Mount Rainier News

Looking for a new adventure? Want your next climb to have an impact on a young person's life? Then check out Summit For Someone , a charity fund raiser sponsored by Backpacker Magazine to assist the Big City ... via The Adventure Blog

ANCHOR: A MARYLAND COMMUNITY IS CONSIDERING A CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSAL THAT WOULD MAKE IT A "SANCTUARY CITY" FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. via WJLA-TV Arlington

Should you decide to visit Mount Rainier, Md., anytime soon, keep your eyes open. via Washington Blade

Douglas M. Duncan, University of Maryland, College Park, vice president of Administrative Affairs and former Montgomery county executive, answers questions at a Gazette editorial board meeting Friday. via Gazette.Net

As the clock above my desk clicks toward 1:20 p.m. tomorrow, I'll be watching. And wondering if the huge weight of responsibility that descended in a Sherman Hospital delivery room at that exact moment 21 years ... via Daily Herald

Wow, there's mountains here? That might be the reaction of those who have moved to the area in the last few months as the Puget Sound region is bathed in only its third sunny day in what seems like ages. via KOMO News

“I'm very pleased; I think this is the beginning”

Doing business with this resort city means having to pledge not to hire illegal immigrants under a new clause in city contracts. via Immigration Watchdog

“While I feel for people wanting to better their lives, coming here illegally and getting the benefits just isn't right”

By Jackie Spinner Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, January 20, 2008; Page C04 The tiny city of Mount Rainier is considering whether to declare itself a sanctuary for illegal immigrants, entering a regional ... via The Washington Post

“You have a reckless councilman, Briones, wanting to make a sanctuary where literally criminal illegal immigrants can walk the city streets.”

Mount Rainier is home to thousands of immigrants, and if city council members get their way, the Prince George's County community will be putting out a welcome mat for more to come. via Washington Examiner

The Wallace Street Journal by David Bond, Editor The Silver Valley Mining Journal Argentine Gold and a Lonely Lady Santa Catalina, Jujuy Province, Argentina - It's a fair hitch up to where we were in the ... via EIN News

“It looks like they just made a left turn at the wrong time. They probably didn't even see the officer there”

Thursday, January 10, 2008; Page B06 PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY Two women were killed and a police officer was seriously injured in Prince George's County yesterday after the officer's cruiser crashed into their ... via The Washington Post

“My mother has never had a speeding ticket”

In Prince George's County, Mount Rainier Police Thursday released the name of the officer at the wheel in that awful collision that killed two elderly women in Largo. via WUSA9.com Washington, DC

“It's too early to tell if the officer did anything wrong”

A Capitol Heights grandmother and her friend were killed Wednesday morning in a collision with a Mount Rainier police cruiser at a busy Prince George's County intersection. via Examiner.com

Mount Rainier could soon become a sanctuary for immigrants by prohibiting city employees from enforcing or cooperating in the enforcement of federal immigration laws or inquiring about an individual's ... via Gazette.Net

Police are investigating a fatal multiple-vehicle crash involving a Mount Rainier police officer in Largo. via Officer.com

Editor's Note: Brian Westbrook is filing for KOMOTV.com from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. via KOMOradio

A Prince George's County man who used a former soldier's identity to obtain credit cards and take out tens of thousands of dollars in loans received a two-year prison sentence in federal court in Baltimore ... via The Baltimore Sun

VASSALLO -- A son, Camden Joseph, to Brian and Michelle Vassallo of Mount Rainier, Md., at 12:36 a.m. July 25 at Wesley Hospital in Washington, D.C. The baby weighed 9 pounds 2 ounces and was 20.25 inches long. via Daily Journal