Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a fiery conservative loathed by his own party’s leaders, swept to victory in Iowa’s Republican caucuses Monday, overcoming billionaire Donald Trump and a stronger-than-expected showing by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. Among Democrats, Bernie Sanders rode a wave of voter enthusiasm to a virtual tie with Hillary Clinton, long considered her party’s […]
WASHINGTON — Entering their 12th season, the Washington Nationals are the most recently established or relocated Major League Baseball franchise. But MLB is coming to Washington once again later this month. MLB will make its second official move to the nation’s capital in mid-February, as the league will open its first official brick and mortar […]
Police in the District of Columbia say an officer fatally shot a man in northeast Washington. Police spokesperson Aquita Brown said early Monday that the shooting happened around 2 a.m. She says the man who was shot was taken to a hospital, where he died. Brown did not have details about what led up to […]
Two Virginia Tech engineering students have been arrested in connection with the death of a 13-year-old girl whose disappearance last week from her Virginia home set off a frantic, four-day search. Blacksburg Police say David Eisenhauer, 18, was arrested Saturday and charged with first-degree murder and abduction in the death of Nicole Madison Lovell, who […]
WASHINGTON — If you received a ticket for parking on a D.C. snow emergency route Friday, Jan. 22, the citation will be voided. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Thursday that the citations issued only on Friday will be voided. D.C. issued a snow emergency that took effect at 9:30 a.m. Friday and ended at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. […]
Hometown luxe hotels make good: The Jefferson Hotel ranks No. 2 on U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hotels in the USA” for 2016 list — and D.C.’s The Hay-Adams didn’t fare too badly either. It ranked No. 23, while Washington’s Four Seasons Hotel landed at No. 42. That’s a pretty good showing for D.C. […]
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Labor Statistics says, as of December 2015, there were 774,600 jobs in D.C., more jobs than D.C.’s resident population of about 672,000. The total number of public and private sector jobs in D.C. is up by 10,600, or 1.4 percent from a year ago, while the District’s population has grown by […]
The region isn’t out of the woods just yet. The Thursday-morning commute is seeing a rash of spinouts and other accidents as the snow that melted on Wednesday and ran into the roadways re-froze overnight. The ice remains in the early morning, as temperatures remain below freezing for the time being. Temperatures are expected to rise […]
Blizzard Survival tips: At Home or work: Working Flashlight A charged cell phone. (leave your phone plugged into the wall, especially if there is a possibility of power outages. At least you’ll have maximum battery life.) A battery powered radio or television Extra food and water. High energy food. One gallon of water per person […]
Airline travel in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast could be severely disrupted this weekend if weather forecasters are right about the approaching winter storm. “If the forecast holds, Friday, Saturday and Sunday are almost certain to result in massive cancellations,” said Ben Abramson, Travel Editor for USA Today. “If you’re holding tickets for those days, contact […]