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Montgomery County Council votes for hike in property tax rate
Kate Jacobson
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
Property taxes are set to rise again in Montgomery County, after the County Council voted to support County Executive Ike Leggett's 1.8-cent increase per $100 of value. The average homeowner, with property valued at $460,000, will see an increase of $80 a year. This is the first time the...
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University Park burglary suspect sought
Scott McCabe
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
Prince George's County police have a photo of a suspect in a burglary of a home in University Park, and they are asking the public to help identify him. On Tuesday, police officers responded to the 6500 block of 43rd Avenue in University Park for a breaking-and-entering call, in which several...
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The 3-Minute Interview: James Piper Bond, head of Living Classrooms
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
Bond is the head of Living Classrooms, a nonprofit that helps educate children and adults in D.C. and Baltimore. How did Living Classrooms get started? This is our 28th year of operation providing hands-on education and job training programs with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. We...
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VRE, MARC impose heat restrictions
Liz Essley
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
Commuters going home on the Virginia Railway Express or MARC trains Wednesday evening will face delays as the trains go slower to avoid running into heat kinks in the tracks. VRE officials said Wednesday's forecasted temperature of 88 degrees varied so widely from Tuesday's high of 67 degrees...
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$8.6 million awarded in fatal stabbing at Prince George's club
Scott McCabe
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
A Prince George's County jury has awarded $8.6 million to the family of a man who was fatally stabbed at a club in Forestville, but the verdict may be merely symbolic. The jury found that the CFE Event Center failed to provide adequate security the night George Cooper, 25, was stabbed inside...
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