81-Year-Old Woman Chases Purse Snatcher
81-year-old Violet Mackiewicz was finishing up mailing a few bills at the Cromwell Post office when a man reached into her car, grabbed her purse and took off. Violet yelled at him, then got out of her...
View ArticleNats, Caps Lead Divisions Simultaneously For First Time
Everything's coming up roses -- or Milhouse, if you prefer -- for Washington's baseball and hockey teams right now. The Nationals are the only undefeated team in baseball after a three-game sweep of...
View ArticleOff-Duty Cop Takes Down TSA Attacker
An off-duty police officer stopped an attack against a TSA officer while he was going through security at the Honolulu International Airport. Justin Rogers, a corporal with the Pinole Police Department...
View ArticleMissing Family on Airboat Ride in Fla. Everglades Found Safe
A family of five from Ohio that went missing after taking an airboat ride was found unharmed on Friday, authorities said. The family of two adults and three children had been missing since 3 p.m....
View ArticleCuccinelli Hires Private Lawyers for Case
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is hiring two private lawyers to defend Virginia in a lawsuit over a $700,000 tax dispute filed by Star Scientific Inc., a company that represents Cuccinelli's lone...
View Article5 Hikers Reported Lost OK, Unaware of Rescue Effort
Five hikers reported lost in Eaton Canyon in Pasadena, Calif., were found safe late Friday morning and unaware a search-and-rescue effort was even in progress. Abby Rodeo, 20, and four other hikers...
View ArticleWeekend Planner: Cherry Blossom Fun
It’s time to box up those coats and boots (finally)! The long-awaited cherry blossoms -- which missed two sets of deadlines this spring -- are projected to reach their peak this weekend. Plenty of...
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City Worker Pens Must-Read Pothole Press Release
You might think working for city government is a thankless, dull job. But as a press release circulated early Friday about potholes illustrates: Working for city government is a non-stop joyriding...
View ArticleCaps' Green Slowly Returning to Form
The Mike Green that we've seen in limited action over the last two-plus injury-plagued seasons is not the Mike Green to whom Capitals fans had grown accustomed. No longer was Green one of the NHL's...
View ArticleMysterious Tiny Door Replaced with Inferior Model
Nothing like whimsy to bring out the best in people — and everyone's worst thoughts about government. A tiny, finely crafted, stained-wood door affixed to a hole in a tree in San Francisco's Golden...
View ArticleRegulator Clears Way for Chevron Refinery
California's workplace safety regulators concluded their review of a Chevron oil refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday morning, clearing the way for the company to resume full production at...
View Article'Morning After' Pill Ruling Stirs Up Debate in DC
A ruling by a federal judge in New York could end the debate over how easy or difficult it should be for teenage girls to get emergency contraception. The ruling on the so-called "morning after" pill...
View ArticlePrinceton Alum Defends Op-Ed Piece Urging Women to Marry
Susan Patton, the Princeton alum whose controversial op-ed piece for The Daily Princetonian has outraged feminists, defended her words Friday and said women need to keep an "open mind." Patton's piece...
View ArticleEllerbe: Changes on the Way for D.C. Fire and EMS
Embattled D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe isn't giving up -- but he is lowering the temperature. Appearing on the WAMU 88.5 Politics Hour on Friday, the chief told host Kojo Nnamdi that he's trying to...
View ArticleCapital Bikeshare Could Set Record This Weekend
The bikeshare business is booming in the D.C. area.Photo Credit: Getty Images
View ArticleMore Anti-Harassment Ads Going Up in Metro
Months after a series of ads aimed at stopping harassment on trains and buses debuted, Metro prepares to launch a new campaign.
View ArticleFlight Attendant Protesting New Knife Policy
A D.C. flight attendant is taking his industry’s concerns over a proposal to allow small knives on planes to a new audience: Passengers. Robert Valenta, chair of the D.C. Flight Attendants Association,...
View ArticleFairfax Co. Teacher Charged With Assault of Student
A Fairfax County teacher has been charged with misdemeanor assault, according to a letter that went home with Annandale High School students Friday. Anne Perry, of Springfield, was hired by Fairfax...
View ArticleSuspect in L.A. Kidnapping Fled to Mexico: LAPD
A parolee suspected of kidnapping a 10-year-old Los Angeles girl was recorded on a border security camera entering Mexico, the Los Angeles Police Department chief said Friday. "Tobias Summers was seen...
View ArticleJudge to Decide Fate of Renoir Stolen in 1951
The woman who says she bought an authentic Renoir painting at a flea market is no longer anonymous. According to the Washington Post, her name is Marcia Fuqua -- and her mother is an art expert. The...
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