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...

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....

Naomi Jagoda

Published: Sat, May 18, 2013

A District man convicted of the 2011 slaying of his ex-girlfriend's brother has been sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison, officials said. Brandon Andrews, 31, was sentenced to 39 1/2 years in prison in D.C. Superior Court. He was found guilty in February of second-degree murder for fatally...

Eric P. Newcomer

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

A day before Ward 6 Councilman Tommy Wells officially announced he was running for mayor, he undertook what has become a reoccurring role: holding D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe's feet to the fire. As Ellerbe has faced repeated trouble and a few calls for his resignation, Wells returned to...

Rachel Baye

Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013

Students who finish elementary school fluent in French, Spanish or Chinese could soon have the chance to sharpen their language skills at an International Baccalaureate middle and high school. The proposed District of Columbia International School, or DCI, is the creation of five public...

Jonetta Rose Barras

Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013

Call it the little red and gray bus that could. Launched in 2005, the Circulator had been designed mostly to get riders from one tourist attraction, entertainment center or retail hot spot to another. Inexpensive, reliable and clean, the Circulator has become so popular it seems every D.C....

Eric P. Newcomer

Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013

By placing labels with calorie counts on District government vending machines, Mayor Vincent Gray hopes city workers will pick healthier drinks. "There are a lot of calories in a lot of these beverages, and they're not necessarily the most healthful calories, either," Gray said Thursday on...

Eric P. Newcomer

Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

A D.C. Councilwoman has introduced legislation that could make the District the nation's first jurisdiction to require gun owners to buy liability insurance. Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh held a hearing Thursday on her legislation, which she believes would make gun owners more cautious about...

Naomi Jagoda

Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

Two separate shootings in the District overnight left a total of three men injured, police said. The first shooting took place shortly before midnight in the 800 block of Buchanan Street NW, which is near Sherman Circle. A man told police that he was walking when the assailant emerged from...

Naomi Jagoda

Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

A man charged in federal court in the District with producing child pornography was arrested Wednesday afternoon following what authorities called a "nationwide manhunt." The man, dubbed "John Doe" in court papers, was arrested after a tipster called U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement....