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.

Police reported a stabbing at the Stadium Armory Station.

A number of new liquor laws have taken effect in the District, which now allow alcohol to be bought, sold, and delivered seven days a week.

National Park Service officials made the bloom prediction Tuesday as organizers announced plans for this year's National Cherry Blossom Festival.

- A retiring District of Columbia deputy fire chief has delivered a scathing assessment of Chief Kenneth Ellerbe.

Protesters outside the Washington National Cathedral Friday morning expressed their dissatisfaction with the Dalai Lama, who was speaking at the church.

Last week, Nooch shared "Too Many," his collaboration with fellow D.C. rapper and recent MMG signee Fat Trel. The track is billed as the lead single from the Nooch?s upcoming project, Sophomore Slump, though it also appeared on last year?s Rookie Season mixtape. Regardless, "Too Many" demonstrates the 18-year-old?s impressive mic presence. Despite his youth, Nooch [...]

Takoma Park artist Jackie L. Braitman has been selected to create a permanent art installation on the site of Chuck Brown Park, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities announced this morning. Her interactive sculpture, called "Wind Me Up, Chuck," features steel figures representing Chuck Brown and two dancers, as well as an interactive [...]

It?s easy to forget fiery rapper Rye Rye is only 23. After all, the Baltimore native has been pegged as buzz-worthy for nearly a third of her life; at only 16, she burst out as a live performer, quickly becoming M.I.A.?s protégée. Never content to stick to one performance genre, she also took a humorous [...]

You know the story if you know Maimouna Youssef: She performed with rap duo dead prez at Dave Chappelle's block party. In 2006, she sang on The Roots' "Don't Feel Right," the lead single from the group's Game Theory album. "I Got a Man," the lead single from Youssef's The Blooming, was produced by DJ Jazzy Jeff. [...]

G.E. Gallas is a multimedia creator who is currently raising funds to make her short film Death Is No Bad Friend, about Robert Louis Stevenson. She's also working on two web comics, and has illustrated a new young adult book, Scared Stiff: Everything You Need to Know About 50 Famous Phobias. Recovering from emergency gall bladder surgery, [...]

Round House's next season is decently forward-thinking. [Style Blog] Bill Cosby cuts the ribbon on the newest Ben's Chili Bowl. [Young & Hungry] A Chat with local rappers The Urban Cartel [D.C. Music Download] Kennicott reviews the National Gallery of Art's Garry Winogrand retrospective. [Post] The Post profiles ex-Washingtonian Lo Fang. (Pstttt! Read our profile from last week.) [Post]  

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.

ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland House of Delegates has approved phasing in an increase in the state's minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 by 2017.

The House voted 89-46 for the measure on Friday.

The bill would increase the minimum wage to $8.20 in January. It would rise to ...

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Although he probably was unaware, President Obama conjured up a neatly wrapped birthday gift for Marion Barry the other day.

Problem is, Congress has to deliver the present.

What's inside, you ask?

The first ever, praise Jesus for the Democratic president, wonderful little ditty called statuary language that would ...

Alexandria police said Thursday that the fatal shooting of a music teacher last month and the killing last year of a regional planning official "appear to be linked" to the decade-old unsolved slaying of the wife of the city's former sheriff.

Police Chief Earl Cook confirmed at a news conference ...

Transgender-rights supporters in Maryland are hoping that this will be the year they get a nondiscrimination law enacted to safeguard their rights in society.

But a provision involving "public accommodations" — including rest rooms, showers, lockers and dressing rooms — has drawn an outcry.

"This bill is unfair to me. ...

RICHMOND — The National Governors Association convention was fast approaching, promising an important stage for her politically ascendant husband. Organizers were pressing Gov. Bob McDonnell for details on his wife's part of the agenda, and he felt she was being distracted.

A series of emails from late 2011 to early ...

RICHMOND — Longtime Republican operative Boyd Marcus' appointment to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board likely won't last much longer.

A House panel voted Wednesday to reject his appointment to the $130,000-a-year job, widely viewed as a plum political appointment. Unless the House has an unexpected change of heart before the ...

Owen barely communicated with my wife and me. But he opened up to the parrot from ?Aladdin.?

Despite the Washington?s buttoned-up atmosphere, many Texans have flocked here for government posts and lobbying jobs.

Passing a symbolic resolution Wednesday, Chicago?s City Council unanimously opposed naming a federal building in Washington after Eliot Ness, the prohibition-era agent whose team of lawmen in Chicago inspired ?The Untouchables? book, movie and television series.

This week?s homes include a rowhouse in Washington, D.C.; an adobe in New Mexico; and a 1902 home in Washington State.

The proposal, which attracted broad support on the City Council, is aimed at better regulating use of the drug and reducing penalties that disproportionately punish black residents.

Three senators have suggested naming a federal building after the Prohibition-era federal agent, but some Chicago officials say he doesn?t deserve it.

Colonial Forge used a strong second quarter to pull away from Lake Braddock and held on late for a 75-67 win in Friday?s Virginia 6A state semifinal at VCU?s Siegel Center.

With the win, Colonial Forge (26-1) advances to next Friday?s state final, where it will face the winner of Saturday?s W.T. Woodson-Landstown semifinal.

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A D.C. Superior Court judge on Friday ordered the city to move people out of makeshift shelters for homeless families, saying the city?s communal shelters of last resort appear to be denying children needed privacy and security and could be emotionally traumatizing.

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THE REGION

Missing Md. girl is found unharmed

The 11-year-old Maryland girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert was found unharmed Friday night, authorities said.

Caitlyn Virts and her father, Timothy Virts, were found in a motel in Florence, S.C., Baltimore County police said.

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Kelvin Parache knew his days of freedom were numbered.

In just nine days, he was due in court, when ? based on a plea agreement ? he?d be sent off to prison for breaking into a house and riding off with two safes that contained more than $100,000 in jewelry.

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Dion Wiley could feel himself losing control of the ball as he tried to split two defenders with a behind-the-back dribble during Friday?s Maryland 2A South region final. But with the ball loose in a scrum of players, the Potomac (Md.) senior quickly grabbed it with one hand and crossed over to his other before soaring into the lane for a tough layup while drawing a foul.

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?Legendary!? the high-energy casino recruiter shouted.

?Horseshoe!? several dozen job-seekers responded.

It was just after 9 o?clock one recent morning in Baltimore, and Kanika Feaster was getting the group primed and pumped for work ? or at least, primed to apply for work at the giant gambling palace being built downtown.

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