STAUNTON, Va. (AP) Virginia is removing personal information that's displayed on disabled parking placards. The placards are displayed on a vehicle's rear view mirror and allow the holders to park in spaces designated for disabled motorists.

ISLAMABAD (AP) The defense lawyer for five Americ...

By Greg Peppers

Members of Maryland's congressional delegation are remembering West Virginia Virginia Senator Robert Byrd, who died early this morning at the age of 92.

Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings says Senator Byrd never forgot who elected him and fought to improve the liv...

Since December, we've been unraveling mysteries and debunking myths about D.C., in a series we call The Newcomers Guide To Washington.

This time around, WAMU reporter Rebecca Sheir takes us to one of Northwest D.C.'s oldest and most storied neighborhoods: what she calls curious Georgetown.....

Tucked into a 2009 transportation spending bill, was language that will allow Amtrak passengers to carry guns in their checked baggage. When the provision came to light, some lawmakers assumed it would expire at the end of the fiscal year. Not so, it turns out. The Government Accountability Offic...

By Peter Granitz

Commuters this morning may notice a sizable increase in cost on Metro.

Today is the first work day of the increased fares. Metro’s Board of Directors approved an across the board increase. Base rail fares will go up $0.30. Bus riders will need to pay at least an addit...

By Peter Granitz

Some Washington D.C. residents are hoping a federal program will help them stave off foreclosure. The Making Home Affordable Program is affecting area residents.

Foreclosures in Washington D.C. are down considerably from May 2009, but they are up nearly six percent fr...

By Cathy Carter

D.C.'s rate of HIV infection within the city's Latino population continues to grow, but some health advocates are commending local Hispanic leaders for their proactive approach in combating the virus.

La Clinica Del Pueblo offers free HIV testing at their 15th Street c...

WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, has died at age 92. A spokesman says Byrd died peacefully at about 3 a.m. today at Inova Hospital in Fairfax, Va.

WASHINGTON (AP) Today's morning commuters on the Washington transit system will s...

By Sara Sciammacco

The late Senator Robert Byrd’s membership in the Ku Klux Klan as a young man was a problem that dogged his earlier career - and it had the potential to permanently alienate African-American voters.

However, his apologies and accomplishments in Congress were what he...