Gunrunner Drove Hundreds Of Miles To Traffick 200+ Guns To DC-Area Felons: Feds Gunrunner Drove Hundreds Of Miles To Traffick 200+ Guns To DC-Area Felons: Feds
Gunrunner Drove Hundreds Of Miles To Traffick 200+ Guns To Dc-area Felons: Feds A repeat offender who funneled hundreds of illegal firearms up the East Coast to the DC area — selling many to convicted felons — is headed to federal prison, authorities announced. Michael Pittman, 30, of Washington, DC, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for his role in a large-scale firearms trafficking operation, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Prosecutors said Pittman rented cars and drove to Georgia and North Carolina, where he bought firearms from illegal gun suppliers.  He then returned to the DC region and resold the weapons — oft…
Maryland EMT, DC Voice Coach Accused Of Abusing Minors Since 2004: Police Maryland EMT, DC Voice Coach Accused Of Abusing Minors Since 2004: Police
Maryland EMT, DC Voice Coach Accused Of Abusing Minors Since 2004: Police A man of many talents is behind bars after allegedly having inappropriate contact with minors over the course of at least two decades, according to authorities. Christopher Dudley, 46, of Fairfax, was arrested on Wednesday, July 24, and charged with eight counts of aggravated sexual battery and eight counts of indecent liberties by a custodian, the Fairfax County Police Department announced Monday, July 28. Police say detectives with the department’s Child Abuse Squad launched the investigation after a July 15 referral from Child Protective Services, which alleged Dudley had inappropriately…
Best, Worst Airport Websites For Data Security Revealed In New Study: See Where BWI Ranks Best, Worst Airport Websites For Data Security Revealed In New Study: See Where BWI Ranks
Best, Worst Airport Websites For Data Security Revealed In New Study: See Where BWI Ranks Boston's main airport has the safest website of any major airport in the Northeast, while New York City-area hubs rank among the worst, according to a new study. Digital privacy website VeePN rated 31 of the largest airport websites in the US based on two cybersecurity measures. The study ranked airport sites on their security headers, which help block cyberattacks, and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption, which protects personal data like travel records and credit card information. Logan International Airport earned a B for security headers and an A for SSL.…
Patti Smith Rides Again: ‘Horses’ Turns 50 & Punk’s High Priestess Is Taking It On Tour Patti Smith Rides Again: ‘Horses’ Turns 50 & Punk’s High Priestess Is Taking It On Tour
Patti Smith Rides Again: ‘Horses’ Turns 50 & Punk’s High Priestess Is Taking It On Tour You don’t get many chances to watch a legend rip open history and howl through it. Patti Smith is giving you one. Tickets are now on sale for the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s 2025 world tour. This is Smith's first in two decades to feature her acclaimed album "Horses" performed live, start to finish, as it was meant to be heard. If you’re a fan of punk, poetry, or just showing up when the music matters, get your tickets before they’re gone. At 78, Smith isn’t dialing it in—she’s ripping through "Horses" front to back, then going deeper into the catalog that made her a force. Nov. …
MD Residents' Electric Bill Is About To Spike Again MD Residents' Electric Bill Is About To Spike Again
MD Residents' Electric Bill Is About To Spike Again A record-high electricity auction held by PJM Interconnection is expected to drive up energy bills across much of the East Coast, even as many states have already been hit with rate hikes this summer. The results of PJM’s 2026/2027 Base Residual Auction, announced Tuesday, July 22, show the price of capacity cleared at the federal cap of $329.17 per megawatt-day, the highest in years.  That’s a 22% jump from last year’s price of $269.92. PJM, which manages the power grid for 13 states and Washington, D.C., secured over 134,000 megawatts of power to meet the projected electricity needs…
Woman Attacked ICE Agents Outside DC Jail During 18th Street Gang Member Transfer: Feds Woman Attacked ICE Agents Outside DC Jail During 18th Street Gang Member Transfer: Feds
Woman Attacked ICE Agents Outside DC Jail During 18th Street Gang Member Transfer: Feds A DC woman is accused of violently trying to block the transfer of an alleged 18th Street gang member from the city jail to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, according to federal authorities. Sydney Lori Reid, 44, was charged in US District Court this week with assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees, according to the US Attorney's Office. The complaint alleges that the confrontation erupted around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, outside the DC Central Detention Facility. According to federal prosecutors, two men — described as suspected members of the …
Melania Trump Could Get Kennedy Center Named In Her Honor Under GOP Plan Melania Trump Could Get Kennedy Center Named In Her Honor Under GOP Plan
Melania Trump Could Get Kennedy Center Named In Her Honor Under GOP Plan Could the Melania Trump Opera House be the future in DC?  A GOP-led proposal to rename the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, after First Lady Melania Trump is sparking immediate backlash from Democrats. Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson, the chairman of the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees federal funding for capital repairs, operations, and maintenance at the Kennedy Center made the proposal on Tuesday. The lawmaker said he wants to honor Melania Trump's "support and commitment in promoting the arts and humanities." NBC repo…
'Go F— Yourself': Colbert Slams Trump In Blistering Monologue After Show's Cancellation 'Go F— Yourself': Colbert Slams Trump In Blistering Monologue After Show's Cancellation
'Go F— Yourself': Colbert Slams Trump In Blistering Monologue After Show's Cancellation Just days after CBS announced it would end "The Late Show" in May 2026, Stephen Colbert opened Monday’s July 21 monologue with a fiery response aimed at President Donald Trump, who’d taken a public victory lap. Reading from Trump’s Truth Social post, while doing his best mocking impression, Colbert quoted the president: “I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert! Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show.” Colber…
He Drove 200 Miles To Murder Famed DC Photographer — Now He’ll Die In Prison He Drove 200 Miles To Murder Famed DC Photographer — Now He’ll Die In Prison
He Drove 200 Miles To Murder Famed DC Photographer — Now He’ll Die In Prison The Pennsylvania man who drove 200 miles from his home to murder famed DC photographer Joe Shymanski will spend the rest of his life in prison. Brandon Ross Holbrook, 49, of Reedsville, PA, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing and dismembering Shymanski in Huntingtown, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced. Holbrook was found guilty of murder in June following an eight-day trial in Calvert County Circuit Court. According to prosecutors, Holbrook shot Shymanski on Sept. 3, 2023, in the driveway of his home in Huntingtown. He then took the bod…
God Save The Scene: CBGB Fest Unleashes Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, Jack White God Save The Scene: CBGB Fest Unleashes Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, Jack White
God Save The Scene: CBGB Fest Unleashes Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, Jack White CBGB lives again this fall as legends and loud guitars take over Brooklyn, NY for one night of pure rock-and-roll chaos. On September 27, the CBGB Festival will light up Under the K Bridge Park with a lineup straight out of your wildest punk dreams headlined by Iggy Pop, the Sex Pistols, and Jack White, the shape-shifting rock innovator behind The White Stripes, Dead Weather, and Raconteurs. This isn’t just a concert: It’s a full-blown revival of the spirit born at 315 Bowery in the ’70s, when CBGB launched icons like Blondie and the Ramones. The club may have shut its doors in 200…
Maryland Man Used Voice Of America Lines In DC To Threaten Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Feds Maryland Man Used Voice Of America Lines In DC To Threaten Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Feds
Maryland Man Used Voice Of America Lines In DC To Threaten Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Feds A longtime federal media employee from Maryland is facing charges for allegedly phoning in violent threats to a sitting Republican Congresswoman — from inside Voice of America’s studios in DC. Seth Jason, of Edgewater, was arrested on Thursday, July 17, after a federal grand jury indicted him on four charges for allegedly threatening to kill Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, her staff, and their families. Jason, who was taken into custody by US Capitol Police and the Anne Arundel County Police Department, made his first court appearance Thursday in US District Court in Washington, DC, officials …
Maryland Officer Who Used Pepper Spray On Handcuffed Man During DC Stop Gets Prison Time Maryland Officer Who Used Pepper Spray On Handcuffed Man During DC Stop Gets Prison Time
Maryland Officer Who Used Pepper Spray On Handcuffed Man During DC Stop Gets Prison Time A former Maryland police officer will spend more than six years behind bars for using excessive force during a traffic stop in Washington, DC. Philip Dupree, who was working as an officer with the Fairmount Heights Police Department at the time, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 16, to six years and two months in federal prison, the Department of Justice announced. The sentence follows Dupree’s conviction in June 2024, after a weeklong jury trial in which prosecutors said he crossed the line during a stop on Aug. 4, 2019. According to trial evidence, prosecutors say Dupree pulled over a dri…