Jeanette Der Bedrosian

425 days ago -  A former supervisor for the U.S. Agency for International Development was sentenced Friday to four years and three months in prison for sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy while working in Ukraine, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

426 days ago - Hezekiah Williams III, a freshman at McKinley Technology High School in the District, received a bronze medal (third place) in the Senior Engineering Division at the International Sustainable World Project Olympiad in Houston last weekend. Williams was chosen to attend the Olympiad after winning second place in this year’s citywide science fair. His project compares gasoline and diesel as fuel, focusing on differences in the time it takes each to boil, amount needed and environmental impact of its use.

432 days ago - Health professionals and District residents on Friday urged the D.C. Council to back proposed legislation that would ensure all D.C. residents have health insurance.

448 days ago - Theresa Travis, a blind D.C. resident who has spent much of her life advocating for people with disabilities, will walk down the aisle at today’s papal Mass as one of the service’s gift bearers.

453 days ago - Pope Benedict XVI will arrive in Washington, D.C., in three days for the first papal visit to the area in 28 years, and local Catholic educators and students are gearing up for a papal agenda that will focus in part on education.

462 days ago - Mayor Adrian Fenty announced Wednesday the administration’s strategy for decreasing chronic homelessness and creating permanent housing with support services such as counseling and employment assistance.

467 days ago - Crowds are expected to flood the District this weekend with the National Cherry Blossom Festival, the Smithsonian Kite Festival, the National Marathon and Nationals Opening Day all scheduled to take place over the two-day span.

482 days ago - Dorcas Adkins is the safety education program director for the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. As a bicycling instructor certified by the League of American Bicyclists, Adkins is the leader of several safety programs for both children and adults, including the organization’s Confident City Cycling classes. Adkins is a retired manufacturer of garden fountains and a lifelong biking enthusiast.