Inauguration Parade Dress Rehearsal
With eight days to go until President Obama's Second Inauguration, Sunday morning was set aside for a parade dress rehearsal, complete with Presidential and Vice-Presidential stand-ins.
View ArticleWonder Bread Lives, Twinkies May Be Saved
Wonder Bread will live on despite the bankruptcy of its longtime manufacturer, Hostess Brands, and a Twinkie salvation may be close behind. Flowers Foods, Inc., which makes the Nature’s Own line of...
View ArticleFamily in Russian Adoption Limbo
Darcy Spencer reports on a local family waiting to find out if they'll be able to adopt a little girl from Russia.
View ArticleFehr Returns To Caps With Confidence In Tow
Like many locked-out NHLers, Eric Fehr found work elsewhere during the league's labor standoff, but unlike many locked-out NHLers, Fehr didn't have a team to come back to once the NHL returned. The...
View ArticleNewtown to Decide Fate of Sandy Hook Building
Almost one month after a gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed 26 people, including 20 students, Newtown is trying to decide what should be done with that school building. Students...
View ArticleFormer Terp Stoglin Does Not Care For Terps
The Maryland Terrapins lost a stinker Sunday, falling 54-47 to the Miami Hurricanes in Coral Gables after scoring 14 points -- yes, 14 -- in the first half. Meanwhile, somewhere else, former Terp...
View ArticleO'Malley To Unveil Gun-Control Package
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is expected to announce his gun-control package later this week, and an early glimpse of his proposals indicates that he’s pushing some of the most aggressive measures in...
View ArticleSandy-Displaced Pets Rescued By Local Shelter
The Washington Animal Rescue League announced it would be taking in more than one dozen dogs and cats displaced by superstorm Sandy in October. The animals have been living in temporary shelters in New...
View ArticleFenty and Wife Separating: Report
Former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and his wife, Michelle, are separating, City Paper is reporting. City Paper cites "people familiar with the situation (including one source close to the former mayor)" as...
View ArticleUber Launches Taxicab Service
Uber, the occasionally embattled sedan hailing service, has launched a taxicab section of its app, according to an announcement today. Up to now, Uber customers could only use the app to hail black...
View ArticleInauguration: There's an App for That
Look, it's so not 2009 anymore. The Presidential Inauguration Committee has jumped on the smartphone bandwagon with its first-ever app for inauguration weekend. Available for iPhone, iPad and Android...
View ArticleFloats for Inaugural Parade Announced
Eight custom floats - featuring the the home states of the First and Second Family and key moments in the struggle for civil rights - will be featured in the Inaugural Parade. The Presidential...
View ArticleDoor Smashed, Note Left at Manassas Home
Manassas Police are working to determine if a note left at a vandalized home is connected to a series of threatening letters left in nearby neighborhoods. The latest incident happened Friday night at a...
View ArticleMan Arrested After Fatal Fire At Group Home
A New Carrollton man is under arrest following a fire that killed two people in his apartment complex. Anthony Andre Allain, 44, who is in a local hospital being treated for burns, will be charged with...
View ArticleSchool Safety Focus in Virginia
A new school safety task force met for the first time today in Virginia. News4 northern Virginia bureau reporter David Culver reports.
View ArticleInauguration Travel Preps
Lawmakers in charge of President Barack Obama's second inauguration say they've learned from the past and hope to make crowd control smoother for the second ceremony. News4 transportation reporter Adam...
View ArticleOfficer Tried in Deaths of Woman, Child
The prosecutor says a D.C. police officer left a child to die in a hot car because of a fight over paternity and child support. News4's Pat Collins reports.
View ArticleO'Malley to Release Strict Gun Control Plan
Derrick Ward reports on Gov. Martin O'Malley's plans for stricter gun control in Maryland.Photo Credit: Getty Images
View ArticleNew Law to Help Keep Families Together in D.C.
News4's Tom Sherwood reports on a new law in the District, designed to help grandparents who have stepped up to take care if their grandchildren get assistance from the government.
View ArticleMan Accused of Setting Fatal Fire
Prince George's County Police say Anthony Allain will face felony murder and arson charges relating to the New Carrollton apartment fire that claimed two lives. News4's Jackie Bensen reported.
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