TARAJI P. HENSON BACK HOME FOR MENTAL HEALTH

ACADEMY‑AWARD NOMINEE TARAJI P. HENSON RETURNED TO HER ALMA MATER, OXON HILL HIGH, TO LAUNCH A YOUTH MENTAL‑HEALTH WORKSHOP WITH PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY LEADERS. THROUGH HER BORIS LAWRENCE HENSON FOUNDATION, THE ACTRESS IS BRINGING ART, DANCE AND FILM THERAPIES TO SIX LOCAL SCHOOLS DURING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

REAL ID DEADLINE LOOMS

STARTING MAY 7TH, ADULT AIR TRAVELERS MUST SHOW A REAL ID‑COMPLIANT DRIVER’S LICENSE OR PASSPORT TO BOARD DOMESTIC FLIGHTS AND ENTER FEDERAL BUILDINGS. TO GET A REAL ID, VISIT YOUR DMV WITH PROOF OF IDENTITY, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND TWO PROOFS OF ADDRESS. TEMPORARY PAPER LICENSES WON’T FLY—LITERALLY

SPRINGFIELD CRASH

PARTS OF SPRINGFIELD WERE IN THE DARK ON SUNDAY AFTER A CAR SLAMMED INTO A POWER POLE ON OLD KEENE MILL ROAD, KNOCKING OUT ELECTRICITY TO NEARBY HOMES. FAIRFAX COUNTY POLICE SAY THE SINGLE‑VEHICLE COLLISION LEFT ONLY MINOR INJURIES, BUT CREWS NEEDED HOURS TO REPLACE THE... Read More.

HOWARD COUNTY, MD—TRAIN HITS TRUCK, NO INJURIES

A CSX FREIGHT TRAIN STRUCK A PICKUP AT A MOUNT AIRY RAIL CROSSING JUST AFTER 7:40 A.M. YESTERDAY. FIRE-RESCUE CREWS FOUND THE TRUCK WITH FRONT-END DAMAGE; ALL THREE OCCUPANTS DECLINED HOSPITAL TREATMENT. NO ONE ON THE TRAIN WAS HURT. INVESTIGATORS ARE REVIEWING HOW THE... Read More.

D.C.—FLOWER MART IN FULL BLOOM

THE 86TH ANNUAL FLOWER MART RETURNS TO THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL GROUNDS TODAY FROM 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. AND SATURDAY FROM 10 A.M. TO 5. EXPECT MORE THAN 65 PLANT AND GIFT VENDORS, LIVE MUSIC, TOURS OF THE CATHEDRAL TOWERS, AND THE 1890s ANTIQUE... Read More.

METRO—CINCO DE MAYO SERVICE ALERT

HEADED TO WEEKEND FIESTAS? METRO SAYS STARTING SATURDAY, MAY 3rd, SILVER LINE TRAINS WILL RUN BETWEEN ASHBURN AND NEW CARROLLTON ON A SPECIAL SCHEDULE, WHILE BLUE AND YELLOW LINES WILL SINGLE-TRACK IN WORK ZONES. EXPECT LONGER WAITS AND BUS SHUTTLES AT SOME STATIONS; PLAN... Read More.

DC SUES TRAFFIC OFFENDERS

D.C.’S ATTORNEY GENERAL IS TAKING FIVE OUT-OF-STATE DRIVERS TO COURT, ACCUSING THEM OF RACKING UP MORE THAN 800 TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AND SKIPPING OUT ON $425-THOUSAND IN FINES. FILED UNDER THE NEW “STEER ACT”, THE SUITS TARGET A MARYLAND DRIVER WITH 344 SPEEDING TICKETS -... Read More.

TODDLER FOUND IN SOUTHEAST D.C.

D.C. POLICE SAY THEY’VE FOUND THE GUARDIAN OF A TODDLER SEEN WANDERING ALONE AT NIGHT IN SOUTHEAST. OFFICERS DISCOVERED THE 1-TO-2-YEAR-OLD BOY AROUND 11:30 IN THE 1700 BLOCK OF S STREET. HE WAS UNHURT AND TAKEN TO YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES WHILE THE SEARCH... Read More.

FRIENDS AND FRAUD – A POOR MIX

64-year-old Levita Ferrer, of Montgomery Village, Md., admitted to using her authority to issue 60 checks payable to herself and three checks to someone with whom she had a “personal relationship.”