Fri.
Change my location 
Washington DC Local News
O’Malley: It's time to prepare residential influx in Maryland
- Now is the time to start planning for the 1.1 million new Maryland residents expected in the next two decades, Gov. Martin O’Malley told the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday.
- Now is the time to start planning for the 1.1 million new Maryland residents expected in the next two decades, Gov. Martin O’Malley told the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday.
Montgomery seeks federal grant for anti-gang center
- A Montgomery County anti-gang program that has been under fire for its vague mandate and unclear results may still be able to expand if local elected officials are able to obtain a federal grant.
Montgomery County Council OKs cut to property tax
- The Montgomery County Council has approved a small cut to the county’s the property tax rate, but savings to residents could still be wiped out when council members consider the size of the year’s tax credit package.
Union members leave Montgomery council meeting hopeful on raises
- Hundreds of raucous Montgomery County union members left a council meeting Wednesday hopeful that their raises wouldn’t be reduced by council members looking to solve a $297 million budget gap.
- Hundreds of raucous Montgomery County union members left a council meeting Wednesday hopeful that their raises wouldn’t be reduced by council members looking to solve a $297 million budget gap.
Maryland's high school graduation test under scrutiny
- New research is casting doubt on a graduation test Maryland high schoolers will begin taking next year.
Midshipman remembered for her smile, kindness
- Despite being a rising athletic star, a potential leader and an aspiring aviator, U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman Kristen Dickmann was best remembered by coaches, roommates and officials for her “melting” smile.
- Despite being a rising athletic star, a potential leader and an aspiring aviator, U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman Kristen Dickmann was best remembered by coaches, roommates and officials for her “melting” smile.
Damaged cable disrupts Comcast services in Arlington
- Arlington County tree trimmers accidentally spliced through a Comcast fiber-optic cable Wednesday, cutting off phone, Internet and video service for thousands of customers in the southern half of the county.
Air travelers may ease customs process in pilot program
- International travelers who register with a pilot program at Washington Dulles International Airport will be able to avoid federal agents and use self-serve kiosks to speed through customs, officials said.
Natural disasters alarm officials in Prince William
- The torrential rainstorms and nearby tornado in the last week are causing Prince William County leaders to worry they have an inadequate system to alert the public in the case of a deadly natural disaster.
Kaine’s roads tour attracts anti-tax crowd
- Gov. Tim Kaine’s Town Hall tour to support his $1.1 billion tax plan is taking him face to face with a vocal contingent of Northern Virginia residents who want the state to fund new transportation improvements without tax increases.
- Gov. Tim Kaine’s Town Hall tour to support his $1.1 billion tax plan is taking him face to face with a vocal contingent of Northern Virginia residents who want the state to fund new transportation improvements without tax increases.
Fairfax expected to approve lease renewal for Saudi school
- Fairfax County supervisors are expected Monday to extend the lease of a Saudi prep school whose curriculum came under fire from a federal panel last year.
D.C. begins redeveloping Hill East waterfront
- D.C. officials on Wednesday started the redevelopment of 50 acres along the Anacostia waterfront, a massive project that promises to transform the western banks of the long-suffering river immediately south of RFK Stadium.
- D.C. officials on Wednesday started the redevelopment of 50 acres along the Anacostia waterfront, a massive project that promises to transform the western banks of the long-suffering river immediately south of RFK Stadium.
D.C. to pay feds $600,000 over mercury cleanup
- The District has agreed to pay the federal government $600,000 after the U.S. Justice Department threatened to sue the city for failing to pay for the cleanup of mercury at two D.C. high schools.
Park Service defends actions after finding arsenic at Fort Reno
- The National Park Service was fending off uncomfortable questions Wednesday after it waited 14 hours to tell the public that one of Northwest’s most popular parks was potentially tainted with poison.
- The National Park Service was fending off uncomfortable questions Wednesday after it waited 14 hours to tell the public that one of Northwest’s most popular parks was potentially tainted with poison.
Bill could give federal oversight to private clinics for children and would require FDA inspections
- In a move that could have implications for D.C.’s troubled special education system, a panel of lawmakers Wednesday passed sweeping legislation that gives federal authorities the right to inspect private children’s clinics and schools.
George Mason gets $7 million for history Web site for teachers
- The federal government is giving George Mason University $7 million over the next five years to run an interactive Web site that trains the nation’s elementary and high school history teachers in their craft, officials announced Wednesday.
Clinton romps in West Virginia but faces long odds
- Hillary Clinton won West Virginia by a landslide Tuesday, giving her additional leverage to use if and when she cedes the Democratic nomination to rival Barack Obama.
- Hillary Clinton won West Virginia by a landslide Tuesday, giving her additional leverage to use if and when she cedes the Democratic nomination to rival Barack Obama.
Dumfries detective’s online avatar traps child predators from U.S. and Canada
- Dumfries Police Detective John Chapman’s voice mail sounds like the cell phone recording of an 11-year-old boy, the better to trap the men he meets online.
Report foresees deteriorating commute in Montgomery
- The daily bumper-to-bumper slog of the Montgomery County commute is only going to get worse between now and 2012 as long-planned road improvements are overrun by traffic from the rapidly growing neighborhoods on the county’s north side, a county traffic report says.
District’s public schools to get record Teach for America participants
- A record number of Teach For America participants are being placed in D.C. public schools next year, as District education officials tweak staffing and hire hundreds of instructors overall.