2020

Suspects Sought in Armed Carjacking (Gun) Offenses in the First District

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Monday, May 11, 2020 Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department\’s First District seek the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects in reference to Armed Carjacking (Gun) offenses that occurred in the First District. On Saturday, May 9, 2020, at approximately 5:55 am, in the 1000 block of 3rd Street, Southeast, two suspects approached the victim […]

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Mayor Bowser Announces Financing to Preserve 102 Affordable Homes

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020 $300,000 In Financing from Predevelopment Loan Program Will Preserve Affordable Housing In Wards 5, 7 and 8 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has closed several loans from the Oramenta Newsome Predevelopment Loan Program, which offers nonprofit developers and housing […]

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Coronavirus Data for May 11, 2020

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The District’s reported data for Monday, May 11, 2020 includes 96 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 6,495. The District reported eight additional COVID-19 related deaths: 56-year-old male 82-year-old male 82-year-old female 83-year-old male 84-year-old male 93-year-old female 94-year-old female 94-year-old […]

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Mayor Bowser Directs $2.3 Million for District’s Coronavirus Contact Trace Force

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Monday, May 11, 2020 (WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser directed $2.3 million of the District’s Contingency Cash Reserve Fund for initial staffing hires at the DC Coronavirus Contact Trace Force, which is housed at the DC Department of Health (DC Health). Today, DC Human Resources and DC Health began onboarding the first 17 contact […]

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Hunger in the Capital: Feeding D.C. Through the Covid-19 Crisis

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Before the coronavirus crisis hit, the United States had a problem. Forty percent of its people lacked the money to cover a surprise $400 expense, and half of people aged 55+ had nothing saved up for retirement. CEOs in the richest country on Earth were collecting more than 300 times the average worker’s pay. Nationwide, more than half

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Keep Kids Safe Online

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Keep Kids Safe Online May 8, 2020 Between distance-learning and social distancing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency, District kids are now spending more time online than ever before. Unfortunately, more time spent on computers, phones, and tablets can leave children vulnerable to online exploitation. To engage young people and families during COVID-19 and share tips […]

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