By Stephanie Kaye

Two veteran workers on the Washington area's transit system were struck and killed by a maintenance truck while working on a track Tuesday, the latest in a string of fatalities on the Metro system since last year.

Jeff Garrard and Sung Oh were installing safety equip...

By Peter Granitz

D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray is launching an inquiry into allegations Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee made during an interview with a national business magazine. Rhee told Fast Company that some of the 260 teachers laid off in October had sex with students or hit the...

By Rebecca Blatt

Police in Virginia say they are confident skeletal remains found on a farm are likely those of a Virginia Tech student who disappeared in October.

The remains were found this morning by a farmer surveying his land. State police say an autopsy will determine whether th...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Gov. Bob McDonnell says a package of economic development bills he proposes will create 29,300 new jobs and boost state revenue by about $311 million in five years. McDonnell outlined the proposals Monday evening, including millions more to recruit business, boost tourism and e...

By Rebecca Blatt

The Smithsonian Institution says a popular young giant panda will leave Washington's National Zoo on February 4th for China. Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough says Tai Shan will travel by FedEx to China along with a 3-year-old female panda from Zoo Atlanta.

The Natio...

By Stephanie Kaye

A new film about the African-Americans who have served in this country's wars will preview tonight at the Smithsonian.

The film is called "For the Love of Liberty". It chronicles the lives of blacks in the military from the Revolutionary War to today.

"It's a c...

Remind us again - where exactly does the rubber hit the road?

The Senate may get around to voting today on a bill to raise the debt ceiling. That's later this morning, right around the time the Congressional Budget Office is set to release its latest economic outlook. As for whether that...

By Kavitha Cardoza

D.C. School's Chancellor Michelle Rhee has answered demands to explain her controversial statements that last year's layoffs were connected with teacher misconduct but some council members are not satisfied with her explanation.

The controversy began when Rhee told...

By Kate Sheehy

This year's Washington Auto Show is previewing how the future of electric cars could reduce gas dependency in the D.C. area.

The Chevy Volt is one car everyone is talking about. Britta Gross, director of global energy systems and infrastructure for Chevrolet, says it's...

(Through March 14) MAHALIA There's a revival going on at Alexandria's MetroStage bringing back Mahalia: A Gospel Musical through March 14th. The Helen-Hayes award-winning production follows Mahalia "Halie" Jackson on a wave of song from the shanties of New Orleans to the "magic circle" of Carnegi...

From www.marylandreporter.com:

Gov. Martin O'Malley released his 2010 legislative agenda with a focus on changes to unemployment insurance, jobs, renewable energy, education and public safety, writes Julie Bykowicz in The Baltimore Sun. O'Malley's legislative agenda includes a proposal for...

By Jonathan Wilson

Hundreds of parents, students and teachers in Fairfax County Virginia are fighting to save various school programs placed on the chopping block by the districts superintendent.

Twenty or so of the speakers at the first of three public hearings scheduled in Fairfax t...

By Elliott Francis

General Motors is investing $246 million to build electric motors for Hybrid and electric cars here in the U.S. The plant selected to manufacture the motors is located in Baltimore.

The investment makes Baltimore Transmission the first electric motor manufacturing f...

By Kate Sheehy

Two Metro technicians have died after being hit by a maintenance vehicle overnight along a metro track in Maryland.

A spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue says both technicians were working on the track when they were hit around 1:45 this morning, a few block...

(Through March 14) MAHALIA There's a revival going on at Alexandria's MetroStage bringing back Mahalia: A Gospel Musical through March 14th. The Helen-Hayes award-winning production follows Mahalia "Halie" Jackson on a wave of song from the shanties of New Orleans to the "magic circle" of Carnegi...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Law enforcement officers in Maryland would be prohibited from doing SWAT team raids on homes where residents are suspected of misdemeanor offenses, under a proposed bill. Sen. C. Anthony Muse, D-Prince George's, has also proposed requiring county prosecutors to sign SWAT team...

By Elliott Francis

The number of commercially available electric cars is increasing. Now Pepco is studying their design, and potential impact on the existing electric grid system. The folks at Pepco say their electricity is fuel for the new cars.

Spokesman Bob Dobson says a study invo...

By Stephanie Kaye

Two veteran workers on the Washington area's transit system were struck and killed by a maintenance truck while working on a track Tuesday, the latest in a string of fatalities on the Metro system since last year.

Jeff Garrard and Sung Oh were installing safety equip...

By Peter Granitz

D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray is launching an inquiry into allegations Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee made during an interview with a national business magazine. Rhee told Fast Company that some of the 260 teachers laid off in October had sex with students or hit the...