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Sinus Balloon Brings Relief In Minutes

Submitted by WUSA9 Web Staff
Saturday, May 18th, 2013, 6:31pm

WASHINGTON (WUSA 9) -- About 35 million Americans have chronic sinus problems, and they often get worse in the midst of bad allergy season like the one we're in right now. 

Chronic sinusitis can cause intense pain and pressure, as well as repeated infections because the sinus cavities don't drain properly.

Diane Sevier describes it this way, "It actually hurts, my head hurts, my jaws hurt, I'm just sick."  That is why she has come to see Dr. Michael Abidin, an ear, nose and throat specialist in Alexandria.

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The Independent Collection Maps a New Course for Destination Travel

Submitted by Sherry Moeller
Friday, May 17th, 2013, 4:16pm
The Independent Collection Maps a New Course for Destination Travel

Neighborhood collaborations make the getaway experience one to savor

City scenes and insider information greet guests who visit The Independent Collection’s new in-the-know websites, http://independentcollection.com. The recently relaunched sites are for a select group of hotels located in unique urban neighborhoods along the East Coast, all part of The Independent Collection. The Independent Collection, a growing collection of intimate lifestyle hotels managed by HHM, maps a course of travel for its guests that make the entire experience one to remember.

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Former Prescription Drug Abuser Warns Parents About Addiction

Submitted by WUSA9 Web Staff
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 6:59pm

ANNANDALE, Va.  (WUSA) - "I went into my parent's medicine cabinet and took a bottle of Percocet," described Caitlin Acosta, 24, about the first time she thought about taking drugs. She was 12 years old.

"I just remember the principal saying, this is bad, really bad," said Acosta who was charged with a felony for narcotics possession and suspended from school for two weeks.

"I started smoking pot in the 7th grade. And drinking," Acosta explained. She said that after she got in trouble, her self-esteem and self-worth fell. Her friends dropped away and she started hanging out with the "bad kids."

Acosta is a resident of Falls Church and a graduate of George Mason High School, where her alcohol and drug additions only got worse. She was a cheerleader in high school, but kept on smoking marijuana. Then she started selling her prescription Adderall.

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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY SUPERVISOR TO WALK 30 MILES TO RAISE $30,000 FOR COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS

Submitted by Asha Sedalia Bruot, ASHA Public Relations, LLC
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 11:40am
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY SUPERVISOR TO WALK 30 MILES TO RAISE $30,000 FOR COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS

 

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Emotional Bill Gates recalls last visit with Steve Jobs

Submitted by WUSA9 Web Staff
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 4:07pm

(USA TODAY) --- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates seemingly holds back tears when discussing his final visit with rival Steve Jobs before the Apple co-founder's passing in 2011.

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COMING MONDAY: Watch WUSA9 at 11 p.m. To Win A Vespa

Submitted by WUSA9 Web Staff
Saturday, May 11th, 2013, 5:36am

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- The day is soon approaching, when you can enter for your chance to win one of two Vespas from WUSA9 and www.TeamAfrica.com. 

Just Watch WUSA9 at 11 p.m., beginning Monday, May 13, until May 29, and listen for the secret word. 

Then go to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/wusa9) and enter the secret word in the "Win A Vespa" tab. 

You can enter once a day, per Facebook account. 

This is also a great chance for you to be a part of the wonder foundation that is www.teamafrica.com. That's a charity that has already helped build 11 schools in Zimbabwe, Africa. 

Mark your calendar and join the Fun!!!

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Fatal Calif. pit bull attack probed as possible homicide

Submitted by WUSA9 Web Staff
Friday, May 10th, 2013, 7:16pm

(USA TODAY) -- Los Angeles authorities are investigating whether several pit bulls seized from a man suspected of growing marijuana in his home were responsible for attacking and killing a 63-year-old woman on her morning walk Thursday.

The victim was identified Friday as Pamela Maria Devitt, of Littlerock, a high-desert community about 65 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the Antelope Valley. She died in an ambulance on the way to a local hospital.

The dogs dragged Devitt 50 yards, "scalped" her and ripped off one arm, a spokesman for county Supervisor Michael Antonovich told KCAL-TV.

The fatal attack is being investigated as a possible homicide.

Alex Jackson, 29, was arrested on suspicion of cultivating marijuana at the house where the dogs were seized. He is a "person of interest" in Devitt's death, said sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore.

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