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A man in Waldorf, Md., hopes a bit of public embarrassment will teach his son a lesson about respect. Kevin Burks said his 12-year-old son Kenny didn’t call home this past weekend when he wanted to spend the night at a friend’s house. “All he has to do is check in at 8:30,” said Burks. […]

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This is Disney’s magical presentation and it’s happening at the National Theater now through June 24. Don’t miss this awesome presentation, I guarantee that you will not be disappointed but thoroughly entertained. Tickets for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast are on sale at the National Theatre Box office and via Telecharge at (800) 447-7400 or online at Telecharge.com. For group tickets of 15 or more, call […]

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While many 11 year-olds claim the titles of football players or video game champion, Ezekiel Stoddard wields a position that is unique to someone his age. He is an ordained minister. He writes his own sermons and he studies the Bible in depth as any other minister would. According to the Washington Post, Rev. Ezekiel […]

  Several Fredericksburg, VA area church leaders have united together to form a new ministry,. The ministry will host its second The U4C (Uniting for Christ) Victory Ministry community youth and young adult revival on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Mount Olive Baptist Church, 395 Mount Olive Road, Stafford, Virginia.    The ministry is currently […]

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On Friday, reporter Neil Munro heckled Barack Obama as the president announced his new policy toward the children of Illegal Immigrants:  President Obama became embroiled in a furious confrontation with a political reporter who heckled him as he announced his new immigration policy in the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday. During Obama’s speech, […]

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This week we spotlight Anthony Brown, a 20-something, urban, musically-endowed and gifted songwriter and vocalist. With an artistic pedigree that is steadily refining his stature and distinction, Brown is quickly becoming recognized as an up-and-coming force in the gospel music industry and church music ministry.  Remember the song “It Aint Over” by Maurette Brown Clark? Anthony […]

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Rodney King, whose beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 was caught on camera and sparked riots after the acquittal of the four officers involved, was found dead in his swimming pool Sunday, authorities and his fiancee said. He was 47. Police in Rialto, California, received a 911 call from King’s fiancee, Cynthia Kelly, about […]

Three seniors at Herndon High School are being banned from their graduation ceremony for a prank they thought was funny, but school officials did not.  The “Washington Post” reports on June 6th, the seniors slicked the school hallways and stairway landings with baby oil.  Six seniors took part in the prank, but not all of […]

A teacher at a Chantilly elementary school is under arrest and facing ten charges of possessing child pornography.  Fairfax County Police say 26-year-old Robert Fenn of Herndon was taken into custody at Poplar Tree Elementary, where he has been placed on suspension.  WRC-TV reports Fenn was a first-year special education teacher who taught children in […]

Montgomery County police are urging Bethesda and Chevy Chase residents to keep their car doors locked.  Police are investigating forty-five thefts from vehicles since June 1st.  Captain Paul Starks says the victims left the thieves easy entry by leaving their doors unlocked. Starks says in two cases there were spare keys left inside the vehicles.  Those […]

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“Life isn’t fair!” We are born with a strong inner sense of fairness and a strong desire to fight for our rights when we have been treated unfairly. Although we know that life isn’t fair, we’re prone to fight back when we’re the victims of unfair treatment. Let’s assume that you are a conscientious worker on your job. You […]