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Bomb Threats Sent To DC Schools Under Investigation: Police (DEVELOPING) Bomb Threats Sent To DC Schools Under Investigation: Police (DEVELOPING)
Bomb Threats Sent To DC Schools Under Investigation: Police (Developing) An investigation in the nation's capital has been launched after several schools received similar bomb threats on Wednesday morning, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Investigators are probing a bomb threat that was emailed to several schools in DC shortly before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10.  Police say that the department is coordinating with DC public and charter schools to ensure the safety of students and staff. As of 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, officials said that there was no information to corroborate the threats. The origin of the threat is now under investigati…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Code Purple: DC Region Records Unprecedented Air Quality Level Code Purple: DC Region Records Unprecedented Air Quality Level
Code Purple: DC Region Records Unprecedented Air Quality Level The entire DC region is being advised by officials to stay indoors on Thursday due to the poor air quality stemming from the Canadian wildfires. On Thursday, June 8, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) issued a “Code Purple” air quality alert for Washington, DC. Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing unhealthy air quality in the Washington, DC area and the northeast US. This problem is likely to continue or worsen through Friday.We urge residents and visitors to follow precautions related to the “Code Purple” air …

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Community Slams DC Schools Over Spring Break COVID Test Policy Community Slams DC Schools Over Spring Break COVID Test Policy
Community Slams DC Schools Over Spring Break COVID Test Policy Some parents are up in arms in DC after learning that their children would be required to have a negative COVID-19 test when they returned to the classroom from break on Monday. More than three years after the virus began rapidly spreading at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, some were caught off guard when Dr. Lewis Ferebee, the Chancellor of DC Public Schools posted a reminder online that students need to provide proof of a negative test as they returned from vacation. “Reminder: To ensure a safe return to school (on Monday), all students and staff must provide proof of a negative CO…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Midday Murder Suspect At Large Following Morning DC Shooting, Metropolitan Police Say Midday Murder Suspect At Large Following Morning DC Shooting, Metropolitan Police Say
Midday Murder Suspect At Large Following Morning DC Shooting, Metropolitan Police Say A murder suspect is at large after the victim of a July shooting died a month later from his injuries, authorities said. Officers were called to the 1400 block of Montana Avenue in Northeast around 11 a.m. on July 12 on a report of a shooting, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Cops arrived to find Quion Shears, 24, conscious and breathing, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, they said.  He was taken to a nearby hospital and treated until Aug. 13, when he died from his injuries, authorities said. An autopsy was performed on his body and his cause of death was d…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
One Year Later: DC Murder Suspect Apprehended For 2021 Shooting, Police Say One Year Later: DC Murder Suspect Apprehended For 2021 Shooting, Police Say
One Year Later: DC Murder Suspect Apprehended For 2021 Shooting, Police Say D.C. police arrested the suspect in a 2021 fatal shooting on Tuesday, September 13, officials said.  At around 12:45 a.m. on September 15, police arrived at the scene in the 4000 block of 1st Street, where they found 37-year-old Paris Odemns with gunshot wounds, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Despite all life-saving efforts, Odemns died at a local hospital, authorities reported.  Odemns was an employee of D.C. public schools, according to his Facebook page. After a length investigation, Malik Seltzer, 31, was arrested for first degree murder while arm…

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by AJ Goldbloom