Matthew Cella

Man fatally shot in Northeast D.C.

A man was fatally shot early Sunday in Northeast D.C.

February 23, 2014

P.G. police ID victims in Capitol Heights triple homicide

Prince George's County police on Sunday identified three victims of a triple homicide in Capitol Heights.

February 23, 2014

Federal judge strikes down Virginia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage

A federal judge issued a landmark ruling Thursday night striking down Virginia's constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and moving the Old Dominion a step closer to being the first state in the traditional South where such unions are legal.

February 13, 2014

‘Weather wimps’ we’re not: D.C. area’s forecasting for snowfall can get complicated

Seems like a flake of snow can't fall on a sidewalk in Washington, D.C., without some blowhard from Chicago or New York or Boston bloviating about how much better their hometown handles winter weather.

February 12, 2014

Montgomery County police name person of interest in 40-year-old cold case

Police on Tuesday identified a convicted sex offender as a person of interest in a nearly 40-year-old cold case involving the disappearance of two sisters in Montgomery County.

February 11, 2014

Maryland mall shooter said in journal he was prepared to die

A 19-year-old who fatally shot two employees at a Maryland mall before taking his own life mentioned killing people in his journal and wrote that he was prepared to die, Howard County police said Wednesday.

January 29, 2014

Maryland mall shooter’s journal hints at ‘general unhappiness with his life’

A 19-year-old College Park man who fatally shot two skate store employees at a Maryland mall before killing himself kept a journal indicating "some general unhappiness with his life," police said, but authorities have yet to find a motive behind the deadly attack.

January 26, 2014

Marijuana decriminalization bill set for Feb. 4 vote in D.C. Council

The D.C. Council will consider a bill to decriminalize marijuana during its Feb. 4 legislative session.

January 23, 2014

Recount set for Monday in Virginia Senate race

A recount is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Monday in a race that will determine control of the Virginia state Senate.

January 22, 2014

Judge denies McDonnell motion to postpone arraignment

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a motion by lawyers for Bob McDonnell to delay for a week the former Virginia governor's arraignment on federal corruption charges because a key member of the defense team is out of the country and cannot attend Friday's scheduled court appearance.

January 22, 2014

Cuccinelli says McAuliffe power limited on abortion clinics

Outgoing Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II has issued an advisory opinion saying Gov.-elect Terry McAuliffe does not have the legal authority to follow through on a controversial pledge to keep open some Virginia abortion clinics slated for closure.

January 7, 2014

89-year-old killed in Rockville car crash

An 89-year-old man was killed in a car crash in Rockville on Saturday afternoon, Montgomery County police said.

December 29, 2013

Person fatally shot in District Heights

A person was fatally shot in District Heights, police said Sunday.

December 29, 2013

D.C. police make arrest in September fatal beating

D.C. police arrested a 20-year-old man Thursday in connection with a fatal beating in September.

December 26, 2013

Silver Spring house fire injures 1 man, 2 firefighters

A Silver Spring man was taken to a hospital with burns Wednesday after a morning house fire, Montgomery County fire officials said.

December 26, 2013

P.G. police close two adult-entertainment clubs

Prince George's County police closed two businesses for operating as adult entertainment clubs without proper permits, authorities said Wednesday.

December 26, 2013

Body found at Anacostia Park Pavilion

The body of an adult male was found Wednesday at the Anacostia Park Pavilion in the District, officials said.

December 26, 2013

DYRS fails to assess, house, monitor D.C. youth in its custody

Widespread failures in the ability of the city's juvenile justice agency to assess, place and oversee youth in its custody are complicating efforts to prevent young offenders from going missing or to locate them when they do, the District's inspector general says.

December 10, 2013

Federal govt. expansion helped D.C. prosper through recession: CFO

The District's chief financial officer said in a memorandum Tuesday what pretty much everyone familiar with the city already knew — that federal government expansion during the recession contributed to a population growth that buoyed the D.C. economy and continues to be a boon for its finances.

November 26, 2013

Rasmussen poll gives McAuliffe a 17-point lead over Cuccinelli

A poll released Tuesday suggests Democrat Terry McAuliffe has pulled away in the campaign for Virginia governor, opening a 17-point lead against Republican Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II two weeks from Election Day.

October 22, 2013