by Victoria Ryan | Feb 6, 2025 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — The National Rural Water Association held its 26th annual Great American Water Taste Test on Wednesday. The Bear River Water Conservancy District of Utah took home the championship. Samples are judged on three categories: clarity, bouquet and overall...
by Lenna Peterson | Feb 5, 2025 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — The 17th Annual Lincoln Oratory Festival hosted 293 local elementary and middle school students at Ford’s Theatre, the site of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The event showcased third-grade through eighth-grade students who performed historical...
by Norah D'Cruze | Jan 27, 2025 | Featured, Living, Topics
WASHINGTON –– Eric Scott Turner, Trump’s pick for the Secretary of Housing, Development and Urban Development is headed to a full Senate vote after being narrowly approved in committee. He is the first nominee to be approved without an FBI background check, to the...
by Sarah Lin | Nov 25, 2024 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — President Biden pardoned turkeys Peach and Blossom on Monday, officially freeing them to live out lives of comfort and luxury in Minnesota, instead of ending up on a dinner table this Thanksgiving. Biden made the pardon on the South Lawn with the help of...
by Sarah Lin | Oct 31, 2024 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — Embassy Row opened its doors to candy-seeking trick-or-treaters on Thursday as children of all ages celebrated Halloween. While some embassies, such as Indonesia’s, offered imported candies from their country, others opted for more common American...
by Jonas Blum | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured, Living, Politics
WASHINGTON — Residents and prospective tenants appeared appreciative of new leadership, but eager to see more change at the first District of Columbia Housing Authority public oversight roundtable on Tuesday, which saw benefit recipients directly address the...
by Sophia Didinova | Jun 4, 2024 | Living
WASHINGTON — The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation hosted Take Steps 2024 on Saturday, drawing the largest crowd in years, according to organizers. Individuals diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), their caregivers and healthcare professionals...
by Sophia Didinova | Apr 25, 2024 | Living
WASHINGTON — “Bring Moms Home for Mother’s Day,” called protesters at the 10th Anniversary FreeHer March and Rally on Wednesday. Organized by The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, the peaceful protest emphasized that this...
by Lindsey Byman | Mar 12, 2024 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – The Washington chapter of Food Not Bombs, a volunteer group that gives out free vegan meals to combat poverty and hunger, distributed meals on Saturday, undeterred by persistent rain. D.C. is one of over 1,000 cities in 65 countries served by Food Not...
by Maria Heim | Feb 27, 2024 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – When is it too late for the government to provide notice that they are seeking forfeiture in criminal cases? That was the question at the heart of a Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday. The case arose after a federal jury in New York convicted Louis...
by Rafaela Jinich | Jan 17, 2024 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON- Attendees in Washington D.C. celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a fervent peace rally followed by a parade that echoed the principles of equality and justice that the civil rights figure championed. The heart of the commemoration lay in...
by Shravya Pant | Nov 29, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science, Living
WASHINGTON – Chicago-area medical experts and community health advocates brought their advocacy to Washington on Tuesday at a Senate panel on gun violence led by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). To local community leaders, gun violence is personal. Illinois has the...