News Archive - June 10, 2010

Abramoff At Halfway House In Baltimore, Wife Says

BALTIMORE (AP) The wife of disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff says he is at a halfway house in Baltimore.

Pam Abramoff declined to name the facility during a brief telephone conversation Thursday with The Associated Press.

The 51-year-old former power broker was released Tues...

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WASHINGTON (AP) The Army says at least 200 remains in Arlington National Cemetery may have been misidentified or misplaced, casting a shadow over what has been called America's "sacred ground." Defense officials say the Army has forced out the cemetery's two civilian leaders and appointed a new c...

D.C. To Relax Rules For New Tour Guides

By Rebecca Sheir

Aspiring D.C. tour guides will soon see more relaxed rules for obtaining licenses.

Some veteran guides are hailing the changes as long overdue, but others worry about their livelihood.

Carolyn Crouch, founder of Washington Walks, applied for her tour-guide licen...

H.S. Senior Helps Classmates Take Safety Into Their Own Hands

By Jonathan Wilson

A graduating senior at Westfield High School in Fairfax County, Virginia is doing her part to make sure she and her female classmates, leave high school feeling a little safer.

Beth Myers, an auxiliary officer with the Fairfax County Police, has been teaching self-d...

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BALTIMORE (AP) A Denton man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for being the getaway driver in a robbery of Cecil Bank last year. Twenty-eight-year-old Keith Osterman was sentenced today.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Maryland's highest court has ruled fortunetelling is protected by f...

Commentary...Goren...New President Of Washington Women's Foundation

There’s a new president at Washington Area Women’s Foundation and Nicky Goren says she’s optimistic about the future.

Tell us what you think at conversation.wamu.org, click on “Commentary Forum."

SCRIPT:

For 12 years, The Women’s Foundation has worked to expand and leverage wome...

Garbage Trucks To Run On Natural Gas In Montgomery County

By Matt Bush

Garbage in Montgomery County, Maryland may never be clean. But garbage trucks there will.

Garbage and recycling trucks in the county will start to run on compressed natural gas instead of diesel, with a goal of having all such trucks doing so by 2012.

Robin Ennis is...

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) The University of Virginia is recognizing former baseball players, the team's head coach and major benefactors by naming locker rooms and other stadium components in their honor. A dozen namings being made today include the naming of Davenport Field's batting practice ar...

Family Wants Answers About Young Man's Death

By Patrick Madden

One year after a man was shot and killed by two U.S. Park Police officers in the Trinidad neighborhood of Northeast D.C., family members say they are still waiting for answers.

25-year-old Trey Joyner was killed last June by plainclothes U.S. Park Police officers inv...

Army: Bodies Misidentified At Arlington Cemetery

By ANNE FLAHERTY and PAULINE JELINEK Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) The Army says at least 200 remains in Arlington National Cemetery have been misidentified or misplaced, casting a shadow over what has been called America's "sacred ground."

Defense officials said Thursday th...

New Statistics Show Flawed Breathalyzer Cases

By Kavitha Cardoza

Almost 400 people have been convicted of driving while intoxicated in the District since 2008, with half of them spending time in jail. But many of those convictions were based on inaccurate results from breath test machines.

D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles says...

Montgomery County Continues Green Business Push

By Matt Bush

RideOn buses in Montgomery County, Maryland are already "painted" green. Now, they will start imploring businesses to "go" green.

The county runs a green business certification program. 20 firms have already been certified by revising their businesses practices, such as p...

Study: Algae Making Some Parts Of Bay More Acidic

CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) A new study finds pollution-fed algae could be making some parts of the Chesapeake Bay more acidic, posing another threat to the bay's struggling oyster population.

Researchers say nitrogen and phosphorus that wash into the bay from lawns, sewage plants, farms, auto exha...

"Art Beat" With Stephanie Kaye - Thursday, June 10, 2010

(June 10) HERE COMES SUCCESS It’s ladies night at Washington’s Hotel Palomar, but the gents are invited to take part too. International not-for-profit Dress for Success hosts an all-woman, multimedia art exhibit and auction tonight from 6 to 9 at the hotel’s Art Registry on P Street in Northwest,...

Strasburg Surpasses Expectations

Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg more than lived up to expectations in his major league debut. The young star struck out 14 batters in the Nationals 5 to 2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates last night.

How good was Stephen Strasberg last night? The 21-year-old broke the National...

Second Teen Arrested In D.C. Worker's Slaying

WASHINGTON (AP) D.C. police say a second Maryland teenager has been charged as an adult in the slaying of a worker in southeast Washington.

Police say 29-year-old Manuel D. Sanchez of Capitol Heights, Md., was working at a home in the 4600 block of Hillside Road when two suspects approached...

Power Breakfast For June 10, 2010

It's been true in Congress since the days of Daniel Webster: words matter (not that eloquence necessarily follows). In the days of sound-bite, it's more like WORD matters. For a while now, the word's been "bailout." And "jobs."

Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports.

MarylandReporter.com: State Roundup June 10, 2010

From the Maryland Reporter website:

The state will purchase the first slot machines for $49 million, despite the comptroller's protest; Baltimore businesses object to a new energy tax; Ehrlich talks up charter schools. Plus Jim Brochin and Andy Harris get challenges.

SLOTS The Board o...

D.C. Summer Program For Homeless Kids

By Elliot Francis

As school aged children in the region begin summer break, many families are faced with the challenge of finding fun and useful activities for the kids. For homeless youth, it's especially difficult, but in the district there's an alternative.

Jeanine Moon is a single...

High Court Rules Against Break-Away Congregations

By Meymo Lyons

The Virginia Supreme Court has overturned a judge's decision allowing congregations that broke away from the Episcopal Church to keep church property.

The nine breakaway congregations in Northern Virginia aligned with the Convocation of Anglicans in North America. In a...

Playing Field Has Shifted For 11th District Rematch

By Jonathan Wilson

The race for Northern Virginia's 11th Congressional District, which includes much of both Fairfax and Prince William Counties, will be a rematch of the 2008 contest for the seat.

Republican entrepreneur Keith Fimian has a losing record against Congressman Gerry Conn...