Archive for September, 2007

Driving Text Messages
September 28, 2007

Today on News4 at 4 we showed a story about a new technology that allows people to text while driving more safely.

Time after time when I’m driving on the Beltway or on I-270, I always see people texting while they’re driving, myself included upon occasion… And while I know it’s not [...]

Meager Showers But Hope For Fall Planting
September 27, 2007

A cool front is moving into West Virginia and producing showers and thunderstorms ahead. Some of those showers and thunderstorms will move into the metro area later tonight and some may linger into the eastern areas early Friday. Unfortunately, there is a slight chance of a little rain. Most spots will receive .10″ rainfall [...]

Jena 6
September 27, 2007

This afternoon, the prosecutor in the “Jena 6″ case is expected to announce that 17-year-old Mychal Bell will be re-tried as a juvenile. Bell is one of six black teens arrested in December in the beating of a white classmate, the only one to be tried. He was convicted in adult court of [...]

Senator Craig: Too Little, Too Late
September 26, 2007

How many people get to plead guilty of a crime and then renege? The answer: no one.
But that’s what Sen. Larry Craig is trying to do. The Idaho politician and his lawyers are trying to take back Craig’s guilty plea to lewd conduct in a Minneapolis airport bathroom. They’re arguing that Craig should have first [...]

Coming Up: More On Iran Leader’s Diplomatic(?) Trip
September 25, 2007

They may not have gays in Iran, but do they have PR consultants? Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s trip to the United States has not been the most successful, even though he says the goal is to promote peace. Ironically, his good intentions seem to have only weakened his relationship with some Americans.
Yesterday, while delivering a [...]