Matt Delaney

3 days ago | washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney

- The Washington Times - A California judge on Friday sentenced a one-time San Diego County “Teacher of the Year” to 30 years behind bars for grooming two of her preteen students and having a sexual relationship with one of the boys.

6 days ago | washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney

The new mayor of Portland, Oregon, defended major spending on the city’s police force while catching flak from residents over the large sum. Presenting his first budget proposal on Wednesday, the mayor, Democrat Keith Wilson, said his $8.5 billion budget proposal, which includes $604 million for public safety services, is meant to “turn the tide” in Portland, which has almost 150 fewer cops than it did five years ago. “We have an unsafe city,” said Mr. Wilson.

6 days ago | washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney

A trucker hauling a large missile through the District was detained Thursday by police right by The Washington Times’ office in Northeast. Metropolitan Police said it dispatched explosives teams to investigate the missile that was on the back of the flatbed trailer hitched to a pickup truck. An officer at the scene told The Times that the driver was pulled over because the missile was only secured by two straps while driving east on New York Avenue Northeast.

1 week ago | washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney

House Speaker Mike Johnson says his chamber will hold a vote “as quickly as possible” to reverse the $1 billion budget cut being federally enforced against the District. Mr. Johnson said this week that efforts to fix the District’s budget are not being pushed off for political reasons but because the GOP-controlled House is consumed by work on President Trump’s budget reconciliation bill.

1 week ago | washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney

President Trump’s desire to reopen long-shuttered Alcatraz prison and cut bonuses for correctional staff became targets Tuesday for Democrats who, like their Republican colleagues, agreed the Bureau of Prisons suffers from crumbling facilities, overworked guards and sinking morale.