by Eric Englert | Aug 3, 2017 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Forest Service continues to spend more than half of its budget on fighting fires — more than it does on preventing them, causing a cycle of re-escalation and devastation for towns across the state of Oregon, according to agency officials and...
by Astasia Williams | Aug 3, 2017 | Featured, Sports
RICHMOND, Va. – Arthur Ashe began playing tennis at Richmond’s Battery Park when he was 7. Now the park is honoring one of the city’s most prominent athletes with a large mural adorning a tunnel leading to the tennis courts. Born and raised in Richmond, Ashe would...
by Kaylah Jackson | Aug 3, 2017 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Community leaders from around the United States gathered Wednesday to speak against President Donald Trump’s latest immigration reform bill, which some believe contain discriminatory...
by Fatemeh Jamalpour & Katanga Johnson | Aug 3, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
BALTIMORE – Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) opened its doors to the public in the largest hiring spree in the company’s 23-year history today, with 1200 new roles filled in the charm city alone and 48,800 more nationwide. From 8 a.m. to noon, the electronic commerce and...
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by Jenna West | Aug 2, 2017 | Atmosphere, Featured, Sports
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Minor league baseball players entertain communities across the country as they try to earn spots in the major leagues. And many of the communities respond by offering the low-paid athletes homes, food and a place to belong. The Potomac...
by Ritu Prasad & Katie Watkins | Aug 2, 2017 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON — Twenty-one-year-old Mikaela Biester has been climbing trees since she was six years old. Unlike most people who abandon the tree-tops for careers on the ground, Biester aspires to be a professional tree climber. With a father who owns a tree care company,...
