Busy Day Meets Heat on Metro
With the cherry blossoms blooming, an immigration rally, and Nats and Wizards games tonight, lots of people are using Metro to get around, and some riders are having a hard time keeping cools,...
View ArticleLaurel Police Deploy Speed Camera Decoys
Authorities deployed fake speed cameras in Laurel, Md., Wednesday, hoping they can deter speeding, too. The fakes look like every other mobile speed camera in Laurel, complete with police logo and...
View ArticleFairfax Co. School Board Picks Superintendent From Texas
The Fairfax County School Board selected Lubbock, Texas, Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Karen Garza as its preferred candidate for superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools,...
View ArticleWATCH: College Students Catch Great White Shark
Four college baseball players from Georgia made out with a bigger catch than expected during a fishing trip in South Florida. The men caught a rare great white shark less than a mile and a half off the...
View ArticlePolice Search for Man Who Shot Dog in Face
Police are looking for a man who shot a dog in the face and left it for dead in a New Haven, Conn., park. A witness called police around 8:30 a.m. Sunday after watching the events unfold, according to...
View ArticleNewtown Residents Hope to Inspire Lawmakers to Take Action
Residents of Newtown have been out in front of town hall since noon on Wednesday, reading more than 3,300 names of those lost to gun violence all over the country since December 14. They hope it will...
View ArticleTrumps Discuss Old Post Office Plans
A year after Donald Trump won the right to turn the Old Post Office in downtown Washington into a luxury hotel, details on how to maintain the history of the 1890s building remain in negotiations. The...
View ArticleBullies Shoot 8th Grade Student with BB Gun in Classroom, Victim Says
Los Angeles school district police plan to investigate a shooting incident at a middle school where a BB gun injured a 13-year-old student. Solomon Harris, an eighth grade student at Curtiss Middle...
View ArticleMan Tries to Saw Arms Off at Home Depot, Saved by Firefighter
A man found in a pool of blood at a home improvement store in Southern California after he purposefully attempted to cut his arms with handsaws remained in critical condition Thursday morning,...
View ArticleNats Game Starts Late After Umps Get Stuck in Traffic
We in Washington have the distinct pleasure of having the worst traffic in the country. And by "distinct pleasure," I mean the complete opposite of that. Wednesday, our snarled roadways actually kept...
View ArticleGoat's Head Delivered to Wrigley Field
The head of a goat was delivered to Chicago's Wrigley Field on Wednesday afternoon, officials confirmed. The "intimidating package," as reported by Cubs officials, was found at about 2:30 p.m. outside...
View ArticleWheaton Costco Opens, But Gas Pump Fight Continues
The Wheaton Costco is open and packed with shoppers, but there's still no end to the fight over gas pumps. At Wednesday's grand opening, some customers supported the store's plan to sell gas, but a...
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Birthday Teen Hit in Chest by Softball Dies
A California high school student who had just turned 16 years old on Wednesday died after being hit in the chest with a softball during a physical education class, officials confirmed. The teen --...
View ArticleLewis, Webster Disagree on Heat's Playoff Chances
The "Miami Heat" were in town Wednesday to face the Wizards as the NBA regular-season comes to a close. The reason why I use quotation marks is because it wasn't really the Heat, since there was no...
View ArticleAM Read: So Much O'Malley 2016 Talk
The Maryland legislative session has officially concluded, and talks of Gov. O’Malley in 2016 have subsequently reached a new high. On Thursday, Politico became the latest publication to have a long...
View ArticleMd. Lawmakers Want FBI HQ in Pr. George's
Maryland's entire congressional delegation voiced its support Thursday for a new FBI headquarters in Prince George's County. Led by Sen. Ben Cardin, the group said in a press release that Prince...
View ArticleWoodbridge Teacher Arrested for Assault
A teacher at Fred Lynn Middle School in Woodbridge, Va. was arrested on assault charges Wednesday. Police said 61-year-old Curtis Craig Smith was charged after a 13-year-old male student accused Smith...
View Article2 Killed, Dozens Injured in Bus Rollover Near Dallas
Two people were killed and more than three dozen were injured when a private charter bus overturned on a highway outside Dallas on Thursday morning. The bus was headed to Choctaw Casino Resort in...
View ArticleWoman $20K Richer After 1st Night of Md. Table Games
With an arrival heralded by an event called the March of the Dealers, followed by a ceremonial roll of the dice, Maryland Live! got ready to raise the stakes with table games. At 12:01 a.m. Thursday,...
View ArticleOvechkin Slows Down as He Heats Up
Throughout his eight seasons in the NHL, Alex Ovechkin has known only one speed: Go. From his matte blue Mercedes-Benz SL65 to his reckless abandon on the ice, the Capitals captain is built for speed,...
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