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By DEAN BARTOLI SMITH | 06/13/13 11:15 PM
Prince William and Prince George's counties, two Washington metro areas hard hit by foreclosures when the real estate bubble burst, are now on the mend.
"Prince William worked through their foreclosure inventory more...
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By MATT CONNOLLY | 06/13/13 08:15 PM
The Washington Examiner ended local news coverage Friday, leaving behind an eight-year legacy of public service and watchdog journalism.
Readers will remember the print edition for its aggressive coverage of crime and...
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By RACHEL BAYE | 06/13/13 08:00 PM
Maryland has approved new teacher evaluation systems in Prince George's County Public Schools and 20 other Maryland school systems, clearing the way for the state to receive $250 million in federal funds, the Maryland...
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By LIZ ESSLEY | 06/13/13 06:40 PM
Two tornadoes were reported in Montgomery County, and tens of thousands of area residents lost power. But for much of the Washington region, Thursday's storm -- and the frenzy leading up to it -- turned out to be nothing...
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By KATE JACOBSON | 06/13/13 06:10 PM
Crime at Montgomery County's Metro stops has fallen to 275 incidents from 354 last year, but officials are concerned with the large number of thefts of riders' smart phones and other electronics.
Jeff Delinksi, deputy...
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By ANDY BROWNFIELD | 06/13/13 05:55 PM
Improved lighting, safer sidewalks and a cleaner appearance are what residents of Wheaton -- an area infamous for the perception of a high crime rate -- want, according to a presentation given to a Montgomery County...
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By SCOTT MCCABE | 06/13/13 04:00 PM
A Hyattsville man was found guilty of stalking and harassing his ex-wife, including setting up fake online profiles seeking sex from men.
Michael Anthony Johnson was convicted on 73 counts and is facing a maximum of 115...
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By KYTJA WEIR | 06/13/13 04:00 PM
Metro crews are inspecting the agency's oldest rail cars daily and outfitting them with special Kevlar protections in the wake of explosions on an out-of-service Red Line train last month.
The Red Line train caught fire...
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By MATT CONNOLLY | 06/13/13 01:50 AM
The Washington region is gaining minorities at an even faster rate than the rapidly diversifying nation, according to census data releasedThursday, with Asian immigrants and Hispanic families leading the way.
The...
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By MATT CONNOLLY | 06/13/13 01:45 AM
The District has a higher percentage of female residents than any of the 50 states, according to census data released Thursday.
About 52.3 percent of D.C. residents are female, just outpacing Rhode Island and Maryland...
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By KATE JACOBSON | 06/12/13 08:30 PM
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett's announcement Wednesday that he is seeking re-election for the county's top spot sets up a Democratic showdown with his predecessor and a county lawmaker who has been critical of...
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By SCOTT MCCABE | 06/12/13 06:25 PM
A Silver Spring middle school teacher has been accused of sexually abusing three students on campus.
Montgomery County police began the investigation last month after administrators at the A. Mario Loiederman Middle...
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By SCOTT MCCABE | 06/12/13 06:25 PM
U.S. Marshals deputies are looking for a burglary suspect who was chased away by an unsuspecting University Park homeowner.
According to police, on the afternoon of May 14, the homeowner arrived at the residence on the...
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By RACHEL BAYE | 06/12/13 06:15 PM
Attending high school outside of a student's neighborhood would become more difficult under a new policy being considered by the Montgomery County school board.
The change would, for the first time, require students who...
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By ANDY BROWNFIELD | 06/12/13 06:15 PM
A state audit of Maryland's Military Department found that the agency claimed it had $700,000 from a federal grant that was never authorized. That money will have to come out of taxpayers' pockets if the department can't...
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By KATE JACOBSON | 06/12/13 01:00 PM
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett is officially running for re-election next year.
Leggett wrote in a letter addressed to residents that he will seek a third term as county executive. The letter outlines his...
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By NAOMI JAGODA | 06/12/13 12:50 PM
One person is dead after his car was struck by a Prince George's County police car being driven by an on-duty officer, police said.
At 3:05 a.m. Wednesday, the officer was responding to an unrelated collision and was...
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By NAOMI JAGODA | 06/12/13 11:40 AM
A 4-year-old boy died early Wednesday morning from injuries he sustained in a Charles County crash that also caused injuries to two siblings and the children's mother, officials said.
Darius Harsha, his 2-month-old...
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By KATE JACOBSON | 06/11/13 06:50 PM
The Montgomery County Council is moving forward with a new $63.1 million training facility for police and firefighters.
The proposed Public Safety Training Academy would be in Montgomery Village off Snouffer School Road...
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By ANDY BROWNFIELD | 06/11/13 06:40 PM
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has approved 40 new and increased taxes and fees since he took office in 2007 that are projected to cost Marylanders $9.5 billion through fiscal 2014.
"Nobody expected the total impact to...
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By NAOMI JAGODA | 06/11/13 04:35 PM
A Suitland man has been arrested for stealing about 2,500 pounds of copper wire worth roughly $10,000 from a Pepco facility, police said Tuesday.
Kevin Andrew Price, 50, was arrested on charges of theft and breaking and...
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By NAOMI JAGODA | 06/11/13 11:55 AM
A Poolesville woman died after single-car crash in Montgomery County, and her 18-year-old daughter was injured, police said.
About 9:40 p.m. Monday, Frances Cooke D'Anna, 52, was driving a blue 2008 Hyundai Elantra...
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By NAOMI JAGODA | 06/11/13 09:45 AM
National Weather Service surveyors will be looking for evidence of any tornados that may have hit the region Monday night, officials said.
There were funnel-cloud sightings near Baltimore's Inner Harbor, and precursors...
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By ANDY BROWNFIELD | 06/10/13 09:35 PM
A surge in gun sales in Maryland has led to a massive backlog in background checks, taking as much as 10 weeks instead of the required seven days.
In the first five months of 2013, the Maryland State Police received...
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By SCOTT MCCABE | 06/10/13 09:30 PM
Soon after Kimberly Mileo disappeared, roses mysteriously began to appear under the windshield wiper of her boyfriend, Dana Hudson's, car.
Hudson, then 24, was the primary suspect in the disappearance of 20-year-old...
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By SCOTT MCCABE | 06/10/13 04:20 PM
A Montgomery County man convicted of killing his wife and fatally beating his 11-year-old stepson with a baseball bat was sentenced to two life sentences without the possibility of parole.
Curtis Lopez used a 30-pound...
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By EXAMINER EDITORIAL | 06/10/13 04:10 PM
Why do the world's oldest people live in Maryland?
Even though modern medicine has greatly increased human longevity, it's still unusual to make it well past the century mark. It was news when Guinness World Records...
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By SCOTT MCCABE | 06/10/13 01:25 PM
A 4-year-old girl and two adults are dead after a three-vehicle crash in Wheaton.
Killed were Elizabeth Lemus, 4, and Salvador Lemus Ramos, 39, and Felipe Pineda, 50.
The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. Sunday at...
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By KATE JACOBSON | 06/09/13 07:35 PM
Montgomery County spent almost $11 million to remove 6.4 inches of snow during the 2012-2013 winter, almost a third of the $38.6 million it spent for storm cleanup in fiscal 2013.
The snow and ice cleanups cost about...
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By RACHEL BAYE | 06/09/13 05:25 PM
Low-income students in Maryland made more academic progress over an eight-year period than in any other state in the country, according to a new report.
Fourth- and eighth-grade students in Maryland eligible for free...
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By ANDY BROWNFIELD | 06/09/13 04:50 PM
Two children were rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a Howard County police vehicle made a U-turn into the path of their vehicle in Anne Arundel County on Saturday.
Anne Arundel police say an...
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By ANDY BROWNFIELD | 06/09/13 03:30 PM
The Maryland State Police have charged a New Jersey man in a fatal shooting on I-97 in Anne Arundel County Saturday night that stemmed from what they are calling an incident of road rage.
Joseph Walker, 40, was charged...
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By RACHEL BAYE | 06/07/13 04:15 PM
Roberto Clemente Middle School in Germantown was evacuated Friday morning after teachers and five students smelled a strange odor and began to feel sick.
Montgomery County Fire Department officials have determined...
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By KATE JACOBSON | 06/06/13 08:30 PM
Montgomery County planners are debating whether a proposed bus rapid transit system should be implemented in two phases, or if the project should be done all at once.
The debate started at a Montgomery County Planning...
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By ANDY BROWNFIELD | 06/06/13 06:40 PM
Maryland's high tax burden is causing it to rank as one of the worst states to retire to, while Virginia is among the top 10, according to a report by Bankrate.com.
Maryland tied with Vermont for 44th in the personal...
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By EXAMINER EDITORIAL | 06/06/13 03:55 PM
Just a month after denying Maryland hospitals' request for a rate hike, the seven members of the state's Health Services Cost Review Commission reversed course and unanimously approved a 1.65 percent increase, which goes...
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By ANDY BROWNFIELD | 06/06/13 03:15 PM
One of the Maryland Senate's highest-ranking Democrats announced Thursday that he would resign at the end of summer.
Senate Majority Leader Rob Garagiola, D-Montgomery County, said he would be resigning from the Senate...
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By RACHEL BAYE | 06/06/13 01:20 AM
Fairfax County Public Schools beat out local rival Montgomery County for the highest graduation rate among the country's 50 largest school districts, according to a report released Thursday.
After four consecutive years...
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By KATE JACOBSON | 06/05/13 09:00 PM
County spends millions on safety programs
Fatal pedestrian collisions in Montgomery County have almost doubled in the first six months of 2013 from all of 2012, despite the county spending millions of dollars to promote...
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By ANDY BROWNFIELD | 06/05/13 08:45 PM
BALTIMORE -- The panel in charge of setting Maryland hospital rates on Wednesday approved an increase in what medical facilities can charge patients for procedures.
The Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission...
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By SEAN HIGGINS | 06/05/13 08:15 PM
A March letter by the Maryland Chamber of Commerce endorsing Labor Secretary nominee Thomas Perez was secretly written by a top official at the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation,...
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By KATE JACOBSON | 06/05/13 06:25 PM
For every one car cited in Montgomery County for a street violation, five pedestrians are cited in areas where there are high incidents of pedestrian collisions, according to county police data.
In 2013, police have...
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By SCOTT MCCABE | 06/05/13 04:35 PM
Lyndell Christie has been on the run for more than three years, and U.S. Marshals are asking the public for information to bring him into custody.
The 31-year-old is wanted on three separate warrants in connection to...
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