Ben Dennis

1 week ago | dcnewsnow.com | Ben Dennis

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A man was sentenced on several charges Wednesday in connection with a string of public sex acts caught on camera last fall, marking an end to a bizarre story that prompted safety concerns near a Northwest high school. Anthony Roget Hines II was sentenced in DC Superior Court after pleading guilty to five counts of lewd, indecent, or obscene acts and four counts of unlawful entry of private property.

2 weeks ago | dcnewsnow.com | Ben Dennis

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Local 25, a union representing restaurant workers, said several recent votes to unionize service staff have not been recognized by owners of several popular eateries in D.C.“No union contract“ was the message plastered on picket line signs outside the recently reopened The Occidental restaurant at the famed Willard Hotel on Thursday.

3 weeks ago | dcnewsnow.com | Ben Dennis

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — President Donald Trump once again lamented changing the Washington Commanders’ team name Wednesday, even after new team majority owner Josh Harris suggested the current name will remain. During an unrelated executive order-signing event in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump referred to the former team name as “superior,” while discussing the changing of sports team names related to Native Americans.

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Ben Dennis

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — President Donald Trump once again lamented changing the Washington Commanders’ team name Wednesday, even after new team majority owner Josh Harris suggested the current name will remain. AdvertisementDuring an unrelated executive order-signing event in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump referred to the former team name as “superior,” while discussing the changing of sports team names related to Native Americans.

1 month ago | dcnewsnow.com | Ben Dennis

ARLINGTON, Va. (DC News Now) — An already congested traffic corridor and the affordability of a historically Black neighborhood were among concerns brought to Arlington’s Board of Supervisors Wednesday night. Residents gave feedback to officials considering a land-use proposal that could welcome an eight-story apartment building. The board was scheduled to consider changing the land-use on 24th Road S and South Glebe Road.