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DC Councilmember Tommy Wells announced his candidacy for Mayor on Saturday in Northeast. More>>
The chairman of the D.C. City Council's Judiciary Committee says he has "grave concerns" over the staffing of the D.C. Fire Department.
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Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being harassed by the Internal Revenue Service, a Treasury inspector general said Friday, disclosing that Obama administration officials knew there was a probe during the heat of the presidential campaign. More>>
An Arizona congressman wants a nationwide ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. More>>
Two people have been sentenced to prison in the kidnapping and slaying of a teenager in 2010. More>>
It's a rare treat when Fred Gray is in Washington. Who is Fred Gray, you ask? He's an 82-year-old, still-practicing attorney from Tuskegee, Ala., who happened to represent the likes of Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the start of the civil rights movement.
The IRS official who led the tax-exempt organizations unit when Tea Party groups were targeted is now in charge of the IRS office responsible for ObamaCare, two Capitol Hill sources told Fox News.
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D.C. police are trying to find the man responsible for a home invasion Wednesday afternoon. A 69-year-old woman answered the front door of her Massachusetts Avenue home just steps away from the National Cathedral and ended up being dragged through the house and eventually tied up with a vacuum cord. More>>
The District of Columbia is losing paramedics at an alarming rate and they are not being replaced. 53 have resigned or retired since Kenneth Ellerbe became fire chief in 2011.
President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred Internal Revenue Service Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new security money to prevent another Benghazi-style terrorist attack. More>>
Metro says it will close a total of five stations on the green and orange lines for weekend work. More>>
Two D.C. councilmembers say they plan to introduce legislation that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. More>>
The Internal Revenue Service controversy dogging President Barack Obama is hardly the first time a White House and the tax agency have been accused of political meddling and bias. Nor is it the first time that political and social advocacy groups have searched for and exploited loopholes and fine points in the federal tax code. More>>
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray's administration does not support a bill that would require gun owners in the nation's capital to carry liability insurance. More>>
There's a push to decriminalize marijuana possession in the District. More>>
It's a dangerous trend that is taking hold in our area -- targeting kids as young as 13 years old. But now police and city leaders are making businesses that sell synthetic marijuana the target in an effort to get this deadly substitute off the streets.
Under mounting pressure, President Barack Obama on Wednesday released a trove of documents related to the Benghazi attack and forced out the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following revelations that the agency targeted conservative political groups. More>>
The "John Doe" child pornography suspect sought by federal authorities was arrested Wednesday afternoon after a tip from the public was called in to the ICE tip line. More>>
Smart electricity meters are raising new concerns in the District. These "smart meters" let Pepco read your meter wirelessly. But earlier this week, a FOX 5 investigation revealed a wide range of potential problems. Pepco has installed the meters at 270,000 homes and businesses in the District, but some D.C. councilmembers are now saying not so fast.
A federal judge has decided that school administrators in D.C. may move ahead with their plan to close 15 school buildings. Most of the closures would happen at the end of this school year. More>>
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray wants to move up to 60 major power lines underground at a cost of $1 billion to prevent extended outages in the future. More>>
For weeks, we've been showing you the progress of the scaffolding going up on the Washington Monument. Now it's all done. But can you imagine what it's like to put that together - all the way up at 555 feet?
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Her mother lost a battle with cancer at age 56, and actress Angelina Jolie is determined to avoid a similar fate. She wrote an article in the New York Times revealing that she carries a "faulty" gene, BRCA1, and has had a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer. She hopes her story will inspire other women fighting the disease.
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin knows full well that his playoff failures are adding up. And the two-time NHL MVP knows what that means for the way people think about his career.
Despite a wave of criticism from journalists' organizations (and from members of both parties on Capitol Hill), the U.S. Attorney General and the White House are defending the gathering of phone records of Associated Press reporters. More>>
Did you know many movies and television series, which appear to be filmed in D.C., are actually shot in neighboring Maryland and Virginia? Tax incentives and federal government red tape are often factors. More>>
Led by Henrik Lundqvist's 35 saves in a second consecutive shutout, and goals from some unlikely sources, the New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 5-0 in Game 7 Monday night to reach the Eastern Conference semifinals. More>>
Bryce Harper put a scare into himself and his Washington Nationals teammates after his latest violent collision with an outfield wall.
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Officers from around the country, family members and friends paid homage Monday night to those who last year paid the ultimate price. The 25th Annual Candlelight Vigil took place at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC.
Power companies are swapping out old meters -- for newer "smart" versions. The devices allow utilities to read your meter wirelessly without sending a meter reader. But opposition is growing here and across the country warning of health and safety concerns. Some smart meters have overheated and caught fire.
President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday, denouncing as "outrageous" the targeting of conservative political groups by the federal IRS but angrily denying any administration cover-up after last year's deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya. More>>
D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells will announce his candidacy for mayor this Saturday in Northeast D.C. More>>
An early morning water main break on Saturday has completely filled a three-story-deep construction site at 17th and M Streets NW, submerging five pieces of heavy earth moving equipment. More>>
The Metro Transit Police chief said he wishes every smart phone had the app that allows a user on the internet to locate where the phone is. More>>
Mike Ribeiro scored 9:24 into overtime, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 2-1 Friday night to regain the momentum -- and the lead -- in their first-round playoff series. More>>
A 3-year-old girl from Southeast Washington is recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg as police release surveillance video from cameras that captured the shooting and two suspects in the act Thursday night. More>>
Britain's Prince Harry saluted America's war dead in somber remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, pausing, too, to place flowers on the tombstone of President John F. Kennedy and visit the grave of a British World War II hero buried far from home. More>>
The future of where food trucks can park is still very unclear tonight.Mayor Gray's office believes food trucks have to be regulated - but truck owners say the proposed regulations on the table will put them out of business. More>>
The National Aquarium says it will close its Washington branch in the fall. More>>
A federal judge says he will issue a ruling by next week on a request to stop the planned closure of 15 D.C. Public School buildings. More>>
This summer will be a busy time for the Griffin family. Redskins QB Robert Griffin III’s mother Jackie told FOX 5 that Robert and his fiancé, Rebecca are getting married.
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The support might be building, but Daniel Snyder isn't listening. The Redskins owner removed any doubt about a potential name change for his franchise, telling USA Today that it will never happen.
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There is the potential for locally gusty thunderstorms to affect portions of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and upstate New York Friday and Friday night, and then areas farther east on Saturday.
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A mother is fighting D.C. Public Schools to protect her son with autism. She believes the 12-year-old has been repeatedly bullied and abused. Now, instead of school being a safe happy place, it's a nightmare. More>>
A buttoned-down Prince Harry joined Michelle Obama in honoring military families Thursday and toured an exhibition in Congress about land-mines, opening a weeklong U.S. visit devoted to the wounded victims of war. Shrieking onlookers gave him the pop-star treatment, but he was all royal business. More>>
Jason Chimera, a native of Edmonton who has been with the Capitals only since 2009, could be forgiven for his response when asked Thursday about the collective public angst over the team's latest blown lead in the playoffs. More>>
D.C. leaders are considering a plan to increase the number of parking enforcement officers. More>>
Michelle Obama and military mothers had high tea like the British on Thursday. More>>
A pediatrician charged with possession of child pornography made his initial court appearance Thursday and has been ordered held without bond. More>>
D.C. Attorney General Irvin Nathan took the stand Wednesday in a federal obstruction of justice investigation telling the court his office has done "nothing wrong." More>>
The people have spoken. And officials in Washington are listening.
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Taxicabs in the District of Columbia will be required to accept credit and debit cards by the end of August.
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Metro is expected to unveil new crime and ridership numbers at a meeting Thursday.
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DC police are hoping somebody will recognize the young man seen on a bank surveillance video trying to use a robbery victim's ATM card early Monday morning. More>>
DC Councilmember Mary Cheh introduced legislation this week to use money generated through a proposed internet sales tax to help eradicate homelessness in the District within 10 years. More>>
Dr. Robert Paul Dickey is a prominent, well-liked DC Pediatrician, who is behind bars Wednesday, accused of possessing child pornography. More>>
A House Republican and Democrat are pushing a bill that would strip the authority of military officers to overturn convictions for major offenses such as sexual assault.
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The District of Columbia is set to certify the results of a recent special election.
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The D.C. Council will consider banning plastic firearms created by 3D printers. More>>
It seems like a simple proposition: give employees who work more than 40 hours a week the option of taking paid time off instead of overtime pay. More>>
They call themselves Landfill Harmonic. Their video on YouTube has nearly one million hits. Washington, D.C. business owner, Myrna Sislen, heard about the Landfill Harmonic from her friend Berta Rojas, an internationally recognized guitarist, who has played with them. More>>
A District of Columbia police officer has been charged in a federal money laundering investigation in Pennsylvania.
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Entomologists are predicting that the 17-year cicadas expected on the East Coast between now and early June could number in the billions. More>>
Derek Stepan and Arron Asham both scored tiebreaking goals in the third period for the New York Rangers in a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 on Monday night. More>>
The Senate aimed to help traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments Monday by passing a bill that would widely subject online shopping -- for many a largely tax-free frontier -- to state sales taxes. More>>
There is no explanation so far as to why a woman’s call to 911 was placed on hold more than once when she found a burglar in her Northwest D.C. home Saturday afternoon. More>>
Many food truck owners in D.C. say they worry new proposed regulations could put them out of business. A D.C. Council committee is expected to discuss possible food truck regulations this Friday.
The cold chill Max Keshani feels at his ice cream shop doesn't come from the walk-in freezer. It's from the news he received in a letter Friday. It tells Max his lease is not being renewed. He'll have to leave his building by June 30 just as he's entering the busy season.
It's an old school bus, painted green, and now called a "Mobile Market." Inside are coolers and some freezers. Outside, under an awning, is a fresh fruit-and-vegetable market. Five days a week, in the warmer months, the Mobile Market rolls into area neighborhoods where there are a paucity of supermarkets, to make it easier for residents to buy fresh (and locally grown) foods.
A new elephant will be joining the herd at the National Zoo in Washington after her companion died at a zoo in Louisiana. More>>
The District of Columbia's film office says Washington's Theodore Roosevelt Bridge will be closing temporarily for a major motion picture. More>>
An overnight fire at the Labor Department's headquarters shut the building down for most employees early Friday, but the agency's monthly employment report was released as scheduled. More>>
Two late night deadly accidents closed roads in the D.C. area.
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A new D.C. Department of Health campaign is warning young people about the dangers of fake weed or K2/Spice. The campaign tells young people that use of the synthetic marijuana will turn them into zombies. More>>
Acknowledging uncertainty ahead, President Barack Obama said Thursday the U.S. will cooperate with Mexico in fighting drug-trafficking and organized crime in any way Mexico's government deems appropriate. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto emphasized that the security relationship must be expanded to focus on trade and commerce. More>>
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray has introduced a bill that would allow people living in the country illegally to get driver's licenses in the nation's capital. More>>
D.C. police say they won't pursue charges against a man arrested in a fatal shooting this week because it appears he may have acted out of self-defense. More>>
Plans to overhaul neglected sites on Washington's National Mall with lakeside gardens, grassy amphitheaters and restaurants with views of the nation's memorials are getting a boost from a German carmaker. More>>
22-year-old Tommy Branch has been found guilty by a jury in the beating case of TC Maslin near Eastern Market last August. More>>
A ticket controversy at a local theatre company has sparked allegations of discrimination. The theatre is accused of overcharging for certain seats. Matt Gausman says he had a front row seat to what he claims is an unfair and illegal practice.
As the nation prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Newseum is offering a chance to delve back into his life. More>>
A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol in the death of a pedestrian in northeast Washington. More>>
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray wants people living in the country illegally to be able to get driver's licenses in the nation's capital. More>>
A former Washington nightclub owner who got a new trial on cocaine distribution charges after a Supreme Court verdict has pleaded guilty and will spend 15 years in prison. More>>
Mayor Vincent Gray says it won't be long until we see streetcars traveling down city streets. More>>
An Idaho man charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama by shooting at the White House practiced with his weapon for six months and may have been upset about the country's marijuana policy, prosecutors said in a newly filed court document. More>>
A double shooting has left one person dead in the Northeast D.C. More>>
Metro says workers have repaired a cracked rail on the red line and delays should dissipate as rush hour winds down.Trains were using just one track for a time Wednesday morning after a crack was discovered in the electrified third rail near the Rhode Island Avenue station. Metro says both tracks are back in use between the NoMa-Gallaudet and Fort Totten stations, but customers could experience some delays before service returns to normal. More>>
Montgomery County police are investigating the robbery of a high-end jewelry store in Chevy Chase. More>>
Museum officials will close a small section of the National Museum of African Art and sections of the Hirshorn. More>>
Johnnie Sweet was found guilty on all counts in the 2010 death of Latisha Frazier.
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School administrators are stepping up efforts to prevent violence among D.C. high school students who ride Metro. More>>
D.C.'s embattled Fire and EMS department is facing more scrutiny. FOX 5 has uncovered continued problems with emergency responders taking too long. At least a dozen incidents are under investigation for what appear to be slow response times. More>>
Two law enforcement officials who died in the line of duty last year have been honored in Washington. More>>
Ricin was found in the former martial arts studio of the man suspected of sending poison letters to President Barack Obama and other public officials, and was also discovered on a dust mask and other items he threw in the trash, federal prosecutors said in a court document made public Tuesday. More>>
The chairman of the D.C. Council wants to push back the date of the primary that's likely to decide the city's next mayor. More>>
Elderly Holocaust survivors and the veterans who helped liberate them gathered for what could be their last big reunion Monday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. More>>
A wild brawl involving local students was caught on camera. The chaos broke out in the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station around 4 p.m. Friday as kids were heading home from school. More>>
The chairman of the D.C. Council Education Committee, David Catania, is looking for answers from Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson on a dramatic drop in the number of slots for summer school and published plans to make it available only to certain students. More>>
A groundbreaking pronouncement from NBA veteran Jason Collins -- "I'm gay" -- reverberated Monday through Washington, generating accolades from lawmakers on Twitter and a supportive phone call from President Barack Obama. More>>
A letter from Mayor Vincent Gray referring to the Boston bombings is getting a lot of attention. More>>
A Mississippi man charged with making a deadly poison sent to President Barack Obama and others was ordered held without bond until a hearing later this week when prosecutors are expected to describe what evidence they have against him. More>>
Metropolitan Police have arrested a driver after a pedestrian was struck and pinned against a tree, killing her. More>>
A Virginia man charged with shooting a security guard inside the Washington headquarters of a conservative Christian lobbying group is scheduled to be sentenced this summer. More>>
One of the architects of failed gun control legislation says he's bringing it back.
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President Barack Obama joked Saturday about his plans for a radical second-term evolution from a "strapping young Muslim Socialist" to retiree golfer, all with a new hairstyle like first lady Michelle's.
For the second time in six weeks, a quiet neighborhood in Northwest D.C. has been rattled by a burglary in the middle of the afternoon. Each time, the homeowner walked in and came face-to-face with the thief. More>>
Many people across the area are talking about comments made Thursday by Florida Congressman John Mica. Just days after D.C voters went to the polls to approve a ballot measure to give D.C. leaders control of their own budget, Mica gave an interview to FOX 5 that some considered insulting and disrespectful.
A man with Tourette Syndrome was denied boarding a plane Thursday after he said the word “bomb.” More>>
Online deals service LivingSocial said Friday that its website was hacked, and the personal data of more than 50 million customers may have been affected. More>>
Furloughed air traffic controllers will soon be heading back to work, ending a week of coast-to-coast flight delays that left thousands of travelers frustrated and furious. More>>
A bus service in Washington that aims to serve tourists and visitors as well as residents is adding a new route along the National Mall. More>>
An Arizona congressman has reintroduced a bill that would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy. More>>
Prosecutors are asking for a 45-year sentence for the man who wounded a security guard at the Family Research Council last August. On Thursday, the organization released dramatic surveillance video of the incident.
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U.S. Marshals are looking for a Virginia man who skipped out on his sentencing earlier this month after pleading guilty to scamming a D.C. woman out of tens of thousands of dollars. More>>
What music venue is the coolest in America? According to Rolling Stone, the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. is the best big room that rocks the most. More>>
Metro says part of the red line will be shut down for weekend work. More>>
It appears that uncertainty over airline flight delays is pushing some travelers to Amtrak. More>>
It has been just days since D.C. voters went to the polls to approve a ballot measure to give D.C. leaders control of their own budget. But some comments from a Republican Congressman who sits on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform are being called insulting. More>>
The head of the D.C. police officers' union is requesting a review of the District's emergency dispatch system. More>>
District of Columbia officials are responding to a lawsuit over the closure of 15 schools, saying their plan was the result of extensive study and will improve education for all students. More>>
Presidents past and present lionized one of their own Thursday, putting politics aside as President George W. Bush dedicated the library that documents his place in history. President Barack Obama praised his predecessor's strength and resolve after Sept. 11, calling Bush a "good man" who faced the storm head on. More>>
We like to complain about getting the tickets - but apparently most of us actually support red light and speed cameras.
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50-year-old Ezra Porter of Temple Hills, Md., is facing a charge of first-degree sexual assault after an alleged incident onboard his MetroAccess van last Friday. More>>
Under growing pressure, the Obama administration signaled Wednesday it might accept legislation eliminating Federal Aviation Administration furloughs blamed for lengthy delays affecting airline passengers, while leaving the rest of $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in place. More>>
The FBI has released a new photograph of a former D.C. elementary school teacher who was arrested in Nicaragua over the weekend on child pornography charges. More>>
There are new concerns about the D.C. Police Department’s special operations division and the security of its vehicles. FOX 5 has learned the parking lot where they are kept is open to the public with no one guarding the gates. More>>
Will there be enough money for college? That is what many District parents and students were asking Wednesday after they were told to get their applications in early because money for a program that helps D.C. residents go to out of state schools without paying out of state tuition could be running short. More>>
The U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered a Washington tour bus company to shut down after an investigation found that its vehicles and drivers are unsafe.
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Untitled Document A longtime District of Columbia political insider has been elected to the D.C. Council. More>>
Police in Maryland said Tuesday that a 27-year-old man accused in the fatal shooting of his stepfather, a District of Columbia police detective, has surrendered to authorities. More>>
The Defense Intelligence Agency says it is investigating the possible presence of biological toxins at the Joint Base Anacostia/Bolling in the District. More>>
Charges of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others were dropped Tuesday against an Elvis impersonator from Mississippi who has said since his arrest last week that he had nothing to do with the case. More>>
District of Columbia elections officials say turnout appears light in a special election to fill a vacancy on the D.C. Council. More>>
Eric Justin Toth, the former private school teacher accused to making child porn, will remain behind bars for the time being. Toth appeared before a federal magistrate judge in D.C., Tuesday afternoon. More>>
The FBI can now scratch a name off its top Ten Most Wanted Fugitive List. Authorities have captured former D.C. teacher Eric Justin Toth in Nicaragua. He was wanted on charges of producing child pornography. More>>
Officials in Washington are beginning their annual, monthlong campaign to fill in potholes.
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Federal officials say they're delaying a policy that would allow passengers to carry small knives, bats and other sports equipment onto airliners. More>>
The Internal Affairs Division of the D.C. Police Department has launched an investigation into why sensitive records and documents were left unsecured inside the abandoned headquarters of the Special Operations Division. More>>
A special election will be held in the District on Tuesday. Voters will be asked to decide two issues.
She's in the city but Kristin Brower is standing in the middle of a giant garden in Northeast D.C. Brower is with the Neighborhood Farm Initiative, a non-profit that teaches adults how to garden. They produce 2,000 pounds of food a year. Most of it gets donated. More>>
Officials in Washington are beginning their annual, monthlong campaign to fill in potholes. More>>
Prosecutors say a Virginia man who planned a mass killing at the Washington headquarters of a conservative Christian lobbying group should spend 45 years in prison for his plot. More>>
Police in Washington say six people were injured when a vehicle hit a Metrobus, causing the bus to veer off the road and strike a tree.Authorities say the accident occurred about 6:35 a.m. Sunday at 34th Street and Woodley Road NW. The injuries were not considered life threatening.Police say four passengers on the bus and the drivers of the bus and vehicle were injured.Metropolitan Police Department Officer Paul Metcalf told The Washington Post that no arrests were made. More>>
President Barack Obama declared Friday night that the capture of a second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings "closed an important chapter in this tragedy." But he acknowledged that many unanswered questions remain about the motivations of the two men accused of perpetrating the attacks that unnerved the nation. More>>
Ruslan Tsarni, uncle of Boston bomb suspect says they can't understand what they did. Says they are "shocked." Uncle says the nephews are "losers". He says he loves America. Immigrated here and granted asylum. More>>
A FOX 5 exclusive takes us inside an abandoned building that used to house the Special Operations Division of the D.C. Police Department. Acting on a tip FOX 5's Paul Wagner and his crew went to the building in Northwest D.C., walked inside through an open door that was unlocked and found sensitive documents.
Some heavy hitters of journalism and Hollywood met in Washington Thursday night to attend the premier of a new film by Robert Redford. It's a documentary looking back on "All The President's Men," which Redford produced and starred in nearly 40 years ago.
A Mississippi man charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and other officials was described Thursday as a good father, a quiet neighbor and an entertainer who impersonated Elvis at parties. Other accounts show a man who spiraled into emotional turmoil trying to get attention for his claims of uncovering a conspiracy to sell body parts on the black market. More>>
The National Football League has released the 2013 regular season schedule and the Washington Redskins open up their season on Monday Night Football against the Philadelphia Eagles on September 9.
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Bald eagles have made their home on the grounds of the police training academy in Southeast Washington and it is getting crowded. Two eaglets have hatched. More>>
Sen. Roger Wicker says he once hired the man accused of mailing suspicious letters as an Elvis impersonator. More>>
More than 20,000 District of Columbia government workers are set to receive pay raises. More>>
You probably won't be surprised to hear that the rent in the D.C. area goes up faster than the rest of the country.
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A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday, accused of sending letters to President Barack Obama and a senator that tested positive for poisonous ricin and set the nation's capital on edge a day after the Boston Marathon bombings. More>>
Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons as they spurned pleas from families of victims of last winter's school massacre in Newtown, Conn. More>>
A visibly infuriated President Barack Obama surrounded himself with tear-stained parents of Connecticut school shooting victims Wednesday after the Senate voted down a measure designed to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and declared it a "pretty shameful day for Washington." More>>
Law enforcement officials say a second letter sent to the U.S. Senate has been intercepted and is being tested for poisonous ricin. More>>
Unlike with the Boston Marathon bomber, police have a suspect in mind as they try to determine who mailed a letter to Sen. Roger Wicker that tested positive for poisonous ricin, a Senate colleague said.
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An envelope addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi twice tested positive Tuesday for ricin, a potentially fatal poison, congressional officials said, heightening concerns about terrorism a day after a bombing killed three and left more than 170 injured at the Boston Marathon. More>>
Federal agents zeroed in Tuesday on how the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out -- with kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel -- but said they still didn't know who did it and why. More>>
There are new concerns the D.C. fire department is taking risks with its ladder trucks after two of them failed stress tests this month and were taken out of service. One of the trucks had frayed steel cables used to raise the ladders into the air.
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray's 2014 budget proposal includes money to build a space station simulator in the district's public school system. More>>
Budget cuts from Congress will soon reduce the number of free exhibitions on view each day at the Smithsonian Institution and will force unpaid leave for U.S. Park Police officers who guard the nation's monuments in Washington, New York City and elsewhere, agency officials told Congress on Tuesday. More>>
The White House says President Barack Obama has been notified about the explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. More>>
A stony-faced President Barack Obama declared that those responsible for the explosions at the Boston Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice," but he urged a nervous nation not to jump to conclusions. Top lawmakers declared the deadly incident an act of terrorism, and a White House official said it was being treated that way. More>>
The White House flag is at half staff in honor of the victims of the Boston attacks.At least three people are dead and more than one-hundred-and-seventy are hurt after two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.The FBI has launched an investigation, but so far no suspects have been named.Officials in Washington say no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. More>>
Alicia Keys says she wants to spark a global conversation about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The Grammy Award-winning singer met with women who are part of an HIV program at United Medical Center in the nation's capital Monday to discuss their experiences with the virus, including the fear and stigma associated with the disease.
The president of Georgetown University says vandalism of the campus' main chapel forced Sunday morning Masses to be moved to another location. More>>
A house fire in Northeast has left two people with very serious injuries. More>>
Crowds gathered in DC on Saturday to enjoy the National Cherry Blossom Festival parade. More>>
Fifteen people have been injured after a Metrobus collided with a minivan in Washington. More>>
A man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of a northeast Washington deli owner. More>>
PHOTO/Unsuck DC MetroA photo posted Friday on the blog Unsuck DC Metro shows a Metro operator looking at his cell phone while at the controls. In July 2009 Metro instituted a zero tolerance policy for operator use of cell phones, texting devices .A Metro spokesperson tells FOX 5’s John Henrehan the operator “no longer” works at Metro.
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Police have confirmed that the body found in the Tidal Basin has been identified as 35-year-old Sarath Potharaju. More>>
District of Columbia schools officials say they've found cheating at 11 schools during the last school year. The district's Office of the State Superintendent released results Friday from its annual audit of standardized testing in the city.
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The family of a missing man from Chicago is on their way to D.C. to determine if a body found floating in the Tidal Basin is their relative. More>>
For a lot of people, hair is more than just hair. It's their life. On Thursday at Georgetown University, medical students, faculty and friends gave up a lot of hair to save a life.
Congress' most serious gun-control effort in years cleared its first hurdle Thursday as the Senate pushed past conservatives' attempted blockade under the teary gaze of families of victims of December's Connecticut school shootings. More>>
Managers at Metro on Thursday unveiled details of a new passenger safety campaign. In fact, there are two campaigns: one aimed at modifying unsafe passenger behavior during emergencies, and one aimed at modifying unsafe routine passenger behavior, like running on train platforms. More>>
A new ranking of the most generous cities in online donations shows Seattle residents give the most money to charity, followed by three cities in the Washington, D.C., region. More>>
Some never-before-seen artifacts from the minutes and hours following President John F. Kennedy's assassination are going on display Friday, along with an extensive collection of photographs of the young president's family. More>>
A young girl, believed to be around nine years-old, was hit by a vehicle on northeast, Washington, D.C. More>>
D.C. police say they are investigating a body found in the Tidal Basin. More>>
Tens of thousands of immigrants and activists rallied nationwide Wednesday in a coordinated set of protests aimed at pressing Congress to approve immigration measures that would grant 11 million immigrants living here illegally a path toward citizenship. More>>
A spring heat wave is breaking records around the Washington area. More>>
Conservative senators from both parties announced their support for expanding background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, giving a burst of momentum to supporters of stronger restrictions. But big questions remain about whether President Barack Obama can push significant gun controls through Congress. More>>
District leaders are considering a major funding plan to help preserve and showcase what some call hidden treasures.
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President Barack Obama's budget proposal includes a legislative provision that would give the District of Columbia greater control over its municipal budget. More>>
The man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 has behaved well over the past year when he's been freed from a Washington mental hospital to visit his mother in Virginia, according to U.S. Secret Service reports. More>>
Cameras clicked as photographers snapped pictures of people rolling along in wheelchairs and ambling behind metal walkers. They were headed to a luncheon. It is the D.C. Office on Aging 27th Annual Centenarian Salute. It's a gathering for folks ages 100 and older.
You might want to think twice if you don't typically stop at a crosswalk. The next person you cut off in a crosswalk could be a police officer. More>>
A Florida man has been ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after police say he brought unregistered guns and ammunition onto the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. More>>
National Park Service officials say the Tuesday and Wednesday will be the best days to visit the cherry blossoms this year. That is when the flowering trees ringing the Tidal Basin are expected to be at their peak.
Mayor Gray presented his 2014 budget to the DC Council Monday. The Mayor laid out plans to spend 10.1 billion dollars next year.
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President Barack Obama is providing a ride on Air Force One to 11 relatives of those killed at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School so they can attend his gun control speech Monday before heading to Washington to personally plead with senators reluctant to back gun legislation. More>>
Early voting is getting underway for a special election in the District of Columbia. More>>
Family members of the six adults killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting gathered at the White House Friday as President Barack Obama bestowed the nation's second-highest civilian honor on their fallen relatives.
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