The car of a missing Shipman, Va., teen was found in a movie theater parking lot Tuesday, police said.

President Barack Obama gave an unexpectedly serious and wide-ranging interview to Jay Leno on Tuesday night, weighing in on a terror threat, U.S. tensions with Russia and even his recent lunch with...

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As Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker reviews applications to fill a spot on the county's school board, members of a seemingly under-represented community say Baker's selection is very important...

Incumbent Mayor Vincent Gray talks and acts like he wants to run again, but it?s publicly unclear at this point if he will run or if he?ll be a factor.

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A former University of Virginia dining hall worker is due in court for sentencing for trying to abduct and assault a student.

Singer Linda Ronstadt got the answer to that question she's been asking for decades: "When Will I Be Loved?"

Lawyers for Blackwater security guards said Monday that the government has suppressed evidence favorable to defendants who are on trial in the killings of 14 Iraqis in Nisoor Square in Baghdad.

Lawyers for the District of Columbia have asked a federal judge to stay his ruling that strikes down the city's ban on carrying guns outside the home.

Red light camera programs in cities like D.C. and Rockville, and Montgomery, Prince George's and Arlington counties have raked in $21 million combined, the data show.

The World Health Organization warns that we are headed for a "post-antibiotic era."

New Hampshire is assuring residents of the nation's capital that they can purchase alcohol in the state despite a law that suggests otherwise. But cigarettes? Maybe not.

Once upon a time, it wasn't fall until Merriweather Post Pavilion welcomed a slate of buzzy bands and EDM purveyors to play a free show for what seemed like half of D.C.'s under-25 population and all of its flower-crown wearers. Those days are over—at least for now. Virgin Mobile USA announced today that Virgin Mobile FreeFest will [...]

Merge Records celebrated turning 25 last week, and it capped things off on Saturday with an outdoor festival at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, N.C. with some of the best bands on its roster. The members of D.C. favorite Ex Hex wowed the crowd with their tough-yet-cheeky attitudes. The trio's a powerhouse—it's hard to believe they haven't even [...]

Anyone who thought that the Corcoran?s dissolution was a foregone conclusion would think again after yesterday?s court proceedings. It was the first day of the D.C. Superior Court evidentiary hearing for the institution?s cy-près petition, which would allow trustees to amend the Corcoran's charter and toss the museum and the college to the National Gallery of Art and [...]

More than half a century after it premiered on television, the National Archives invites contemporary audiences to view Robert Drew?s 1963 documentary, Crisis, in conjunction with the March on Washington Film Festival. The film chronicles President Kennedy?s battle with Alabama Gov. George Wallace over the integration of the University of Alabama, and because equal access continues [...]

EU's Sugarbear on anti-go-go ordinances and the genre's marketing pitfalls [The Arts Fuse] Photos of Beck at Merriweather Post Pavilion [BYT] The design of the Silver Line prioritizes function over form. [Post] A playlist of music from the bands of this weekend's In It Together Fest [D.C. Music Download] Photos of Chain and the Gang at the Black Cat [Bandwidth] Nicholas [...]

Though U Street Music Hall regularly plays host to buzzy DJs and local purveyors of electronic music, its bookers also make room for smaller indie-rock acts. Tonight, that act is Mates of State, the twee wife-and-husband duo of Kori Gardner and Jason Hummel. Mates of State?s last album, Mountaintops, appeared in 2011, but I saw the [...]

Hundreds of Columbia Heights residents are asking city officials to revoke the liquor license of a 14th Street carryout after the owner was indicted on felony drug charges.

Joe Burr is bouncing up and down, exhaling. He is concentrating like an Olympic runner ready to pounce out of the gate. His nickname is "Domino Joe." His sport is pizza. Burr and Jesse Dann are Domino's Pizza employees. They have both qualified to head to Las Vegas next week where they will compete for the title of World's Fastest Pizza Maker.

It has been years since the District legalized same-sex marriage. At the time, two D.C. councilmembers voted against the legislation: Marion Barry and Yvette Alexander. "It was really, really a difficult decision for me,? Alexander tells FOX 5 Thursday.

The highly-anticipated rematch between Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan was canceled after the American tested positive for a banned substance. FOX 5?s Dave Ross spoke with Peterson and his trainer Barry Hunter about the failed drug test.

The younger brother of NFL players Vernon and Vontae Davis has been charged with murder in the death of a man visiting the nation's capital from Colorado.

Alex Ovechkin rebounded from a rare zero-shot performance by scoring after 88 seconds Wednesday night, Braden Holtby made 30 saves, and the Washington Capitals recovered from a potentially devastating loss by beating the top-seeded New York Rangers 2-1 to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinal.

A federal judge on Tuesday granted a 90-day stay in a ruling that upended the District'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.

The breathing room was a relief to local ...

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.

The General Services Administration on Tuesday released its short list of locations under consideration for a new ...

RICHMOND — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's marriage had broken and his wife developed a crush on a wealthy CEO who heaped expensive gifts and attention on her, defense attorneys said Tuesday in a startling opening to the couple's federal corruption trial.

The disclosures of a dysfunctional relationship from attorneys ...

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The Washington Redskins are not scheduled to play the St. Louis Rams in the preseason or regular season, and that means I won't get to see Michael Sam strut his stuff at FedEx Field.

No worries here, but I do have concerns about the roads less traveled.

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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.

The ruling, which was dated Thursday, was made public Saturday — when courts are closed and city government ...

Metro riders made their first morning commute on the system's long-awaited new Silver Line on Monday, and many passengers said they were pleased with the new service.

A slew of riders filed into the Wiele-Reston East station at the end of the Silver Line at around 8 a.m. with SmarTrip ...

The General Services Administration named two sites in Maryland and one in Northern Virginia as finalists for the new headquarters.

In the aftermath of a court victory for advocates of firearm ownership, the District of Columbia is weighing an appeal or a new law.

The Corcoran Gallery of Art is seeking approval for a plan to have other institutions absorb its collection, while opponents contend that is not necessary.

The court ordered Washington, D.C., to allow residents to carry handguns outside their homes and to let nonresidents carry them as well.

A photographer has asked hundreds of prisoners a straightforward question ? if your cell could look out on one scene, what would it be?

The board of trustees voted to appoint Wayne A. I. Frederick, 43, the interim president, to lead the historically black university.

In a vote Tuesday that reflected the deep community divisions around a plan to extend the life of an industrial landfill in Lorton, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors decided to close the landfill several years sooner than expected.

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Amid continuing criticism of the team name, the Washington Redskins have launched a new campaign to defend the moniker, headed by popular former players who traveled to Indian country this week.

Ads for a new site, RedskinsFacts.com, have recently appeared on the Web sites of Sports Illustrated, the Washington Times and The Washington Post. RedskinsFacts.com lists a five-man steering committee of former players ? Gary Clark, Chris Cooley, Mark Moseley, Ray Schoen­ke and Roy Jefferson.

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RICHMOND ? Former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell (R) and his wife on Tuesday unveiled an unorthodox defense to the federal corruption charges against them: Maureen McDonnell had a ?crush? on the charismatic executive who lavished gifts and cash on the couple.

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The claim that Virginia?s former first lady suffered from a fraying marriage and a secret crush on a Virginia businessman opened the first day of Maureen and Robert F. McDonnell?s corruption trial with a bang.

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RICHMOND ? The Virginia Department of Health has received about 7,000 comments on whether strict hospital-style regulations on abortion clinics should be retained, amended, or repealed and rewritten since Gov. Terry McAuliffe called for expediting a review of the rules.

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Acrimony, alimony and an Amway alibi ? they all played a role during opening statements as a twisting murder trial got underway Tuesday in Montgomery County.

Baldeo Taneja, a 63-year-old doctorate-level biostatistician, and his wife, Raminder Kaur, 64, are accused of driving from Tennessee to Maryland last year to kill Taneja?s ex-wife, Preeta Gabba, 49. She was shot three times ? in the back, chest and stomach ? as she walked along a Germantown street at 7:45 a.m. on Oct. 12 to catch a bus.

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