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Posts Tagged ‘local news’

Sinister Chalk Vandal Is Loose In DC Parks

Friday, February 8th, 2008

But what does it MEAN?A mysterious ninja-type figure was recently seen running along Rock Creek between Woodley Park and Montrose Park, throwing “an azure-colored granular material” on the ground. Sometimes there seemed to be a pattern to this ninja’s artful splatters as they formed “X”s and “O”s. Was this some urban form of crop circles? A summons to ancient Mayan gods? Anthrax? MORE »


Bathrooms of the Media Elite

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Local News Metaphor of the Day

Monday, August 14th, 2006

electricsix.jpgIt comes to us courtesy of NBC4. In a routine story about that evergreen local news topic, fires during weddings, reporter Michael Flynn gets a little poetic: MORE »


McKinney Update: Fisticuffs!

Wednesday, August 9th, 2006

Hank Johnson may have won more “votes”, but Cynthia McKinney knows how to get more press, because if you get into an altercation with the media, you can pretty much guarantee that they’re going to report on it. Take notes, Mr. Johnson, take notes. MORE »


NATIONAL SECURITY OUTRAGE! TRAVEL PLANS IN TRASH!

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

We kinda love everything about this story from channel 9 last night. The immediate invocation of Osama bin Laden (complete with the hilarious image of him rooting through the White House trash), the ex-con garbage man doing his “civic duty,” the outrage and shock from the anchors, it’s classic local news. And it even features a brief, wordless cameo appearance from Ms. Katherine Harris. Enjoy. MORE »


Ladies and Gentlemen, Condicise

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

Your Secretary of State: MORE »


CBS Quickly Booked Kissinger and Haig in a Free-Throw Contest

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

condisweats.jpgDear DC residents with Tivo, MORE »


It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Stupidity

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

Hard-hitting local news “Live at 5″ turns the heavy ammunition of “team coverage” on the most important news of the day: The heat.


The Only Place Hotter Is My Pants-1
We don’t have the transcript on us, but we think it went something like this: MORE »