Andrea Noble

Prosecutors: Fake cabbie dressed in wig, padded breasts bilked drunken D.C. fares of $220k

He dressed in a wig and fake padded breasts and cruised popular D.C. nightlife spots on the prowl for drunken people he could rob.

August 4, 2014

Marion Barry released from hospital after wrong-way crash on Pennsylvania Avenue

D.C. Council member Marion Barry was released from a hospital Sunday after a wrong-way car crash Saturday night in which he drove a vehicle into an oncoming lane of traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue in Southeast.

August 3, 2014

Virginia county revives debate about domestic drones

Wise County, in a rural corner of southwestern Virginia, purchased two small remote-controlled "quad copters" in February, but the $400 apiece gadgets remain grounded as part of a temporary moratorium on drone use in the state.

July 31, 2014

Woman fatally struck by bus in Upper Marlboro

A woman was fatally stuck by a bus while she crossed the street Thursday morning in Upper Marlboro.

July 31, 2014

Federal judge grants 90-day stay in D.C. gun case

A federal judge on Tuesday granted a 90-day stay in a ruling that upended Washington, D.C.'s ban on carrying handguns in public, giving city officials time to consider whether they will appeal the case or concede and begin drafting gun carry laws.

July 29, 2014

GSA picks 3 sites as finalists for new FBI headquarters

Three locations in the D.C. suburbs have been identified as potential sites for the planned relocation of the FBI's headquarters, including Greenbelt and Landover in Prince George's County and Springfield in Fairfax County.

July 29, 2014

Computer glitch caused odd Saturday release of D.C. guns ruling

City officials and other observers have been scratching their heads over the odd timing of a federal judge's ruling that tossed out D.C. gun laws banning the carrying of handguns in public.

July 28, 2014

D.C. seeks to stay judge’s order allowing gun owners to carry in public

D.C. police issued bulletins to officers and residents Monday explaining that they no longer would arrest people for carrying legally registered handguns outside their homes.

July 28, 2014

D.C. plans to seek stay of order striking down ban on handguns in public

Attorneys for Washington, D.C., said Sunday that they will seek to forestall a judge's landmark ruling that struck down as unconstitutional the city's ban on carrying handguns outside the home.

July 27, 2014

Federal judge rules D.C. ban on handguns in public is unconstitutional

The District's ban on carrying handguns in public was struck down by a federal judge who called the restrictions "unconstitutional."

July 27, 2014

Let it roll: D.C. Council hits Las Vegas on taxpayer’s dime, leaves $14,000 tab

There's more than one way to do Las Vegas, as half a dozen members of the D.C. Council have shown. The cost to taxpayers to send half the council to the Global Retail Real Estate Convention in Las Vegas was close to $14,000 this year.

July 24, 2014

Term limits still in question after 22 years in Prince George’s County

Prince George's County voters will weigh in for the third time in 22 years on whether term limits should restrict local politicians' time in office.

July 23, 2014

ACLU slams Gray on issues of transparency

Vincent C. Gray criticized his predecessor for running "one of the most opaque administrations" he had ever seen and singled out its failure to process requests for public records as he promised more transparency during his 2010 campaign for D.C. mayor.

July 16, 2014

D.C. police quietly prepping for change in law on marijuana

The District is quietly preparing for a law to take effect Thursday that decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana, with the Metropolitan Police Department issuing a special order to officers advising them of new protocols.

July 15, 2014

Council overrides mayor’s veto of fiscal 2015 budget

Lame-duck Mayor Vincent C. Gray failed to persuade a single council member to support his call to reconsider the city's $10.8 billion budget, with lawmakers Monday overriding his veto of the fiscal 2015 spending plan by the same 12-1 vote with which they passed it last month.

July 14, 2014

3 killed, 4 wounded Sunday in three D.C. shootings

Three people were killed in three separate shootings in the District on Sunday that injured another four people and brought the city's homicide total up to 67, compared with 45 killings at this time last year, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

July 14, 2014

Crime hits close to home for D.C. mayoral candidate

The parents of a D.C. mayoral candidate were victims of a burglary by a man who posed as a cable company employee.

July 11, 2014

D.C. Council to vote on Gray’s budget veto

The D.C. Council is expected to vote Monday on whether to override Mayor Vincent C. Gray's veto of the city's fiscal 2015 budget.

July 11, 2014

Legal counsel reaches deal to testify against top administrative judge in D.C. ethics hearing

A former city lawyer charged with obstructing an ethics violations investigation involving the top judge at the D.C. Office of Administrative Hearings has admitted guilt to some of the charges and agreed to testify against the top judge when her ethics hearing begins Monday.

July 11, 2014

No charges for Secret Service, Capitol Police in shooting of motorist

Officers from the Secret Service and the U.S. Capitol Police were justified in fatally shooting a Connecticut woman who led them on a high-speed chase around the Capitol in October, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.

July 10, 2014