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  • Student arrested for bringing gun to Maryland high school, police say

    Rachel Baye

    Published: Tue, Apr 2, 2013

    A 15-year-old sophomore at Glen Burnie High School was arrested Tuesday after a loaded .22-caliber handgun was found in his backpack, authorities said. The student was charged as a juvenile with a weapons violation and taken to the Cheltenham Youth Facility in Prince George's County, according...

  • Elite 'TJ' plans for $90 million expansion

    Rachel Baye

    Published: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

    Fairfax County's prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology plans to break ground in the coming months on a $90 million renovation that will increase the size of its building by 50 percent. The renovation will add a two-story research wing at the front of the school,...

  • Montgomery County lawmakers want regular updates on Silver Spring Transit Center

    Rachel Baye

    Published: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

    Montgomery County lawmakers have asked for regular briefings on the state of the troubled Silver Spring Transit Center. The briefings by County Executive Ike Leggett or his staff should "focus on the county's plan to get a safe and reliable transit center open to the public as quickly as...

  • UAE donates soccer field to Adams Morgan school

    Rachel Baye

    Published: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

    Students at Marie Reed Elementary School in Adams Morgan soon will be able to perfect their game in the world's most popular sport. On Tuesday, the school plans to break ground on a new year-round soccer field that is being donated by the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates and the Manchester...

  • Talking points: Circus fleas, Maryland pizza, Obama's Easter Sunday trip to church

    Rachel Baye

    Published: Sun, Mar 31, 2013

    They froze to death. All 300 members of a troupe of performing fleas succumbed to freezing temperatures this week, leaving flea circus director Robert Birk scrambling to find and train a new troupe before a fair in Mechernich-Kommern. Birk said this was the first time his entire troupe had...

  • The Blotter

    Rachel Baye

    Published: Sun, Mar 31, 2013

    16-year-old charged with shooting at cop with BB gun Prince George's County police have arrested a 16-year-old for allegedly shooting at an officer with a BB gun. The teen, Andre Christopher Rivers, of Laurel, is accused of having shot at a police cruiser Friday evening about 6 on Contee Road...

  • Cheverly resident died in fire Sunday

    Rachel Baye

    Published: Sun, Mar 31, 2013

    Prince George's County firefighters discovered a Cheverly resident dead in her home Sunday morning. Firefighters arrived just before 8 a.m. at the two-story, single-family home on the 2400 block of 59th Place, according to spokesman Mark Brady. Flames were already visible from outside the...

  • D.C. police make arrests in two assaults

    Rachel Baye

    Published: Sun, Mar 31, 2013

    District police have arrested suspects in two assaults early Sunday morning. The first, just before 3 a.m. on the 500 block of T Street Northwest, occurred when two men got into an argument with the black male suspect, according to Metropolitan Police spokesman Officer Anthony Clay. The...

  • 16-year-old charged for shooting at cop with BB gun

    Rachel Baye

    Published: Sun, Mar 31, 2013

    Prince George's County Police have arrested a 16-year-old for shooting at an officer with a BB gun. The teen, Andre Christopher Rivers of the 13500 block of Attleboro Court in Laurel, is believed to have shot at a police cruiser Friday evening at around 6 p.m. on Contee Road in Laurel, police...

  • D.C. parents fight arts budget cuts

    Rachel Baye

    Published: Sat, Mar 30, 2013

    Parents are fighting back after DC Public Schools announced plans to cut more than $300,000 from an arts program -- cuts some parents worry the program won't survive. The Fillmore Arts Center offers classes on two campuses in dance, digital arts, theater, music, visual arts, creative writing...