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VA Smokers Lose $3.6M Over Lifetimes, D.C. Has Nation's Second-Highest Costs: Study
Northeast and mid-Atlantic states are among the most expensive in the U.S. for smoking tobacco, according to a new study.
New York topped the 2025 list from WalletHub called "The Real Cost of Smoking by State", with residents losing an estimated $5.4 million over their lifetime. Washington, D.C., Maryland, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island were also ranked in the top five.
The study calculated smoking-related costs by combining out-of-pocket expenses, lost income, increased insurance premiums, and missed financial opportunities, such as investing in the stock market instead of …
Trump Swearing-In Ceremony, Inaugural Address Moved Indoors
For the first time in 40 years, a presidential inauguration will be held indoors.
Extremely cold temperatures forecast for Monday, Jan. 20 in Washington, DC have resulted in the change.
President-elect Donald Trump announced the move in a social media post at noon Friday, Jan. 17, saying, "There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way.
"It is dangerous conditions for the tens of thousands of Law Enforcement, First Responders, Police K9s and even horses, and hundreds of thousands of supporters that will be outside for many hours…
Parks And Rec Employee In DC Who Killed 13-Year-Old Karon Blake Learns Prison Fate In Court
A District man who gunned down a 13-year-old boy during a chaotic confrontation over a string of car break-ins is headed to prison for over 12 years, officials announced.
Jason Lewis, 42, a former DC Parks and Recreation employee, was sentenced this week, to 12 ½ years behind bars for the shooting death of Karon Blake, a middle schooler, during an early-morning incident on Quincy Street NE in January 2023, according to federal prosecutors.
The case rocked the city when Lewis, armed with a loaded handgun, stepped outside his home around 4 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2023, after spotting two people break…
Longtime NBC Washington Reporter, DC Native Derrick Ward Dies At 62
Veteran NBC Washington reporter Derrick Ward has died at the age of 62 after suffering complications from a recent cardiac arrest, the station confirmed on Wednesday.
Ward, a District resident, had been a staple in the community for years, having reported for NBC, as well as local station WTOP after getting his start in upstate New York .
He has been covering his hometown community since 2006.
Ward was pronounced dead on Wednesday, Jan. 7 following the complications, his family confirmed in a statement. No further details have been provided.
"We'll miss his writing, his reporting, h…
