Andrea Noble

D.C. State Fair adds marijuana growing contest

How does a state fair one-up its own hipster aesthetic a year after giving awards for the best Mason jar flower arrangement or home-brewed beer?

July 16, 2015

Lyon sisters killed to cover up abduction, abuse, sheriff says

Authorities investigating the 1975 disappearance of a pair of Montgomery County sisters said Thursday the girls were abducted with the intent of being sexually abused by their captors and killed to cover up the crimes.

July 16, 2015

D.C. police seek suspects in violent assault, bike theft

D.C. police released a video of a violent assault in the hopes of identifying the five suspects who beat and stomped on a person before stealing two bicycles.

July 16, 2015

Sex offender charged with murder of Md. sisters missing since ‘75

Police announced Wednesday that one man has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in conjunction with the 1975 disappearance of a pair of young Montgomery County sisters, a case that was among the most high-profile unsolved missing persons cases in the region.

July 15, 2015

Muriel Bowser signs emergency bill to crack down on synthetic drugs

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law Friday harsh new penalties for stores found selling synthetic marijuana as a means to prevent an epidemic from taking hold in nation's capital the way crack cocaine once held city streets hostage.

July 10, 2015

D.C. ABRA offers plan to monitor neighborhood noise

It's a classic, city-living showdown -- the neighbor versus the nightclub.

July 9, 2015

Donald Trump faces protest by local leaders at his D.C. hotel site

Local elected officials plan to lead a protest Thursday against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump outside a historic D.C. building he is renovating into a luxury hotel.

July 9, 2015

Redskins’ trademark ruling unlikely to apply to other teams with Native American names

A federal court ruling ordering the cancellation of the Redskins' trademarks could pave the way for government overreach in the federal trademark office, but is unlikely to lead to any immediate problems for other teams.

July 8, 2015

Judge orders cancellation of Redskins trademark registration

A federal judge has handed the Washington Redskins its greatest loss yet in a legal battle over the team's trademarks.

July 8, 2015

Gun rights advocates think gay marriage ruling could loosen concealed carry restrictions

In the nearly two weeks since the Supreme Court ruled the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage, the gay community hasn't been the only group celebrating: Some Second Amendment advocates are reading the decision as a win for their cause as well.

July 7, 2015

D.C. Purple Line project contested over funding

Montgomery County Council President George Leventhal says there are no deal-breakers among potential Purple Line cost cuts proposed by Gov. Larry Hogan.

July 7, 2015

No evidence of gunshot reportedly fired at Walter Reed Medical Center

Authorities investigating a report of a single gunshot heard at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda Monday morning said they have found no evidence that a shooting occurred on the campus.

July 6, 2015

Washington Navy Yard shooting scare ends with no evidence of any shots fired

Amid threats of terrorist activity during the Fourth of July weekend, D.C. police and federal law enforcers swarmed the Washington Navy Yard on Thursday morning after receiving a report of gunfire at the Southeast facility, where a gunman killed 12 workers two years ago.

July 2, 2015

Washington Navy Yard: No injuries cited, no evidence of active shooter

Authorities found no evidence that a shooting occurred at the Washington Navy Yard Thursday morning after a report of the sound of gunfire inside one of the buildings led to a lockdown of the installation, the site of a 2013 massacre.

July 2, 2015

Prince George’s Country tops D.C. camera speed citations

Despite numerous driver complaints about speed-camera citations in the District, Prince George's County for the first time has surpassed the city in the number of speed-camera tickets issued, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

July 1, 2015

Hourly minimum wage rises in D.C. and Maryland

Workers making minimum wage in Maryland and Washington, D.C., received a salary bump Wednesday.

July 1, 2015

Drones cleared for takeoff in Virginia, but law enforcement agencies aren’t ready

Virginia law enforcement agencies can begin using drones, but don't expect the skies to be filled with police-piloted quadcopters just yet.

June 30, 2015

D.C. Council votes to cut taxes

The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to cut income and business taxes in September rather than putting off the reductions until early next year.

June 30, 2015

D.C. can deny residents concealed gun requests while stay is appealed

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday issued a stay pending appeal that will again allow the city to enforce a key provision of its restrictive concealed carry laws -- the requirement that gun owners demonstrate a "good reason" to obtain a permit.

June 29, 2015

Larry Hogan, Maryland governor, announces funding, plans for Purple Line light rail

Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that Maryland will move forward with construction of the Purple Line light rail to connect Montgomery and Prince George's counties -- so long as state financial support is reduced and local governments pick up more of the cost.

June 25, 2015