After heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded neighborhoods in northern Washington, residents returned to soggy homes caked in mud. Many tried to salvage what they could.
Edward Blum is the president of the American Alliance for Equal Rights, which filed the lawsuit against the Hispanic Scholarship Fund on behalf of two students.
Red ribbons adorned one city, while blue ribbons hung in another town — all to honor the National Guard members who were attacked in Washington this week.
A vigil was held on Friday for Specialist Sarah Beckstrom in Webster Springs, W.Va. Specialist Beckstrom died in a shooting while she was on duty in Washington, D.C.
Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, who died on Thursday, was not initially excited to go to Washington, but had grown to enjoy the city. Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe remained in critical condition on Friday.
The family of one of the West Virginia National Guard members was at her side before she died on Thursday. A man at the other member’s home asked for prayers for his son.
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