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Andrea Noble was a crime and public safety reporter for The Washington Times.

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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 file photo, hundreds of newly trained al-Shabab fighters perform military exercises in the Lafofe area some 18km south of Mogadishu, in Somalia. A Somali intelligence official says Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi, a leader with the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab who has a $3 million bounty on his head, has surrendered to police in Somalia. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)

FBI seeking Virginia cabbie with ties to terrorists

A former Virginia cab driver, suspected of being a recruiter for al-Shabab and traveling to Somalia to aid the militant group, was added to the FBI’s “Most Wanted Terrorists” list Thursday.

January 29, 2015
Richard G. Sterne, Jr.

D.C. fire chief demoted in beer case to be reinstated

An arbitrator has ordered the D.C. fire department to reverse former Chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe's demotion of a 33-year veteran employee over his handling of an internal disciplinary matter involving beer found in a fire house.

January 26, 2015
Christopher Barry, the son of the late former Washington Mayor Marion Barry, speaks in Washington in this March 19, 2014, file photo. Barry is pledging to continue his campaign for the D.C. Council after he was accused of threatening a bank teller and destroying a security camera. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Marion Barry’s son pleads not guilty in bank dustup

The son of former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry pleaded not guilty to three misdemeanor charges Wednesday that arose from an altercation at a bank in which the 34-year-old is accused of threatening a teller after learning his account was overdrawn.

January 21, 2015
Children participate in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Porta-potty horror at White House Easter Egg Roll

It ended in tears for Monica Ellis, who shattered her foot in a fall outside the portable toilets at the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll — and now she's suing for $4 million.

January 19, 2015
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (Associated Press) **FILE**

D.C. Council sets up marijuana bill hearings

The D.C. Council is pursuing a regulatory scheme for the sale and taxation of marijuana, scheduling hearings on proposed legislation that flies in the face of congressional attempts to prevent the District from loosening its drug laws.

January 18, 2015
Officer Benjamin Fetting models a wolfcom radio that has a camera built into it as Washington, D.C. MPD Chief Cathy Lanier announces that the police department is testing five different kinds of body-worn cameras during a pilot program, during a press conference at the Wilson Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

Pro-police rally, ‘Sea of Blue’ march, set for D.C. on Saturday

A pro-police rally is planned in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to show support for law enforcement at a time when departments nationwide have come under scrutiny for officer-involved shootings and a handful of police killings have left officers feeling increasingly under siege.

January 16, 2015
The NTSB is investigating the incident of a subway train that spilled smoke near the L'Enfant Metro Station in Washington. One woman was killed and dozens others were sent to the hospital. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser has promised a full report on the incident with 48 hours. (Associated Press)

Muriel Bowser promises full report on D.C. Metro incident

It took firefighters at least 30 minutes after the first 911 call to reach Metro train commuters stuck in smoke-filled cars, with first responders to the deadly incident sent to three different locations, according to preliminary information released Thursday by D.C. officials.

January 15, 2015
The NTSB is investigating the incident of a subway train that spilled smoke near the L'Enfant Metro Station in Washington. One woman was killed and dozens others were sent to the hospital. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser has promised a full report on the incident with 48 hours. (Associated Press)

Confusion reigned in response to Metro smoke

It took firefighters at least 30 minutes after the first 911 call to reach Metro train commuters stuck in smoke-filled cars, with first responders to the deadly incident sent to three different locations, according to preliminary information released Thursday by D.C. officials.

January 15, 2015
A firefighter attends to people on a bus to assess triage needs after people were evacuated from a smoke-filled Metro subway tunnel in Washington, Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. Metro officials say one of the busiest stations in downtown Washington has been evacuated because of smoke.(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

D.C. officials defend responders after deadly Metro incident

District leaders on Tuesday said they remain confident in the agencies that respond to emergencies and terrorist incidents on Metro, despite the mixed reaction from trapped riders on how long it took first responders to reach a stopped, smoke-filled train Monday in which one woman died and scores were hospitalized.

January 13, 2015