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"If you get a lot of takeout, you've probably amassed quite a collection of plastic forks, spoons and knives, even if you don't use them, but starting tomorrow restaurants in prince George's county will only give you those single use utensils. If you ask for them, this is both for dine out or dine in and for takeout. This new county bill is an effort to reduce plastic waste, enforcement will start until February and many food services like Uber eats and Grubhub already have an opt out option for disposable cutlery. Also, prince George's county, big news, if that's where you do your grocery shopping. Local leaders have passed a new ban on plastic bags. It's called the better bad Bill and it received unanimous support from the prince George's county council. The bill will require a ten cents fee for paper in a ban on plastic bags at checkout lines across the county. Retailers will also be required to post signage about the charge. Anyone who would like to skip the ten cent fee can do so by bringing their own bag. Sarah price is with the Maryland retail association and expressed support for the bank Ultimately, the goal here is to minimize the use of any single use bag. A second public hearing on the bill will be held June 20th, plastic bags are currently banned in Laurel and Tacoma park, Montgomery county charges a tax on paper and plastic bags. Melissa Howell WTO P news. Having trouble remembering things lately, there may now be a fix for that. Have your corkscrew ready. You may need to drink more red wine
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"Some ideas and we're going to work with them in an effort, whatever they desire. In Largo, John dome in WTO P news. Some high school students recently visited the prince George's county council chambers as we were telling you, in addition though, on the other side of the river, Virginia's governor is now giving local police chiefs the power to set 24 hour curfews during civil unrest. But any police chief needs an okay from their city's mayor and city manager first. The law is set to start in July. It received bipartisan support in both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly. Young can sign more than 600 bills into law just this week, including one that gives gun owners a $300 tax credit if they buy a gun safe. Former American university president and astronomy professor Richard baron has died. He passed away at his home in Arlington. This was last year in early November. We are only learning about it today and tonight because berenson had not wanted his death publicized. However, a former student learned about it and told The Washington Post, the paper called berenson's widow. For years, Richard Barron was known as a brilliant scholar and a fixture of the Washington social scene somebody who was promoting American university and lifting the university's image. But back in 1990, he resigned in scandal with the shocking revelation that he was making obscene phone calls from his campus office. After getting some therapy barons and started to restore his reputation as a voice for victims of childhood sexual abuse, he was able to come back to AU and work as an astronomy professor and he often gave local news interviews about the happenings in outer space. He appeared several times here on WTO. Richard berenson is dead at 84. Top stories were working on a WTO police say the Nashville school shooter legally bought 7 firearms in recent years
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"Odd can stay in double TRP Emotions were high as dozens of people showed up at the prince George's county council meeting yesterday, where lawmakers were voting on a temporary rent stabilization Bill. The legislation imposes a 3% cap on rent hikes on nearly all rental properties in the county in the next year. Speaking in opposition to the bill, Arianna royster says, rent stabilization has negative long-term effects. While rent control appears to assist residents in the short run, in the long run, it decreases affordability, fuels gentrification, and creates negative spillovers on the surrounding jurisdictions. The prince George's county council passed that Bill 9 to one. Some food stamp benefits are set to expire. A pandemic era policy gave low income families the maximum amount each month, an average of $251 per recipient. That's now expected to decline by a third for tens of millions of families. According to The New York Times, with that benefit going away, some advocates are warning of a rise in hunger across the country. Overall, food stamp benefits will still be more generous than three years ago after the Biden administration pushed through a permanent increase. Barrel and prosecutors have met with the state's congressional delegation to firm up efforts to fight crime. Among the issues they're dealing with, a TikTok challenge to steal cars. More from WTO's Mitchell Miller, on Capitol Hill. Prince George's county state's attorney Aisha brave boy acknowledges there's been a surge in stolen cars. The challenge that was on TikTok, really added, unfortunately, to the desire for young people to commit that crime. Videos have shown how to steal certain models, creating another problem for law enforcement and car owners. Carjackings have dipped a bit recently, but remain a historically high levels around the Washington area. Maryland senator Ben cardin says more resources for prosecutors and police need to lead to results. The bottom line is, are we getting the bad people off the streets? On Capitol Hill, Mitchell Miller, WTO. A new house committee on countering threats from China began its work yesterday, bringing in a number of experts. Relations between the U.S. and China are at their lowest level in years. China's aggression toward Taiwan, the spy balloon, China's support for Russia and its war against Ukraine, and the origins of COVID-19 among the reasons former national security adviser retired lieutenant general HR McMaster. I think lesson maybe number one is urgency. We have to, I think, act with a real sense of urgency. China has criticized the committee's members as having a Cold War mentality. That is CBS correspondent cami McCormick. Big changes in Chicago as mayor Lori Lightfoot has lost her bid for reelection. Mayor Lori Lightfoot the first black woman and first openly gay person to lead the city is now the first elected Chicago mayor to lose a reelection bid since 1983, but like foot tells supporters. As we all know in life, in the end, you don't always win every battle. But you never regret taking on the powerful and bringing in the light. None of the 9 candidates was able to secure over 50% of the vote, so the top two vote getters Cook County commissioner Brandon Johnson and former Chicago school CEO Paul valles will meet in an April 4th runoff election. Jennifer Kuiper CBS News Chicago
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"WTO pinus. We've got new data on graduation rates in Maryland high schools, the percentage of students receiving a high school diploma in four years that remains high, the Maryland State Department of Education says the four year graduation rate last year was 86%. It's a small decrease from the previous years, 87%. Those graduating last year were affected by the pandemic. For most of their high school experience, with schools closing in the spring of their tenth grade year, in virtual learning was an effect until they returned to the physical classroom in their senior year. The state reports rising graduation numbers among African American students. Emotions were high as dozens of people showed up at the prince George's county council meeting yesterday where lawmakers voted on a temporary rent stabilization Bill. That legislation imposes a 3% cap on rent hikes on nearly all rental properties in the county in the next year. Ariana royster says rent stabilization has negative long-term effects while rent control appears to assist residents in the short run. In the long run, it decreases affordability, fuels gentrification, and creates negative spillovers on the surrounding jurisdictions. Community organizer of Athene supports this bill. Everyone in this county deserves the right to live in dignity. And on house people are ten times more likely to be arrested. So if you care about public safety, then housing should be the top of your docket. That bill passed 9 to one. Some food staff benefits are expiring today, a pandemic era policy gave low income families a maximum amount each month. And average of $251 per recipient, that is now expected to decline by a third for tens of millions of families. According to The New York Times, with the benefit going away, some advocates are warning of a rise in hunger nationwide. Overall food stamp benefits will still be more generous than three years ago after the Biden administration pushed through a permanent increase
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"We have 42° in fairfax, 43 in college park and we're at 42 here in friendship heights. And it's now 9 41. Virginia has released a report on antisemitism in the Commonwealth, which confirms an increase in incidence over the past several years. In fact, 350 anti semitic acts were reported in the Commonwealth last year. On Friday, the south riding town center in loudoun county was vandalized with racist graffiti and swastikas. Yesterday, protesters filled the parking lot of the town center to protest the hateful graffiti in our news partners at NBC four were there. Who was the planet here? African Americans were named. Let's give those one name Jewish people and name. Asian people were named LGBTQ community. They were on the ship on your brothers and sisters. Mister Michelle Thomas is with a loudoun county NAACP. Should school systems that were late to desegregate offer reparations, loudoun county board of supervisors, is expected to vote in favor of funding a University of Virginia study that will take a look at illegally operating segregated schools after the Supreme Court deemed it unconstitutional. The vote will come in tonight's meeting loudon county resisted integration 14 years after the 1954 Supreme Court decision outlawing racial segregation in public schools. Prince George's county council is back in session this morning with 5 new faces, bringing new ideas and a new way of doing things. It'll be a younger and at times more progressive county council and prince George's county. I think the tone is really going to be one of excitement. It's district seven's crystal or the council's first openly LGBTQ member. We might have difference of opinions, different ways of getting there. Last year, the 11 Democrats on the council divided themselves into two factions that didn't always trust each other. We're all wanting to go in the same direction. I'm really excited about the new members joining this county council. District
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"We're following this hour, new this morning, D.C. mayor muriel Bowser's fight for her nominee to run the city's troubled 9-1-1 call center is over. Calling karima Holmes and Ashley recognize 9-1-1 expert the mayor in a statement says she regrets pulling her nomination. It's become clear recently, however, that the city council was not going to approve her nomination. She ran the office of unified communications from 2015 to 2021 when she resigned. And out of that year blamed the problems in the office on leadership. Some council members expressed concerns about several incidents in the past when errors led to delays in emergency services and tragically the loss of life. In one case, paramedics were sent to the wrong address after an infant's heart stopped beating, the child died, Holmes recently defended her record saying, I know what I'm doing. I have the credentials. Kyle Cooper, WTO news. Failure at every turn. That's what a special grand jury is accusing administrators at loudoun county public schools and how they handled two sexual assaults by the same student. The report by the special grand jury made up of loudoun county residents was in detail what they say was administrators looking out for themselves and not for the school community in how they handled the first assault on a student in May of last year at stone bridge high school to that student being transferred to broad run high school and sexually assaulting another schoolmate there. While they didn't find a coordinated cover up and no indictments issued so far, they say senior staff could have prevented the second attack from happening, instead information was withheld and the superintendent knowingly lied about the first assault to the school board. The port also says both the students mother and grandmother sounded the alarm about his behavior before the second attack. Governor Glenn youngkin called for an investigation in one of his first moves in office. Shana still in WTO P news. I'm particularly Ono. Loudoun county school board leaders issued a statement highlighting the grand jury's finding that there was no coordinated cover up between the school system and members of the school board. But the school board leaders acknowledged the grand jury report include several serious criticisms. It was Virginia attorney general Jason Millar, who impaneled the grand jury to investigate loudoun county schools. The grand jury shows they were systematic failures at every level. The Commonwealth's attorney, PewDiePie, says the finding shows student safety requires better communications between all involved, particularly on WTO news. It's one O 6, 5 new members will take their seats on prince George's county council later this morning, how they work together will be drawing lots of attention. Three millennials with very diverse backgrounds are among the 5 new members of the prince George's county council, but even when the faces are new, the issues in priorities are not. We've had
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"Top stories we are following for you here at WTO P, Russia, Titan security, the only bridge that links the country with the Crimean Peninsula, this after a blast that left three dead and damaged the span that Moscow uses to transport weapons for the Ukraine war. As demonstrators across the country took to the streets yesterday, rallying for abortion rights, vice president Kamala Harris appeared at an event in Austin Texas during a conversation with reproductive rights advocates, she said she's become aware of women's health issues from her mom's work as a breast cancer researcher and a change in concussion protocol from the NFL has now tightened the threshold for players to compete after a big hit. Stay with us at WTO for more on these stories in just minutes. It's 1117. There's always a cost analysis done when lawmakers pass new legislation and spending plans. Now the prince George's county council wants another analysis applied to future legislation. In councilwoman Denny Tavares is district, the pandemic was revealing. We were the most affected in terms of infection rates in the DMV area. But she said they were the last to get vaccines despite the urbanization and density in places like Lewis Dale and Langley park. Now the county council has passed her resolution requiring future spending and other legislation to measure the potential impact on equity, which she argued at a hearing two weeks ago would help the county. Be better. And be more equitable. The county will also work to come up with a new equity policy framework by the end of next year. John dome in WTO P news. It's 1118. Traffic
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"23, Maryland and Virginia are among 34 states and territories that have reached a settlement agreement with Juul labs. The E cigarette manufacturer will pay nearly $440 million to settle the investigation into the company's claims about safety and benefits of its vaping products. The products have long been blamed for a national surge in teen vaping. Attorneys general in 33 states and in Puerto Rico joined together in 2020 to investigate Juul's early claims about vaping as a safer alternative to smoking. The company still faces separate lawsuits from other states and federal health regulators are trying to ban jewels products. Many women are impacted by PMS, and some of the common symptoms have researchers now calling it a key global health issue for women premenstrual mood swings and anxiety are very common. In fact, a new study from the University of Virginia which surveyed women worldwide found that more than 60% of those who responded experience the symptoms every menstrual cycle and the symptoms they say impacted their everyday lives at least some of the time. Those behind the study that was published in archives of women's mental health hope the findings will lead to more attention to and better treatment for women suffering from PMS symptoms across the globe, Mike Morello, WTO news. In a very unusual move, prince George's county council has voted to remove a county representative to the board of WSC water. The Washington Post reports that came after that representative Keith bell questioned why the utility bought a new billing system that is tripled and cost. County leaders say bell improperly interfered in the utility's operations and county executive Angela also Brooks called for him to be ousted. Belle says he was asking questions to try to protect ratepayers
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"It's 77 and it's brought to you by long fence. Save 15% on long fence, Dex pavers and fences go to long fan dot com today and schedule your free in home estimate. 9 11 now, Alexandria's former mayor has died, Kerry donley led that city for 6 years from 1996 to 2003 and played a major role in getting the Woodrow Wilson bridge reconstructed, and he led the city in the difficult days and months after the 9 11 attack on The Pentagon, Don Lee survived by his wife Eva and their 5 daughters. The family has not yet released a cause of death, carried downley was 66. Got a heads up for you here. Traffic on westbound I 66 will be losing lanes to construction through Monday between Centreville and Gainesville. Not all at once, but portions of 66 west from route 29 in centerville to route 29 in Gainesville will close his road crews lay down new pavement. The work is on express lanes being built down the middle of both sides of the highway during overnight hours only one lane will be open to traffic, otherwise the left lane, the HOV lane will be closed around the clock. Virginia's Department of Transportation wants drivers to expect delays and consider adjusting travel plans and or roots if possible. Christie king WTO V news. In 2019, freeway airport in buoy was rezoned by the prince George's county council sitting as the district council, that cleared the way for the airport's owners to sell the land to a developer who planned to build hundreds of town homes on the site. But that plan is just suffered a big setback in court. The owners of freeway airport here in Bowie could sell the land right now to anyone who wants to build a single-family home for every two acres of land. But Maryland's court of special appeals, the second highest court in the state, says the county
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"Candidacy for the newly drawn open 30th district of the Virginia state Senate Danica Rome says all 9 of her bills sent to the state Senate last year passed unanimously Which means I already have a very good working relationship with my colleagues in the other chamber And Republican governor Glen youngkin signed all 9 bills While at the same time I am a Democrat running for the democratic nomination and we certainly have our differences and I'm not afraid to voice those either Transportation will remain her top priority Taking care of those bread and butter issues my slogan for this campaign is fixing roads feeding kids So far Republican Ian lovejoy is the only other candidate registered in that state Senate race A prince George's county council seat that was vacated last month is no longer empty John dolman has that Well this is your moment Jonathan medlock has been formally sworn in as the district 6 representative on the prince George's county council I will work with you to make sure that our county continues to move forward Mister medlock has a history of stepping up to the challenge when he's needed Political leaders from around the county were on hand to praise medlock work as the mayor of district heights This is county executive Angela also Brooks I don't think I've ever encountered him as he did his work where I couldn't tell that he invented with his whole heart Mad lock's term runs for the next 7 months he is not among the long list of candidates running for a full term this year John dome in WTO P news A recruitment and training program aimed at getting more democratic women to run for public office is showing results According to Marilyn matters emerge Maryland has seen a big jump in women candidates on the 2022 ballot compared to four years ago In 2018 there were 46 emerged Maryland graduates on the ballot This year it's up to 63 democratic women seeking office at the federal state and local levels Executive director Diane Fink says people are getting more accustomed to seeing women on the ballots She says she's also noticed more candidates in what she calls the new American majority that is women who are typically young unmarried and.
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"The U.S. must stand with Ukraine against Russian leader Vladimir Putin who he criticized for the latest attacks on civilians It is Putin who is now acting in the same way as those who brutally attack the Soviet Union during World War II As for the latest legislation the decoupling of COVID funding is a setback for those who worry it will now stall The White House has been seeking $10 billion to deal with ongoing issues related to the pandemic On Capitol Hill Mitchell Miller WTO a prince George's county council seat that was vacated last month is no longer empty All this is your moment Jonathan medlock has been formally sworn in as the district 6 representative on the prince George's county council I will work with you to make sure that our county continues to move forward Mister medlock has a history of stepping up to the challenge when he's needed Political leaders from around the county were on hand to praise medlock work as the mayor of district heights This is county executive Angela also Brooks I don't think I've ever encountered him as he did his work where I couldn't tell that he minted with his whole heart Term runs for the next 7 months he is not among the long list of candidates running for a full term this year John dome in WTO P news Work from home will soon be coming to an end for most workers in Virginia NBC four's Adam tuss breaks down the impact on traffic levels and commuting times Yeah well throughout this pandemic it's been one of the overarching questions Are we all going to go back into the office back to commuting back to the way it was Well in Virginia state employees are being told that they do need to come back to the government office starting in July coming up on news four tonight We'll take a look at that plan plus how it could impact your commute U.S. spy agencies are thinking hard about how they use data Let's get the story from federal news networks Justin Doubleday The office of the director of national intelligence is drafting a new data strategy for the first time since 2017 chief data officers across the 18 intelligence agencies are particularly focused on using automation to help deal with what I see chief data officer Nancy Morgan calls a data volume challenge We're collecting and producing more information than ever before The IC is launching more collection capabilities than ever before at astounding volumes certainly since I began my career 30 plus years ago in the government It's just astounding how much information we're gathering Justin Doubleday.
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"Now to the top stories we are following for you on WTO President Biden signed a bill that speeds up military aid to Ukraine It's a modernized version of the lend lease program the U.S. used to help out allies during World War II allowing the president to make quick agreements with Eastern European countries New this afternoon President Biden says high speed Internet service is no longer a luxury The White House has unveiled an agreement with 20 of the nation's biggest Internet companies to provide broadband service for $30 a month to low income American households The cost of filling up the gas tank really jumped over the past week The average price per gallon in the district is up 22 cents since last Monday Now averaging four 64 a gallon in Maryland the price is up almost 14 cents Virginia up 17 cents in the past week Stay with double D TLP for more on these stories in just minutes A prince George's county council seat that was vacated last month is not empty any longer Jonathan medlock has been formally sworn in as the district 6 representative on the prince George's county council I will work with you to make sure that our county continues to move forward Mister medlock has a history of stepping up to the challenge when he's needed Political leaders from around the county were on hand to praise medlock work as the mayor of district heights This is county executive Angela also Brooks I don't think I've ever encountered him as he did his work where I couldn't tell that he invented with his whole heart Mad lock's term runs for the next 7 months he is not among the long list of candidates running for a full term this year John Doe and WTO he news Up ahead in money news But now he's down more than 650 points The local airport eases the parking pinch I'm Jeff cable Three 48 time for traffic.
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"Pull the ramps apart allow all that movement to occur at a ring road so all the ramps connect there And that creates a four way intersection Having separate bike lanes and pedestrian paths not to mention land acquisition makes it one of the most expensive projects in the state They're now breaking the project into phases and applying for funding The hope is groundbreaking on the first phase could come in 2030 Neil law can stay in double TLP news A prince George's county council seat that was vacated last month It's empty no more Jonathan medlock has been formally sworn in as the district 6 representative on the prince George's county council I will work with you to make sure that our county continues to move forward Mister medlock has a history of stepping up to the challenge when he's needed Political leaders from around the county were on hand to praise medlock work as the mayor of district heights This is county executive Angela also Brooks I don't think I've ever encountered him as he did his work where I couldn't tell that he invented with his whole heart Mad lock's term runs for the next 7 months he is not among the long list of candidates running for a full term this year John dome in WTO he news Well heavy rains over the weekend are being blamed for a couple of barges breaking free and floating down the Potomac river in West Virginia Videos posted on Facebook brought some people out to the shores of the river to watch yesterday charlestown resident Jessica stover watched from a boat ramp at Harper's ferry There were police on the other side of the river kind of like following it like keeping an eye on it because I know that they were concerned about the bridges Now the other barge got caught below dam four near the national conservation training center in shepherdstown we know that the officials are telling us they should be able to pull them to shore once the water level retreats both have now been secured All right we'll get you caught up on this beautiful forecast and what's happening on the roads next it's 1107 Join Cara soft for the fourth annual go forward FedRAMP policy summit On Thursday may 12th this half day virtual event brings together federal.
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"On the council since 2011 and is leaving office nearly 8 months before the end of his term Directly on Davis the prince George's county council member whose district includes forrestville district heights and Largo said in a release that the time has come to rest and restore but he doesn't say why he's stepping down effective April 15th His sudden departure means the remaining ten county council members will select a replacement from a pool of applicants This comes just months away from the July 19th primary when all 11 council seats will be on the ballot Kate Ryan WTO news Residents of dumfries could be getting a break on their real estate taxes officials are considering canceling a second installment which is due in June Mayor Derek wood says doing so would help residents struggling under record inflation and surging gas prices someone who owns a home that's assessed that around $225,000 would save a little more than $200 The town is anticipating a substantial increase in revenue from the opening of a gaming resort At 5 54 April is autism acceptance month The mother of one child with autism says she wants society to treat those with the condition more inclusively Talking about autism acceptance month Acceptance is fine awareness okay But really we need action Jen Lynn of Germantown We need employers that will hire our individuals to work for four hours a day Lynn's teenage son is on the spectrum We need to be in community We need to be living the same lives as everybody else to whatever potential we can do Preparing for the bike to the beach autism fundraiser Lin said she's no cyclist It's a hard day for me But the benefits of doing it for our nonprofit and for the families is far outweigh how sore I am after the ride Christie king WTO.
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"Residents Particularly on WTO P news Prince George's county council this week's signing off on a $5 million pledge for a new facility for the warm nights shelter program the funding is actually coming from the American rescue plan and is said to be another example of how the pandemic has changed just about everything Even how we sheltered the homeless these days One night was generally 50 people in a big room in the church basement on a 6 inches from the next person Tim Janssen is the head of community crisis services which runs the warm nights program in prince George's county going forward he says that type of congregate sheltering just won't work The money coming from the county will help fund a new permanent facility likely an old motel he says it gives that individual space for the least amount of money real Janssen says he'll also be looking for what's considered an appropriate area which is anywhere That would be close to things people need Grocery store transportation so they can get to work John dome in WTO P news Congress is wary of Russia's latest claims It will scale back military action in Ukraine We've been telling that here on WTO P and the Senate is showing solidarity this week with NATO as we hear from double DCP's Mitchell Miller Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill Virginia senator Tim kaine a member of the Senate armed services committee says Russia has used negotiations in the past to help its military when battles aren't going well Russia has often used discussions like this as a time buying mechanism Lawmakers say they need to see actions not just words The Senate foreign relations committee meanwhile has passed a bill co sponsored by Kane that would prevent any president from withdrawing from NATO without advice and approval from the Senate Given the unity that this Congress feels about the role of NATO particularly now in helping defend Ukraine The time was right for the Bill On Capitol Hill Mitchell Miller WTO WTO Wednesday morning midweek march 30th at four 38 Ground ticket whether all the 8s would it breaks good morning to rich hunter and the WTO traffic.
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"I'm 17 four meteorologists Michelle Grossman We're hanging in the mid 30s for the most part We're at 34 in Ashburn Rockville of 35 and 35 in northwest D.C. brought to you by when the plumber trusted Same day service 7 days a week It is three 21 All week for a variety of reasons mental health support staff have been called to schools in Montgomery county and prince George's counties in prince George is the death of a popular social studies teacher at high point high was the latest example During a meeting with the prince George's county council doctor Monica goldson the CEO for the county school system was asked about the death of the high point high school teacher We do have grief counselors there for not only staff but for students It is a shock for everyone experiencing it Golden was briefing the council on efforts in the blueprint for Maryland's future a sweeping school reform plan part of the effort in prince George's county is to get mental health clinicians in 144 of the county's more than 200 schools Other parts of the plan boosting graduation rates by closely tracking 9th graders tutoring and supplemental instruction and providing summer school Kate Ryan WTO P news A teacher Cheryl Mitchell was found dead in a classroom at high point high just after 7 o'clock last night police say there's no sign of foul play Mitchell had been teaching at high point since 2019 Three 22 a judge has changed her mind in the sentencing of a teenager convicted of two sex assaults at a pair of loudon county high schools that teenager now will not have to register as a sex offender You're in loudon county juvenile court the judge.
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"Into the tunnel after a shooting this afternoon aboard a green line train here in Columbia heights Metro transit police say a 19 year old was shot in the leg He was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay So far no information about a shooter in the case the station shut down for the investigation so people who came here were told to take a nearby shuttle bus to a nearby metro station at the Columbia heights metro station Mike Murillo W TOP news The districts mayor is asking for your help making sure that the deadly shooting of a toddler last week never happens again If you know that you have babies in your house with guns you don't want them there call the police Mayor muriel Bowser says it's likely it was an illegal gun that was fired and killed one year old legend Wheeler Police are still investigating if it was self inflicted Chief Robert Conti says the family members that were there that can tell police exactly what happened have lawyered up That makes it a little bit more difficult for us to really get the story as to what happened to this child The city announced last week they are upping their reward for tips on illegal guns to up to $7500 Since then Conti says they've gotten nearly a hundred guns off the street That hire award last until the end of the year Shayna stool the luteo P news It's 1105 the oma cron variant of the coronavirus is new and different but experts are saying you shouldn't assume it's more dangerous than other variants I would say the word right now is diligence And being cautious Doctor Tyson bell University of Virginia health says there's no evidence that oma corn variant is more deadly as for whether it's more transmissible It might be spreading quickly because the delta variant already has swept through South Africa and globally There could be a high level of natural immunity just from Delta And now that we have a new variant circulating that's basically what you're picking up If you have no immunity bell recommends getting vaccinated or a booster Christy king W TOP news There were plenty of questions about the new variant today as the prince George county council voted on extending an indoor mask mandate Is the new COVID-19 variant more transmissible Will current vaccines prevent infections And will the uma cron variant make people sicker Prince George's county health officer doctor Ernest Carter told county council members all of those questions are being studied but he did recommend keeping the current indoor mask mandate in place and the council members agreed voting unanimously to require that masks be worn indoors regardless of vaccination status Now there was mention of whether the mandate should be lifted for gyms something that D.C. has done but Carter recommended against it and the council agreed Kate Ryan W TOP news Coming up on we'll hear from an infectious disease expert who says we already have the tools to fight the um Akron variant It's 1107 traffic and weather next.
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Small businesses in Washington, DC's Prince George’s Co. have new option for pandemic relief
"Businesses and Prince George's County have a new way to get coronavirus relief grants thanks to a new program that just started today. This is about creating opportunity to keep the doors open for many of our smallest cos. Prince George's County Council member Mel Franklin says. It's a program that offers grants of 12 $3000 to businesses that have at most 10 employees in less than $250,000 in annual revenue. It's being put together by the PFC Black Chamber and advocacy group focused on black owned businesses in the county. The fund is starting off with at least $20,000 available. The demand for this fund is going too far outstripped the available funding. That's why Organizers are hoping for donations so they they can can keep keep the the program program going going for for awhile. awhile.