News Archive - September 23, 2010

Motorcycle Police Test Skills for a Good Cause in Montgomery Co.

By Jonathan Wilson

In Maryland today hundreds of motorcycle police officers are out practicing their riding skills at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in preparation for a competition that'll take place on Saturday.

Montgomery County Police officer Michael Kane watches as another mot...

Helicopter Noise A Growing Problem For N. Va. Homeowners

By David Schultz

Military helicopters are a common sight in the D.C. area. But some local homeowners say helicopters and the ear-splitting noise they make are becoming far too common.

Joe Ruth has grown accustomed to the sound of a helicopter a few hundred feet overhead. "That power...

MarylandReporter.com State Roundup, September 23, 2010

From the MarylandReporter.com website:

JOBS LOSS Gov. Martin O'Malley struck a somber tone, the day after the state released a report showing that Maryland had lost jobs for two months in a row. "None of us can give up," he said. "There are better days coming," reports Julie Bykowicz and An...

Rhee, Gray to Meet At Noon

By Rebecca Blatt

D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee and Democratic Mayoral Nominee Vincent Gray are expected to meet today for the first time since last week's primary.

Rhee and Council Chairman Vincent Gray are scheduled to meet at noon in Gray's office at the Wilson Building. The...

Latest Maryland Regional News

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) The leader of a motorcycle club goes on trial today in Hagerstown on charges he possessed bomb-making materials at his home near the western Maryland city. Thirty-seven-year-old Bryan Piper is charged with five counts of manufacturing or possessing a destructive device.

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Lewis Execution Draws Criticism from EU, Iran

By Rebecca Blatt

The first woman to be executed in Virginia since 1912 is scheduled to die by injection at 9 pm tonight. Governor Bob McDonnell and the U.S. Supreme Court have denied requests to intervene despite pleas from around the world.

Teresa Lewis was sentenced to death for pro...

McDonnell: Audit Shows Va. Sitting On Billions In Transportation Funding

By David Schultz

McDonnell says his audit shows, at a time when the Department of Transportation - or VDOT - was slashing millions out of its budget and laying off thousands of employees, it was actually sitting on a windfall of cash.

"There's been money that's been sitting in account...

Latest D.C. Local News

WASHINGTON (AP) Delaware Congressman Mike Castle says he's stunned by his Senate primary loss to Christine O'Donnell and isn't ruling out the possibility of a write-in campaign. The Republican told yesterday he probably will not run.

WASHINGTON (AP) D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray meets...

Slot Machines Could Be Heading Towards Maryland

By Greg Peppers

The first slot machines could be coming to Maryland before the end of the month.

Officials says Maryland's first slots casino is on track to open by September 30th in Cecil County. A spokesman for Penn National Gaming says the company is working to open 15-hundred slot...

No Decision On Rhee's Future As Head Of DCPS

By Kavitha Cardoza

D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray and schools chancellor Michelle Rhee met this afternoon for almost an hour and a half for the first time since the mayoral primary, but Gray says they didn't discuss Rhee's future in the District.

Gray appeared relaxed as he addres...

Latest Virginia Regional News

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Now that her legal appeals are exhausted, Teresa Lewis is scheduled to be the first woman executed in Virginia in nearly a century. The 41-year-old Lewis is set to die by injection at 9 p.m. Thursday at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt. Lewis is being executed for the...

Overnight Closures On Interstate 270

By Matt Bush

In Maryland, a portion of Interstate 270 will close overnight in Montgomery County. Starting at midnight on I-270 southbound just south of exit 10, which is the Diamond Avenue interchange, the Maryland State Highway Administration will close all four lanes on the southbound si...

Va. Moves Forward With Lewis Execution Despite Appeals

By Greg Peppers

Despite appeals for clemency from as far away as the European Union and Iran, Virginia is moving forward with its first execution of a woman in nearly a century.

Teresa Lewis is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 9 p.m. at Greenville Correctional Center in Jarrett...

VDOT Audit Reveals Hundreds of Millions in Unspent Funds

By Jonathan Wilson

In Virginia, a private audit says officials with the Virginia Department of Transportation left hundreds of millions of dollars unspent while rest stops were closed in order to cut maintenance costs last year.

The audit shows VDOT spent $488 million less than was av...

Art Beat for Thursday, September 23rd 2010

"Art Beat" with Sabri Ben-Achour - Thursday, September 23, 2010

(September 23-October 17) A GOOD MAN No Rules Theater Company starts plumbing the nature of decency today in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Charlie’s friends help him through his existential crises at the H Street Playhouse...

Montgomery County Critical In Maryland Governor's Race

By Matt Bush In Maryland, the governor's race could hinge on Montgomery County, normally a loyal Democratic stronghold.

In 2006, Democrat Martin O'Malley carried Montgomery County easily over Republican Bob Ehrlich. While the candidates will be the same this year, it's yet to be seen whethe...

Town Meeting on Offshore Wind Turbines Tonight in Ocean City

By Bryan Russo

A much anticipated town hall meeting to discuss the potential for Offshore Wind Turbines, eleven miles off Marylands coast, will take place tonight in Ocean City.

Mike Tidwell is the director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, a grassroots non-profit organization...

O'Malley Campaigns In Montgomery County

By Matt Bush

In Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley is spending the day campaigning in Montgomery County, an area key to his re-election hopes.

When he was elected governor in 2006, O'Malley carried the Democratic stronghold of Montgomery County by nearly 79-thousand votes. He'll likel...

Traffic Backups on Bay Bridge Expected This Weekend

By Bryan Russo

The Maryland Transportation Authority has issued a traffic advisory for beach bound motorists this weekend, as big events in Ocean City, Maryland and Dover, Delaware are sure to back up traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Even though it is officially fall, the MTA says...