Cousins Gets 140 Texts, Replies to "Like, Two"
Isn't waiting around for a text message the worst? You try to go about your day, but despite your best efforts, you keep thinking about if and/or when your mom/best friend/date from last night will...
View Article30-Year Clyde's Employee Sentenced for Embezzling
A former employee of Clyde's Restaurant will go to jail for embezzling nearly $650,000 from the company. On Wednesday, a judge sentenced 55-year-old Nancy Preston to two years in prison. The judge also...
View ArticleBrowns Preparing for RGIII
In addition to his other-worldly football skills, Robert Griffin III also happens to be an extremely fast healer (he seems like the type of guy who could perform the Mr. Miyagi magic on himself). He...
View ArticlePlundered Cars Left Up on Blocks After Wheel Thefts
Thieves made off with tires and rims from two vehicles overnight -- and they attempted to steal them from two more. A guard at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott, located at 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway...
View ArticleRecession Fuels Texas-California Pipeline
When Steve Murdock sees statistics that show the huge streams of people moving between California and Texas every year, he is reminded of an old country song. “Detroit City” -- with the refrain of "I...
View ArticleO'Malley Meeting NAACP Pres. Over Death Penalty
Earlier this month, Morning Read asked if Gov. Martin O’Malley would once again push to abolish the death penalty this year. Although we still don’t know, it definitely seems to be something on his...
View ArticleDC Man Arrested in "Upskirting" Incident
A D.C. man was arrested after allegedly trying to take "upskirt" photos of a woman in Waldorf, Md., Tuesday. Kevin Edward Harvey, 25, has been charged with second-degree assault, visual surveillance...
View ArticleWoman Killed in Anne Arundel County Fire
A 91-year-old woman died in a fire in Anne Arundel County, Md., Wednesday evening. The homeowners’ teenage son jumped from a second-floor window of the house in the 1300 block of Tenbrook Road in...
View ArticleRGIII Hasn't Had Luck Against Weeden
Robert Griffin III's status for Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns is currently like George Clooney in 2009: it's up in the air. I'm sorry. That was horrible. Anyways, what can't be disputed is...
View ArticleGray Denies "Plan" to Push African-Americans From D.C.
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray dismissed suggestions of an effort to push African-Americans out of the city in response to a recent newspaper column. Ivy City residents in northeast Washington are fighting a...
View ArticleDriver Likely Asleep in Fatal Pedestrian Crash: Cops
A man was killed around 6:30 a.m. Thursday in Fort Washington while walking in the 9200 block of Livingston Road, near Old Foote Road. He has been identified as Terraine Saunders, 46, of Fort...
View ArticleGoogle Maps Returns to iPhone
Driving just got a whole lot easier for Apple lovers. Late Wednesday, Google announced it revamped its map app for the iPhone, which will now do what drivers had hoped it would do on its original – and...
View ArticleDC Lottery Head Pans Wizards
We've all seen the advertisements -- and by "we," I mean those of us who willingly subject ourselves to watching WIzards basketball -- for the WIzards' D.C. Lottery scratch-off ticket. The top cash...
View ArticleNational Children's Museum Opens at National Harbor
Megan McGrath is on the scene as the first visitors check out the brand new museum.
View ArticleVandals Destroy Elaborate Christmas Display
Vandals destroyed a Frederick County family's elaborate Christmas display, racking up more than $1,000 in damage. Erika Gonzalez reports.Photo Credit: NBCWashington.com
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Kwame Brown Blames Critical Tweets on Stolen Phone
Former D.C. councilmember Kwame Brown -- who is currently under house arrest and two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to bank fraud -- retracted some tweets sent Thursday morning....
View ArticleArrest Made in Assault of Teen at Falls Church Library
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the Nov. 7 assault of a teenage girl at a Falls Church Library, authorities announced Thursday. Kevin Lee Porter, of no fixed address, was charged with...
View ArticleDog Missing After Rescue From Egypt
A Germantown couple is searching for the dog they rescued from Egypt after he escaped at Dulles Airport Wednesday. Would-be owner David Scott said the dog was spooked by the noise of the airport and...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney Completes Kwame Brown Investigation
The U.S. Attorney’s Office completed its federal criminal investigation into former D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown’s 2008 campaign and will not bring additional charges. The campaign now will be...
View ArticleD.C. CFO Mum About Lottery Contract at Hearing
Add the D.C. Council to the list of those investigating whether laws were broken in awarding the city's current lottery contract. An explosive hearing Thursday featured a lack of answers from Chief...
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