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Articles by Meredith Somers

Delegate Neil Parrott , Washington County Republican

Paperwork under review to put Maryland’s new gun law on the ballot

The Maryland State Board of Elections confirmed Tuesday that it is reviewing paperwork for a petition to put sweeping firearms legislation on the 2014 ballot, a day before a Maryland state delegate plans to announce progress in an effort to challenge the recently passed gun laws.

April 16, 2013
(Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Getting guns in Maryland while they can

Supporters of Maryland's recently passed gun control law champion its stricter requirements and broader bans on assault weapons, but at a weekend gun and knife show in Annapolis, gun rights advocates said they are worried the new legislation is going to make gun possession more difficult for them than for criminals.

April 14, 2013
ASSOCIATED PRESS Ingmar Guandique, 27, accused of the 2001 slaying of Chandra Levy in Rock Creek Park, is escorted Wednesday into the D.C. police department's violent crimes unit by Detective Todd Williams. Guandique is expected to appear Thursday in D.C. Superior Court.

Lawyers seek tape of 911 call from Chandra Levy’s apartment building

Defense attorneys for the man convicted of killing Chandra Levy in 2001 asked a judge on Thursday to compel prosecutors to turn over an audio tape of a 911 call previously not made available to them about a "blood-curdling scream" in the former federal intern's apartment building the morning she disappeared.

April 11, 2013
Officer Peter Laboy

Witnesses testify in shooting of Alexandria officer

A grand jury will consider evidence next month in the case of a taxicab driver charged with shooting an Alexandria police officer in the head, after nearly a dozen witnesses testified in an Alexandria courtroom Wednesday, weaving together the narrative of the violent encounter and the ensuing high-speed chase.

April 10, 2013
BASE jumper Miles Daisher splashes through a fountain Thursday at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center after leaping from the 19th story of the National Harbor hotel. The jump set a record for taking place in the most narrow confines. “I didn’t want to crash in front of everybody. My heart wants to jump out of my chest, and I feel like I’m melting a little bit,” Mr. Daisher said. (Rod Lamkey Jr./Special to The Washington Times)

Daredevil takes high-flying act to National Harbor hotel

On Thursday, 43-year-old BASE jump and sky-dive veteran Miles Daisher hurled himself from the rafters of the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, with only 230 feet between him and the polished floor. It only took 13 seconds, but the 19-story fall was enough time to experience just about every emotion — and to briefly reassess his career.

April 4, 2013
Gov. Martin O'Malley, a strong supporter of the legislation, congratulates Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, Montgomery Democrat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Maryland House approves stricter gun regulations

Maryland's House of Delegates on Wednesday passed a package of gun restrictions making its laws among the toughest in the country and reinforcing what analysts say is a trend toward states with strict gun regulations passing laws making them stricter.

April 3, 2013
Gov. Martin O'Malley, a strong supporter of the legislation, congratulates Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, Montgomery Democrat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Maryland House passes gun-control package

The Maryland House of Delegates gave final approval Wednesday to a package of gun control legislation that will give the state among the most restrictive laws in the country.

April 3, 2013
Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times

Cardinal Wuerl delivers Easter message of Pope Francis

A standing-room-only crowd joined Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, in celebrating Easter Mass, where he explained how Pope Francis had the honor of leading the 2,000-year-old tradition for 1.2 billion Catholics around the world.

March 31, 2013
In fiscal year 2011, the District raked in $92.6 million for 1.6 million issued parking tickets. The city is on pace to surpass those numbers this year, according to a report issued Monday by AAA Mid-Atlantic. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

D.C. collected $92M from parking tickets in ‘12

D.C. parking enforcement officers stuck 1.9 million tickets on car windshields in fiscal 2012 — a rate of one ticket every eight seconds — raking in $92.6 million in revenue for the city, according to figures from the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles.

March 11, 2013

High-speed crash on Key Bridge kills driver

Arlington police on Sunday were investigating a crash that killed a 21-year-old driver who lost control of his car while driving up to 90 miles per hour across the Key Bridge.

March 10, 2013

Chefs for ambassadors will compete on Embassy Row

Along a roughly two-mile stretch of Massachusetts Avenue exists a secret world, one with high-profile names, ritzy locations, and extravagant experiences that many can only dream about: the kitchens of Embassy Row.

March 7, 2013
An Old Town resident travels down the street, using his umbrella to shield him from the snow in Alexandria, VA., Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)

Snow fail: Predictions almost all wrong this time around

A storm that promised the first significant snowfall accumulation in two years was mostly a bust, dropping a sloppy wet slush inside the Capital Beltway on Wednesday but delivering more significant snow in the Washington area's outer suburbs.

March 6, 2013