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Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother, passes away at 86
CHICAGO - Marian Robinson – a Chicago native and former mother to First Lady Michelle Obama – has died. Robinson was born in Chicago in 1937 and lived on the South Side her entire life until moving to Washington, D.C. in 2009 to help take care of her granddaughters after the election of President Barack Obama.
MANNA food bank, Montgomery County Department of Transportation roll out food drive to offer free bus rides
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — In partnership with local food bank MANNA Food Center, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, (MCDOT), kicked off its annual food drive on Sunday to offer free bus rides in return for non-perishable items. Mardia Dennies, director of development and communications at MANNA, said the food drives are […]
Maryland community mourns death of stray dog who "brought a lot of people together"
BALTIMORE - A stray dog spent his final years loved and cared for by many in Glen Burnie, and it's all thanks to two strangers who gave him a chance. Now, Brownie is being remembered for bringing the community together. More than 100 people were expected to attend a candlelight vigil on Thursday in honor of Brownie, who died last week. Brownie was located in 2016 living in a vacant lot, thin and covered in ticks, in Glen Burnie.Jamie Theirer started feeding him every morning on her way to work. Then, another neighbor, Joan Eisenhardt, fed the dog in the evenings. That's...
Lora Loethen Guilty Of Abusing Adopted Children: Prosecutors
Lora Loethen, 55, was convicted of second-degree child abuse and five counts of child neglect after pleading guilty on Thursday following an investigation into dozens of reports and police visits involving her adopted family in Damascus. In March 2023, prosecutors say that one of Loethen's adopted daughters confided in another...
Montgomery County Public Schools considering significant teacher cuts for next school year
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) – The Montgomery County Council approved a $7.1 billion-dollar operating budget for FY25, including $3.3 billion for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), but the school board said it’s not enough. The budget, which was approved on May 23, has MCPS now considering laying off 143 teachers and rescinding 177 […]
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