Andrea Noble

Slow start to medical marijuana program has D.C. officials considering expansion

Six months after medical marijuana became available in the District, officials have registered less than 15 percent of the people projected to participate, leading council members to propose broadening the list of conditions that qualify patients for the struggling program.

January 8, 2014

Thieves steal elephant tusks from D.C. city hall

D.C. police are searching for a thief who swiped a pair of ivory elephant tusks presented to the city in 1954 by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie from the District's city hall.

January 8, 2014

D.C. proposal would allow ounce of weed, 6 plants per household

Activists in Washington, D.C., plan to submit an initiative by week's end that would put marijuana legalization on the ballot in the nation's capital in November — making the city one of a handful of jurisdictions poised to ask voters to consider the issue this year.

January 7, 2014

Survey: D.C. residents curbing use of plastic bags since tax took effect

D.C. residents are using fewer disposable bags, and seeing them littering their neighborhoods less frequently since the 5 cent bag tax went into effect in 2010, according to a survey released Tuesday.

January 7, 2014

D.C. police union chairman will not seek re-election

The head of the D.C. police department’s union will not run for re-election this year. Kristopher Baumann, who has served as union chairman for eight years, made the announcement Monday in a letter to members.

January 7, 2014

D.C. police begin gun re-registration process

The Metropolitan Police Department began its gun re-registration process with five people getting fingerprinted and submitting to background checks by Thursday afternoon.

January 2, 2014

New D.C. traffic cameras to go live Feb. 1

The Metropolitan Police Department has delayed the activation of 100 "next generation" traffic enforcement cameras until Feb. 1.

January 1, 2014

D.C. homicides up in 2013 after historic 2012 low

Homicides edged up in 2013 in the District, a year after hitting their lowest mark in more than half a century.

December 31, 2013

New D.C. traffic cameras to begin issuing tickets Feb. 1

The Metropolitan Police Department has delayed the activation of 100 next generation traffic enforcement cameras until Feb. 1.

December 31, 2013

Fire department’s social media policy bans photos, videos

The D.C. fire department unveiled a new highly restrictive social media policy Monday that bans department employees from taking photos or video of fire or accident scenes while on the job and from transmitting such images to the media or other organizations.

December 30, 2013

Planned rollout of new D.C. traffic cameras hits a snag

A slew of new traffic cameras expected to begin issuing tickets on Monday to drivers in the District will not go live as planned, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

December 29, 2013

Deer found with arrow wound in Southwest D.C.

The Washington Humane Society said Friday it is seeking information about a white-tailed deer that was shot with an arrow and found in Southwest D.C.

December 27, 2013

Gansler backers seek to block Brown campaign fundraising during legislative session

Supporters of Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler's bid for governor filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block his rival's campaign from fundraising during the state's fast-approaching legislative session.

December 26, 2013

Woman found dead in D.C. apartment fire

Authorities said a woman was found dead inside an Adams Morgan apartment after D.C. firefighters extinguished a blaze in the basement floor unit.

December 26, 2013

D.C.-area residents answer call to service by helping needy on Christmas

Hundreds of people in the District spent Christmas helping those in need — embodying President Obama's call to community service and spreading holiday cheer throughout the area.

December 25, 2013

D.C. attorney general candidate challenging election delay must wait for Congress

The D.C. lawyer challenging a bill that postpones the city's first election for attorney general will wait until the legislation becomes law, likely in early January, before arguing the issue in D.C. Superior Court.

December 24, 2013

In Southeast D.C. lurks the Grinch who shot Santa

In the ultimate "bah, humbug" moment, a man dressed in a Santa Claus suit was apparently shot in the back with a pellet gun during a toy giveaway to children in Southeast D.C. on Christmas Eve.

December 24, 2013

Breaking Fad: Alligators becoming the new pit bulls for drug dealers, cops say

Looking for more bite than bark? Drug dealers, long associated with aggressive dogs such as pit bulls, are opting in an increasing number of cases for a more cold-blooded accomplice to protect their business interests: the alligator.

December 19, 2013

Virginia leads national trend in decline of death penalty

Once entrenched as second only to Texas in its use of the death penalty, Virginia has dramatically scaled back the number of executions it has performed in recent years — a trend that seems unlikely to change amid a national downturn in the use of capital punishment.

December 18, 2013

Teen thugs in D.C. run wild — even while wearing GPS ankle bracelets

A Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services ward with a history of attempting to thwart electronic monitoring let the battery drain on his ankle bracelet. An hour later, a witness placed Kevon Austin near the scene of a fatal shooting.

December 10, 2013