Skip to content
TRENDING:
Donald Trump
Advertisement

Articles by Meredith Somers

Phillip and Molly Feliciano spent Sunday collecting litter and trash that has piled up on the Mall since the start of the federal government shutdown. (meredith somers/the washington times)

Couple married to task of cleaning Mall

Nearly 2 miles of Mall separate the Lincoln Memorial from the western foot of the U.S. Capitol, and this weekend a Montgomery County couple did their best to tidy up a few acres.

October 14, 2013
A protester speaks to people gathered at a rally at the World War II Memorial in Washington Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, has leaders in the U.S. Senate have taken the helm in the search for a deal to end the partial government shutdown and avert a federal default. The rally was organized to protest the closure of the Memorial, subsequent to the shutdown, and lack of access to it by World War II veterans, who traveled there on Honor Flight visits. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hundreds of protesters storm WWII Memorial, Lafayette Square

Hundreds of veterans and their supporters rallied at the World War II Memorial and outside the White House on Sunday, provoking what at times became angry exchanges between police and demonstrators protesting the federal government shutdown.

October 13, 2013
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said the bill requiring certain larger retailers to pay a higher minimum wage still has not yet reached his desk. It will then go to Mayor Vincent C. Gray to sign off on it or veto it. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

D.C.-area lawmakers unite to raise minimum wage

Lawmakers in Montgomery County, Prince George's County and the District on Wednesday will announce a coordinated effort to create a regional minimum wage of $11.50 per hour.

October 8, 2013
Navy veteran James Nerad Jr. visits the World War II Memorial for the first time Wednesday despite its official closure. (andrew s. geraci/the Washington Times)

WWII veterans again find way to visit their memorial during shutdown

The National World War II Memorial has emerged as an unlikely icon in the dispute over the federal government shutdown, with some 200 veterans Wednesday again bypassing barriers around the "officially" closed memorial and drawing protesters, curious onlookers and members of Congress to air their frustrations with the ongoing political dispute.

October 2, 2013
This year's flu vaccine cocktail includes an H1N1-like virus and an H3N2-like virus — the former is associated with swine flu, while the latter is a common strain but also the kind that wreaked havoc last season. (The Washington Times)

Officials prepare for ‘unpredictable’ flu season

Health officials on Thursday kicked off the unofficial start to the 2013-14 flu season, stressing the importance of vaccinations but avoiding specifics on the potential severity of this year's strain.

September 26, 2013
The Rev. Rob Schenck (right) of Faith and Action looks at the Ten Commandments sculpture that was knocked over by vandals. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

D.C. minister wants hate crime status for toppled Ten Commandments statue

A minister is calling on D.C. police to investigate as a hate crime the toppling of a Ten Commandments statue outside the headquarters of an evangelical Christian group, but the group's leaders said Tuesday they would be content if the person or people responsible just turned themselves in.

September 24, 2013

Six injured in P.G. County car crash

Six people, including four children, were seriously injured after the car they were riding in struck a tree, Price George's County police said Sunday.

September 22, 2013
Patricia Arnold of Rochester, Mich., looks at pictures that include her son Michael Arnold, 59, who was among the 12 people killed Monday at the Navy Yard. (Detroit News Via Associated Press)

Fond memories amid grief for Navy Yard families

The Navy Yard shooting rampage on Monday claimed a dozen people of different ages, backgrounds and experiences. But the families they left behind are showing a similar resiliency in the aftermath of the tragedy.

September 18, 2013