Maryland lawmakers will debate a variety of gun control bills this week, including a proposal from Gov. Martin O'Malley that would implement some of the strictest gun licensing laws in the U.S.

As many as 50 new police officers are being hired in the District as the city hopes to head off issues caused by a booming population and vibrant night life.

A Virginia Senate committee has again killed legislation to close the gun show loophole.

Gas prices are on the rise both in the District and around the country — a trend that analysts are attributing to recent events in oil-rpducing regions of Egypt and Algeria.

The District will soon be hiring more police officers.

In anticipation of a rowdy Super Bowl Sunday, Baltimore police are bringing in additional officers to patrol the city.

The TSA will remove full-body scanners from airports by this summer — a reprieve for one Virginia man who was arrested after protesting the practice.

Some Charlottesville grocery shoppers had a scare Sunday evening when a man carrying a loaded semi-automatic rifle entered a Kroger. Police detained the man but didn't make an arrest because he wasn't technically breaking any state law.

An assessment of the Virginia General Assembly building in Richmond, Va., has found the building partially contaminated with asbestos and in violation of other building codes.

Thousands of gun control advocates from across the country gathered in D.C. Saturday to push for gun reform.