D.C. Area Weather Forecast : Another cool night warmer weekend
Overnight: Partly Cloudy a Few evening showers Lows: 53-58 | Wind: SE 5-10 Thursday: Partly Cloudy, Warm, Chance PM Shower or Thunder Highs: Near 80 | Rain: 30% Chance Friday: Mostly Sunny, Warm,...
View ArticleWesley Brown honored in U.S. Naval Academy memorial service
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - About 200 people honored the first black graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at a memorial service Wednesday, recalling a man of courage who helped open doors for generations of...
View ArticleFairfax County considers controversial workforce housing program
It's no secret living here in the D.C. area is pricey. But some are questioning a proposed program in Fairfax County that would allow developers to set aside 20 percent of new residences in Tysons...
View ArticleMWAA drops union-friendly PLA, clearing way for Dulles Metro project
Wednesday morning the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority dropped its union-friendly labor agreement for the second phase of the Dulles MetroRail Project. Some say it was a make-or-break...
View ArticleD.C. tattoo industry closer to being regulated
The D.C. Council has given initial approval to a bill requiring basic health and safety standard for tattoo artist and body piercers. Surprisingly, the District is one of the only jurisdictions in the...
View ArticleJohn Mayer humiliated by Taylor Swift's 'Dear John' song
NEW YORK (AP) - Taylor Swift has never revealed her target in the scathing song "Dear John," but John Mayer's pretty sure it was about him - and he doesn't think that's cool. In a new Rolling Stone...
View ArticleD.C. weather forecast: More heat and humidity for the weekend
Today: Partly sunny and warmer with pm showers, t-storms Highs: near 80° | Wind: West/Southwest 5-10 mph Tonight: Showers ending then partly cloudy. Lows: 55°- 63° | Wind: Northwest 5-10 mph Friday:...
View ArticleCDC: Baby boomers overexercising, but staying in good shape
Baby boomers may be paying a price for trying to stay in top shape, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC says that 2.5 million baby boomers go to the emergency room every year for...
View ArticlePrince George's County school diplomas have spelling error
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) - Diplomas at a Maryland high school are being reprinted because they contain a spelling error. All of the diplomas distributed last week in Prince George's County outside...
View ArticleNFL concussions lawsuit: 2,000 former players to file class action suit
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A concussion-related lawsuit bringing together scores of cases has been filed in federal court, accusing the NFL of hiding information that linked football-related head trauma to...
View ArticleBarbara Walters apologizes for helping Syrian president's aide get a job
NEW YORK (AP) — Television journalist Barbara Walters has apologized for trying to help a former aide to Syrian President Bashar Assad land a job or get into college in the United States. The ABC...
View ArticleD.C. political scandal: Legit concerns or a witch hunt? (Poll)
Do you think these issues with the D.C. Council are legitimate, or is there a witch hunt going on?
View ArticleCT scans for children put them at higher risk of cancer later
LONDON (AP) — Children who get several CT scans have a slightly higher chance of brain cancer and leukemia in later life, though the risk is still small and probably outweighed by the need to get the...
View ArticleEric Somuah found dead in Silver Spring
Montgomery County Police are investigating the homicide of a 34-year-old Silver Spring man. Officers say Eric Somuah was found dead, from an apparent gunshot wound, inside his apartment shortly before...
View ArticleGrady Alexander Vickers killed in Tysons stabbing
Grady Alexander Vickers, 57, of Falls Church, Virginia was stabbed and killed by Mark Shelor, 24 on Thursday, following an argument between the two at a day program near Tysons Corner. Fairfax County...
View ArticleDayquan Michael Miller arrested for sexual assault of three year old
A Woodbridge man was arrested for the sexual assault of a 3- year-old girl at a daycare. Prince William County Police said that a sexual assault was reported at a private residence, which is also a...
View ArticleOtasowie Asuen pleads guilty to racketeering
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - The owner of an online prostitution ring has pleaded guilty to racketeering after he admitted he took in $1.8 million by employing more than 50 prostitutes who worked throughout...
View ArticleAlexander Lare, Crystal Kalinowski and Christopher Lester charged with...
Three teenagers have been arrested and charged with attempting to firebomb a home in Anne Arundel County in retaliation for an earlier dispute with a resident. Fire investigators say Alexander Lare,...
View ArticleBoy Scouts gay ban to be reviewed
NEW YORK (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America will review a resolution that would allow individual units to accept gays as adult leaders, but a spokesman says there's no expectation that the ban on gay...
View ArticleMaggie Margaret Montague James dies: Virginia's oldest person dies at 112
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Funeral services are scheduled Saturday for Virginia's oldest person, Maggie Margaret Montague James, who died at age 112. Cedell Brooks Funeral Home in Port Royal says James...
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