Prince George's Reorganizing Domestic Violence Unit
Police have officers specially trained to handle domestic violence cases, and following several domestic homicides this year Prince George's County is reorganizing its domestic violence unit. Thursday...
View ArticleMARC Trains to Add Weekend Service
The Maryland-to-D.C. route is about to get a lot easier. MARC is expanding its Baltimore-to-Washington service to seven days a week via the Penn Line. Right now, it’s only available Monday through...
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Chuck Brown Remembered With Sold-Out Show
Crowds packed the Howard Theatre for a sold-out show honoring the life and music of "Godfather of Gogo" Chuck Brown Thursday night. It was the first anniversary of his death from pneumonia at age 75....
View ArticleO'Malley Designates $280M to Purple Line
Gov. Martin O’Malley signed Maryland’s increased gas tax into law Thursday, and announced $1.2 billion of new road and transit projects that would be built with the new revenue. Among the projects:...
View ArticleStrasburg Goes Eight, Wins in Home Town
They say "home is where the heart is." I have no idea who "they" are, but they say it. For San Diego native Stephen Strasburg, home is apparently where the wins are, too. In his first-ever start in his...
View ArticleNew Law to Protect Pregnant Workers in Md.
A Maryland woman who says she lost work because she was pregnant became the voice for a new law protecting mothers in the workplace. Peggy Young stood behind Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley as he signed...
View ArticleI-95 Southbound Shut Down in Stafford Co.
A section of Interstate 95 in Virginia is expected to be shut down at least until noon Friday, authorities say. All southbound lanes are closed near mile marker 133 in Stafford County due to a crash...
View ArticleCause of West Fertilizer Blast Ruled "Undetermined"
Federal and state investigators have ruled the cause of the deadly fire and explosion at a fertlizer facility in West as undetermined. The April 17 explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. killed 15 and...
View ArticlePolice: Twins Shoplifted at Best Buy
A pair of twins from Hyattsville, Md. are accused of shoplifting from a Best Buy in Virginia. Employees working at a Best Buy on Main Street in Fairfax reported two men taking various items from store...
View ArticleFighting Off Flooding in Bloomingdale
Crews are beginning the first phase of a plan to end flooding problems in the neighborhood by installing storm drainage pipes. The entire plan will be complete by 2022.
View ArticleCyclists Hit the Streets for Bike to Work Day
Seasoned cyclists and first-timers met up at stations along their routes for the area's annual Bike to Work Day Friday.
View Article"Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker" Turned in by Barista
Authorities say the internet celebrity known as "Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker" was turned in to Philadelphia police by a coffee barista who recognized him as being a man wanted for murder in New...
View ArticleN.Y. Jets' Goodson Arrested on Drug, Gun Charges: Police
New York Jets running back Mike Goodson was arrested in New Jersey after state police responding to a 911 call found a loaded gun and marijuana in the SUV he was riding in early Friday, authorities...
View ArticlePat Robertson Tells Wife of Cheating Husband that Men Tend to "Wander"
Pat Robertson is at it again. This time, the televangelist dished out marriage advice to a woman who wrote his show asking for guidance on how to forgive her cheating husband. The one-time Republican...
View ArticleAll Eyes on Orb at 138th Preakness Stakes
All eyes will be on Orb Saturday afternoon when the Kentucky Derby champion takes his post at the Preakness Stakes, aiming to win the second leg of the elusive Triple Crown. The colt's resounding...
View ArticleHusband's Body Parts Found in Home of Ex-Wife
Six years after Danny Burroughs went missing from his New Jersey home, investigators say they have found his body parts in the home of his ex-wife, Loretta Burroughs. The remains were found in two...
View ArticleCongressman Pushes Ban on U.S. Abortions After 20 Weeks
An Arizona congressman wants a nationwide ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Republican Rep. Trent Franks had introduced a bill that would ban such procedures only in the District of...
View ArticleMom Accused of Attacking Daughter's Bully
A Philadelphia mom was arrested inside her daughter's school after police say she assaulted an 11-year-old student. Attifa Brown says she was upset her daughter was being bullied at school, but denies...
View ArticleSuspect Charged After Shooting, Climbing Firetruck Naked
A man who police say shot a childhood friend Wednesday, then stripped and climbed a fire truck naked, has been charged with attempted murder and other charges for what police say was a drug-fueled...
View ArticleFBI Ruled Out Foul Play in Connecticut Train Crash
The FBI has ruled out foul play in the investigation behind the cause of Friday night's rush hour train crash in Connecticut that injured 72 people. National Transportation Safety Board officials are...
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