A recent commentary by Fred Fiske criticized talk show host Rush Limbaugh and it generated many responses. Some listeners echoed Fred's comments, but many others took Fred to task.

Commentator Brent Bozell is the founder and president of the Media Research Center...

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By Meymo Lyons

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon has received probation before judgment under a plea deal that required her to step down from office.

Dixon declined to address the court this morning as she was sentenced. She has already submitted her resignation, which took effect at noon....

By Jonathan Wilson

Law enforcement leaders in Northern Virginia say they're having some success fighting the spread of gangs, and much of the progress happens when police and prosecutors hand over some responsibility to community groups.

Bob Bermingham, director of Fairfax County's Ju...

At the Arlington Trade Center, the headquarters for the county's army of snow trucks, the trucks are parked and their drivers have been sent home to rest.

They'll be back here at 4 a.m. tomorrow, treating the roads with salt and magnesium in preparation for the snow storm.

Even with...

By Kate Sheehy

Communities around the country soon will have the opportunity to compete for nearly $2 million in federal grants to reduce pollution at the local level.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making the money available through its Community Action for a Renewed Env...

By Stephanie Kaye

A new online exhibit created by the Library of Congress takes a look back at the work of the NAACP, while preserving its history for the next generation.

The website was announced at the Library's Coolidge Auditorium on Capitol Hill, amid tributes both musical and hi...

By Meymo Lyons

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has been sworn in as the 49th mayor of Baltimore. Rawlings-Blake replaces Sheila Dixon, who resigned amid scandal.

Rawlings-Blake, a 39-year-old Democrat, says her administration "will keep what works and fix what doesn't in city government." Sh...

By Kate Sheehy

A report finds the District's former juvenile justice director let 2.5 hours pass before calling police after a 17-year-old inmate escaped from a cookout at his home. Vincent Schiraldi's less-regimented approach to juvenile detention is being blamed for the teenager's escape...

By Rebecca Blatt

Baltimore will get a new mayor today. Sheila Dixon will step down from the post as part of a deal with prosecutors on perjury charges.

Baltimore's Council President, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, will take the oath of office just after noon. She steps into the job as the...

By Rebecca Blatt

Preparations are under way across the region. In northern Virginia, 1,800 trucks will be ready to roll by Friday morning. Maryland's State Highway Administration says it has more than 200,000 tons of salt, nearly 2,200 pieces of equipment and 2,400 people available across t...

In today's roundup officials agree snow must be removed but it may mean more budget cuts, there is lots of coverage of the Baltimore mayoral transition, and several links to stories on introducing casino table gaming. Also in the roundup: stories on health insurance, gun laws, Verizon and term li...

By David Schultz

This week, the Council gave preliminary approval to a measure creating a new route for the Circulator, those red-and-gray buses that run through downtown D.C. The route would go from Dupont Circle to the Rosslyn Metro Station in Arlington.

That didn't sit well with Co...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia legislators are taking a day off tomorrow because of a foul weather forecast. With the second Friday snowstorm in as many weeks forecast for Richmond, the House of Delegates is taking the rare step of cancelling all committees and its floor session.

PORTSMOUTH, V...

BALTIMORE (AP) Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has been sworn in as the 49th mayor of Baltimore. Rawlings-Blake replaces Sheila Dixon, who resigned amid scandal. Rawlings-Blake, a 39-year-old Democrat, says her administration "will keep what works and fix what doesn't in city government."

ANNAPOLI...

By David Schultz

This week, the Council gave preliminary approval to a measure creating a new route for the Circulator, those red-and-gray buses that run through downtown D.C. The route would go from Dupont Circle to the Rosslyn Metro Station in Arlington.

That didn't sit well with Co...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia legislators are taking a day off tomorrow because of a foul weather forecast. With the second Friday snowstorm in as many weeks forecast for Richmond, the House of Delegates is taking the rare step of cancelling all committees and its floor session.

PORTSMOUTH, V...

BALTIMORE (AP) Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has been sworn in as the 49th mayor of Baltimore. Rawlings-Blake replaces Sheila Dixon, who resigned amid scandal. Rawlings-Blake, a 39-year-old Democrat, says her administration "will keep what works and fix what doesn't in city government."

ANNAPOLI...

Right now, the difference between eating and not eating for many in Haiti is a single piece of paper.

Earlier this week, aid groups started to hand out food coupons. The goal is to feed two million Haitians over the next two weeks. The program has helped streamline the food distribution pro...

From Lon Anderson, spokesman for Triple AAA Mid-Atlantic:

"The jurisdictions have been quite candid about the fact that they're broke, but they will find a way to do the clearing, to do what's necessary. And of course we've had plenty of notice is that it's not been a stealthy one. It has a...

WASHINGTON (AP) The Mid-Atlantic is preparing for a repeat of the December 19th storm that dumped more than 20 inches of snow on some areas. The National Weather Service has issued a warning stretching from Baltimore to northern Virginia and parts of West Virginia.

WASHINGTON (AP) Officials...

Right now, the difference between eating and not eating for many in Haiti is a single piece of paper.

Earlier this week, aid groups started to hand out food coupons. The goal is to feed two million Haitians over the next two weeks. The program has helped streamline the food distribution pro...

From Lon Anderson, spokesman for Triple AAA Mid-Atlantic:

"The jurisdictions have been quite candid about the fact that they're broke, but they will find a way to do the clearing, to do what's necessary. And of course we've had plenty of notice is that it's not been a stealthy one. It has a...

WASHINGTON (AP) The Mid-Atlantic is preparing for a repeat of the December 19th storm that dumped more than 20 inches of snow on some areas. The National Weather Service has issued a warning stretching from Baltimore to northern Virginia and parts of West Virginia.

WASHINGTON (AP) Officials...