Alan Blinder

Published: Mon, May 6, 2013

A federal appeals court has denied embattled businessman Jeffrey Thompson's request to reconsider his argument that prosecutors investigating political corruption in the District should not be able to review records seized from his home and offices last year. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...

Alan Blinder

Published: Mon, May 6, 2013

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said Monday that at-large Councilman Vincent Orange, who received an admonition from the city's ethics board last week, will not face additional discipline from the council itself. "Not every action by the [ethics] board should require a council action,"...

Naomi Jagoda

Published: Mon, May 6, 2013

D.C. police have identified a man who was fatally shot early Sunday morning as 21-year-old Alvin Allen Jr. of Southeast Washington. Allen, another man and a boy were found with gunshot wounds in the 3400 block of Stanton Road SE at about 2:50 a.m. Sunday. The three victims were taken to...

Alan Blinder

Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

The District is poised to spend at least $35,000 to respond to a "confidential, informal inquiry" from the Securities and Exchange Commission, which opened a probe in October into disclosures surrounding sales of the city's municipal bonds. According to billing records obtained by The...

Eric P. Newcomer

Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

Would-be-robber killed with his own gun, Prince George's police say Prince George's County police believe that a would-be robber, who had his own gun used against him, was killed in a justifiable homicide. On Sunday at about 12:35 a.m., officers arrived at the scene of a shooting on the 4400...

Eric P. Newcomer

Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

A 15-year-old boy was stabbed as a Metro car traveled from Navy Yard to Waterfront along the Green Line. He sustained a non-life threatening wound to his leg and was taken to the hospital. The teen exited at Waterfront Station after the incident occurred. Both transit police and Metropolitan...

Eric P. Newcomer

Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

After a 73-year-old woman fell into Metro tracks at Dupont Circle, several onlookers rushed to help her, according to a Metro spokesman. She fell at about 2:20 p.m. Saturday. She suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. The woman, who was not identified by the...

Liz Essley

Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

D.C.'s downtown L Street bike lane will get a twin this summer: a bike lane on M Street headed the opposite direction. D.C. officials plan to install the lane in August, eliminating 40 to 80 parking spaces to do so. The lane will look similar to the eastbound L Street bike lane installed in...

Alan Blinder

Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

The D.C. Police Union is trying to strike a deal with the District's ethics board that would give police officers additional protections and rights if they come under scrutiny from the new panel. "You do have employees who are members of bargaining units, and different rules apply to them than...

Eric P. Newcomer

Published: Sun, May 5, 2013

D.C. Councilwoman Muriel Bowser hopes that a flourishing Ward 4 will springboard her into the mayor's office. At a campaign event Thursday night, Bowser -- the new chair of the Council's Committee on Economic Development -- highlighted the economic progress in her ward. That includes...