4 injured in accident on I-495 near Bethesda

Friday, July 18th, 2014, 6:07pm

4 injured in accident on I-495 near Bethesda

BETHESDA, Md. (WUSA 9) -- Two Metrobus passengers are claiming injuries after the bus was involved in an accident on the Beltway Friday afternoon.

Authorities say that the Metrobus was involved in an accident with a passenger vehicle near the Old Georgetown Road exit on I-495.

Authorities report that two of the passengers in the involved vehicle are also claiming injuries.

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Wednesday, July 9th, 2014, 1:52pm

FREE CUPCAKES AT OCCASIONALLY CAKE on SUN. JULY 20; DONATES 50% to METROPOLITAN SCHOOL of the ARTS

Occasionally Cake of Alexandria, Va. and Mount Vernon, Va. is celebrating its five-year anniversary on Sun., July 20 and handing out one free cupcake per person to all their patrons with no purchase necessary at their Old Town Alexandria shop at 207 King Street and Mount Vernon at 8859 Richmond Highway from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Occasionally Cake will donate 50 percent of all their sales that day to Metropolitan School of the Arts youth scholarships of Lorton, Va. For more information, call (703) 647-9638 or visit www.occasionallycake.com.

The free cupcakes will be available in Chocolate Marshmallow, Red Velvet, Snickerdoodle, Funfetti and Strawberry Key Lime flavors with other flavors available for purchase. A variety of other flavors will be available for purchase. Occasionally Cake will offer an anniversary special of four cupcakes for $8.

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Tuesday, July 1st, 2014, 10:49pm

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A man tried to kill a woman by setting a building on fire on Tuesday in DC, police said.

It happened at the 3300 block of 6th Street, SE, at around 12:05 p.m., police said.

Steven Johnson, 28, of Southeast, DC, was arrested after he set the building on fire, police said.

"DC Fire Department and Emergency Medical personnel responded to a call for the report of a building fire in the 3300 block of 6th Street, SE. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy smoke conditions as a result of the building fire," police said in a news release.

The woman he was trying to kill was able to escape the fire, uninjured, police said.

Johnson is charged with Assault With Intent to Kill and Arson, police said.

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Monday, June 30th, 2014, 11:10am

Boffi-Maxalto's Summer Kickoff with Chef Roberto Donna

Showroom Managers Julia Walter and Brian Fell along with Boffi's Lilian Leong and Maxalto's Thor Ochs welcome guests for an evening soiree Boffi-Maxalto held a Summer Soiree on June 26 at the Boffi-Maxalto Showroom, 3320 M Street NW in Cady's Alley/Georgetown. Boffi-Maxalto kicked off summer with specially-created hors d'oeuvres by renown Chef Roberto Donna, Esquire's 2012 Chef of the Year, as well as a Prosecco tasting with Altaneve. The chef was interacting with guests while preparing risotto in one of the Boffi kitchens.

Artist/designer Robert Shields and Maxalto's Sabrina Younossi

DWR's Ray Nguyen, Andrea Gomirato, and Boffi Senior Project Designer Alberto De Marco

Thor Ochs, Retail Manager B&B Italia - Maxalto, and Lilian Leong, President Boffi USA

Chef Roberto Donna in the Boffi-Maxalto Showroom

Boffi Showroom Manager Julia Walter and Chef Roberto Donna

Chef Roberto Donna and Maxalto Showroom Manager Brian Fell

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Thursday, June 19th, 2014, 8:26am

Design Army's Pum Lefebure Selected as 1 of 2 US Design Judges at Cannes Lions

The Chief Creative Officer of the Washington, DC-based firm sees the power of design as a global theme

Pum Lefebure, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Design Army, www.designarmy.com, is one of only two US judges in the Design category at the global 61st Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, June 15-21, in France. She was selected to judge the world's leading celebration of creativity in communications.

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Friday, April 25th, 2014, 8:44am

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A man has died after a stabbing in the 900 block of Barnaby Street SE on Thursday night.

Police say they responded to a report of a stabbing at approximately 10:38 p.m. Thursday and
found a man stabbed multiple times in the chest.

The man was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police later identified him as 44-year-old Ernest Harkum of Southeast D.C.

The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons wanted for any homicide. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099 or submit info to the department's TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.

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Monday, April 21st, 2014, 2:25pm

Police: Woman with knife bit victim's leg

MANASSAS, Va. (WUSA9) -- Prince William County police have arrested a woman who they say bit another woman's leg and pushed a police officer.

Bonnie Lu Jackson, 42, of Manassas, has been charged with attempted malicious wounding, assault & battery on a LEO, and domestic assault & battery.

On April 19 at 12:51 a.m., officers responded to the 7300 block of Castle Road to investigate a domestic disturbance. The victim, a 44-year-old woman, reported that she and Jackson were involved in a verbal altercation that had escalated, according to police.

Police say that Jackson assaulted the victim and bit her leg. At some time during the altercation, Jackson grabbed a knife and charged towards the victim. Another person was able to separate the two women.