Andrea Noble

D.C. nightclub’s liquor license suspended after weekend shooting

The District's alcohol board has suspended the liquor license of a club where five people were shot last weekend through at least Friday, when club operators are expected to appear before the board for a hearing.

May 22, 2014

Suit against D.C. gas magnate tossed, but city vows to fight for consumers

A D.C. judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by the city's attorney general that sought to break a gas station magnate's control on prices, ruling the District does not have standing to bring such an action.

May 20, 2014

Police chief shuts down D.C. club after weekend shooting

A Northeast D.C. nightclub violated its security plan by not employing any police officers on a night that a series of altercations erupted into a shooting in which five people were injured, according to police and the city's alcohol board.

May 19, 2014

Federal judge reaffirms Congress’ authority over D.C.

A federal judge who previously suggested the court might be "powerless" to grant the District budget autonomy on Monday ruled just that.

May 19, 2014

D.C.’s love affair with megaclubs has ended

Inside Northeast D.C.'s shuttered Love nightclub, the swanky marble floors are still intact, granite still tops the sprawling bars and mahogany paneling still conveys the ambience of one of the city's most high-end hot spots.

May 15, 2014

Police: Teens committed murder to gain notoriety with gang

Prince George's County police have charged three boys, between the ages of 13 and 15, with murder saying the boys killed a man so they could gain notoriety within a local gang.

May 15, 2014

Judge emphatically dismisses lawsuit challenging D.C. gun registration requirements

A federal judge on Thursday upheld a D.C. law requiring that guns be registered every three years, that applicants submit photographs and fingerprints, and that pistol purchases be limited to one per month — a ruling that sparked outrage from activists who view it as further encroachment on Second Amendment rights.

May 15, 2014

Judge: Courts might be ‘powerless’ to uphold D.C. budget autonomy

A federal judge Tuesday suggested the court might be "powerless to provide a legal remedy" to those seeking to grant the D.C. government the ability to spend its locally raised tax dollars independently of Congress.

May 14, 2014

Developer sentenced for charges connected to Jack Johnson corruption case

The last of 17 criminals caught up in pay-to-play scheme that brought down former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday, closing a chapter of an investigation that has stretched back more than eight years.

May 13, 2014

Harry S. Truman Union Station? Congressional proposal seeks to rename D.C. transit hub

Two Missouri senators have proposed renaming the District's Union Station after former President Harry S. Truman, who hailed from the "Show Me" state.

May 8, 2014

Sens. McCaskill and Blunt seek to honor Truman with Union Station name change

Two Missouri senators have proposed renaming Washington, D.C.'s Union Station after former President Harry S. Truman, who hailed from the "Show Me" state.

May 8, 2014

Congressional committee postpones hearing on D.C. marijuana decriminalization

A congressional committee has moved to Friday a hearing on a recently passed D.C. law decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana.

May 7, 2014

D.C. Democrat mayoral candidate calls for nation’s toughest DUI limits

A D.C. Council member and mayoral candidate has proposed reducing the blood alcohol content for drunken driving to 0.05 percent — the lowest in the nation and a threshold that in some cases would criminalize getting behind the wheel of a car after as little as one drink.

May 6, 2014

P.G. police to announce prostitution sting — in 140 characters or less

Testing the awkward boundaries of social media, Prince George's County police plan to become the first department in the nation to live-tweet a prostitution sting.

May 1, 2014

Love nightclub back on market after auction sale invalidated

Who says you can't get a second shot at Love? Love nightclub anyhow. The District's larger-than-life megaclub is back on the market.

May 1, 2014

Hearing on marijuana decriminalization prompts fears of congressional interference

A House committee has scheduled a hearing for May 8 on a recently passed law decriminalizing marijuana in the District — a move viewed with suspicion by local lawmakers who fear it may signal Congress' first step in attempting to overturn the legislation.

April 30, 2014

Herring: Children of illegal immigrants eligible for in-state tuition in Virginia

Virginia public universities can grant in-state tuition rates to potentially thousands of children of illegal immigrants, Attorney General Mark R. Herring said Tuesday, in a major reversal of state policy.

April 29, 2014

Maryland Republicans announce petition drive to repeal ‘bathroom bill’

Two Republican lawmakers announced a petition effort Tuesday to put before voters a bill recently passed in Maryland that bans discrimination against transgender individuals and includes a controversial provision permitting people to use bathrooms of the gender with which they identify.

April 29, 2014

DMV service center to reopen in Georgetown

The D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles will reopen a service center in Georgetown on Tuesday.

April 28, 2014

Old Post Office observation deck to close for building renovation

The days are numbered for tourists to see the National Mall from a bird's-eye view, with extensive renovations set to begin this week on the District's Old Post Office Pavilion.

April 27, 2014