Virginia lawmakers are expected to give final approval to a bill making distracted driving a primary offense, but safety advocates are calling for residents of the Commonwealth to go beyond.

Hoarding behavior may not only have contributed to a deadly house fire in Prince George's County over the weekend, but prevented fire fighters from responding to it adequately.

Chief Kenneth Ellerbe apologized for the department's truck shortages, and says he wants to make a major change to firefighters' work schedules.

Bicycling advocates have been lobbying Congress to address the 5,000 bicyclist and pedestrian roadway deaths, and a bipartisan group of House lawmakers has heeded their call.

The oil industry and labor unions are pushing the Obama administration to approve the Canada-to-Mexico Keystone pipeline: The ongoing debate over the future of U.S. energy policy.

The D.C. firefighters' union says the fire chief's mismanagement of the department has endangered firefighters and District residents.

Nurse practitioners in a number of states are pressing lawmakers to let them practice without doctor supervision. Critics cite the risk of a lower standard of care. Debate over expanding the authority of nurse practitioners.

A new report from D.C.'s inspector general found that trucks designated as reserves were unavailable.

Legislation that put further controls on the purchase of guns has languished in a Maryland House committee, prompting activists and the Lieutenant Governor to renew a call for action.

A break in a 54-inch water main in Chevy Chase, Md., propelled a geyser more than 30 feet high, shutting down a stretch of Connecticut Avenue.