Your Complete Guide to Black Monday
There are happier ways to start a new year than finding out you're unemployed, but the NFL schedule makes no concessions for the regular calender. The regular season ended on Sunday, which means that...
View ArticleNYC Ushers in 2013
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 1: Fireworks explode at the stroke of midnight in Times Square on January 1, 2013 in New York City. Approximately one million people are expected to ring in the new year in Times...
View ArticleUber To Use Surge Pricing On New Year's Eve
If you're planning to be out and about this evening to celebrate New Year's Eve and thought about using Uber, be prepared to pay the price. The private car company announced last week that it plans on...
View ArticleFamily, Friends Remember Slain Football Player
Family, friends and former classmates are remembering a 19-year-old football player murdered in Fairfax County. Last night, dozens gathered for a vigil at Battlefield High School in Haymarket in memory...
View ArticleRGIII Makes Second Appearance On WWE Raw
Robert Griffin III has certainly become a media darling since bursting onto the NFL scene in April. Everywhere you turn, he's there. Commercials, magazine covers, highlight reels, etc. But last week,...
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USPS Issues Emancipation Proclamation Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation by issuing a limited edition stamp. The stamp was unveiled at the National Archives, where the original...
View ArticleFire Damages Pr. George's Church
A fire caused heavy damage to an Oxon Hill church early Tuesday morning. According to the Prince George's County Fire Department, the First Wesleyan Church of Oxon Hill sustained an estimated $100,000...
View ArticleNew Year Brings Increased Rates on Dulles Toll Road
As the calendar flips 2013, increased toll rates have come into effect for travelers on the Dulles Toll Road. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced the fare increases in November,...
View ArticleLast 'Skins Rookie QB to Start Playoff Game?
Sunday, the Redskins will appear in their first postseason game in five years and host one for the first time in 13, but there is another long-standing record that will be broken at the quarterback...
View Article2 Women Hospitalized After Metrobus Attack
A woman was attacked and stabbed multiple times on board a Metrobus early Tuesday morning. The attack occurred at approximately 2:15 a.m. in the 2200 block of Martin Luther King Avenue, Southeast, on...
View ArticlePrince William Officer Dies in Crash
A Prince William County motorcycle officer died Monday afternoon after a crash with a minivan in Bristow. The officer, Chris Yung, 35, had been with the department for seven years and worked with the...
View ArticleMontgomery Co. Student Suspended For 'Gun' Gesture
A 6-year-old Montgomery County boy was recently suspended from school for making a gun gesture with his thumb and forefinger. Now, his family has retained a lawyer and is fighting back. The boy is a...
View ArticleGoogle Map Provides Window into World's New Year's Resolutions
Google capped its massive year-end Zeitgeist roundup, which catalogued the most-searched items of 2012, with an interactive glimpse at what people around the world were swearing off or resolving to do...
View ArticleArlington County Elects Board Chair
Keeping with county tradition, the Arlington County Board held its first meeting of the year on Jan. 1 and, as expected, unanimously elected J. Walter Tejada to serve as its chairman. Tejada was first...
View ArticleReport: Redskins Considering Shanahan Extension
The playoff-bound Redskins are considering negotiating a contract extension with head coach Mike Shanahan, according to a Washington Post report. Washington wrapped up its first division title since...
View ArticleBroken Water Main Closes SB Wisconsin Ave.
Southbound Wisconsin Avenue is closed due to a broken water main at 5500 Wisconsin Avenue in Friendship Heights. The 8-inch main was shut down at 8:40 p.m., according to WSSC. Not many customers appear...
View ArticleFiscal Cliff Impact: Why Your Taxes Will Rise in 2013
Lawmakers averted the fiscal cliff by raising income taxes on the wealthy, but in this deal everyone's taking a hit. That's because Social Security payroll taxes are going up for all American workers....
View ArticleWater Main Break Slows Traffic
A water main break Wednesday evening caused commuters traffic-induced headaches for much of Thursday. The break occurred on Wisconsin Avenue in Chevy Chase at Dorset Avenue. The 8-inch water main break...
View ArticleRef in Hall Inquest Working Sunday's Game
Remember that time cornerback DeAngelo Hall was thrown out of the Redskins' 27-12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in October for verbally berating an official? Good times. Well, the official in...
View ArticleBolling Mulling An Independent Run in Va.
On the John Frederick’s radio show Wednesday, Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling said he is still “keeping the door open” on an independent gubernatorial run. Bolling—once the early favorite for the...
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