News Archive - June 17, 2010

Race Across America Riders Land In Maryland

By Meymo Lyons

More than 200 bicyclists participating in the Race Across America are expected to arrive in Maryland today. The route the race takes and the distance it covers have varied over the years, but the Race Across America always goes from west to east.

For the past three year...

Power Breakfast, June 17, 2010

Hundreds of Gulf Coast residents are washing ashore on Capitol Hill to press for a comprehensive energy and climate bill. Elizabeth Wynne Johnson brings us the latest from the Capitol in today's edition of Power Breakfast.

Region Seeks Grant To Expand Bike Sharing

By Rebecca Sheir

Two years after D.C. pioneered the bike-sharing concept in the U.S., the region’s Transportation Planning Board is hoping to expand the program.

This is TPB’s second attempt to tap into federal funds, to make more bikes available.

The U.S. Department of Transpor...

DDOT Strives For Livability, Whatever Livability May Be

By David Schultz

DDOT is holding a listening session in upper northwest D.C. to find out how to improve neighborhood streets. It's doing this in several neighborhoods across the city as part of its "livability" initiative.

But at this listening session, it seems like everyone has a di...

MarylandReporter.com: State Roundup June 17, 2010

From the Maryland Reporter website:

Ehrlich's plans to kill proposed light rail lines could offend needed voters; Dr. Ben Carson won't run with Ehrlich; Safe Surrender program draws almost 200 fugitive non-violent offenders; Community college looks like a good place to start a university ca...

Northern Virginia Funeral Home Fined $50,000

By Rebecca Blatt

A funeral home in Falls Church, Virginia, which has been accused of mishandling bodies awaiting burial at Arlington National Cemetery, is being fined $50,000 for circumventing Virginia regulations.

The National Funeral Home has agreed to the fine, two years probation...

Two Acquitted Of Some Charges In Wone Murder Case

By Marcus Rosenbaum

A D.C. judge has dropped some of the charges against two of the three men accused of covering up the 2006 murder of Robert Wone.

Wone had been staying at the Swann Street townhouse of Joseph Price, Dylan Ward and Victor Zaborsky the night he was murdered. The men a...

Schools Out But Summer Meals Start

By Natalie Neumann

Students from public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland will enjoy their first full day of summer vacation today. But that doesn't mean school cafeterias are closed.

At Kreative Kidz Academy in Silver Spring, Maryland, close to 30 school-aged children play musi...

Gravestones Found In Stream Bed At Arlington Cemetery

By Jonathan Wilson

On the heels of an investigation into unmarked graves and other mismanagement at Arlington National Cemetery, the discovery of old headstones lining the banks of a stream on burial ground means scrutiny on the cemetery will continue.

The stones lie in a stream in th...

"Art Beat" With Stephanie Kaye - Thursday, June 17, 2010

(June 17-September 4) AN ATLAS SUMMER The Atlas Performing Arts Center is setting up solstice with its Summer Film Series tonight off H Street in northeast D.C. Three different series promise something for everyone through Labor Day, with treasures embraced by the gay and lesbian community on Thu...

Some Commuters See Increase in Tickets for Picking up Slugs

By Natalie Neumann

Some commuters are reporting an increase in drivers being ticketed in D-C for stopping at slug lines. That's where commuters wait for rides from strangers ... who can then use the High Occupancy Vehicle lanes to get home.

Nazik Hillali waits nearby the intersection...

Latest Maryland Regional News

BALTIMORE (AP) Prominent civil rights attorney A. Dwight Pettit is representing the family of a Marine shot to death after a dispute with an off-duty Baltimore police officer. Pettit tells The Associated Press he plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Tyrone Brown.

BETHESDA, Md...

Virginia Transportation Officials Ask For Public Comment On Plan

By Bill Redlin

Transportation officials in Virginia are asking for comments on their plan to improve transportation in the state.

The Virginia Department of Transportation, and the state Department of Rail and Public Transportation have developed the 2035 Virginia Surface Transportati...

Latest Virginia Regional News

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia officials are seeking comments on its plan to improve transportation. The Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation have developed the 2035 Virginia Surface Transportation Plan.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) The V...

Latest D.C. Local News

WASHINGTON (AP) Dump the pump. That's what a Washington public transportation group is saying to commuters who want to save money and help cut the nation's dependence on oil, particularly in light of the ongoing Gulf spill. Today marks the fifth-annual "Dump the Pump Day."

WASHINGTON (AP) H...

Advocates: Proposal To Help Teen Parents Graduate Will Help Metro Area

By Kavitha Cardoza

Advocates for pregnant and parenting teens say a proposal to help these students complete their education will help in the Metro area. The teenage pregnancy rate in D.C. is more than twice the national average.

And Lara Kaufmann, with the National Women's Law Center...