Steve Contorno

Updated: Sun, May 12, 2013

Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli have agreed on very little since the start of the Virginia gubernatorial campaign, but the one issue on which they found common ground -- ending a handful of local business taxes -- has anxious municipal officials across the...

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...

Liz Essley

Published: Sun, May 12, 2013

Metro announced six-minute wait times and a "cool" blue design for the Washington area's first bus rapid transit system, scheduled to open in Northern Virginia next spring. The five-mile corridor between the Pentagon City and Braddock Road Metro stations will have four miles of lanes dedicated...

Naomi Jagoda

Updated: Fri, May 10, 2013

A former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office employee has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for enticing a teenage boy to engage in sexual activity, prosecutors said. James Raymond Schimmel, 53, of Alexandria, had pleaded guilty in January in federal court in Alexandria. In April 2012,...

Naomi Jagoda

Published: Sat, May 11, 2013

A Virginia doctor who allegedly over-prescribed pain medication has been indicted on 95 counts, including one of manslaughter, authorities said. Nibedita Mohanty, 54, of Stafford, was indicted on one count of involuntary manslaughter, 72 counts of felony narcotics distribution and 22 counts of...

Rachel Baye

Published: Sat, May 11, 2013

A student in a Fairfax County public school caught for the first time with marijuana would not be automatically expelled, under a new disciplinary policy the school board is scheduled to consider Monday. The current policy recommends expelling a student caught for the first time with marijuana...

Steve Contorno

Published: Sat, May 11, 2013

The Virginia governor's race has so far been defined by the missteps of Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Attorney General Ken Cucccinelli, who have struggled to explain away separate controversies that have marred both campaigns. McAuliffe is widely seen as having fumbled the...

Steve Contorno

Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on Thursday backed higher pay for teachers and more resources for pre-K programs in an education plan that was part of a weeklong rollout of the agenda he'd pursue if elected. Speaking to a friendly crowd in Arlington, McAuliffe also...

Andy Brownfield

Published: Thu, May 9, 2013

Outhouse not cutting it anymore? Maryland has a loan program for homeowners who want to install indoor plumbing. Low-income Maryland homeowners can apply for low-interest loans under the Maryland Indoor Plumbing Program to pay for items like wells, septic tanks, connections to septic systems...

Steve Contorno

Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013

In what would be a sharp break from previous Virginia governors, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said he would curtail programs that offer corporations tax breaks and other multimillion-dollar incentives to bring new jobs to Virginia. Cuccinelli, the Republican candidate for governor, said the...