By David Schultz

Today is the first day Keolis, private transportation company based out of France, is operating Virginia's commuter train service. It won the five-year $85 million VRE contract, beating out Amtrak.

Amtrak had been running the commuter trains in Northern Virginia for t...

Back in 2007, the United States was one of just four countries that voted against the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. That move disappointed a lot of Native Americans, those who think the declaration would bolster their rights to self determination, and that it cou...

By Rebecca Sheir

Some residents of the National Capital Region are hurrying to get their passports before the midnight deadline. William Daroff and his family set out from their home in Potomac, Maryland, first thing this morning to renew their passports.

"I was afraid that there was...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) Virginia Railway Express has a new operator. Keolis Rail Services America, the U.S. subsidiary of a French company, has a five-year, $85 million contract with the VRE. Amtrak has operated VRE trains since the system started in 1992.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The remains of a...

By Sabri Ben-Achour

Dr. Jeffrey Dubin is an emergency physician at Washington Hospital Center. He says when the air quality gets bad - code orange or even worse, code red days - people suffer.

"The typical complaint when people first walk in: 'how can we help you--''I'm having trouble...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A new higher-education reform commission appointed by Gov. Bob McDonnell is focusing on improving education in Virginia.

The Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment held its first meeting Monday at the Chesterfield County campus of John Tyler Comm...

(July 12) SREEN ON THE GREEN D.C. summer favorite Screen on the Green) returns to a National Mall near you, opening as the sun goes down with Bond, James Bond in Gold, Goldfinger. You can take in a few monumental silver screen gems in the shadow of a few Washington monuments over the next four M...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) Gov. Martin O'Malley says job creation should be the focus of the next four months leading up to elections, but he says he respects the Obama administration's decision to sue Arizona over its immigration law.

O'Malley, a Democrat, spoke to reporters Monday about what he...

By Kavitha Cardoza

The July 4th weekend was another record-breaker for Virginia's state parks. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation says state parks drew almost 267,000 visitors; that's almost 50,000 more than last year.

David Johnson is the conservation and recreati...

Mankind has been divided for centuries because of race, nationality and culture but as commentator Maria Snellings notes, there’s one very human emotion that can help us transcend our differences.

Snellings, an aspiring screenwriter, is a rising senior at D.C.’s Edmund Burke High School....

WASHINGTON (AP) Parts of the heavily traveled 16th Street commuter route in Washington are going to be closed this week as the National Park Service repairs a wall along the edge of Meridian Hill Park. The work will be conducted between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

WASHINGTON (...

By Jessica Gould

In November, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier signed onto a federal program called Secure Communities. But some immigrant-rights activists say the program could make their communities less secure.

Juan Carlos Ruiz is an organizer with the Latino Federation of Greater Wa...

By Matt Bush

In Maryland, the gubernatorial race is about to hit the small screen. Gov. Martin O'Malley will run his first television ad this week, which focuses on budget cuts he has made during his first term in office.

The Democrat says he has reversed a large budget deficit that h...

By Michael Pope

For years, the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia, made bombs. Now it's an art center where artists perform their craft in public for visitors. But some are concerned proposed changes could blow it up.

Potential changes include closing the south half of the first...

By Michael Pope

For years, the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia, made munitions. Now it's an art center where many artists work in public for visitors. But some are concerned proposed changes could affect that mission.

Potential changes include closing the south half of the fir...

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) Montgomery County police say they have arrested a Silver Spring man after a fatal stabbing over the weekend in Silver Spring. Alexander Chambers is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Merlin Recinos. The victim was found dead early Saturday morning.

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By Cathy Carter

Transit costs continue to rise around the region. A Virginia county is no exception.

Lou Allen is at Courthouse Square in Arlington waiting for the Number 41 bus. His ride costs a bit more now, and he's feeling the pinch.

"I catch the bus every day to go to work...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) Virginia Railway Express has a new operator. Keolis Rail Services America, the U.S. subsidiary of a French company, has a five-year, $85 million contract with the VRE. Amtrak has operated VRE trains since the system started in 1992.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The remains of a...