Scott McCabe

Published: Mon, May 13, 2013

A District man has been arrested in connection with 10 office burglaries in Rockville and Bethesda. Montgomery County police said the burglar used a flat-head screwdriver to force himself into the office suites to steal electronics and other property. During one burglary he stole a credit card...

Eric P. Newcomer

Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

When it comes to the mayor's proposed food truck regulations, D.C. Council members are in a bind: They can only vote yes or no. "The council can only act to approve or disapprove the regulations before us in their entirety," said Vincent Orange, the chair of the Committee on Business, Consumer...

Alan Blinder

Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

In one of her first forays as author of significant legislation, D.C. Councilwoman Anita Bonds says she will introduce measures to cut taxes and subsidize rent for elderly District residents. "What we're trying to do is give relief to those who have been here, stayed the course and felt very...

Alan Blinder

Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

Frustrated by what he contends is a plethora of "gotcha" rules, a senior District lawmaker wants D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson to review the tightened ethics regime that regulates legislators' conduct. "My recommendation would be that the chairman do a review of all of this stuff since...

Steve Contorno

Published: Sun, May 12, 2013

Water main fixed after massive flooding Workers from DC Water repaired a busted water main early Sunday morning at 17th Street between Rhode Island and Pennsylvania avenues NW, but not before millions of gallons of water flooded a construction site. Local businesses and residences were...

Steve Contorno

Published: Sun, May 12, 2013

Police are on the lookout for a male and female in connection with a shooting on the District's southeast side early Sunday morning. Around 1:43 a.m. Sunday, D.C. police responded to reports of a shooting on the 2500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE. On the scene, authorities found an adult...

Scott McCabe

Published: Sun, May 12, 2013

Former congressional staffer Walter Graham was found strangled to death in his Mount Vernon-area apartment more than 20 years ago, and his killing remains a mystery. Graham's case is one of thousands of unsolved homicides in the D.C. area, and Fairfax County Police are still seeking any bit of...

Rachel Baye

Updated: Sat, May 11, 2013

Maryland student robbed at gunpoint A University of Maryland student was robbed at gunpoint in College Park early Saturday morning, Prince George's County Police report. At around 3:45 a.m., the suspect approached the male student near Baltimore Avenue and Berwyn House Road. Showing the...

Eric P. Newcomer

Published: Sat, May 11, 2013

Mayor Vincent Gray's proposed budget slashed the budget for the Commission on the Arts and the Humanities, a grant-allocating agency that supports a number of District arts projects. The proposed budget boosted large building projects in the arts to $5 million over six years. It also sets...

Alan Blinder

Published: Fri, May 10, 2013

The District government reached a $1 million settlement with a Rockville company for abusing the D.C.'s Certified Business Enterprise program. Under the rules of the CBE program, companies seeking contracts with the District government can receive additional "preference points" if they are based...