Faith E. Pinho

Larry Hogan, Donald Trump linked by Maryland Democrats

UPDATED: Maryland Democratic leaders are trying to tie Larry Hogan to Donald Trump, saying the popular Republican governor is "missing in action" on issues and policies emerging from the less-popular Republican president.

July 23, 2017

D.C. jazz musicians fight to be heard as once-lively music halls shut down

Renowned as the home of jazz master Duke Ellington, the District once held currency among aficionados for its jamming jazz joints. City residents and tourists alike would converge in clubs along U Street any night of the week to hear bebop, blues and ballads.

June 9, 2016

Brass Connection keeps jazz alive on streets of D.C.

Where is jazz in the District these days? On a recent sunny Sunday afternoon, a Georgetown street corner was throbbing with it.

June 9, 2016

D.C. transit police charge man with sexual assault, first report since alleged rape in April

Metro Transit Police have charged an Prince George's County man with misdemeanor sexual assault at a subway station.

June 2, 2016

Parking in D.C. gets pricier as meter rates jump to $2.30

Parking meters in the District became more costly Wednesday, seven months after the city increased fines for parking violations.

June 1, 2016

D.C. area Memorial Day traffic to be worst in decade, AAA says

With low gas prices and more sunshine on the horizon, vacationers from the Washington metropolitan area can expect worse traffic this Memorial Day weekend than the region has seen in more than 10 years.

May 25, 2016

Paul Ryan, House speaker, condemns D.C. budget autonomy law

Paul Ryan has condemned a D.C. law allowing the city government not to submit its annual budget to Congress.

May 25, 2016

Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee: Amrith Samuel looks to bring spelling bee title back to Kansas

With his backwards ball cap, gray tennis shoes and practiced aloofness, Amrith Samuel, 12, looks almost too cool to spell. But if his precocity can match his swagger, Amrith could become next celebrity of Olathe, Kansas.

May 24, 2016

Efforts to curb Zika underway in region

Operations to help curb the spread of the Zika virus are well underway in Virginia and Maryland, where a total of 32 people have been reported as being infected by the mosquito-borne disease.

May 23, 2016

Jean Battey Lewis, dance critic, leaves storied legacy in D.C. arts community

Oct. 6, 1971: The D.C. dance world discarded racial tensions at the door of the Kennedy Center to witness the premiere of New York's predominantly black Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The mostly white, affluent crowd flocked back to see the show, night after night.

May 22, 2016

Metro releases new version of ‘SafeTrack’ maintenance plan

Metro released its final version of the "SafeTrack" maintenance plan that is set to begin in just two weeks.

May 19, 2016

Washington, D.C., named fittest city in the U.S. for third year in a row: report

The Washington, D.C., region was named the fittest of the country's 50 largest metropolitan areas Wednesday for the third consecutive year -- a feat the authors of the ninth annual American Fitness Index (AFI) attribute largely to a drop in smoking among residents of the nation's capital.

May 18, 2016

D.C. Metro fare increases cause anger, apprehension

The last time Metro raised its fares, almost two years ago, transit officials cited the need for improving safety and repairing the system.

May 16, 2016

Larry Hogan, Maryland governor, announces cuts to 155 state fees

Larry Hogan announced Thursday that residents will see a cut of 155 state fees, including an elimination of birth certificate costs.

May 12, 2016

STEM show looks to capture D.C. students’ imaginations

Rayal McKinley, 15, cowered and screamed as a Tyrannosaurus rex lunged at her, teeth bared, at the Carnegie Library in Northwest.

May 11, 2016

Riders blast D.C. Metro after track fire causes major delay

Subway riders blasted Metro on Monday as a small track fire caused major delays along three rail lines -- the ninth such incident in just over two weeks -- coming days after the transit agency had announced its systemwide repair plans and federal overseers had threatened to defund and shut down Metro operations.

May 9, 2016

Ban Ki-moon, U.N. Secretary-General, recognizes D.C. middle school’s sustainable energy feats

Brookland Middle School has garnered national recognition for its sustainable energy features, and it received some international attention Thursday, when U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Northeast school.

May 5, 2016

Kathy Szeliga looks to flip Maryland’s U.S. Senate seat from blue to red

ANNAPOLIS -- House Minority Whip Kathy Szeliga doesn't see blue when she thinks about Maryland, where registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans 2-to-1.

May 4, 2016

Foamhenge developer mulls offers as it is forced from Natural Bridge

Would-be buyers across Virginia and the country are keen on acquiring Foamhenge, the life-sized foam replica of Britain's iconic Stonehenge ruins that has been displayed for more than a decade at Natural Bridge Park, Virginia.

May 2, 2016

Marijuana growing, advocacy increasingly popular among women

Ashby Henderson used to grow vegetables for restaurants but says she has come out of the "weed closet" like scores of other D.C. women.

April 28, 2016