Andrea Noble

National Zoo announces birth of lion cubs

The National Zoo announced the birth of two lion cubs on Monday, the first litter born at the zoo in four years.

January 27, 2014

Maryland mall shooter’s journal hints at ‘general unhappiness with his life’

A 19-year-old College Park man who fatally shot two skate store employees at a Maryland mall before killing himself kept a journal indicating "some general unhappiness with his life," police said, but authorities have yet to find a motive behind the deadly attack.

January 26, 2014

Police: Victims of Maryland mall shooting were skate store employees

A man and a woman fatally shot at a Maryland mall were employees of a skate shop where the shooting took place, Howard County police said Saturday. The man believed to be the gunman was found dead nearby.

January 25, 2014

Former Virginia Gov. McDonnell, wife indicted on federal corruption charges

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were indicted Tuesday on federal corruption charges related to their relationship with a former health supplement company executive.

January 21, 2014

Weather-related crash closes lanes on Beltway’s Outer Loop

A three car crash has closed three lanes on the outer loop of Beltway at Georgia Avenue Tuesday afternoon and caused traffic jams on the inner loop, according to police.

January 21, 2014

Man, woman found fatally shot inside D.C. rowhouse

D.C. police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man and woman inside a Northwest D.C. rowhouse near Howard University.

January 21, 2014

Man jumps from overpass, dies, after police chase in Maryland

A man died early Tuesday after fleeing police and jumping off an overpass onto Interstate 495 in Lanham, where he was struck by oncoming traffic.

January 21, 2014

Change Maryland’s Hogan seeks GOP gubernatorial nod

A Cabinet official under Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., a Republican, will announce his run for Maryland governor Tuesday at an Anne Arundel County crab house.

January 20, 2014

Police release audio of 911 calls in Maryland ‘exorcism’ killings

Police on Monday released audio of the 911 calls made by neighbors of the Montgomery County woman accused of killing two of her children and severely injuring two others while trying to perform an exorcism.

January 20, 2014

Federal audit questions MWAA’s spending in Dulles rail project

A federal audit is questioning whether the authority overseeing one of the largest public works projects in the D.C. region is properly managing the federal funding it received for the $6 billion Dulles rail project.

January 17, 2014

Gun activist sentenced to two years of probation in D.C.

An Internet talk show host and gun rights activist was sentenced to two years probation for a political stunt on July 4 during which he loaded a shotgun in the District's Freedom Plaza.

January 17, 2014

Ferris wheel may exempt Harbor from minimun wage law

Days after a Prince George's County lawmaker introduced a bill to exempt amusement parks from paying the county's increased minimum wage, developers announced plans to build a 175-foot Ferris wheel on the Potomac River's edge at National Harbor.

January 16, 2014

P.G. official fears slippery slope with exemption to regional minimum wage

Prince George's County Council chairman Mel Franklin said he is concerned that a proposal to exempt amusement parks from the county's minimum wage law could destabilize the regionwide pact to increase wages and open the floodgates for requests from other industries.

January 15, 2014

2 shot, 1 fatally, in D.C.

Two men were shot, one fatally, in separate incidents Wednesday in the District, D.C. police said.

January 15, 2014

Pot decriminalization bill advances in D.C. Council

A D.C. Council committee on Wednesday gave its unanimous approval to legislation that decriminalizes possession of marijuana in the city — making it a civil offense punishable by a $25 fine.

January 15, 2014

D.C. Council committee calls for $25, rather than $100, pot-possession fine

A D.C. Council committee is recommending a $25 rather than $100 fine as the civil penalty for marijuana possession under proposed decriminalization.

January 14, 2014

Gray to sign bill raising District’s minimum wage

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray will sign into law Wednesday legislation that will raise the city's minimum wage to $11.50 per hour by 2016.

January 14, 2014

P.G. lawmaker proposes Six Flags exemption to ‘regional minimum wage’ law

An effort is underway in Prince George's County to carve out an exemption to the much-ballyhooed "regional minimum wage" increase passed by lawmakers there, in Montgomery County and in Washington, D.C., last year.

January 13, 2014

Ohio man sentenced for attempt to paint ‘don’t tread on me’ logo on White House

An Ohio man was sentenced to three years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to a political stunt that involved an attempt to spray-paint a "don't tread on me" logo on the White House.

January 10, 2014

Schools official fined for using deceased relative’s handicapped-parking permit

A D.C. Public Schools employee who works with disabled students was fined $1,500 Thursday for using a handicapped-parking placard that belonged to her dead grandmother in order to park for free at work.

January 9, 2014