More Gun Control or More Guns in School?
The mass shooting last week in Connecticut has renewed the national debate for more gun control. Gun owners and non-gun owners have the same reaction to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School....
View ArticleApparent Robbery Attempt Led to Weekend Aspen Hill Slaying
Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal shooting in an Aspen Hill neighborhood. Officers responded to the 3700 block of Bel Pre Road, where 28-year-old Edwin Alexander Campos Hernandez was...
View ArticlePrince George's Records 7.5% Drop in Crime
The crime rate in Prince George's County has dropped about 7.5% in 2012. News4 Prince George's County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins explains why.
View ArticleSheriff Asks for More Info in 2005 Homicide
The Culpeper County sheriff released an open letter asking for any information in the death of Sheryl Warner seven years ago today. On Dec. 18, 2005, Warner was killed in her home. She had been on the...
View ArticleGeorgetown Prof. Raises Funds for Daughter of Conn. Victim
The death of a Georgetown University student’s mother in the massacre in Newtown, Conn., prompted a professor at the school to launch an online fundraising effort. Sandy Hook Elementary School...
View Article"The Voice" Crowns Cassadee Pope
Cassadee Pope was named the Season 3 champion of "The Voice," after surviving more than three months of weekly scrutiny from packed houses, national television audiences and four certified music stars,...
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Capital Games' Year In Review: Top Tweets
Welcome back. We're just one week away from Christmas, but for Part III of my year-end retrospective (if you missed Parts I and II, find them here and here), I want to show my appreciation for the gift...
View Article26 Acts of Kindness
Erika Gonzalez reports on how people are participating in 26 acts of kindness after the Newtown tragedy.
View ArticleObama Named Time Magazine Person of the Year
Time magazine's Person of the Year is President Barack Obama. Obama was picked for the title by besting a Pakistani teen activist blogger who survived an assassination attempt (Malala Yousafzai), the...
View ArticleNo Campaign Finance Reform For D.C.
The. D.C. Council’s term officially ended Tuesday and passed no legislation to strengthen campaign finance reform laws. Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh had proposed emergency legislation to ban...
View ArticleMiles-Long Traffic Backup in I-95
Rush hour Wednesday morning was particularly painful for many area commuters. A miles-long traffic back up on I-95 this morning was prompted by three early morning traffic accidents that began around 5...
View ArticleFormer Supreme Court Nominee Robert Bork Dies
Legal scholar and former Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork died Wednesday, NBC News has confirmed. He was 85. By the time President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the Supreme Court in 1987, Bork had...
View ArticleSherwood's Notebook: Making a Big Play for the Holidays
Vernon Davis is a star NFL tight end for the San Francisco 49ers. He was on the field late Sunday night near Boston as his team outlasted the furious comeback of the New England Patriots, 41-34. It was...
View ArticleRedskins Hold Off Eagles, Will Meet Cowboys for NFC East Title
The Washington Redskins won their sixth straight game Sunday afternoon, holding off the Philadelphia Eagles 27-20, and setting up a showdown with the Dallas Cowboys next Sunday for the NFC East title...
View ArticlePolice Searching for Missing UMD Student
Police are asking for the public's help in locating a 20-year-old college student who hasn't been seen since last week. David Johnathan Scherr was last seen Dec. 19 around 2 p.m. near the University...
View ArticleSecond Victim Dies After Double Shooting in NE
A second victim has died as a result of a double shooting in Northeast, Metropolitan Police said Sunday. The shooting occurred at about 1:45 a.m. Saturday in the 1100 block of Bladensburg Road. When...
View ArticleMan Dies in Christmas Eve Crash on BW Parkway
The northbound lanes of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway were expected to remain shut down for several hours Monday following a fatal accident. The single-car crash appened around 11 a.m. between...
View ArticleLeesburg Courthouse Christmas Display Moved to Church
Among the region's most enduring holiday traditions: The White House tree lighting, sparse traffic when the government is closed... and controversy over Christmas displays in Leesburg. A nativity scene...
View ArticleFew Travel Problems at Mid-Day on Christmas Eve
The scene at National Airport was tranquil in advance of the holiday.
View ArticleShopping Procrastinators Starting to Sweat
Even the Tysons Corner Santa is offering advice at this point.
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