Howard University Student Remembered at Vigil
A 22-year-old Howard University student shot and killed during an attempted robbery Thursday night was remembered by his classmates Friday evening. Omar Sykes, 22, and another student were walking in...
View ArticleMassive Key Lime Pie Created in Key West
Revelers at Key West's Key Lime Festival are hoping a massive Key Lime Pie is big enough for the record books. The gargantuan pie, which measured 8-feet, 1-inch in diameter, was unveiled Thursday at...
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Spectators Run for Cover in Fireworks Explosion
Fourth of July celebrants were injured Thursday night when fireworks exploded into a crowd at a Southern California park after what authorities said is likely an accident involving one of the launching...
View ArticleBullet Fired in the Air Kills Boy, 7, in Chesterfield
Chesterfield County police say a 7-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head by someone who apparently fired a gun into the air at a Fourth of July celebration near Richmond. The Richmond...
View ArticleMetro This Weekend: Blue and Orange Line Changes
Only Metro's Blue and Orange lines will be affected by track work this weekend. On the Orange Line, buses will replace trains between Stadium-Armory and Cheverly. Trains will run every 15 minutes (as...
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Video: Fireworks Were "Aiming at Us"
Cheers and celebration turned to screams and confusion at the start of a Simi Valley fireworks show Thursday night as spectators realized something had gone wrong, igniting a ground-level explosion...
View ArticleMother, 6-Year-Old Daughter Drown in Va. Lake
A mother and daughter who drowned in Lake Montclair Thursday night have been identified. Police said the bodies of Grace Darlene Shields, 40, and Raina Alexandra Shields, 6, were pulled from the lake...
View ArticleDump Truck Overturns on Woodrow Wilson Bridge
A dump truck overturned Friday afternoon, closing lanes and causing significant delays. The truck overturned just before 3 p.m. on the Woodrow Wilson memorial Bridge in Prince George's County, Md...
View ArticleLighting Ceremony for Washington Monument Held Monday
A lighting ceremony for the Washington Monument is scheduled for Monday evening by the National Park Service. The monument is under construction and is slated to reopen Spring 2014. A blue-gray "scrim"...
View ArticleHoward Co. Officer Indicted in Off-Duty Assault
A 7-year veteran of the Howard County, Md. Police Department has been indicted in a March 2013 assault during which he was off-duty. According to a statement from Police Chief William McMahon, Lawrence...
View Article1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Up For Sale
Apartments are going up at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but your housemates definitely won't be the Obamas. A developer petitioned the D.C. government to acquire the 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Southeast...
View Article8-Month-Old Child Left in Car Dies
An 8-month-old child is dead after his mother allegedly accidentally left him in a hot car all day while she was at work. According to police, the Virginia woman drove to work in Arlington, forgetting...
View ArticleArrest Made in Capitol Street SE Homicide
A 21-year-old Northeast man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of Wuentin Lavar White June 22 on East Capitol Street SE. Police were dispatched to the 3500 block of East Capitol...
View ArticleBay Bridge, Other Md. Tolls Increase
Starting earlier this week, tolls to cross the Bay Bridge increased to $6, leaving some drivers with sticker shock. Maryland resident Nancy Schrum has lived on Kent Island since 1972. She goes across...
View ArticleMobile Home Fire Displaces Family, Injures Firefighter
A North Laurel, Md. mobile home was deemed uninhabitable after a fire Friday, displacing six of its residents, including two infants. According to Howard County officials, crews responded to the mobile...
View Article16-Month-Old Girl Left in Truck for Hours Dies
A relative forgot he left a 16-month-old girl in his truck when he went home to take a nap, according to police. The relative, who is not the child's parent, picked up the girl from an undisclosed...
View ArticleSketch of Suspect in Attempted Abduction Released
Police released a sketch of a man they say tried to grab an 11-year-old girl from a Loudoun County neighborhood earlier this week. The girl was walking in the area of the 43600 block of Mink Meadows...
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School Waited to Report Abuse by Teacher
A school district investigation into a relationship between a Redlands teacher and a student with whom she’s now accused of having a sexual relationship – and a baby – did not result in a report to...
View ArticleSoFla Woman Receives Envelope With White Powder
Miramar Police said they are investigating after a woman received an envelope containing white powder. A Sunrise Hazmat team responded to 3051 SW 163rd Ave. in Miramar’s Silver Isles neighborhood...
View ArticleMan Shot, Killed in SE Washington ID'd
A man was shot and killed early Saturday morning in Southeast Washington, but police have no witnesses to the crime. Police said the shooting occurred just after 2 a.m. on E Street near 53rd...
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