D.C. CHILD‑CARE WORKERS DEMAND PAY EQUITY

EARLY‑EDUCATION TEACHERS AND ADVOCATES RALLIED OUTSIDE THE  WILSON BUILDING IN DC, URGING CITY COUNCIL TO FULLY FUND MAYOR BOWSER’S PROPOSED $175 MILLION BOOST TO THE ‘EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR PAY EQUITY FUND’. SUPPORTERS SAY CUTTING THE FUNDING WOULD WIPE OUT THE $10,000 PAY RAISES THAT HELPED... Read More.

SENATORS TARGET EL SALVADOR RIGHTS RECORD

U-S SENATORS CHRIS VAN HOLLEN OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA’S TIM KAINE ANNOUNCED A CAPITOL‑HILL ROUNDTABLE NEXT WEEK TO SPOTLIGHT EL SALVADOR’S HUMAN‑RIGHTS ABUSES—INCLUDING THE CONTINUED DETENTION OF WRONGFULLY DEPORTED MARYLAND RESIDENT KILMAR ABREGO GARCÍA. THEIR NEW SENATE RESOLUTION DEMANDS A STATE‑DEPARTMENT REVIEW AND COULD HALT U.S. SECURITY AID IF VIOLATIONS... Read More.

EMBASSY PROTEST FOR WRONGFUL DEPORTATION

ADVOCATES RALLIED OUTSIDE EL SALVADOR’S EMBASSY ON 16TH STREET, DEMANDING THE RETURN OF KILMAR ÁBREGO GARCÍA—A MARYLAND RESIDENT DEPORTED DESPITE A COURT ORDER. DOZENS CALLED ON BOTH GOVERNMENTS TO HONOR THE RULING AND BRING HIM HOME. SUPPORTERS VOWED TO STAGE ADDITIONAL DEMONSTRATIONS IF GARCÍA IS NOT PROMPTLY REPATRIATED.

SPANBERGER ON RIGHT‑TO‑WORK

DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEE ABIGAIL SPANBERGER SAYS SHE WOULD NOT SIGN A BILL THAT FULLY REPEALS VIRGINIA’S RIGHT‑TO‑WORK LAW, THOUGH SHE’S OPEN TO REFORMS. THE DECADES‑OLD STATUTE PREVENTS MANDATORY UNION MEMBERSHIP—A FLASHPOINT IN THIS YEAR’S CAMPAIGN. HER GOP RIVAL, LT. GOV. WINSOME EARLE‑SEARS, VOWS TO KEEP THE LAW INTACT.

ASTRAZENECA EXPANDS

PHARMACEUTICAL GIANT ASTRAZENECA HAS CUT THE RIBBON ON A NEW $300‑MILLION, 84‑THOUSAND‑SQUARE‑FOOT CELL‑THERAPY PLANT IN ROCKVILLE. THE FACILITY WILL MAKE TREATMENTS FOR GLOBAL CANCER TRIALS, WHILE ADDING 150 HIGH‑SKILL JOBS TO THE AREA. LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY IT CEMENTS MONTGOMERY COUNTY’S STATUS AS A BIOTECH HUB.

D.C. TOURISM RECORD, BUT FLAGS AHEAD

DESTINATION D.C. SAYS THE CAPITAL WELCOMED A RECORD 27‑POINT‑2 MILLION VISITORS IN 2024, PUMPING $11  BILLION INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND GENERATING MORE THAN $2 BILLION IN TAXES. YET OFFICIALS FEAR INTERNATIONAL VISITS COULD DROP THIS YEAR AMID VISA HURDLES AND POLITICAL HEADWINDS, BECAUSE OVERSEAS TRAVELERS SPEND... Read More.

RABID CAT WARNING IN HAGERSTOWN

THE WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONFIRMS A CAT FOUND OUTSIDE A MCDONALD’S IN HAGERSTOWN, TESTED POSITIVE FOR RABIES AND WAS EUTHANIZED. ANYONE WHO TOUCHED CATS THERE BEFORE MAY 1 SHOULD CALL THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. OFFICIALS URGE PET OWNERS TO KEEP VACCINATIONS CURRENT AND AVOID STRAY... Read More.

CHILD‑PORN CHARGE IN THE DISTRICT

TWENTY-FOUR YEAR OLD JAMIE GREER SPIES OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, IS IN FEDERAL CUSTODY AFTER AN MPD‑FBI TASK‑FORCE AGENT SAYS SHE SHARED IMAGES OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS BEING ABUSED. AN UNDERCOVER STING IN DC LED TO HER ARREST AND A U.S. DISTRICT COURT COMPLAINT FOR DISTRIBUTING CHILD... Read More.

ELLICOTT CITY MILLIONAIRE

A HOWARD COUNTY MAN SAYS HE “ALMOST HAD A HEART ATTACK” AFTER HIS $20 MONOPOLY X100 SCRATCH‑OFF REVEALED A $1 MILLION TOP PRIZE. THE WINNER BOUGHT THE TICKET IN CLARKSVILLE AND PLANS TO INVEST MOST OF THE MONEY—AFTER A SMALL CELEBRATION DINNER.

EX‑TERP CHARGED WITH FLORIDA BAR MURDER

FORMER UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SAFETY AVANTAE WILLIAMS, IS JAILED WITHOUT BOND IN DELAND, FLORIDA, ON A SECOND‑DEGREE MURDER CHARGE. POLICE SAY 24-YEAR OLD WILLIAMS SHOT 32‑YEAR‑OLD KESHOD HARRIS SEVEN TIMES DURING A BAR FIGHT EARLY SATURDAY, ALSO WOUNDING A BARTENDER. WILLIAMS WAS ARRESTED MONDAY AFTER FLEEING THE... Read More.