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Man rides scooter through Gallery Place Metro station
On any given day, dozens of unusual or odd things can be seen and heard at Metro stations throughout the D.C. area. Continue reading A man riding ...
Capital Pride 2013: Supreme Court decisions weigh on activists
As revelers soaked up the spirit at Saturday's Capital Pride Parade in Washington, many minds continue to be directed not just on the District of ...
Rockville burglaries stretch back to early April
A Rockville neighborhood has been under siege by a serial burglar over the past two months, and now Montgomery County and Rockville Police are teaming ...
Major League Baseball's historic day: Two games last 18+ innings
By, Liz Feldman Continue reading Baseball fans in Toronto and New York sure got their money’s worth on Saturday. For only the second time in baseball history, ...
FBI: Wife tried to frame estranged husband for ricin letters
TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) - Shannon Richardson had been married to her husband less than two years when she went to authorities and told them her ...
Washington Nationals: Twins beat Nats 4-3 in 11 innings
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ryan Doumit singled in the go-ahead run, Joe Mauer homered, doubled and singled, and the Minnesota Twins defeated the Washington Nationals 4-3 ...
Washington D.C. weather forecast: Patchy fog overnight, warm and humid Sunday
Patchy fog will develop overnight, but will clear by early Sunday. Chances for showers and thunderstorms increase for start of work week. Overnight:Partly Cloudy, Light Fog ...
Frager?s Hardware selling what's left after fire
Frager’s Hardware store, which burned down earlier this week, plans to continue selling what wasn’t destroyed at their Eastern Market location. Continue reading Kristin Sampson, who works ...
Jack Evans, Ward 2 Councilmember, announces run for D.C. Mayor
D.C. Councilman Jack Evans announces he’s running for mayor next year, joining fellow Councilmembers Muriel Bowser and Tommy Wells in the race. Continue reading Mayor Vincent Gray ...
Operator in Pa. building collapse deaths turns himself in
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A heavy equipment operator with a lengthy rap sheet accused of being high on marijuana when a downtown building collapsed onto a ...
Inquiry: DC ambulance breaks down taking gunshot victim to hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) - A preliminary inquiry says a D.C. ambulance that shut down while taking a gunshot victim to the hospital had a mechanical problem ...
Fallen Tree on GW Parkway
Southbound traffic on George Washington Memorial Parkway is stopped and being rerouted at Turkey Run due to a tree falling onto a couple of cars. Continue ...
Baltimore tow operator struck and thrown into river
BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore police say a tow-truck operator was thrown over a wall and fell about 25 feet into a river after an SUV ...
Mandela hospitalized for lung infection
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africans on Saturday said their thoughts were with former President Nelson Mandela, who was in "serious but stable" condition after being ...
Booker running for Senate
The Washington Post is reporting that Newark Mayor Cory Booker has officially announced his plans to run for Frank Lautenberg's open Senate seat. Continue reading Booker, 44, ...
Serena Williams wins French Open
PARIS (AP) - Serena Williams won her 16th Grand Slam title and her first French Open championship since 2002 when she beat familiar foil Maria ...
The Pet Show with Dr. Katy June 8, 2013
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Watch this week's episode of the Pet Show. ...
Malnourished dogs rescued in Washington County
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - Three malnourished dogs, including a pit bull, have been rescued from a home in Washington County. Continue reading The county's Humane Society retrieved ...
Howard University in decline, says board vice chairwoman
The Washington Post is reporting that Howard University, one of the nations premier historically black colleges, is in trouble due to fiscal and management issues. Continue ...
NSA records aided subway plot investigation, according to intelligence official
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's broad programs to collect U.S. phone records and Internet traffic helped disrupt a 2009 plot to bomb the New York ...
Obama pushing immigration overhaul by end of summer
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says there's no reason Congress can't pass an immigration overhaul by the end of summer. Continue reading In his weekly radio ...
Art installation at National Mall a call to end genocide
WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of volunteers are laying out 1 million handmade replicas of human bones on the National Mall as a symbolic mass grave ...
Fatal car accident in Upper Marlboro, MD
Maryland state police confirm an accident that occurred early Saturday morning on the outer loop of the beltway near exit 13 on Ritchie Marlboro Road. Continue ...
D.C. Forecast: In Andrea's wake, a warm & humid weekend
Look for a few lingering showers this morning, but sunshine is expected by afternoon. Highs should reach the low 80s, but the air wil stay moist ...
Ballou High School teens enjoy a special prom night
It's a day every high school teenager remembers for a life time - prom night. Continue reading But for a group of teens who attend Ballou High ...
Montgomery County officer foils bank robbery, two suspects caught
Montgomery County Police say an off-duty officer who was waiting in the drive-thru at a bank saw it being robbed and helped capture two suspects. Continue ...
Fairfax County school board makes sweeping changes to student discipline code
Two years after a student took his own life following a severe disciplinary action by administrators, the Fairfax County school board has made sweeping changes ...
National Weather Service has changed how watches and warnings are issued after Superstorm Sandy
[unable to retrieve full-text content]As Tropical Storm Andrea brings heavy wind and rain to the D.C. area, Devon Lucie explains the changes made after Superstorm Sandy ...
June 6 Sportstalk with Damon Brooks
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Glenn Harris is joined by Damon Brooks, a Springbrook basketball star (Goucher College PG) who was paralyzed in an accident. ...
District Heights couple victimized by unusual home burglary
A District Heights couple is the victim of an unusual home burglary. Continue reading Someone broke into the townhouse next door, and then cut through the wall ...
Mother Dolores Hart has new book out
She wasn't always Mother Dolores Hart. Continue reading Hart was just 18 when she starred with Elvis Presley in the movie “Loving You.” Born Dolores Hicks in 1938 ...
Capital Beltway Express Lanes get speed limit boost
McLEAN, Va. (AP) - The speed limit is going up on the Capital Beltway's Express Lanes in northern Virginia. Continue reading Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Friday that ...
UMD Law Dean Haddon will not renew her contract next year
BALTIMORE (AP) - The dean of the University of Maryland Carey School of Law says she will not seek to renew her contract. Continue reading Phoebe A. ...
Arch Campbell Show June 6, 2013
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Watch this week's episode of the Arch Show. ...
Tropical Storm Andrea: D.C. region wet but mostly safe
The warnings from Fairfax County firefighters to people in Huntington is not meant to create panic - but rather awareness in an area that knows ...
Santa Monica College shooting: 2 found dead in burned house
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Two people were found dead Friday in a burned home near the campus of Santa Monica College, where someone sprayed ...
Washington D.C. Forecast: Flooding possible through tonight
Areas of flooding will continue to be possible this afternoon and evening as Andrea moves north towards the D.C. area. This Evening:Areas of Heavy Rain Temperatures: 60s ...
Michael Brown to plead guilty to corruption charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - A friend says a former District of Columbia councilmember has told associates that he plans to plead guilty to a federal corruption ...
Spurs vs. Heat: Tony Parker's late basket clinches San Antonio win
MIAMI (AP) - One by one, Tony Parker was confronted by Miami's Big Three, surrounded even as the shot clock ticked toward zero and his ...
U.S. economy adds 175,000 jobs in May
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in May, steady hiring but below the more robust pace that took place during the fall and ...
Tropical Storm Andrea path update: D.C. area under Flash Flood Watch
Despite losing some intensity overnight, a Flash Flood Watch will be in effect throughout Friday in the D.C. area as heavy rains from Tropical Storm ...
Twins laugh their hearts out with rubber band game
A set of twins was captured in a video having the best time ever while playing with two rubber bands and kitchen cabinets. In the clip, ... Full story
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Twins laugh their hearts out with rubber band game
A set of twins was captured in a video having the best time ever while playing with two rubber bands and kitchen cabinets. In the clip, ... Full story
Two Bodies found at Dreyfoos School of the Arts in Florida
Two bodies were discovered this morning at Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida. An employee at Dreyfoos found the bodies of ... Full story
Men's Wearhouse abruptly fires executive chairman, longtime ad pitchman George Zimmer
Men's Wearhouse doesn't like the way its founder looks anymore. The men's clothier said Wednesday that it fired executive chairman and face of the company George ... Full story
LeBron James goes without headband
It will be known as the LeBron James Headband Game. He's worn them for years, primarily to keep sweat out of his eyes, as well as ... Full story
AMA Declares Obesity A Disease
(Memphis) News Channel 3 is on your side asking what obesity being labeled a ‘disease’ really means for you. The quick answer: the American Medical Association’s ... Full story
Lourdes flooding: French floods kill 2, Catholic pilgrimage site closed
A second person has died in the flash floods sweeping southwest France. Flash floods in southwestern France have closed a Catholic pilgrimage site at Lourdes and ... Full story
Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90
Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved ... Full story
TWA Flight 800 crash documentary alleges coverup
A new documentary out on the 17th anniversary of the explosion of TWA Flight 800 alleges investigators covered up the real cause of the crash. Seventeen ... Full story
Beef Recall: National Beef Contains E. Coli
The National Beef Packing company this week recalled almost 23,000 pounds of ground beef over fears it could be contaminated with E. coli. The Missouri ... Full story
James Gandolfini, 'Sopranos' Star, Dead At 51
James Gandolfini, star of HBO's "The Sopranos," has died of a possible heart attack in Rome. He was 51. A spokeswoman for the cable network said ... Full story
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