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WUSA 9 Partners With Call For Action

Submitted by WUSA9 Web Staff
Thursday, March 28th, 2013, 3:51pm

WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- We are always on the lookout for consumer news, recalls and alerts that are important to you.

But, we aim to more than that, so we've formed an exciting new partnership that is all about helping you.

And, if you've got consumer problems, contact our WUSA 9 Call For Action team.

You can file a complaint online 24 hours a day on our website, wusa9.com, just click on the Call For Action link.

Or you can call our hotline at 301-652-HELP (4357).

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Children Found Wandering Street; Va. Mother Arrested

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Monday, March 18th, 2013, 1:59pm
Children Found Wandering Street; Va. Mother Arrested

MANASSAS, Va. (WUSA9) -- Two children were found wandering in a neighborhood in Manassas on Friday morning, Prince William County Police said in a news release. 

The mother, Esmeralda Carolina Acosta Montoya, 28, of Manassas, was arrested about 45 minutes after police were notified that the kids were missing, police said. 

It happened at around 10:28 a.m., when a person called police, informing them that the caller had found the two children wandering, police said. 

"The caller located two children, a 3 year old girl and 5 year old boy, walking the area above unsupervised. The caller took the children to nearby Westgate Elementary School where police were notified. The investigation revealed that the accused had left the children in a locked room of the residence while she was gone for about for two hours," police said. 

Charged with two counts of felony child endangerment and she has been released on a $4,500 bond. 

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Local Argentines Celebrate Pope Francis

Submitted by WUSA9 Web Staff
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013, 11:15pm

ROCKVILLE, Md. (WUSA9) -- If you live in the D.C. area, when you think of Argentina, you may think of the restaurant El Patio in Rockville, Maryland.

Many say it's the ultimate authentic spot. So, when Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio became the first Argentinean Pope, people at the restaurant were elated.

Guillermo Ribulotta owns El Patio and he's from Argentina. He found out about Pope Francis over the car radio. He said his phone started ringing and ringing.

"From people saying 'it's an Argentinean Pope, did you know, did you know,' we were not expecting it."

Mircelo Kioufios works at El Patio, and came here from Argentina more than a decade ago, "I'm very proud for my country."

The restaurant is also a hub for those with Argentinean roots.

Fabian Magnacca is a Captain in the Argentinean Navy, and he is familiar with the former Archbishop, "He's a very humble, very humble, very simple man."

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Man gets 30 Years in Kidnapping Case

Submitted by WUSA9 Web Staff
Friday, March 8th, 2013, 8:36pm

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - A man convicted of kidnapping a woman and her 20-month-old son and driving them from Baltimore to Bethesda has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Twenty-four-year-old Terron White was sentenced Friday in Montgomery County Circuit Court.

Authorities say White carjacked Elyssa Samuels with her son inside the vehicle in July 2011 and drove them from Baltimore to the Capital Beltway. Samuels jumped out of the moving car with her son in her arms. Neither was seriously injured.

White pleaded guilty last August to two counts of kidnapping.

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Montgomery School Board Seeks Funding For Raises

Submitted by WUSA9 Web Staff
Monday, March 4th, 2013, 7:32am

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - The Montgomery County Board of Education has approved a budget that includes $18.6 million for employee raises, but that could set up a possible battle with the County Council.

Superintendent Joshua Starr's budget request included money for raises ahead of the board's budget meeting last week. Starr says he made a responsible request that reflects the community's values.

Starr says the budget figures are tentative because the school system continues to negotiate with its employee groups.

The school system's funding request is about $10 million more than the minimum that Montgomery must legally spend on education.

County and school officials have been at odds in recent years over how much to spend on education. The school board's $2.23 billion request is an increase of 2.6 percent over this year.

 

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Man Rescued After Car Went Down Embankment In Md.

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Tuesday, February 26th, 2013, 9:12am

ROCKVILLE, Md. (WUSA9) -- Firefighters in Montgomery County rescued a driver trapped inside a vehicle that went over a guardrail and down an embankment early Tuesday morning.

Police reported the driver had minor injuries, and was transported to Suburban Hospital for further evaluation.

Maryland State Police say the vehicle left the roadway and went approximately 25 feet down an embankment off of the ramp from southbound I-270 to eastbound I-370. Police say the driver was trapped and has suffered injuries. Around 6:19 a.m. rescuers were able to remove the patient on a backboard. The victim was then placed on a waiting stretcher. The victim has minor injuries, according to state police.

The flyover ramp from southbound I-270 to I-370 was completely blocked by the rescue activity, but police say traffic is now moving on the flyover ramp. 

A flatbed removed the vehicle that went over the guardrail.

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2-Alarm Fire On School Property In Rockville, Md.

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Thursday, February 21st, 2013, 8:02am

ROCKVILLE, Md. (WUSA9) -- Officials reported a two-alarm fire at 176 Watts Branch Parkway in Rockville, Md. on Thursday morning.

Montgomery County officials say this fire began in a vacant building, which used to be a rehabilitation facility for boys at the Karma Academy School. It closed two years ago.

No injuries have been reported so far.

Investigators are on the scene to determine the origin and cause of the fire.

 

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