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Second Gray For Mayor Worker Pleads Guilty

Finance consultant Howard Brooks admits lying to federal agents about thousands of dollars in money orders.

Virginia Company Competes with Space X to Resupply Space Station

Orbital Sciences, based in Dulles, is about six-months away from launching a spacecraft to the International Space Station. 

Fake ID Website Leads To Identity Theft

Popular fake identification card website may lead to identity theft.

Trial In Death Of Green Party Candidate Killed On Bike Continues

The trial resumed in the death of Green Party candidate Natasha Pettigrew was struck and killed while riding her bike in 2010 to the stand in court on Thursday.

Man Arrested For Assaulting Woman At Va. Home

A 40-year-old man has been arrested for assaulting and then preventing a woman from leaving her home in Dumfries on Wednesday night.

Man Found Shot In Hotel In Charles County

Man Charged With Raping 11-Year-Old Relative

Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office officials say they arrested a man accused of molesting an 11-year-old family member after an investigation.

Man Wanted For Robbing Ice Cream Cart Vendor

Manassas City Police have identified Daryl Ronnell Haley as their fugitive of the week. 

1st African-American To Graduate From Naval Academy Dies

Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African-American to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, has died, the Academy said. He was 85.

Mayor Gray Campaign Staffer Expected To Enter Plea Deal

Howard Brooks was charged with lying to investigators about payments made to a minor candidate in the 2010 mayoral race.

Eight Firefighters Fall Ill In Hazmat Incident

Eight firefighters fell ill with symptoms of chemical exposure after working a fire earlier in the day, according to D.C. Fire and EMS.

Fight Leads To Stabbing Outside Metro Station

Police say an altercation between two men led to a stabbing around 2:50 a.m. outside the Friendship Heights Metro Station.

Mosquito And Tick Season Is Here: What Can You Do?

Those pesky Asian Tiger Mosquitoes may be living in your drainage pipes. 

Secret Service Director Offers Apology For Prostitution Scandal

A month after a prostitution scandal cast a large shadow over the Secret Service, Director Mark Sullivan offered a full apology.

Airline Passenger Fumes Over 9 Hour Flight from DCA to Miami

A traveling musician says his American Airlines flight from Reagan National was the worst travel experience of his life.