Friday, May 17 2013 4:48 PM EDT2013-05-17 20:48:41 GMT
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.
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.
Wednesday, May 15 2013 10:51 PM EDT2013-05-16 02:51:11 GMT
We are Monitoring Metro with a development affecting potentially thousands of Maryland college students and their families. It is the decision by Metro to close its College Park station this weekend when the University of Maryland is having its commencement. Most intriguing about this is the matter of when the university found out this was going to happen.
We are Monitoring Metro with a development affecting potentially thousands of Maryland college students and their families. It is the decision by Metro to close its College Park station this weekend when the University of Maryland is having its commencement. Most intriguing about this is the matter of when the university found out this was going to happen.
Wednesday, May 15 2013 8:11 PM EDT2013-05-16 00:11:45 GMT
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.
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.
Friday, May 10 2013 6:33 PM EDT2013-05-10 22:33:50 GMT
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.
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.
Wednesday, May 8 2013 11:26 PM EDT2013-05-09 03:26:34 GMT
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.
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.
Friday, May 3 2013 5:38 PM EDT2013-05-03 21:38:46 GMT
Human trafficking in our backyard. That was the title of a town hall meeting in McLean, Va., Friday hosted by northern Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf.
Human trafficking in our backyard. That was the title of a town hall meeting in McLean, Va., Friday hosted by northern Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf.
Thursday, April 25 2013 11:51 PM EDT2013-04-26 03:51:07 GMT
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.
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.
Thursday, April 18 2013 11:44 PM EDT2013-04-19 03:44:06 GMT
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.
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.
Thursday, April 11 2013 11:26 PM EDT2013-04-12 03:26:15 GMT
"The video doesn't lie." That is what a Maryland man is declaring after a jury awarded him some big time cash in a civil suit against the Prince George's County Police Department.
"The video doesn't lie." That is what a Maryland man is declaring after a jury awarded him some big time cash in a civil suit against the Prince George's County Police Department.
Monday, April 8 2013 5:53 PM EDT2013-04-08 21:53:30 GMT
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.
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.
Thursday, April 4 2013 11:21 PM EDT2013-04-05 03:21:56 GMT
Locals and tourists alike marked the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination by visiting the memorial to the slain civil rights leader along the National Mall.
Locals and tourists alike marked the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination by visiting the memorial to the slain civil rights leader along the National Mall.
Wednesday, April 3 2013 11:33 PM EDT2013-04-04 03:33:05 GMT
The troubled life of a local Iraq War veteran ended in the Anacostia River and shrouded in mystery. Was Arlester Jay the victim of murder or a suicide? D.C. Police are investigating the death without classifying it either way.
The troubled life of a local Iraq War veteran ended in the Anacostia River and shrouded in mystery. Was Arlester Jay the victim of murder or a suicide? D.C. Police are investigating the death without classifying it either way.
Friday, March 22 2013 6:36 PM EDT2013-03-22 22:36:02 GMT
Three northern Virginia teenagers who consider themselves merry pranksters with a popular YouTube channel are facing criminal charges for what they allegedly did in their most viewed video of "gallon smashing."
Three northern Virginia teenagers who consider themselves merry pranksters with a popular YouTube channel are facing criminal charges for what they allegedly did in their most viewed video of "gallon smashing."
Wednesday, March 20 2013 10:52 PM EDT2013-03-21 02:52:30 GMT
It's the first step toward softening Fairfax County's Zero Tolerance policy for public school kids. It is a debate inspired, in part, by the suicide two years ago of 15-year-old Woodson High School sophomore Nick Stuban, who sank into a depression after being suspended and then forced to switch schools after getting caught with a legal, synthetic type of marijuana.
It's the first step toward softening Fairfax County's Zero Tolerance policy for public school kids. It is a debate inspired, in part, by the suicide two years ago of 15-year-old Woodson High School sophomore Nick Stuban, who sank into a depression after being suspended and then forced to switch schools after getting caught with a legal, synthetic type of marijuana.
Friday, March 8 2013 12:03 AM EST2013-03-08 05:03:51 GMT
The latest name to surface as a possible successor to Pope Benedict XVI is none other than Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl. But Wuerl has said his becoming pope would be a fantasy and not something he expects.
The latest name to surface as a possible successor to Pope Benedict XVI is none other than Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl. But Wuerl has said his becoming pope would be a fantasy and not something he expects.
A man charged with shooting a security guard at a conservative lobbying group in Washington has appeared in court.
A man who volunteered at a gay community center had a backpack full of Chick-fil-A sandwiches and a box of ammunition when he said "I don't like your politics" and shot a security guard at the headquarters of a conservative lobbying group, authorities revealed Thursday.
