Raw Video: City Beavers Dwelling in San Jose
This is one of only two known habitats where beavers are calling home in the San Francisco Bay Area. There's a mother and two "yearlings" at the beaver lodge, which is very close to the city's downtown.
View ArticleMLB Brawl Breaks Out
SAN DIEGO, CA - APRIL 11: Carlos Quentin #18 of the San Diego Padres slams into Zack Greinke #21 of the Los Angeles Dodgers as he charges the mound during the sixth inning at Petco Park on April 11,...
View ArticleWall Redeems Himself With Better First Pitch
The date was June 17, 2011. Our country was still reeling from Anthony Weiner's resignation, and "Green Lantern" had just started disappointing audiences worldwide. Meanwhile, in Southeast Washington,...
View ArticleA Rainy Friday Cancels D.C. Area's Spring Heat
So much for that early spring heat wave. For Friday's morning commute, you probably needed an umbrella -- and a jacket. About half an inch of rain had fallen on the region by about 10 a.m., said...
View ArticleOfficer Accused of Excessive Force Against 10-Year-Old
A D.C. police officer is accused of slamming a 10-year-old boy's head into a cafeteria table in an elementary school last year. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of the...
View ArticleLouisiana City Bans Saggy Pants
A “saggy pants” crackdown could begin any day now in a Louisiana city. The Terrebonne Parish Council passed an ordinance that prohibits people from wearing pants that hang below the waist in public,...
View ArticleMom of Newtown Victim to Deliver President's Weekly Address
The mother of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre will deliver the president's weekly address this week, the White House said. Francine Wheeler, whose 6-year-old son, Ben, was...
View ArticleObama Tax Return: President's Income Down 23 Percent
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama released their federal income tax returns for 2012 (.pdf) on Friday, and the First Wallet took a bit of a hit: the Obama's adjusted gross income was...
View ArticleTrain Operator Caught Using Phone; No Longer Works at Metro
Metro says a train operator who was caught using a cell phone while behind the controls is no longer employed with the transit agency. "We identified the person in the photo. His employment with WMATA...
View ArticleSleeping Woman Groped on Miami-to-D.C. Flight
A Virginia man has been arrested and charged for allegedly groping a sleeping woman on a flight from Miami to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. According to an affidavit by an investigating FBI agent,...
View ArticleWhere to Find Tax Day Discounts
Americans have until 11:59 p.m. Monday to file their taxes with the Internal Revenue Service or request an extension. While procastinators may be busy with last-minute scrambling, the vast majority of...
View ArticleJuvenile Charged With Brandishing Weapon at Middle School
A 14-year-old student has been charged with brandishing a weapon on school property and possession of a firearm or other weapon on school property after he fired an air-soft gun multiple times outside...
View ArticleChicago Teen Gets 32 Years in Woman's Shoving Death
A Chicago teen pleaded guilty Friday to the 2011 shoving death of a 68-year-old church deacon at a "L" train stop and was sentenced to 32 years in prison. Prince Watson, 17, was charged with murder and...
View ArticleQuick Bites: Old Angler's Inn
Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema checks on how Old Angler's Inn in Potomac, which opened in 1860, is keeping up with the times.
View ArticleBody Found Floating in Tidal Basin ID'd as Missing Man
A body found floating in the Tidal Basin Thursday was identified as tech engineer Sarath Kumar Potharaju, Potharaju's family confirmed to News4's Pat Collins. Potharaju died of drowning, the family...
View ArticleD.C. Man Pleads Guilty in Deli Owner's Death
A D.C. man pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder while armed in the June 2012 death of the owner of a Northeast deli. Steven Williams, 46, took a plea deal in which the government will ask for...
View ArticleSleeping Woman Groped on Miami-to-D.C. Flight
A Virginia man allegedly groped a sleeping woman on a flight from Miami to Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday. According to an affidavit by an investigating FBI agent, Saurabh Agarwal, of...
View ArticleThis Weekend: Cherry Blossom Parade and Japanese Street Festival
Cherry Blossom festivities are in full effect this weekend with the National Cherry Blossom Parade and the Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival going on downtown. The televised 2013 National Cherry...
View ArticleD.C. Special Election Recalls "The Plan"
With only one African-American candidate from a major party in D.C.'s special election for an at-large council seat, some recall the so-called "Plan" in the 1960s and '70s to turn D.C. from a majority...
View ArticleEx-Judge's Home Searched After Killing of Texas DA, Wife
The home of a former Kaufman County, Texas, judge who says he was questioned by agents just hours after the district attorney and his wife were shot to death last month was searched Friday afternoon....
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