D.C.'s Office of Campaign Finance is opening an investigation into the allegations made by former mayoral candidate Sulaimon Brown.

Authorities involved in the East Coast Rapist investigation say a suspect could have been arrested even sooner with the help of something called familial DNA testing.

D.C. Public Schools, including traditional and charter schools, will receive $76 million more than expected; the bulk of the surplus money from an increase in District revenue. And while this will help stave off some cuts, school officials say there will still be some hard choices to make.

In the District, three metropolitan police department officers are under arrest after a sting operation.

The Maryland Senate is scheduled to take up a bill this week that would allow the children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at state colleges. A group of students who support the legislation have been rallying in Annapolis.

An independent study done for the Maryland Public Service Commission, which regulates utilities in the state, says Pepco's five-year plan to increase its service reliability was "cobbled together" in haste following a rash of lengthy power outages last year.