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  • Montgomery residents voice concerns about rapid bus network

    Kate Jacobson

    Published: Sun, May 19, 2013

    Montgomery County residents are raising concerns about the county's proposed bus rapid transit system after planners revealed a scaled-back system that would center around Route 355 from Clarksburg to Bethesda. About 50 people testified to the county's Planning Board for more than three hours...

  • D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells to run for mayor

    Kate Jacobson

    Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

    Another D.C. council member is throwing his hat in the ring to be the next mayor of D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells announced on Saturday that he will enter the 2014 mayoral race. Wells spoke to a group of supporters on H Street in the District, saying there is a crisis of ethics inside city hall...

  • Talking points: Student kidnapper, delivering drugs, potty mouth states

    Kate Jacobson

    Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013

    A student did what to avoid telling his parents he failed? Instead of coming clean about failing an English class, college student Aftab Aslam staged his own kidnapping. The Georgia Gwinnett College student purchased a mobile phone from Target, then texted his parents saying he'd been...

  • Biker killed on U Street identified

    Kate Jacobson

    Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

    Police have identified the bicyclist who was struck and killed by a car on Thursday near U street. Andre Brands, 50, was riding south on 11th Street near the U Street intersection, police said, when he was struck by a car. Brand was not wearing a helmet. He was transported to a local...

  • Loudoun County man shot to death in home

    Kate Jacobson

    Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

    A Loudoun County man was found shot to death Friday night in his home in Sterling, the victim of a domestic homicide. Police said Steven Spradling, 52, was shot around 9 p.m.,in his home, located in the 21700 block of Blossom Drive. His wife, Rosangela Spradling, 42, has been charged with...

  • Southeast student maces others in fight

    Kate Jacobson

    Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

    A student at Ballou High School in the Southeast maced a group of other students after getting into an altercation at the school. Police said a group of at least 10 students got into a fight at the school -- located at 34014th Street SE -- then one student pulled out mace and began spraying....

  • Three arrested in connection to P.G. county robberies

    Kate Jacobson

    Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

    Police in Prince George's County have arrested three men in connection with more than 50 burglaries in the county since December 2012. Anthony Nyrekie Edwards, 40, David Benjamin Neal, 24, and Jamal Cooke, 21, all from Oxon Hill, have been charged with burglary. Police said the three men...

  • Montgomery County Council cuts energy tax

    Kate Jacobson

    Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

    Also tentatively approves $4.8 billion budget The Montgomery County Council voted to cut the county's energy tax 10 percent as lawmakers tentatively approved a $4.8 billion budget for fiscal 2014 that includes multimillion-dollar employee pay raises and increases in property taxes. The...

  • Montgomery County Council votes for hike in property tax rate

    Kate Jacobson

    Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

    Property taxes are set to rise again in Montgomery County, after the County Council voted to support County Executive Ike Leggett's 1.8-cent increase per $100 of value. The average homeowner, with property valued at $460,000, will see an increase of $80 a year. This is the first time the...



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