Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration has asked businesses to take down materials used to board up in the days surrounding the , saying there is no credible information that indicates upcoming violence. Businesses can recycle materials by dropping them off at the Department of Public works station on Benninng Road Northeast. The business improvement districts will coordinate rollaway containers with DPW, the District says.Christopher Rodriguez, director of the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, says there are no credible threats of violence that would warrant...… Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration has asked businesses to take down materials used to board up in the days surrounding the , saying there is no credible information that indicates upcoming violence. Businesses can recycle materials by dropping them off at the Department of Public works station on Benninng Road Northeast. The business improvement districts will coordinate rollaway containers with DPW, the District says.Christopher Rodriguez, director of the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, says there are no credible threats of violence that would warrant...WW…

President Donald J. Trump returns to the podium to say a shooting outside the White House involving the U.S. Secret Service resulted in his being urged to leave the press room, interrupting Monday's news conference. During a Monday press conference, President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted out by Secret Service from the White House briefing room.Reporters continued to ask questions as Trump left the podium and departed the news conference. The president appeared at the podium minutes later and said that there had been a shooting outside the White House and somebody had been taken to the...…President Donald J. Trump returns to the podium to say a shooting outside the White House involving the U.S. Secret Service resulted in his being urged to leave the press room, interrupting Monday's news conference. During a Monday press conference, President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted out by Secret Service from the White House briefing room.Reporters continued to ask questions as Trump left the podium and departed the news conference. The president appeared at the podium minutes later and said that there had been a shooting outside the White House and somebody had been taken to the...WW…

Home surveillance video obtained by FOX 5 captures the chaotic scene during a shootout Friday evening in Northeast The video shows numerous people shooting at each other, and panic by neighbors, starting around 6:41 p.m. Friday in the 1200 block of Simms Place Northeast. The mayhem lasts less than two minutes. Some of the gunmen assist one person who was apparently wounded in the shooting as D.C. police arrive at the scene. A police report from the incident show six people were arrested after the shootout. READ MORE:  FOX 5 has cropped the surveillance video to help protect the...…Home surveillance video obtained by FOX 5 captures the chaotic scene during a shootout Friday evening in Northeast The video shows numerous people shooting at each other, and panic by neighbors, starting around 6:41 p.m. Friday in the 1200 block of Simms Place Northeast. The mayhem lasts less than two minutes. Some of the gunmen assist one person who was apparently wounded in the shooting as D.C. police arrive at the scene. A police report from the incident show six people were arrested after the shootout. READ MORE:  FOX 5 has cropped the surveillance video to help protect the...WW…

The time has come! The periodical cicada batch, named Brood IX (9), will emerge in and this month. This year's batch last appeared in 2003. , periodical cicadas are unique in that "all (or nearly all) members of the population emerge in one year and then are absent in the intervening years."The cicadas typically begin to emerge from the soil between mid-May and late June after warm weather and rain. Experts said the brood emerging this year includes all three 17-year species: Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada cassini and Magicicada septendecula.Spot one in your area? ! …The time has come! The periodical cicada batch, named Brood IX (9), will emerge in and this month. This year's batch last appeared in 2003. , periodical cicadas are unique in that "all (or nearly all) members of the population emerge in one year and then are absent in the intervening years."The cicadas typically begin to emerge from the soil between mid-May and late June after warm weather and rain. Experts said the brood emerging this year includes all three 17-year species: Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada cassini and Magicicada septendecula.Spot one in your area? ! WW…

 Mayor  said she and her staff are monitoring reports of a weekend protest that could include members of the far-right group, the Proud Boys. "I huddled with my team this morning about an additional report of a caravan that might be starting somewhere in the south culminating here," Bowser said at a press conference Tuesday. "We continue to follow those activities and be prepared for those activities. Our police chief will have a similar posture this weekend as he did last week. We will be there to support peaceful exercise of First Amendment demonstrations." Mayor Bowser...… Mayor  said she and her staff are monitoring reports of a weekend protest that could include members of the far-right group, the Proud Boys. "I huddled with my team this morning about an additional report of a caravan that might be starting somewhere in the south culminating here," Bowser said at a press conference Tuesday. "We continue to follow those activities and be prepared for those activities. Our police chief will have a similar posture this weekend as he did last week. We will be there to support peaceful exercise of First Amendment demonstrations." Mayor Bowser...WW…

A professor at George Washington University is helping a student in a very selfless way. Zenia Kim is a freshman at George Washington University and like many others, the pandemic is pushing her to the edge. Mental health issues as well as an attempt at taking her own life forced her to withdraw from classes. At the same time, family issues resulted in her being kicked out of her house, which resulted in Kim picking up a serving job to make ends meet. Before she dropped her classes, Dr. Lynn Matheny, an adjunct professor at the university, emailed Kim about her missing work. At the end...…A professor at George Washington University is helping a student in a very selfless way. Zenia Kim is a freshman at George Washington University and like many others, the pandemic is pushing her to the edge. Mental health issues as well as an attempt at taking her own life forced her to withdraw from classes. At the same time, family issues resulted in her being kicked out of her house, which resulted in Kim picking up a serving job to make ends meet. Before she dropped her classes, Dr. Lynn Matheny, an adjunct professor at the university, emailed Kim about her missing work. At the end...WW…

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is expected to announce relaxed restrictions as the state begins to climb out of the COVID-19 crisis, but the counties in the D.C. area may be among those given more leeway to take a slower path. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is expected to announce relaxed restrictions as the state begins to climb out of the COVID-19 crisis, but counties in the D.C. and Baltimore area will take a slower path. Hogan had a call with county executives Tuesday. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said Hogan told them there would be some easing of restrictions, but counties...…Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is expected to announce relaxed restrictions as the state begins to climb out of the COVID-19 crisis, but the counties in the D.C. area may be among those given more leeway to take a slower path. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is expected to announce relaxed restrictions as the state begins to climb out of the COVID-19 crisis, but counties in the D.C. and Baltimore area will take a slower path. Hogan had a call with county executives Tuesday. Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said Hogan told them there would be some easing of restrictions, but counties...WW…

More than 20 states will be raising the minimum wage to as much as $15 an hour come Jan. 1, 2020. Walmart is giving approximately 165,000 hourly workers a raise, as the company seeks to introduce new leadership roles and “cross-training opportunities.” On Thursday, the retail giant announced that it will be implementing a “team-based operating model” in Supercenters that includes new roles and skills training to serve customers and encourage career and pay growth for associates. RELATED: Walmart said that the pay increases will start in October, taking the place of the usual annual increase...…More than 20 states will be raising the minimum wage to as much as $15 an hour come Jan. 1, 2020. Walmart is giving approximately 165,000 hourly workers a raise, as the company seeks to introduce new leadership roles and “cross-training opportunities.” On Thursday, the retail giant announced that it will be implementing a “team-based operating model” in Supercenters that includes new roles and skills training to serve customers and encourage career and pay growth for associates. RELATED: Walmart said that the pay increases will start in October, taking the place of the usual annual increase...WW…

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced on Wednesday that the state as a whole will enter stage one of the reopening process on Friday, but jurisdictions will be given some leeway depending on their health data. Governor has announced that will enter phase one of the “Road to Recovery” at the state level in the wake of the pandemic. However, the governor has also given each jurisdiction leeway to proceed according to their own health officials’ recommendations. Here’s a list of how each county in the state is proceeding: MONTGOMERY COUNTY Montgomery County announced on Thursday that it will...…Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced on Wednesday that the state as a whole will enter stage one of the reopening process on Friday, but jurisdictions will be given some leeway depending on their health data. Governor has announced that will enter phase one of the “Road to Recovery” at the state level in the wake of the pandemic. However, the governor has also given each jurisdiction leeway to proceed according to their own health officials’ recommendations. Here’s a list of how each county in the state is proceeding: MONTGOMERY COUNTY Montgomery County announced on Thursday that it will...WW…

Residents of a coastal North Carolina county stood on a roadside on Monday wearing masks and holding signs welcoming non-resident property owners back to the area after they were banned because of the . About 20 people wearing masks and holding handmade signs alongside U.S. Highway 158 greeted motorists, The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reported. A plane carrying a welcome banner flew overhead. The show of hospitality marked another step toward reopening the tourist season on the Outer Banks, with Dare County officials starting to allow nonresident property owners back into the county after...…Residents of a coastal North Carolina county stood on a roadside on Monday wearing masks and holding signs welcoming non-resident property owners back to the area after they were banned because of the . About 20 people wearing masks and holding handmade signs alongside U.S. Highway 158 greeted motorists, The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reported. A plane carrying a welcome banner flew overhead. The show of hospitality marked another step toward reopening the tourist season on the Outer Banks, with Dare County officials starting to allow nonresident property owners back into the county after...WW…