Labor Department lawyer reportedly killed self with razor

A Labor Department lawyer found dead in a D.C. jail cell this week reportedly committed suicide by slashing his throat with a razor, The Washington Post reports.

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D.C. ticket writer victim of bogus ticket

Christopher Daignault has been fighting for six months what he says is a bogus parking ticket on a car he doesn't own and a license plate he reported lost in September of 2010.

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Va. inmate who escaped found in D.C.

Virginia authorities search for inmate who escaped while on work-release job

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4 women stabbed, slashed in Northwest D.C.

Metropolitan police are searching for a man who allegedly stabbed or slashed four women in Northwest D.C. over a two-month period.

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Metro ID's problem with intercom system

Emergency intercoms on Metro trains that don't work. The problem was detected on some trains months ago and the problems were amplified this week after a fight near the Woodley Park Station when some passengers said they couldn't contact the train operator. Now Metro says it has a solution.

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Biden calls for DC voting rights during tribute

Biden uses tribute in Capitol for abolitionist Frederick Douglass to pitch DC voting rights

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Gehry refines design for Eisenhower Memorial in DC

Frank Gehry refines design, wins endorsement for memorial to President Dwight Eisenhower in DC

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Region's motorists reverse trend, drive less

Despite a population boost, Washington area drivers are getting in their cars less and logging fewer miles.

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VP Biden pays tribute to civil rights leader

VP Biden hails work of Frederick Douglass at dedication 19th century orator's statute

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D.C.'s hottest housing neighborhood? Petworth

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6 hurt, pedestrian pinned in D.C. crash

Six people were hurt after a crash involving two vehicles near Union Station in D.C. Wednesday morning, officials say.

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American shad coming back in Potomac River

While the number of American shad is at a historic low in some areas, the fish that migrate from the ocean to fresh water to spawn every year are making a slow recovery in the Potomac River.

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D.C. leads nation in student loan debt

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AFI DOCS documentary festival kicks off with new name, new locations

WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley previews AFI DOCS, which runs from June 19 to June 23.

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Washington Harbour to trade for $370 million

MRP Realty and the Rockpoint Group LLC stand to gain a cool $75 million after agreeing to sell their Washington Harbour waterfront property in Georgetown, according to sources familiar with the deal.

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True Food Kitchen, Fox Restaurants making D.C. area debut

>Another big, out-of-town restaurant group is going to be getting a piece of the Washington region dining pie. Fox Restaurant Concepts, a Phoenix-based restaurant group will open True Food Kitchen in the Mosaic District in the summer of 2014.

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D.C. frees up more parking for food trucks

A years-long food fight has finally simmered down, and food trucks are here to stay.

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Glitch stops DC students from using Metro passes

Metro: 'technical glitch' prevented students from using special Metro passes

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2 men shot in attemped murder-suicide in Northwest

Two men have been shot -- and one is dead -- in what appears to be an attempted murder-suicide in Northwest, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

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