Hagel's Prepared Remarks for Confirmation Hearing
Statement Before the Senate Armed Services Committee January 31, 2013 As Prepared for Delivery Thank you Chairman Levin, Ranking Member Inhofe, and Distinguished Members of the Committee. I am honored...
View ArticleCalif. Family Mourns F-16 Pilot's Death
The body of a U.S. Air Force pilot reported missing off the coast of Italy has been found, officials said. Captain Lucas Gruenther, 32, of Twaine Harte, Calif. was killed when his F-16 fighter jet...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Breakdown: Keys to Success for Ravens, 49ers
We've officially reached the point where it's okay to stop focusing on the spectacle of the Super Bowl and start focusing on the game. That means the only reason to talk about John or Jim Harbaugh is...
View ArticleChicago Beefs Up Police Presence After Teen's Death
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is moving 200 more Chicago police officers to the streets after a 15-year-old girl was gunned down Tuesday in what authorities say was a gang turf war. The recommendation came last...
View ArticleAd Campaign Aims to Take Back the Word "Jihad"
A new ad campaign in Metro stations aims to change public perception about the word "jihad." Posters are now up at the Shaw, Waterfront, Rockville and Dunn Loring Metro stations. They show images of...
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Laurel Orders Flood Evacuation
Flooding and wind remain big concerns following a line of thunderstorms that moved northeast through the region Wednesday evening. The City of Laurel recommended evacuations Thursday in response to the...
View ArticleJury Recommends Three Years for Ex-Culpeper Officer
A jury has recommended a sentence of three years for the former Culpeper police officer convicted in a February 2012 fatal shooting. Former officer Daniel Harmon-Wright was found guilty Tuesday on...
View ArticleIn Memoriam 2013
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch died Feb. 1 at the age of 88. The combative and colorful three-term mayor and self-described "liberal with sanity" had become a symbol of the city he loved worldwide,...
View ArticleFormer Mayor Koch "A Quintessential New Yorker"
Former Mayor Ed Koch, the combative, acid-tongued politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during a three-term City Hall run in which he embodied New York chutzpah for the rest of the...
View ArticleNYers, Pols Recall Their Beloved Mayor
Ed Koch, the larger-than-life politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during a three-term City Hall run, died of congestive heart failure Friday, Feb. 1, at the age of 88. Here, New...
View ArticleMissing Teen in Takoma Park
Authorities are asking for the public's help to locate a missing teen in Takoma Park, Maryland. Vanessa Henderson, 16, was last seen in the 700 block of Hudson Avenue around noon yesterday. Police...
View ArticleRGIII To Narrate Doug Williams Retrospective
Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of the Redskins' 42-10 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII. The game was special enough -- a championship always is -- but it also meant much more...
View ArticleAM Read: Lien on G'town Cupcake Over Unpaid Taxes
It’s not all sprinkles and frosting for D.C.’s most famous cupcake shop. The Washington Business Journal reported that Georgetown Cupcake owes the District $189,000 in unpaid sales taxes. The District...
View ArticleGreat White Shark Spotted Near Hamptons
A well-known great white shark is back on New York's Long Island: "Mary Lee" was tagged in Cape Cod last fall, then spotted off Florida last month. But Thursday, it was found hanging around the...
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The Cold Snap Is Back
The region had a weather repieve this week, but winter weather returned Friday -- and is expected to remain. Expect high temperatures in the mid-30s with wind chills in the 20s Friday, said Storm Team...
View ArticleColumbia Crew Remembered 10 Years After Disaster
Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia disaster. NASA officials will hold an observance at the Columbia memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, and a wreath-laying ceremony...
View Article41 Days Later, Missing Beagle Reunited With Family
Forty-one days after Clyde the beagle went missing on New York's Long Island, the beloved pet has been reunited with his owners, who were displaced by superstorm Sandy. Christina Yevoli and her son...
View ArticleNewtown Calls for Armed School Officers
The Newtown Board of Education wants more armed police officers in the Connecticut town's four elementary schools after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. Last night, they decided to ask the town...
View ArticleSix Metro Stations Closed This Weekend
Metro riders should expect delays again this weekend, WMATA said. On the Orange Line, six stations will be closed: Capitol South, Eastern Market, Potomac Avenue and Stadium-Armory (Orange/Blue lines),...
View ArticleEd Koch: The Mayor of Media
In early October 1978, less than a year into the first of his three terms as mayor of New York, Ed Koch appeared before millions on national TV, delivering the opening monologue during the...
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