McAuliffe, Cuccinelli Share Stage at Forum
The candidates in Virginia's rough-edged race for governor shared a stage Thursday, taking questions separately from business leaders within northern Virginia's wealthy and influential high-technology...
View ArticleMayor Gray to Sign Food Trucks Bill
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray plans to sign a recently approved bill governing the growing food trucks industry, Pedro Ribeiro, the mayor's director of communications, confirmed Thursday. Council members...
View ArticleCalhoun Pleads Guilty to Making False Campaign Contributions
An accounting firm executive pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor for making false campaign contributions and accepting reimbursements for them. According to court documents, Lee A. Calhoun made...
View ArticleWoman Missing From Frederick, Md.
Authorities are searching for a woman who went missing from Frederick County. Teresa Lentz, 49, was reported missing by her daughter shortly after 9:45 p.m. Wednesday. Lentz's daughter called 911 to...
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Bear Spotted for Third Day in a Row in Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg police are still searching for a black bear seen wandering residential streets this week. The bear was first seen Tuesday in the area of Middlebrook Road and Frederick Road in Germantown...
View ArticleSeveral Homes Evacuated After Germantown Gas Line Break
Homes in one Germantown, Md., neighborhood are being evacuated due to a gas line break. A contractor working in the area of Scenery Drive and Brandermill Drive struck the 8" gas line Thursday morning,...
View ArticleSale of Crib Bumper Pads Banned in Maryland
Maryland will be the first state to ban the sale of crib bumper pads statewide beginning Friday. Crib bumper pads offer no benefit but pose potentially serious risks to infants, including suffocation...
View ArticlePolice Investigate String of Indecent Exposure Cases
Officials in Fairfax County are working to identify a man they say could be responsible for three separate indecent exposure incidents this month in Culmore. According to police, a man reportedly...
View ArticleMontgomery County Sheriff's Deputy's Cruiser Overturns
A Montgomery County sheriff’s deputy was briefly trapped in his overturned cruiser Thursday afternoon. The deputy crashed before 4 p.m. on Woodfield Road near Brink Road in Laytonsville, Md. An...
View ArticleThree Men Arrested in More Than 80 Copper Thefts
Three Landover, Md. men have been arrested in connection with more than 80 copper thefts in Prince George's County this month that caused nearly $1 million in damages. Police say Sean Sibley, 21, Marco...
View ArticleVirginia Foresters: Cicada Outbreak Damaging Trees
Virginia forestry officials report widespread damage to oaks and other trees from this year's arrival of cicadas. The damage is the result of cicada females laying eggs in the thin-barked outer...
View ArticlePolice: Teen Fires Handgun at Would-Be Attackers, Arrested
Police say a 17-year-old boy has been arrested for shooting at a group of fellow teens who approached him in an attempt to rob him. According to the Mason Police District in Fairfax County, a group of...
View ArticleJP's to Reopen in Glover Park Friday
JP's, a Glover Park strip club that's been closed for more than five years -- and that some neighbors had hoped would stay closed -- says it will reopen for business Friday at 5 p.m. An attorney for...
View ArticleAFI Documentary Film Festival Returns
More than 53 films representing 30 countries will be featured at theaters all across the metropolitan area now until June 23. For only $13 you can see documentaries directed by local filmmakers....
View ArticleDevelopment in Prince George's Could Rival Tyson's Corner
A $500 million mixed-use development in Laurel, Md. could rival Tyson's Corner in Virginia once completed. The Brick Yard development is located on Muirkirk Road between Laurel and Beltsville. Konterra...
View ArticleCandidates for Va. Governor Address Transportation
Business leaders questioned candidates for Virginia governor at a forum in Reston. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey says transportation was one topic for concern.
View ArticleTask Force Makes Final Recommendations on School Safety
Exactly six months after its inception, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's School and Campus Safety Task Force met to submit its final recommendations Thursday. The task force is made up of politicians,...
View ArticleMen Wanted in Montgomery Co. Bank Robberies
Police need the public's help in identifying two men they say are responsible for robbing two Montgomery County banks this month. According to Montgomery County Police, crews responded to a bank...
View Article400 Students Tested for Tuberculosis at Va. School
Over 400 people will be tested starting Friday for tuberculosis after being in contact with a person carrying the disease at Lee High School in Fairfax County, Va. The Fairfax County Health Department...
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Panhandlers Charged in Fatal Hollywood Stabbing
Three transients were charged Thursday in the murder of a woman who prosecutors say was stabbed to death near a busy Hollywood intersection because she refused to give them $1 after taking their...
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