News Archive - December 3, 2009

Accused In Chandra Levy Murder Accused Of Threatening Witness

By Meymo Lyons The man accused of killing federal intern Chandra Levy in 2001 has been charged with threatening a witness in the case. A superseding indictment filed Wednesday in D.C. Superior Court charges Ingmar Guandique with obstructing justice, threatening to injure a person and conspiracy....

Power Breakfast for December 3, 2009

Today, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee convenes for a check-up on health care challenges in Post-Katrina New Orleans.

Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports...

Life Support Could Be Forced At Catholic Hospitals

By Matt Bush

Patients at local Catholic hospitals could be forced to stay on life support against their own wishes.

A new mandate from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops puts a stronger emphasis on providing food and water to all patients in a persistive vegatative state in Catho...

Store Brand Baby Formula Maker Wins False Advertising Lawsuit

By Matt McCleskey

A baby-formula manufacturer in Virginia has won a $13.5 million verdict in a false-advertising lawsuit filed against a rival. PBM Products is based in Gordonsville, Virginia. It makes store-brand baby formula sold in 35,000 retail locations worldwide, including WalMart, Ta...

"Art Beat" with Stephanie Kaye - Thursday, December 3, 2009

(December 3) ANGELA HEWITT PLAYS BACH You can get "Bach" to basics with Angela Hewitt, one of the world's pre-eminent performers of Johann Sebastian's revered music. Hewitt takes the stage tonight at [The Strathmore Music Center] (http://www.strathmore.org/) in North Bethesda with Bach's [Goldbe...

Conversations... Michael Cottman Speaks With Assistant Secretary For Public Affairs

As part of our continuing series "conversations," reporter Michael Cottman speaks with Cheryl Benton, the U.S. State Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.

Benton talks about President Obama's military escalation in Afghanistan, World AIDS Day, and Dick Cheney's recent...

Latest Maryland Regional News

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Maryland officials have scheduled an announcement today relating to the health and future of the Chesapeake Bay. Gov. O'Malley and the Department of Natural Resources secretary will join environmental advocates and researchers at the Annapolis Maritime Museum to make the annou...

Fred Fiske on Health Care

The debate over health care reform has certainly been a 'healthy' one. Commentator Fred Fiske says when it comes to keeping insurance costs low nothing beats keeping a population healthy in the first place.

Latest D.C. Local News

WASHINGTON (AP) A key adviser to President Barack Obama defends the White House's refusal to allow its social secretary to testify to a House panel investigating the breach in security at a state dinner. Valerie Jarrett says social secretary Desiree Rogers did not need to appear before the House...

Ivey May Challenge Edwards For U.S. Representative in 2010

By Jonathan Wilson

The chief prosecutor in Prince George's County is considering a run for Congress.

Maryland State's Attorney Glenn Ivey says he is forming an exploratory committee for a possible run against U.S. Representative Donna Edwards in the Democratic primary next year.

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Latest Virginia Regional News

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) An avowed white supremacist accused of threatening people is scheduled to go on trial next week after a federal judge refused to dismiss charges that his hate-filled rants were protected free speech. William A. White is head of a Roanoke-based neo-Nazi group and is charged with...

Internet Campaign Pressures Local Gay Priests to Come Out

By Jonathan Wilson

A D.C. resident has started a controversial internet campaign to gather information about closeted gay priests in the D.C. area.

According to its creator, social media expert and gay activist Phil Attey, the goal of ChurchOuting.org is to gather first-hand accounts...

Alexandria Rallies To Protect Nature Preserve

The Department of Defense is building a giant office building for more than 6,000 employees next to the Winkler Botanical Preserve in Alexandria, Virginia.

Neighbors there are outraged at the proposal, and the school board is expected to take up a measure formally opposing the idea tonight....

AeroTrain Expected To Run In January

By Natalie Neumann

The new AeroTrain at Dulles International Airport is expected to begin ferrying passengers between the terminal and the gate next month.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority had hoped the train could be up and running before the holidays. But testing delay...

Patients At Catholic Hospitals Could Be Forced To Stay On Life Support

By Matt Bush

Patients at local Catholic hospitals could be forced to stay on life support against their own wishes.

A new mandate from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops puts a stronger emphasis on providing food and water to all patients in a persistive vegatative state in Catho...

H1N1 Vaccine Availability Expected To Rise; But Resistant Forms Cropping Up

By Jonathan Wilson

Virginia's health director says it won't be long before anyone who wants an H1N1 flu vaccine can get one. But the future of the virus is still uncertain.

Demand for the vaccine still appears to be strong, if the turnout at one free clinic in Fairfax County is any in...

Damage To Ocean City Dunes Double Replenishment Costs

By Natalie Neumann

Damage from a strong storm last month is nearly doubling the estimated cost of the beach replenishment effort in Ocean City, Maryland.

A preliminary survey of the resort's ten miles of beaches and dunes by the Army Corps of Engineers after the storm found it would...

D.C. School Raises Awareness Of Modern-Day Slavery

By Jessica Gould

One-hundred and fifty years ago, abolitionist Frederick Douglass helped lead the fight against slavery. Now his family is calling on D.C. students to continue the battle.

Sixteen year-old Fernando Snellings has a message for his classmates. "Stabbed backs and backside...

Closer To Building Smithsonian Museum Of African American History And Culture

By Jamila Bey

National Capital Planning Commissioners had their first look at plans for the Museum of African American History and Culture.

The museum will sit on five acres bounded by Constitution and Madison Avenues and 14th and 15th streets. And while a number of commissioners prai...

Two H1N1 Flu Cases in MD Resistant to Tamiflu

By Bill Redlin

The first two cases of swine flu resistant to Tamiflu are being reported by health officials in Maryland.

Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore says the two patients were treated there and have been discharged.

The hospital says the federal Centers for Disease Contr...

VA Hopes Tysons Shoppers Notice Traffic Help

By Sabri Ben-Achour

Mekdad Maroof is taking a break from hunting for deals at the Tysons Corner Mall. He hopes it's worth it for all the area traffic he'll face once he leaves.

"Like yesterday, one of the roads was closed, like 495 and I had no idea the road was going to be closed," s...