D.C. Mayoral Race Takes Shape
Tom Sherwood reports on the first candidate to throw his hat into the ring for the D.C. mayoral race.Photo Credit: AP
View ArticleCenter Opens for Wounded Warriors and Families
The USO opens its biggest center in the world in Ft. Belvoir, Va., to help injured troops and their families during treatment. News4 Northern Virginia Bureau reporter David Culver has the story.Photo...
View ArticleVa. School Grading System Moves Through General Assembly
A plan to make Virginia schools more accountable for student performance is moving through the Virginia General Assembly. It involves giving schools a letter grade. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie...
View ArticleStudents Rally for Increased HBCU Funding
Students and supporters of Maryland's historically black colleges and universities gathered in Annapolis Monday night to call for increased funding for their institutions, which have long been...
View ArticleTexting While Driving Laws May Toughen in Va.
Virginia is a bit closer to toughening up its law against texting while driving. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted 9-6 today to approve a bill that toughens penalties. It also makes the...
View ArticleD.C. Partnership to Fight Crimes Against Gay Community
District of Columbia law enforcement officials are teaming up to better fight hate crimes against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. Mayor Vincent Gray said his...
View ArticleWells Files Papers to Begin Exploratory Committee
Washington’s next mayoral election is officially more than a year away, but the race got under way Monday with papers filed by Ward 6 D.C. Council member Tommy Wells. For two years Mayor Vincent Gray...
View ArticleICC Speed Limit Increasing to 60 mph
The speed limit on the entire Inter-County Connector in Maryland is being raised 5 mph to 60 mph. News4 transportation reporter Adam Tuss has the story.
View ArticleLanier: Sex Assault Cases Properly Reported
D.C. police have found 116 sexual assault cases that a watchdog group reported last month were not documented or investigated by the department. D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier described the report by...
View ArticleStore Gives Away $600K in Sales for Jones's Return TD
A Maryland furniture chain lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in sales due to a promotion linked to the Baltimore Ravens’ performance in the Super Bowl. When the San Francisco 49ers kicked off deep...
View ArticleStudents Rally for More Funding of HBCU in Md.
Students held a rally at Maryland’s State House Monday hoping to get more funding for the state’s four historically black colleges and universities. Sequoya Patterson went from Connecticut to Prince...
View ArticleDog Owners Rally in Support of New Bite Bill
Dog owners will rally in Annapolis Tuesday morning in hopes of earning more protection in case their pets bite anyone. Last year, the state Court of Appeals singled out pit bulls as "inherently...
View ArticleElectronics Swiped From GW, Georgetown Dorms
Police are investigating a recent wave of thefts in residence halls at Georgetown and The George Washington University.
View ArticleThies: Special Election in D.C. Heats Up
The special election for at-large D.C. Council is heating up. Elissa Silverman, a former Loose Lips reporter for the City Paper, took off the gloves and went for an early knockout. Her campaign is...
View Article"Sniper" Suspect Previously Threatened Self, Family: Police
Authorities say the Iraq War veteran charged in the shooting deaths at a Texas gun range had threatened himself and his family in the past, according to police records. Eddie Ray Routh is facing one...
View ArticleCoast Guard Officer to Receive Medal for Heroism
"I saw the fire and explosion, and I knew I had to help." Coast Guard Petty Officer Nicholas Beane told the Coast Guard's official blog that he had no choice but to spring into action after a Navy jet...
View ArticleMan Kills Neighbors in Fight Over Dog Feces: Police
A couple was shot and killed Monday morning in an argument with their neighbor over dog feces, Dallas police say. When officers arrived at the Sable Ridge Apartments around 8 a.m. Monday, they found...
View ArticleAM Read: Bolling Sides With Dems to Delay Voter ID Bill
Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling sided with Democrats Monday and cast a tiebreaker vote in favor of a Democratic-proposed amendment that would delay the enactment of a strict voter-ID law for a year in...
View ArticlePolice Search for Missing Six-Year-Old Girl
D.C. police are asking for the public's help to find a little girl who has been missing since Thursday night. Six-year-old Eriona Birts was last seen in the 2000 block of E Street NE. She was wearing...
View ArticleReport: D.C. Area Really Does Have the Worst Traffic
It's an honor no metro area wants, and it's all D.C.'s: We have the worst traffic congestion in the nation. That's according to a new report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, released...
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