WASHINGTON (AP) Police say a Jeep missing from the Bethesda home of a slain American University professor crashed during a chase in northwest Washington. When Montgomery County Police found 52-year-old Sue Marcum dead at her home yesterday morning, her Jeep Cherokee was gone.

ROCKVILLE, Md....

Court documents released Monday show one of two roommates living in room 926 at Harbin Hall answered the door when police arrived to investigate. Officers say they observed two other individuals inside the room, later identified as 18-year-old Charles Smith, and 18-year-old John Perrone.

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Dr. Robert Levy took the stand this afternoon in the trial of Ingmar Guandique, the man accused of killing Chandra Levy in Rock Creek Park a decade ago.

With his wife Susan watching in court, Robert Levy testified how in the spring of 2001 he couldn't get in touch with his daughter.

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Butler Holmes Park in the Penrose neighborhood will undergo two phases of construction. The first will add safety surfacing, swings, pavilion and new walkways. There will also be a net climber that, when finished, will be the tallest of its kind in the nation.

The rebuilding is set to start...

Metro's many high-profile difficulties have given rise to dozens of bloggers and Tweeters who focus their Internet ire on the transit agency. Metro says the influx in requests has been a challenge--particularly when the bloggers who contact Metro are anonymous. The man behind one of Washington's...

WASHINGTON (AP) Prosecutors will continue presenting testimony Tuesday in the Chandra Levy murder trial a day after jurors heard opening statements in the case. Ingmar Guandique (gwahn-DEE'-kay) is charged with murder in the Washington intern's death in 2001.

WASHINGTON (AP) A veteran D.C....

Court documents released Monday show one of two roommates living in room 926 at Harbin Hall answered the door when police arrived to investigate. Officers say they observed two other individuals inside the room, later identified as 18-year-old Charles Smith, and 18-year-old John Perrone.

Bo...

The Natural Resources Defense Council says the region is among 15 places nationwide with the largest number of bad-air days.

The full rankings will be released next week, but the group says D.C. is not alone: New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas and Denver also figure among...

Police in Montgomery County, Md., say they've made an arrest in connection to the death of an American University professor. Sue Ann Marcum was found dead in her home on Monday.

Police now have an 18-year-old male in custody. He was found driving a Jeep that was missing from Marcum's home w...

Metro's many high-profile difficulties have given rise to dozens of bloggers and Tweeters who focus their Internet ire on the transit agency. Metro says the influx in requests has been a challenge--particularly when the bloggers who contact Metro are anonymous. The man behind one of Washington's...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Gov. Bob McDonnell says state employees needn't expect pay raises now or in next year's budget. McDonnell blames the slow economy as to why he won't ask the General Assembly for raises next year.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Capital One is planning to add more than 1,000 jobs in Vi...

Nearly a decade after Chandra Levy's body was discovered off a trail in Rock Creek Park, the trial of the man accused of killing the former intern is underway.

With headphones covering his ears and a cream turtle-neck covering his neck tattoos, Ingmar Guandique sat stoically in court Monday...

Police in Montgomery County are investigating the apparent murder of an American University professor. She was found dead on Monday, and her Jeep Cherokee was missing. Late last night, the vehicle was spotted in D.C. and after a short chase police arrested the 18-year-old driver. He's now facing...

Police in Montgomery County, Md., say they've made an arrest in connection to the death of an American University professor. Sue Ann Marcum was found dead in her home on Monday.

Police now have an 18-year-old male in custody. He was found driving a Jeep that was missing from Marcum's home w...

The service slowdown Monday morning affected approximately 24 Amtrak trains and eight MARC trains traveling between Baltimore and Washington.

Although published reports originally listed the cause as some type of sabotage, Amtrak spokesperson Barbara Petito says that's untrue since rail pol...

The cost of a trip on the Dulles Toll Road could become pretty expensive over the next 40 years.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which owns the road, is borrowing several billion dollars based on future toll revenues to build the new Metrorail line to Dulles Airport.

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Art Beat with Sabri Ben-Achour:

(Oct. 26-April 2011) 1000 YEARS OF KINGS If you’re up for something epic this week, try Shahnama: 1000 Years of the Persian Book of Kings. Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery presents 33 exquisitely detailed paintings of kings, heroes, and mythological creatures fr...

WASHINGTON (AP) Police say a Jeep missing from the Bethesda home of a slain American University professor crashed during a chase in northwest Washington. When Montgomery County Police found 52-year-old Sue Marcum dead at her home yesterday morning, her Jeep Cherokee was gone.

ROCKVILLE, Md....

What is it with elections and Florida?

This year, the Land of the Dangling Chad is once again shaping up to be an election battleground, and with several House seats up for grabs, Florida is a microcosm of broader electoral themes.