Sandy Hook School Decision on Hold
The group tasked with deciding the future home of Sandy Hook Elementary School will not have a decision Friday night. The school could end up in one of two locations in Newtown, Conn. One option is to...
View ArticleFriends of Slain Stafford Frustrated About Lack of Charges
A chilling 911 call came from a home in rural Stafford County the afternoon of April 19. "Hey, can you get an ambulance, a deputy over to 59 Alderwood Drive?" the caller asked. "Fifty-nine what?" the...
View ArticlePrince George's Residents Upset With Schools Takeover Law
A controversial bill giving Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker the power to make major decisions about how the school district is run has residents pretty upset. Prince George's County...
View ArticleSchool Holds Health & Wellness Expo in Memory of Slain Student
The mother of slain Flowers High School student Amber Stanley attended a health and wellness expo held in her daughter's memory. News4's Darcy Spencer reports.
View ArticleForum Addresses Troubling Trend of Teen Sex Trade
This week's investigation of possible human trafficking at a Saudi-owned home in northern Virginia put the spotlight on human trafficking crimes, and police say most cases involve teens and sex....
View ArticleAsian-American Small Business Owners Hope Marketplace Fairness Act Helps
Dozens of Asian-American small business owners got the chance to speak out on two big issues Friday: Immigration reform and fairness in the marketplace. Vicki Tu is not afraid of hard work. "I love my...
View ArticlePostal Worker Raped During Her Break
Montgomery County police are investigating the rape of a postal worker in Silver Spring, Md., Thursday afternoon. A man approached the 21-year-old woman about 2:30 p.m. as she walked back to the...
View ArticleBlogging About Blocked L Street Bike Lane
Urban planner Jay Corbalis enjoys commuting on his bike, so the opening of the eastbound bike lane on L Street NW downtown a few months ago made him happy. But he’s not so happy now. All sorts of...
View ArticlePit Bull Saves N.Y. Woman from House Fire
A pit bull saved a woman from a fire in her home in New York on Friday, barking to alert her as the flames began to spread from the front to the back of the house. Jackie Bonasera said she was drying...
View ArticleMassive Food Fight at Fla. High School Ends with Student's Arrest
A student was arrested after a food fight escalated at Cypress Bay High School in the South Florida suburb of Weston, according to authorities. A 17-year-old was arrested on one charge of battery and...
View ArticleMcDonnell Endorses Springfield Site for New FBI Headquarters
The governor of Virginia endorsed a Fairfax County site as the best place to build the new FBI headquarters. Gov. Bob McDonnell supports building on the General Services Administration warehouse...
View ArticleSequester Leads to National Arboretum Entrance Fee
Taking a trip to the National Arboretum in Northeast will cost money because of sequester-related budget cuts. Park officials decided to start charging an entrance fee. They've also decided to close...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines Celebrates 80 Years of Flight Attendants
Friday is a very special day for American Airlines. Eighty years ago today, on May 3, 1933, the first four American Airlines stewardesses graduated from training and headed out on their first flight....
View ArticleEscaped Mental Health Patient Obsessed with Sandy Hook: Police
A man who has threatened young children and is obsessed by the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School escaped from a mental health facility in Orange County, California, Friday, and police were...
View Article2 Horses Found Dead in Field at Va. Farm
Police in Prince William County are investigating what they say are "suspicious circumstances" surrounding the deaths of two horses in Nokesville. The two horses were found in a field at Four Winds...
View Article8 Robberies Reported in D.C. Overnight
D.C. Police have reported eight robberies that took place in various parts of the District Friday night into Saturday morning. According to the Department's official Twitter account, the robberies took...
View ArticleGWU Students Report Suspicious Vehicle
D.C. and George Washington University Police are looking for a driver seen following female students around the Foggy Bottom campus during evening and early morning hours. Friday morning, GWPD sent a...
View ArticlePolice Search for Man Leaving Wheaton Crash Scene
Police are looking for a man who they say left the scene of a multi-car crash in Montgomery County. The crash happened near Leisure World at the intersection of Norbeck Road and Firestone Drive in...
View ArticleWoman Shot and Killed in Howard County
Howard County Police are investigating the death of a woman who was shot multiple times and found in a car Saturday morning. Police discovered the body of 47-year-old Deborah Castellano at around 9...
View ArticleMissing 11-Year-Old Found in Loudoun County
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office has located a missing 11-year-old boy. Investigators say that Andrew Hyde was found a short distance from his home on Gallop Lane north of Purcellville Saturday and...
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