Scott McCabe

Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

A 21-year-old Montgomery County man has pleaded guilty to hunting down two brothers and running them down with a car, killing one of them. Fernando J. Valenzuela, of Damascus, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree depraved heart murder in the death of Billie Jay Genies and first-degree...

Kate Jacobson

Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

The Montgomery County Council voted Tuesday to adopt more uniform policies regarding sick leave and overtime use after a report showed employee abuse of the payouts. County Executive Ike Leggett said he is already working to stomp out overtime abuse, as his staff determines how a uniformed...

Rachel Baye

Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

Students at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg will get to keep their Advance Placement psychology exam scores, despite one student shooting a cellphone video at the testing site just before the exam started, officials said Tuesday. The video, which was posted to Twitter on May 6,...

Liz Essley

Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

More Washington-area residents are taking bus or rail, walking or telecommuting as a smaller percentage of commuters drive alone or even carpool, according to a new analysis from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. The share of workers relying on bus and rail to get to work...

Matt Connolly

Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker is asking for an exemption to a law passed seven months ago mandating that appointees to county boards and commissions live within the county. In a proposal submitted to the council Tuesday, Baker requested that he be allowed to appoint Public...

Andy Brownfield

Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

Entrepreneur Magazine has named Maryland the No. 1 state to start a new business, with neighboring Virginia following close behind at No. 3. The California-based magazine cited the state's Maryland Entrepreneurs Resource List -- which connects experts with startups -- and the University of...

Scott McCabe

Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

Maryland state Del. Don Dwyer was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in jail for operating a boat while drunk during an August 2012 crash that injured seven people. Dwyer, 55, pleaded guilty in Annapolis on Tuesday to operating his boat under the influence of alcohol, but District Court Judge Robert...

Scott McCabe

Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

A 47-year-old Maryland man was sentenced to six years in prison for possession and distribution of child pornography. Shawn Fred Crawford, of Lusby, in July 2012 distributed six images and 16 videos depicting children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, according to his plea agreement filed...

Matt Connolly

Published: Mon, May 13, 2013

Prostitution and gang activity are more than just a nuisance in Prince George's County, though a new County Council proposal would define them as such for the sake of policing. In 1993, the county instituted a public nuisance law to deal with the sale and use of illegal drugs on commercial...

Kate Jacobson

Published: Mon, May 13, 2013

Fees retroactive to January Montgomery County has begun retroactively charging for ambulance rides. Officials started billing insurance companies for the new county ambulance fee, which was approved as of Jan. 1. But because the county didn't receive approval from the federal government to...