D.C. Council Candidates Debate Gentrification's Impact
Early voting in a special election to fill an at-large D.C. Council seat began Monday, and the six candidates in the field clashed in a debate over the impact of gentrification and the city's declining...
View ArticleLive-Tweeting Breakfast With the Mayor
Once a month, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has a working breakfast meeting with members of the D.C. Council. It's an opportunity for the mayor to brief councilmembers on new legislation he is proposing and...
View ArticleLouisville Takes NCAA Title in Thriller
The Louisville Cardinals entered the NCAA Tournament as the best team in the country and they're exiting it the same way. Louisville came back from 12 points down in the first half and became NCAA...
View ArticleHarper, Johnson Receive Ceremonial Resolution From DC Council
Tuesday, the D.C. Council presented Nationals manager Davey Johnson and outfielder Bryce Harper with a ceremonial resolution. From what I've surmised, it's a way to honor and recognize someone for...
View ArticleBudget Woes Ground Blue Angels
The Blue Angels' wings have been pinned to the ground this year due to budget concerns. NBC News has learned all of the performances of the U.S. Navy’s elite flight demo squad for the rest of the year...
View ArticleMan Gets 32 Years in Death of Latisha Frazier
A D.C. man was sentenced Tuesday to 32 years in prison for the kidnapping and murder of an 18-year-old whose body was never found. Brian Gaither, 25, of Southeast, pleaded guilty in November to the...
View ArticleBill Clinton Sends His First Tweet
Former President Bill Clinton sent out his first tweet over the weekend with a little help from Stephen Colbert. The talk show host helped Clinton set up his Twitter account on Monday's "Colbert...
View ArticleBudget Woes Ground Blue Angels
The Blue Angels' wings have been pinned to the ground this year due to budget concerns. NBC News has learned all of the performances of the U.S. Navy’s elite flight demo squad for the rest of the year...
View Article4 Years Later, Injured Firefighter Looks Toward Future
It's been four years since Prince George's County firefighter Daniel McGown almost lost his life fighting a fire. Now he's talking about his recovery and reflecting on the challenge still ahead....
View ArticleNat'l Spelling Bee Adds Vocab Questions
For the first time in 86 years, contestants in the Scripps National Spelling Bee will be asked a question their predecessors have never faced: What does it mean? Bee organizers announced Tuesday the...
View ArticleNORAD Plans Flyover Overnight
The North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Continental United States NORAD Region will conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 13-07a here in the District overnight. The flyover is scheduled to take...
View ArticleSandy Hook Victim's Daughter Calls Out Senators
The daughter of the school principal killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre called out U.S. senators who are threatening a filibuster on gun control for failing to take her phone calls, and Gov....
View ArticleBillions Going to Borrowers
Billions of dollars will be paid to millions of homeowners who were in the process of foreclosure. The Federal Reserve announced Tuesday $3.6 billion in payments to borrowers following The Independent...
View ArticleBoy, 6, Dies After Being Shot in Head by Neighbor, 4
A 6-year-old New Jersey boy has died after being shot in the head with a rifle by his 4-year-old neighbor, a law enforcement source says. Brandon Holt died at Jersey Shore Medical Center, where he was...
View ArticlePolice Search for CVS Robber
Police in Manassas City are looking for a man they say robbed a CVS and then got away on a bicycle. The man went into the CVS Pharmacy at 9200 Centreville Road abound 12:35 a.m. Sunday, police said. He...
View ArticleClimate Change Could Hurt Winemaking, Wildlife
Climate change could dampen spirits. Literally. That's according to a new worldwide analysis of global warming on wine production, which appeared this week in the journal Proceedings of the National...
View ArticleWall of Controversy Along Adams Mill Road
Improvements to a major intersection near the National Zoo have neighbors furious. They say the work along Adams Mill Road on the edge of Rock Creek Park started as a minor project but turned into a...
View ArticleRobin Kelly Easily Wins Illinois Congressional Race for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s...
Robin Kelly will head to Washington, D.C. this week to become the next congresswoman from Illinois. With 92 percent of precincts reporting as of 9 p.m.., Kelly had earned 72 percent of the vote,...
View ArticleMan Shot by Police in Fairfax County
Police shot a man in Fairfax County Tuesday afternoon. Police went to the 6600 block of Thurlton Drive in the Kingstowne area of the county after getting a report about a suicidal person about 4 p.m....
View ArticleWarning to COG: Back Off Gun Control Support
On the eve of what could be a decisive day for the future of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, three more jurisdictions are asking the council to back away from its recent endorsement...
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