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Nick Iannelli

Fri May 24, 2013

Md. suspect is son of Bush White House official

Nick Iannelli

Md. suspect is son of Bush White House official

Fri May 24, 2013

- The 20-year-old son of a former aide to President George W. Bush was charged in a Washington, D.C., suburb on Friday, accused by police of killing a man with a hatchet. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

Investigators look into Md. construction collapse

Investigators look into Md. construction collapse

Fri May 24, 2013

State and local investigators are working to determine what led to the collapse of a 50,000-pound section of concrete at a parking garage at the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda on Thursday. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

Rolling Thunder leads list of weekend traffic events

Friday - 05/24/2013, 04:57pm EDT

Rolling Thunder leads list of weekend traffic events

Fri May 24, 2013

Weekend travelers will want to be aware of various holiday-themed events around town, including the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

More N.J. visitors expected at Delmarva beaches

More N.J. visitors expected at Delmarva beaches

Sat May 25, 2013

The beach may be a little more crowded this summer as visitors from New Jersey are looking for a new place to lounge after Superstorm Sandy. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Baltimore shooting injures 1 adult, 1 child

Baltimore shooting injures 1 adult, 1 child

Sat May 25, 2013

Saturday - 5/25/2013, 10:48 a.m. ET WASHINGTON - The child who was shot died at 8:26 p.m. on Friday night, according to the Baltimore Sun. The adult is still in critical condition. EARLIER - Friday - 5/24/2013, 10:00 p.m. ET BALTIMORE (AP) -- Police are investigating a double shooting involving an adult and a child in south Baltimore. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

U-Md. says it reported swim coach accusations

U-Md. says it reported swim coach accusations

Sat May 25, 2013

- The University of Maryland says it alerted the state attorney general's office in the late 1980s that its then-swimming and diving coach had admitted to having sex with an underage girl. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81

Sat May 25, 2013

- When Haynes Johnson visited Selma, Ala., months after a civil rights crisis there gripped the nation, he wrote in The Washington Evening Star that he'd found "no discernible change in the racial climate of the city." When it came to employment, housing or education, blacks had made no real gains. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

Rolling Thunder rolls into town to honor veterans

Rolling Thunder rolls into town to honor veterans

Fri May 24, 2013

Memorial Day weekend will be a louder one around the Washington area but for a cause. This is the 26th year of Rolling Thunder's annual D.C. rally when thousands and thousands of motorcycles descend upon the nation's capital to get the attention of Congress about veteran issues. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

No shave for Johnson after Nats top Phillies 5-2

No shave for Johnson after Nats top Phillies 5-2

Sat May 25, 2013

- The Washington Nationals didn't have a close shave, and neither did Davey Johnson. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

Va. man gets 14 years for producing child porn

Va. man gets 14 years for producing child porn

Fri May 24, 2013

- A former preschool teacher has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for producing child pornography by filming his sexual abuse of 5-year-old students in Japan. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Md. lawmaker: New gun laws create loophole for criminals

Md. lawmaker: New gun laws create loophole for criminals

Sat May 25, 2013

One lawmaker says the changes to Maryland's gun laws won't make recovering guns from criminals any easier. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

Va. woman faces new charges in alleged ax attack

Va. woman faces new charges in alleged ax attack

Fri May 24, 2013

- A Mechanicsville woman accused of attacking her son in February faces new charges. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Swim coach sentenced to 7 years for sex abuse

Swim coach sentenced to 7 years for sex abuse

Sat May 25, 2013

Saturday - 5/25/2013, 10:52 a.m. ET WASHINGTON - The University of Maryland claims it told the state attorney general almost 25 years ago that the swimming coach admitted to sexually abusing a girl at a private club, according to the Baltimore Sun. EARLIER - Friday - 5/24/2013, 7:40 p.m. ET ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) -- A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of the girls he instructed. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

Dumfries pharmacy robbed for meds

Dumfries pharmacy robbed for meds

Fri May 24, 2013

Prince William County police are looking for a young man who robbed a pharmacy in Dumfries for pain medications Thursday. Full Story

Sat May 25, 2013

Public hearing to address improving Va. commutes

Public hearing to address improving Va. commutes

Sat May 25, 2013

The Northern Virginia Transportation Authority will hold an open house and public hearing on how to best ease congestion for commuters. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

Md. officials: No deficiencies in abortion death

Md. officials: No deficiencies in abortion death

Fri May 24, 2013

- Maryland health officials investigating the death of a woman being treated at a Germantown abortion clinic found "no deficiencies" in her care. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

2 teens arrested in Seat Pleasant shooting death

2 teens arrested in Seat Pleasant shooting death

Fri May 24, 2013

Two teenagers have been arrested in the shooting death of a Seat Pleasant man earlier this month. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

Nationals' Espinosa has broken bone in right wrist

Nationals' Espinosa has broken bone in right wrist

Fri May 24, 2013

- Danny Espinosa's .163 batting average makes a lot more sense. He's been playing with a broken wrist. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

North Carolina, Maryland advance to lacrosse final

North Carolina, Maryland advance to lacrosse final

Fri May 24, 2013

- Kara Cannizzaro scored four straight goals in a 7:20 span in the second half to help third-seeded North Carolina beat two-time defending national champion Northwestern 11-4 on Friday in the NCAA women's lacrosse semifinals. Full Story

Fri May 24, 2013

DC to resurface street during sinkhole repairs

DC to resurface street during sinkhole repairs

Fri May 24, 2013

- District of Columbia officials say a busy road in downtown Washington may remain partially closed through Monday as repairs continue on a sinkhole. Full Story

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