AM Read: Cuccinelli Says Transportation Plan Is Still Not Done
At this point, it’s no secret that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli doesn’t support the Gov. Bob McDonnell-backed transportation legislation -- and on Thursday, the attorney general indicated...
View ArticleThreatening Notes Left at Manassas Homes
Someone has been leaving a series of threatening notes at the front doors of homes in a Manassas, Va., community, according to Manassas City Police. Most of the notes were left in the Weems and Sumner...
View ArticleMd. Poised to Be 18th State to Ban Death Penalty
It's been eight years since Maryland executed a convicted killer, but that could be the last time if the General Assembly, as expected, gives final passage this week to a bill to abolish capital...
View ArticleMetro Meeting May Prompt Big Changes
WMATA officials met Thursday to discuss ridership, safety, repairs, line extensions and other pressing issues.
View ArticleCaps Keep Playoff Hopes Alive -- Just Barely
Alex Ovechkin carried the Washington Capitals' postseason aspirations into the offensive zone Thursday. He barreled toward Dan Ellis and paralyzed the goaltender with a stick fake, but didn't muster...
View ArticleDoctors: Shot Police Officer Defying the Odds
An Alexandria police officer shot in the head Feb. 27 is defying the odds with his recovery, doctors said Thursday. In her 27 years in medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center Chief Operating...
View Article'East Coast Rapist' Gets 2 Additional Life Terms
The man known as the East Coast Rapist was sentenced to two additional life terms Friday in Loudoun County. That's in addition to the three life terms plus 80 years Aaron Thomas received from a judge...
View ArticleTeen Hits 3 Kids During Driving Lesson
A teenager getting a driving lesson from a parent struck three girls who were playing in a driveway in Ashburn, Va., Thursday afternoon, said the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. The 15-year-old driver...
View Article23rd Groping Incident in Springfield Area
Authorities are investigating what may be the 23rd assault committed by a serial groper since September. In the latest incident -- which happened around 3 p.m. Thursday -- a 26-year-old woman was...
View ArticleHashtag May Be Coming to Facebook: Report
Facebook may soon be taking another page from Twitter's playbook by incorporating the hashtag into its service. The social media site is working on ways to allow users to click on a hashtag to follow...
View ArticleThe Ides of March Brings Talks of Caesar, Shakespeare
Hot on the heels of Pi Day, the Ides of March is another day ripe for geeks who love history and Shakespeare. For those who don't know, the Ides of March started as an innocuous term that refers to...
View ArticleD.C. Officer Says He Foiled Carjacking at His Home
Prince George’s County police are investigating a shooting involving a District of Columbia police officer Friday morning. The incident began around 8 a.m. as the wife and 9-year-old daughter of the...
View Article“Angel” Spotted in South Florida Sky, Residents Say
Several South Florida residents witnessed what they described as an angel in the clouds, WPTV reported. Various pictures were taken of what looks like a clear sky, with a noticeable pink cloud that...
View ArticleWeekend Metro Work
Metro will be performing work on the Red and Orange lines this weekend. Also, many Metrobus routes will be modified due to the marathon Saturday. On the Red Line: Three stations will be closed: Rhode...
View ArticleRoach Infestation Forces Bus to Pull Over, Evacuate
A Greyhound bus bound for New York City and believed to be infested with roaches had to pull over and evacuate Friday. The bus was carrying 48 people, and an unknown number of roaches when it left...
View ArticleMan Fatally Shot in Northeast
A 31-year-old man was shot and killed while walking home from the Metro late Thursday. It happened around 11:40 p.m. in the 1000 block of 44th Street NE near I-295. Akinwole Olu Williams was struck by...
View ArticleMaryland Lawmakers Vote to Repeal Death Penalty
The Maryland General Assembly approved a measure to ban capital punishment. The House of Delegates voted 82 to 56 Friday to pass a bill already approved by the Senate. That sends the bill to Gov....
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Man to Visit 788 Facebook Friends in Person
Of the hundreds of friends most of us have on Facebook, we will probably never have a conversation with most of them, never mind meet them face-to-face — unless you are Ty Morin, of Burlington, Conn....
View ArticleMan Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Murder of Toddler
A D.C. man who killed and sexually abused a 20-month-old toddler was sentenced in court Friday. Jonathan Fullard, 29, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder...
View Article3 Dead in Small Plane Crash
Three people died when a twin-engine plane crashed in a parking lot in Fort Lauderdale Friday afternoon, authorities said. The three people who perished had been aboard the small aircraft, Fort...
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