. That term runs until November 2027. The office became vacant after Walkinshaw was elected to the U.S. Congress in a special election on September 9 representing Virginia's 11th congressional district filling the seat held by Rep. Gerry Connolly. Connolly died in May from esophageal cancer. Rachna Sizemore Heizer (Democrat): She represents the Braddock District on the Fairfax County School Board. She is also an attorney. Ken Balbuena (Republican): His background is in marketing and consulting....

2+ hour, 3+ min ago (349+ words) December 5, 2025, 7:37 PM A lot of us look forward to the first snowfall of the season. It takes us back to the early mornings where we would wait by the radio for our school system to be announced and we could go outside and play in the snow until The Price is Right starts. While the weather only caused a few delays and closings, the light snow on Friday morning in the D.C. area did cause a few headaches during the morning commute. WTOP spoke to people in Frederick, Maryland, about the snow's impact on their day. "I think the snow's been kind of pretty," Ken Sartor said. "I was surprised my bus didn't come this morning." After waiting for over 10 minutes for the Connector bus, Sartor said he ordered an Uber to get to Downtown Frederick. While walking down S Market…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago (356+ words) PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. " The first taste of winter weather has people checking their thermostats, as energy bills have skyrocketed in recent years. This winter promises more of the same, and many are wondering what lawmakers can do to help." A lot of people woke up smiling to see snow on the ground, only to frown when thoughts turned to the first winter weather power bill." RELATED: Lawmakers team up to confront rising energy bills driven by data center boom In a time when energy costs are already up, Prince George's County is trying to find ways to protect residents." Mark Kidwell says that a few months ago, he noticed his electricity rates going up. "Made my rates double," Kidwell explained. "I was at 7 cents a kilowatt-hour hour and it went up to 14." Wala Blegay of Prince George's County Council says…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago (94+ words) Parts of Maryland were hit by snow on Friday, December 5.Footage taken by X user @charlcies shows "steady" snow in Calvert County, Maryland, on Friday morning.The National Weather Service warned that freezing drizzle was possible in the area on Friday afternoon. Credit: @charlcies via Storyful Parts of Maryland were hit by snow on Friday, December 5. Footage taken by X user @charlcies shows "steady" snow in Calvert County, Maryland, on Friday morning. The National Weather Service warned that freezing drizzle was possible in the area on Friday afternoon. Credit: @charlcies via Storyful...

3+ hour, 58+ min ago (400+ words) December 5, 2025, 5:42 PM The man accused of shooting and killing someone placing an order at the MGM National Harbor food court Wednesday is being held without bond. Benjamin Williams, of Fort Washington, made his first court appearance Friday morning. He's facing first- and second-degree murder charges, among others, in the shooting death of Darnell Hawkins Jr. The shooting, according to court documents, happened near the Shake Shack inside the MGM National Harbor Hotel and Casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Wednesday afternoon. Charging documents described the attack in detail, stating that video surveillance from MGM shows Williams arriving at the hotel in a Honda Accord with a temporary Maryland tag. He then walked through the casino to the food court, approached Hawkins Jr. and shot toward him, documents state. Hawkins Jr. tried to flee but was hit and fell to the…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago (518+ words) A video viewed millions of times on social media shows a D.C. man thrown to the ground by U.S. servicemembers in Japan. News4s Joseph Olmo spoke to that man. The man is a D.C. resident who took a trip to the country last week to visit friends, he said in an interview youll see only on News4. Kareem El shared his account of what happened. "I was out in Okinawa visiting friends, having a good time. I found myself on Gate 2 Street," he said. Its around the corner from Kadena Air Base. "One minute I was standing outside, kind of minding my business. The next minute, I was being asked for an ID," El said. Surveillance video provided to News4 by Els lawyer shows him stepping outside of a bar and being approached by a patrol of U.S. military police about 15 seconds later. They talked for about…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago (157+ words) December 5, 2025, 4:26 PM A homicide investigation is underway in Prince George's County after investigators identified the body found in November in a park in College Park, Maryland, as a D.C. teenager who had been missing for months. Prince George's County Police Department identified the victim as 14-year-old Jefferson Amaya-Ayala, the department said in a news release. Amaya-Ayala was last seen in D.C. in August, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. D.C. police, Prince George's County police, and the FBI Cross Border Task Force found "human remains" on Nov. 3 while conducting a joint missing persons investigation at Indian Creek Steam Valley Park. The remains were sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, who ruled the death a homicide. The investigation remains ongoing with no current suspects or motives. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Crime Solvers online....

6+ hour, 39+ min ago (383+ words) The DC Council's more lenient new "emergency legislation" on streateries may have come too late to save some of the city's outdoor dining sheds. But many restaurateurs say it's a step in the right direction, and increases the possibility that they'll retain or rebuild their streateries." When a group of restaurateurs fiercely criticized the DC Department of Transportation's new streatery rules last month, the council appeared sympathetic. Council member Charles Allen came to the conclusion that DDOT's guidelines, which barred enclosed dining sheds and levied a $20-per-square-foot cost on the previously free structures, threatened to put an end to the streatery era in DC." "To be honest with you, I don't know what's going to happen," Darricarrere says. "We never know with DC." In some ways, the council's legislation simply kicks the can further down the road, giving restaurants more time and…...

6+ hour, 47+ min ago (161+ words) BALTIMORE (WBFF) " Maryland's six casinos generated $158 million in gaming revenue last month and contributed $68.5 million to Maryland, according to Maryland Lottery and Gaming. Officials say the statewide total was an increase of $644,521 compared to November 2024. ALSO READ | Baltimore detention facility transfers inmates, staff due to unsafe building conditions Casino gaming contributions during November 2025 totaled $68,548,425, a decrease of $331,164 compared to November 2024. The November 2025 contributions included $49,447,720 to the Education Trust Fund, a decrease of $235,066 compared to November 2024. The gaming revenue totals for November 2025 were as follows: MGM National Harbor (2,265 slot machines, 211 table games) Live! Casino & Hotel (3,878 slot machines, 179 table games) Horseshoe Casino (1,365 slot machines, 115 table games) Hollywood Casino (654 slot machines, 17 table games) Ocean Downs Casino (900 slot machines, 18 table games) Rocky Gap Casino (630 slot machines, 12 table games)...