Public Meeting With PGCPS Superintendent Finalists
The three finalists for Prince George's County Public Schools superintendent meet the public Tuesday night. News4 Prince George's County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.
View ArticleBattle to Be Next D.C. Mayor Gets Early Start
D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser is expected to announce her candidacy for mayor over the weekend. Hers is one of five names already mentioned as potential candidates. news4's Mark Segraves reports.
View ArticleUnrelated Violence at Location of Last Week's Drive-By Shooting
More violence at a D.C. apartment complex which was the scene of a drive-by shooting last week. Police are looking for two men who shot a couple during a hold-up just after midnight at the Tyler House...
View ArticleParents Don't Blame Neighbor in Sterling Teen's Death
The parents of a Sterling teenager who was shot to death by a neighbor early Sunday say they don't fault the man who killed their son. Caleb Gordley, 16, was a three-sport athlete at Parkview High...
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After 13 Years in Prison, Man Found Innocent of Crime
A Los Angeles man who served 13 years of a 27-years-to-life prison sentence for a crime a judge and the California Innocence Project said he didn’t commit was released from custody on Tuesday. Daniel...
View ArticleMore Issues With Silver Spring Transit Center
A “long-anticipated” consultant’s report on the long overdue transit center in Silver Spring, Md., listed more problems with the project, according to Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett....
View ArticleToo-Sheer Lululemon Yoga Pants Pulled From Shelves
The popular, high-end yoga clothing company Lululemon took a sizeable hit in the stock market after it yanked yoga pants from shelves over the weekend, saying the pants were too see-through to meet...
View ArticleAM Read: Examiner to End Daily Edition
The Washington Examiner announced Tuesday that it would cease its daily print publication in June to become a website and weekly magazine focusing on national politics. The paper will eliminate its...
View ArticleSherwood's Notebook: Sprucing Up for Spring
Spring has sprung. Wednesday at 7:02 a.m. marked the first day of spring here. And all around town, there are signs of rebirth, including the Cherry Blossom Festival. Downtown, there's also a new, long...
View ArticleSheriff Seeks to Replace Jail Cells With Classrooms
The gutting of Men's Central Jail cells to be replaced with inmate classrooms is one element of a dramatic re-envisioning of the Los Angeles County jail system as proposed by Sheriff Lee Baca. During...
View ArticleMissing Boy Found Safe After 22 Hours
UPDATE: The boy and his dog were both found safe early Wednesday. A spokesperson with the Charles County Sheriff's Office wasn't sure of the details but said they were found around 6:10 a.m. Stay with...
View ArticlePolice Investigate 'Felony Lane' Identity Thefts
A crime ring is targeting women at parks and other public places by stealing their purses and cashing in quickly. Thieves are going community centers and parks, such as South Germantown Recreational...
View ArticleMd. Senate Panel to Vote on Minimum Wage Bill
A Maryland state Senate panel is expected to vote on a measure that would increase the state's minimum wage to $10 per hour by 2015. A vote by the Maryland Senate Finance Committee could come as soon...
View ArticleHarper Receives Free Burritos for Life
How do you spend your days off? Do laundry? Plant azaleas? Go to the hardware store just to browse? When Bryce Harper has a day off, he crashes softball games on the National Mall, scores game-winning...
View ArticleOleksy Soaks in NHL Experience With Caps
For the second time in four games, the Washington Capitals found themselves shorthanded on the blue line. Early in the first period of last Thursday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Tomas...
View Article$3 Garage Sale Bowl Sells for $2.2M
A family from New York didn’t know it then, but they essentially hit a jackpot when they picked up a Chinese ceramic bowl at a garage sale for $3 back in 2007, The Associated Press reported. On...
View ArticleAre Politics Behind Obama's NCAA Bracket?
Now that he's safely into his second term, President Barack Obama ought to show some gratitude through his 2013 NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket. That's one theory, anyway. Whether Obama allows...
View ArticlePrivacy Advocates: Don't Give Your ZIP Code at Stores
Giving out your ZIP code at the cash register may seem like a harmless move to help retailers figure out where to open a new location. But experts say it could leave consumers hit with a barrage of...
View ArticleHigh School Bans AXE Body Spray
A Pennsylvania high school principal is asking students not to use a popular body spray after a teen was hospitalized over an “extreme allergy.” The Freedom High School freshman was taken from the...
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School Closings Weigh Heavily on Special Needs Families
Julia Novak, a sixth-grade special education student from Chicago, has been through three public schools in four years. The first school could not accommodate her physical disability. The second could...
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