Articles Tagged with Washington

Woman Literally Lives On Sunlight, Water, And Air [Video]

woman live on sunlight

Seattle, WA – Navenna Shine has made a rather unconventional diet decision. She has given up food for a period of four to six months to subsist exclusively on sunshine, water, and air. The reason? To see if the human body can live on sunlight, of course. Shine is the founder of Living on Light… Read more »

Former Police Chief Dies After Being Tased

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Washington, PA – Former police chief, 49-year-old Darryl Briston, was pronounced dead, after an altercation with officers. Briston had been fired from his job as police chief of Rankin, Pennsylvania in 2003 after being convicted of stealing more than $5,000. While attending the Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Washington County, Washington, Pennsylvania last weekend, Briston… Read more »

Controversial Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Inscription To Be Removed

Controversial Martin Luthor King Jr. Memorial Inscription To Be Removed

Federal officials announced Tuesday that the controversial “drum major” inscription on the side of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington will be removed. According to CNN, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said that the decision was made when a “range of stakeholders” agreed on the decision. Initial plans were for the quote to be… Read more »

Robert Griffin III Doesn’t Have ACL Injury, Could Play Next Week

RG3 ACL Injury

Washington Redskin fans can breath a sigh of relief: Starting quarterback Robert Griffin III does not require major knee surgery. Team doctors have revealed that an MRI on Griffin’s knee shows no signs of an ACL tear. Team spokesman Tony Wyllie ruled out the ACL injury and said Redskins coach Mike Shanahan will provide an… Read more »

Marijuana Now Legal In Washington, Still Illegal To Grow Or Sell

Marijuana sales in Washington

As the count clocked down to midnight in Seattle, Washington on Wednesday night, pot smokers lined the streets around the Space Needle in celebration of a new law that allows them to smoke small amounts of marijuana in public. Washington State and Colorado both recently legalized marijuana, although some hurdles still exist for the legal… Read more »

Mom Arrested For Leaving Children On Side Of I-40 In Idaho

Mom Arrested For Leaving Children On Side Of I-40 In Idaho

Two children were found sitting by the side of Interstate 90 in western Idaho on Tuesday. Officials say that the two young children had been left there by their mother after running out of gas. According to NBC News, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the boys, aged 3 and 6, said… Read more »

Robert Griffin III Will Play Next Sunday Against Minnesota Vikings

Robert Griffin III

Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III (RG3) will likely play next weekend against the Minnesota Vikings. Redskins coach Mike Shanahan sounded optimistic on Monday as he told reporters that his No. 2 NFL draft pick is recovering nicely from his concussion and is expected to play when the Redskins take on the Minnesota Vikings… Read more »

Washington Redskins Ink Deal With Robert Griffin III

Robert Griffin III Signs With Washington Redskins

Heisman trophy winner and No. 2 NFL draft pick Robert Griffin III has signed his deal with the Washington Redskins, a contract worth $21.1 million over four-years. According to insiders the contract has is fully guaranteed with no off-set language. ESPN analyst Andrew Brandt said in a “Football Today podcast this week that “offset language”… Read more »

Caffeine Defense Used in Bus Driver’s Serial Groping Case

caffeine defense

Ever hear of the caffeine defense? Probably not, because “caffeine defense” is probably as absurd sounding to you and I as “Twinkie defense” was when the term first entered into common parlance years ago. But a caffeine defense is making news in a case involving a bus driver accused of “serial groping,” and due to… Read more »

Leon Panetta Talks About Racking Up $860,000 In Airfare

Leon Panetta and 800000 dollars in airfare

When Leon Panetta served in Congress and then under the Clinton administration he paid for his own weekend trips home to seek his wife and kids, now that he is the Pentagon chief however Panetta has racked up almost $900,000 in taxpayer expenses because of those same flights. Since taking over as the secretary of… Read more »