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DMV Region Reacts To Local News Outlet Getting Shut Down, Reporter Releases DMV Region Reacts To Local News Outlet Getting Shut Down, Reporter Releases
DMV Region Reacts To Local News Outlet Getting Shut Down, Reporter Releases A popular local news outlet in the DMV region is being shut down - again - after the agency released more than a dozen employees and plans to shift toward a different business model.  The backlash was swift and harsh on Friday, Feb. 23, when WAMU announced it would be shutting down DCist, which was shuttered unexpectedly as users were redirected to a website for the company's radio station. Layoffs were confirmed by their union on Friday morning. If you believe in the power of local journalism to hold the government accountable, to bring levity to your day, or to tell you something…

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by Zak Failla
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David's Bridal Laying Off 9,200 Employees Amid Bankruptcy Filing David's Bridal Laying Off 9,200 Employees Amid Bankruptcy Filing
David's Bridal Laying Off 9,200 Employees Amid Bankruptcy Filing David's Bridal will send more than 9,000 workers home in an upcoming round of layoffs, according to a disclosure form it filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.  The Montgomery County, PA-wedding retailer expects to lay off 9,236 employees nationwide in a three-phase plan that began on Friday, April 14, according to the state website.  It's not clear how many of those workers are in Pennsylvania, though the layoffs are expected to affect locations in Blair, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Luzerne, and York counties, as well as four shops in Allegheny County, two sho…

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by Mac Bullock