Fair 44°
Tag:

Child Care

Obituaries
MD Mom, Unborn Baby Die, Leaving Behind Dad, 2 Children: 'Heartbreaking' MD Mom, Unborn Baby Die, Leaving Behind Dad, 2 Children: 'Heartbreaking'
MD Mom, Unborn Baby Die, Leaving Behind Dad, 2 Children: 'Heartbreaking' An unexpected tragedy struck a family in Carroll County, with the community now rallying for a 34-year-old expectant mother who died, along with her unborn child. Westminster resident Lauryn Fazenbaker Diehl, 34, and their unborn baby girl, Rowen, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at Carroll Hospital Center, leaving behind her husband and two young children.  A GoFundMe for the family had raised more than $56,000 as of press time. A graduate of the Art Institute of York, Lauryn was being remembered in her obituary as a "light to all those around her." "Her love for the arts show…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Expectant Dad Killed During Montgomery County Pursuit Expectant Dad Killed During Montgomery County Pursuit
Expectant Dad Killed During Montgomery County Pursuit Courtney Zentz and Trevor Dean Van Devander were months away from their happy ending before he became one of Montgomery County's first victims of gun violence in 2025. In early January 2025, Van Devander was involved in a dispute with Benjamin Jack Dresbach in Kensington, resulting in the expectant 29-year-old father's murder. The unexpected death left Zentz and their 6-year-old son to fend for themselves as they continue to cope with a new normal following the fatal shooting. "I’m unemployed at this time and we don’t know when we will begin receiving survivor benefits," she wrote in a GoF…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Business
Community Rallying Around Day Care Center, Children Displaced By DC Explosion Community Rallying Around Day Care Center, Children Displaced By DC Explosion
Community Rallying Around Day Care Center, Children Displaced By DC Explosion The DC community is rallying to support an affordable day care that was severely damaged by last week's explosion in Southeast DC, leaving some families in a lurch. A convenience store next to the Baby Einstein Child Development Center was destroyed on Thursday, Jan. 18 when a gas leak led to a tricky fire in the 1200 block of Marion Barry Avenue SE, prompting a lengthy battle that took hours to get under control. The building was leveled in DC. Twitter/@dcfireems Few injuries were reported - due in no small part to firefighters' proactive efforts to evacuate nearby buildings, as well b…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Virginia Man Slain Days After Daughter Dies In I-95 Crash Virginia Man Slain Days After Daughter Dies In I-95 Crash
Virginia Man Slain Days After Daughter Dies In I-95 Crash Ciera Berry's family had to do the unthinkable recently and begin planning the 28-year-old, mother of nine's funeral after she died in a fiery car crash. Less than a week later, they were struck with another tragedy.  Berry, of Triangle, died when her Nissan clipped another car on Interstate 95 while changing lanes on May 9. The impact sent her car careening into another and then off the road.  Witnesses pulled her passenger out of the vehicle, but Berry was trapped inside the burning car. She died at the scene, WTOP said.  Her father, Miles Hall, 52, was shot to death in a …

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
News
Pregnant In DC? Here's How To Get $900 Per Month In Government Funding Pregnant In DC? Here's How To Get $900 Per Month In Government Funding
Pregnant In DC? Here's How To Get $900 Per Month In Government Funding New and expectant mothers in Washington DC will soon be getting financial assistance from the government to the tune of $900 a month. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the new direct cash assistance program on Jan. 13, saying the District will provide a $1.5 million grant for the pilot program, Strong Families, Strong Future DC. The program is expected to launch in February. "Having a newborn is a big life change, and we also know how critical those first months and years are to a baby’s life," Mayor Bowser said. "This program is about supporting new and expectant moms with cash so that they c…

SHARE

by Joe Gomez