Matthew Cella

Virginia gay marriage could begin August 20 unless Supreme Court grants stay

A federal appeals court on Wednesday cleared the way for same-sex marriages to be performed in Virginia as soon as next week, denying a request to stay its ruling striking down the state's ban on the unions.

August 13, 2014

Without Supreme Court stay, gay marriage to take effect in Virginia on Aug. 21

A federal appeals court on Wednesday cleared the way for same-sex marriages to be performed in Virginia as soon as next week, denying a request to stay its ruling striking down the state's ban on the unions.

August 13, 2014

Federal judge upholds strict new Maryland gun laws

A federal judge has upheld a package of strict firearms regulations that went into effect in Maryland last year.

August 12, 2014

Police: 13-year-old charged with attempted murder in Wheaton gang shooting

A 13-year-old boy was charged with attempted murder after shooting a female in the back because a gang he was involved with thought she had snitched to police.

July 31, 2014

Border crisis fuels surge in immigrant enrollment at Montgomery County schools

Montgomery County schools are seeing a surge in illegal immigrant children enrolling in the school system after having crossed the border unaccompanied, schools officials say.

July 30, 2014

Prince William County officials alarmed at illegals housed at nonprofit

Lawmakers in a Northern Virginia county are looking for answers about a contract between the federal government and a local nonprofit to house illegal immigrant children weeks after community opposition forced the Obama administration to rethink a plan to house some of the children at an abandoned college south of Richmond.

July 15, 2014

Former P.G. County Executive Wayne K. Curry dies of cancer at 63

Former Prince George's County Executive Wayne K. Curry died Wednesday after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 63.

July 2, 2014

Jury: HIV/AIDS grant money used to renovate building that opened as strip club

A D.C. jury found that a nonprofit group and its director misappropriated more than $300,000 from the city's HIV/AIDS program for renovations on a proposed job-training center that instead was used to open a strip club.

June 24, 2014

Assad Facebook page displays letter of support from Virginia state senator

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has posted on his Facebook page a letter from a Virginia state senator praising the Syrian army and offering encouragement in the government's three-year battle against rebel forces.

May 28, 2014

Deeds files notice ahead of possible lawsuit over son’s care

Virginia state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds has indicated he might sue over negligent treatment of his mentally ill son, who attacked Mr. Deeds before fatally shooting himself last year.

May 15, 2014

D.C. woman pleads guilty in her 7-week-old son’s fatal overdose

A D.C. woman pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Wednesday for administering a lethal dose of a prescription drug to her infant son.

May 7, 2014

Poll: Support for Medicaid expansion eroding in Virginia

A proposal to expand Medicaid to up to 400,000 low-income residents is losing support in Virginia, poll results released Thursday suggest.

April 24, 2014

Five former Virginia AGs want case against ex-governor Bob McDonnell dismissed

Five former Virginia attorneys general — three Democrats and two Republicans — said in a proposed court filing that corruption counts against former Gov. Bob McDonnell should be dismissed and that Justice Department attorneys overreached in bringing criminal charges for his indiscretions.

April 3, 2014

Bowser’s D.C. primary victory caps speedy rise to political prominence

D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser's victory Tuesday in the District's Democratic mayoral primary caps a rise from relative obscurity seven years ago to front-runner status in the general election.

April 1, 2014

Scandal-weary D.C. voters send Mayor Gray packing

D.C. voters, weary of the shadow of corruption and federal investigation that clouded the administration of Vincent C. Gray seemingly from his first day in office, rejected the mayor's bid for a second term, choosing instead a two-term council member and political protege of the man he ousted four years ago.

April 1, 2014

New details lead police to D.C. park in search of missing 8-year-old girl

A weeklong search for a missing 8-year-old girl that has spanned the East Coast shifted Thursday to a large wooded parkland in the District, where police mounted a "recovery operation" and said they couldn't ignore the possibility that Relisha Rudd was killed.

March 27, 2014

Police: Columbia mall shooter left chilling message before rampage

Howard County Police said a 19-year-old who fatally shot two employees at a Maryland mall in January before taking his own life had a fixation on the 1999 Columbine High School shooting and that he posted a chilling message online moments before his rampage.

March 12, 2014