ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Gov. O'Malley has scheduled a news conference today to discuss the budget he is submitting to the Legislature. O'Malley will talk about the budget one day before the release of Maryland's $12.7 billion fiscal year 2011 budget. Maryland faces a $2 billion budget deficit.

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By Kavitha Cardoza

More than 30,000 volunteers participated in community service projects in the District to honor Martin Luther King Jr. And in some cases, the effects of all that effort will be enjoyed for years to come.

Evan Waldt is painting a column in the cafeteria of Ron Brown...

By Kavitha Cardoza

President Obama announced he'll ask Congress for more than $1 billion in additional funding, to extend an education grant program. He made the announcement at Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia.

Sixth graders Annie Thach and Tessa Bowles say the...

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama visits a Virginia school today to talk about his efforts to improve education. Obama will hold a group discussion this morning with sixth-graders at Graham Road Elementary in Falls Church, Va., to talk about his Race to the Toop program.

WASHINGTON (AP...

By Peter Granitz

The superintendent of Fairfax county public schools will join others in Richmond today to tell new Virginia governor Bob McDonnell how more cuts will affect students.

Former governor Tim Kaine proposed cutting more than a billion dollars from public education. Superin...

By Kavitha Cardoza

President Obama announced he'll ask Congress for more than $1 billion in additional funding, to extend an education grant program. He made the announcement at Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia.

Sixth graders Annie Thach and Tessa Bowles say the...

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) A lawsuit that claims Hampton police violated a couple's rights during a roadside search is moving from federal court to state court. The lawsuit claims Hampton police pulled over Mark Kendall and Amy Williamson in 2008 without a valid reason, and then forced the couple to under...

By Peter Granitz

The superintendent of Fairfax county public schools will join others in Richmond today to tell new Virginia governor Bob McDonnell how more cuts will affect students.

Former governor Tim Kaine proposed cutting more than a billion dollars from public education. Superin...

APPOMATTOX, Va. (AP) Virginia State Police police are reporting "multiple fatals" and injuries involving a lone gunman in central Virginia.

State police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said more than 100 law enforcement officials have surrounded the gunman in a wooded area just outside of Appoma...

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama visits a Virginia school today to talk about his efforts to improve education. Obama will hold a group discussion this morning with sixth-graders at Graham Road Elementary in Falls Church, Va., to talk about his Race to the Toop program.

WASHINGTON (AP...

The relief effort in Haiti continues to grow and change, and it's drawing workers and volunteers from all over.

Sabri Ben-Achour is traveling on the U.S. Naval Ship Comfort, and spoke with one man who is traveling to Port-au-Prince from Virginia.

Marty Cacioppo is from Herndon Virgini...

By Rebecca Blatt

Maryland's Gov. Martin O'Malley is trying to avoid a lot of layoffs in a budget proposal for the next fiscal year. Instead, he's relying on debt and money transfers to help fill a $2 billion budget hole.

O'Malley included about 44 layoffs and cut approximately 200 unf...

By Kate Sheehy

A mysterious visitor who usually leaves gifts at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe on his birthday, didn't show up this year, breaking with a ritual that began more than 60 years ago.

The curator of the Poe House and Museum, Jeff Jerome, says he doesn't know why the mystery...

The relief effort in Haiti continues to grow and change, and it's drawing workers and volunteers from all over.

Sabri Ben-Achour is traveling on the U.S. Naval Ship Comfort, and spoke with one man who is traveling to Port-au-Prince from Virginia.

Marty Cacioppo is from Herndon Virgini...

By Kavitha Cardoza

President Obama announced he'll ask Congress for more than $1 billion in additional funding to extend an education grant program. He made the announcement at Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia.

Sixth graders Annie Thatch and Tessa Bowles say the...

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) A lawsuit that claims Hampton police violated a couple's rights during a roadside search is moving from federal court to state court. The lawsuit claims Hampton police pulled over Mark Kendall and Amy Williamson in 2008 without a valid reason, and then forced the couple to under...

The relief effort in Haiti continues to grow and change, and it's drawing workers and volunteers from all over.

Sabri Ben-Achour is traveling on the U.S. Naval Ship Comfort, and spoke with one man who is traveling to Port-au-Prince from Virginia.

Marty Cacioppo is from Herndon Virgini...

By Kavitha Cardoza

President Obama announced he'll ask Congress for more than $1 billion in additional funding to extend an education grant program. He made the announcement at Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia.

Sixth graders Annie Thatch and Tessa Bowles say the...

By Kate Sheehy

A mysterious visitor who usually leaves gifts at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe on his birthday, didn't show up this year, breaking with a ritual that began more than 60 years ago.

The curator of the Poe House and Museum, Jeff Jerome, says he doesn't know why the mystery...

Scientists at the University of Maryland are rethinking the long-held notion that urban areas get hotter and smoggier than rural areas. A new study suggests the urban heat island effect could be contagious.

Da-Lin Zhang created a 3-D model to see how weather and temperature across the D.C....

By Kavitha Cardoza

"Race to the Top" is a federal grant competition where states and the District of Columbia can compete for a slice of a $4 million pie for education reform.

The District's application will be submitted January 19th. All D.C. traditional public schools and several ch...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Gov. O'Malley has scheduled a news conference today to discuss the budget he is submitting to the Legislature. O'Malley will talk about the budget one day before the release of Maryland's $12.7 billion fiscal year 2011 budget. Maryland faces a $2 billion budget deficit.

...

By Kavitha Cardoza

More than 30,000 volunteers participated in community service projects in the District to honor Martin Luther King Jr. And in some cases, the effects of all that effort will be enjoyed for years to come.

Evan Waldt is painting a column in the cafeteria of Ron Brown...