News Archive - August 9, 2010

Suspected Serial Killer Found In Leesburg

By Greg Peppers

Police in Leesburg, Virginia say they believe they have a serial killer in their area.

Leesburg Police Chief Joseph Price says he's confident, though not certain, that the same man is responsible for two stabbings and a hammer attack in his town as well as murders in M...

VA Helps Farmers Get Emergency Supplies

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia is making it easier for farmers affected by drought to get feed, hay and other emergency supplies.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said Monday that registration and license requirements are temporarily waived for haulers who transport...

Congestion A Consequence Of Baltimore’s Tune-Up For Grand Prix Race

By Cathy Duchamp

One year from now, Baltimore will host the mid-Atlantic’s first Grand Prix auto race. But first, city streets have to be turned into a race track. That means construction that starts in earnest this week.

The Pratt Street Ale House stands close to where the checkered...

MarylandReporter.com: State Roundup August 9, 2010

From the Maryland Reporter website:

PALIN EFFECT John Wagner of the Washington Post reports that just a few months ago, Brian Murphy's friends would roam the halls of the Maryland State House, practically begging reporters to go outside for news conferences by the unknown Republican candida...

VA Man Slain In Afghan Attack Documented Aid Work

By ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON Associated Press Writer

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Friends and family are remembering a 25-year-old Harrisonburg man who was part of a medical mission team killed in Afghanistan as a strong Christian committed to helping disadvantaged people.

Brian Carderelli had been in...

Power Breakfast For August 9, 2010

Whether by plane, train or automobile, most House members are en route BACK to Washington today. On a phone call with reporters, Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen explained the decision to return early. It's for the children.

Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports...

Family Of Dog Shot By Sherriff's Deputies Speak Out

By Elliott Francis

Family members of the dog shot and killed last week by Prince George’s County sheriff’s deputies came forward today to tell why they think the shooting of their two-year-old Rottweiler was wrong.

Deputies say when they tried to enter Donya Williams’ house Friday to...

Officials: Belt-Tightening Will Cut One Command

By ANNE GEARAN AP National Security Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) Officials briefed on the decision say Defense Secretary Robert Gates plans to eliminate a major military command in Norfolk, Va., and try to cut the Pentagon's use of outside contractors by 10 percent next year.

The plan was t...

Benefit Or Budget Buster Debate Over Maryland's Sales Tax Holiday

By Cathy Carter

Maryland's sales tax holiday kicked off this week, and opinions are split over whether the policy makes good fiscal sense.

Steve Checkon is shopping at the Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, and he has a list.

"Shoes, socks, underwear, t-shirts, undershirts," reads Che...

Clifton Parents Sue School Board Over School Closure Decision

By Jonathan Wilson

In Virginia, residents in the town of Clifton were outraged by the recent decision to close their local elementary school. Now a group of parents from the town have filed a lawsuit against the Fairfax County Public School Board over the decision.

The Clifton parents...

Art Beat With Sabri Ben-Achour - Tuesday, August 10, 2010

(August 10-September 26) SIGNATURE’S CHESS The name belies the raucous night of musical theater in store, but Chess brings the heat to Arlington’s Signature Theatre tonight through September. Tim Rice’s tale of a Cold War love triangle that plays out on a chessboard includes the Broadway rock of...

NTSB To Meet With Metro Board Today

By David Schultz

Almost no aspect of Metro was spared in the National Transportation Safety Board's scathing report on last year's fatal Red Line train crash, which came out two weeks ago.

But Deborah Hersman, the chairman of the NTSB, saved some of her harshest criticism for Metro's...

Metro Board Of Directors Meet With Federal Safety Investigators

Metro's board of directors is discussing the causes of last year's fatal Red Line train crash with federal safety investigators.

David Schultz is at the meeting and files this report...

Latest Virginia Regional News

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Del. Joseph D. Morrissey is asking the Virginia Supreme Court to reinstate his state law license. Morrissey's license was revoked in 2003. The Henrico Democrat is a former criminal defense lawyer and was a commonwealth's attorney in Richmond from 1990 to 1994.

CHESTERFIEL...

D.C. Child Care Costs Rival College Tuition

By Jessica Gould

Faced with rising fees, some D.C. parents are opting to stay home rather than pay the crushing costs of child care.

After about a year at home with her baby son, Tiffany Lewis began to think about returning to her job as a special education teacher. But for Lewis, who...

MD Gov.: State Should Investigate Pepco's Handling Of Power Outages

By Greg Peppers

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is calling on state regulators to look into Pepco's handling of power outages that affected 300,000 customers last month.

Gov. O'Malley has sent a letter to the Maryland Public Service Commission requesting an investigation of Pepco's resp...

Latest Maryland Regional News

LAUREL, Md. (AP) Anne Arundel County authorities say a woman is dead and three people are severely injured after a car went off the road in Laurel and crashed into a family taking a break from a bicycle ride. Three people have been listed in serious but stable condition.

BOYDS, Md. (AP) Mon...

International Population Shares Thoughts On Sweltering D.C. Summer

By Kavitha Cardoza

With temperatures routinely in the 80's and 90's and numerous heat advisories this month, residents in D.C. have sweltered. People here who grew up in extreme climates have some unusual reactions.

Alex Vidal-Porto is from Brazil. He understands steamy.

"I know...

VA Attacks Investigated For Link To Mich. Killer

UPDATE: Police in Virginia believe that a serial killer who fatally stabbed five people and wounded 10 others in Michigan since May is also responsible for a series of stabbings in a northern Virginia town that have almost exclusively targeted black men.

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) Police in Virgini...

Latest D.C. Local News

WASHINGTON (AP) Metro's board of directors is meeting with members of the National Transportation Safety Board to discuss last year's fatal red line crash. The two groups plan to meet this afternoon to discuss the NTSB's findings and recommendations after the investigation of the June 2009 train...

Virginia To Consider More Transparency

By Michael Pope

Police agencies in Virginia routinely deny access to incident reports, regardless of whether the case is open or closed. That bothers Roanoke state Senator John Edwards, who introduced a bill earlier this year to make documents available in cases that are no longer being inv...

Professional Golf Returning To Montgomery County

By Matt Bush

Professional golf will return to Montgomery County, Maryland this October; the PGA Champions Tour will hold its Player's Championship at the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm.

When the course was known as TPC Avenel, golfers disliked its design so much they refused to play it. F...

Massive Brawl On Metro Brings Curfew Into Question

By Patrick Madden

As transit police continue to investigate this weekend’s massive brawl at the Gallery Place Metro station that involved 70 young people, D.C. Council Member Tommy Wells says he wants to make the city’s summer curfew stricter.

Veronica Gravitt says she witnesses fight...