Silver Spring Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident on I-495
Police have identified the Silver Spring man killed in a crash in College Park Thursday night. Richard Edward Taylor, 34, was riding his 2006 Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle on I-495 at I-95 on the Capital...
View ArticleChicago Gay Bars Boycott Russian Vodka
Some Chicago gay bars are saying “nyet” to Russian vodka. In response to Russia’s recent implementation of laws limiting the rights of the LGBT community, some city gay bars are protesting by...
View ArticleStadium Will Leverage Transportation Projects in SW
The promise of a $300 million stadium for D.C. United in Southwest Washington is set to leverage multiple transportation projects in the area. Nationals Park -- just a few blocks from the proposed site...
View ArticleSan Diego Dems Will Ask Filner to Resign
In light of the most recent allegations of sexual harassment involving embattled Mayor Bob Filner, the San Diego County Democratic Party has decided that they will ask Filner to resign. For the second...
View ArticleGreen Walks Back Claim That 'Skins Should Change Name
Remember on Tuesday when Redskins Hall-of-Famers Art Monk and Darrell Green told WTOP that the team that they won a combined five Super Bowls with/for should change their racially-insensitive nickname?...
View Article640,000 LA Students Will Get Free iPads by 2014
All students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will receive free iPads by 2014, CITEworld.com reported Friday. As part of a June agreement with Apple, 31,000 iPads will be distributed this...
View ArticleKings Dominion to Hire 644 'Monsters' for Halloween
Kings Dominion will hire 644 seasonal workers to perform in the theme park's annual Halloween Haunt, park officials announced Friday. The number is a six percent increase from 2012. The park will host...
View ArticleBride With Terminal Cancer to Have Dream Wedding
At first, when 35-year-old Jen Bulik developed a cough that she couldn't shake, doctors diagnosed it as pneumonia. But when it still didn't go away with treatment, further tests showed the fateful...
View ArticleVa. Woman Killed in Spain Train Derailment
A woman from the D.C. metro area was among the more than 80 people killed when a passenger train derailed in Spain Wednesday. Ana-Maria Cordoba, 47, worked as a benefits specialist for the Catholic...
View ArticleD.C. Woman Gets 7 Years for Fatal Pedestrian Accident
The Southwest D.C. woman will spend the next seven years in prison for fatally striking a 58-year-old woman back in April. Maria Werts, 49, pleaded guilty to an involuntary manslaughter a month after...
View ArticleFlorida Woman Crushed by Homemade Elevator: Deputies
A 66-year-old Florida woman was crushed by a homemade elevator when she went to visit her friend's Gulf Coast home earlier this week, authorities said. Margaret Elizabeth Harrison went to Jean Blair's...
View ArticleLife After DOMA: Gay Marriage Fight Returns to the States
One month after the Supreme Court struck down a crucial provision of the Defense of Marriage Act, gay Americans and the government alike are still sorting through the ramifications of the ruling — just...
View ArticleFairfax Co. Shelter Temporarily Stops Accepting Dogs
The Fairfax County Animal Shelter has temporarily suspended the intake of dogs after one dozen dogs began exhibiting signs of an upper respiratory illness. The staff fears the source of the infection...
View ArticleAlleged Central Park Attempted Rapist: It Was a Joke!
A man who sneaked up behind a Central Park jogger, threw her to the ground and dragged her off the path last month in an alleged attempt to rape her says it was all a joke and "her eyes" made him think...
View ArticleFBI: Wigged Bandit Sought for Two Bank Robberies
A woman wore a blonde wig when she robbed two banks in Virginia and attempted to rob a federal credit union in Maryland earlier this month, according to the FBI. About 11:30 a.m. July 20 a woman passed...
View Article"Fastest Warrant Ever Served" in Prince George's Co.
Moments after obtaining a warrant, police arrested a Prince George's County man on burglary charges inside of courthouse while he was meeting with his probation officer. Terrance Blunt, 20, is accused...
View ArticleKokesh Faces Charges in D.C. for Carrying Shotgun
Adam Kokesh, a Virginia man who posted a video of himself loading a shotgun in Downtown D.C. earlier this month, is now facing charges related to the incident. Kokesh, 31, posted a video of himself to...
View ArticlePolice Seek Suspect in Howard U. Sex Assault
Police released surveillance video of a suspect wanted in connection with a sex assault that occurred inside of classroom at Howard University Monday. The incident reportedly occurred inside the...
View ArticlePolice Seek NW Shooting Victim's SUV
Police are looking for the car belonging to a shooting victim found dead inside a northwest D.C. apartment following a fire Friday morning, News4's Pat Collins reported. Fire crews were called to a...
View ArticlePark Police Have Video of Lincoln Memorial Vandal
U.S. Park Police have surveillance video of the vandal who defaced the Lincoln Memorial overnight, and are now seeking a person of interest, sources tell News4. The memorial was closed early Friday...
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