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Articles by Meredith Somers

Police investigate Aspen Hill homicide

A 28-year-old man was killed early Sunday in Aspen Hill after a verbal argument escalated into a shooting, Montgomery County police said.

December 16, 2012
Wil Hiday gets help from sister Chase, 15, to arrange doughnuts in the shape of the number “12” on two cookie sheets in their Vienna, Va., home on Tuesday. Wil turns 12 on 12/12/12 and plans to bring the dozen to school to share with friends. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

For luck or superstition, you can bet on 12/12/12

Wednesday is the last time most people living today will see a repeating day, month and year -- 12/12/12. A mark of luck? Lottery officials seem to think so. Do engaged couples find it appealing? Of course, say wedding planners. Even the universe found a way to mark the occasion with an early-morning meteor shower.

December 11, 2012
Short sleeves and shorts were just fine attire for a jogger along the Georgetown Waterfront in this 2012 file image. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

Warmer weather may be the new normal

Unless the mercury takes a significant dive in the next three weeks, 2012 is set to become the warmest year on record for the United States — a historic benchmark but the cause for more chaos than comfort for most people.

December 10, 2012
An ad for Centro Tepeyac Women's Center seen on the agency's Web site (Courtesy of centrotepeyac.org)

Pregnancy center’s suit vs. Montgomery County goes to court

A law forcing Montgomery County women's centers to tell patrons if they don't have a doctor on staff is set to be heard by a federal appellate court on Thursday as attorneys weigh the need for accurate abortion information against constitutional rights of free speech.

December 5, 2012
** FILE ** A driver in Brunswick, Maine, holds a cellphone on Sept. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)

Texting while driving is being studied for more serious penalty in Va.

Virginia's State Crime Commission is considering a proposal that would strengthen the state's texting-while-driving laws to be in line with those across the country, a move applauded by lawmakers who have backed similar legislation but seen by some as a gesture that is too little too late.

December 3, 2012

4-year-old boy shot at Southeast home

A 4-year-old boy was shot by a stray bullet during a Saturday night shooting that injured a second person outside the child's home, D.C. police said.

December 2, 2012
Dunbar Senior High School on New Jersey Avenue in Northwest is one of the high schools in the nation’s capital. The District’s public schools had the worst four-year high school graduation rate in the country 2010-2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

D.C. last in nation in rate of high school graduation

The nation's capital had the worst four-year high school graduation rate in the country in 2010-2011, a finding that suggests the city has more work to do to reform its historically troubled school system.

November 29, 2012
Glendy Sanabria sells Powerball tickets at a 7-Eleven in Beltsville on Tuesday, one day ahead of the drawing for more than $500 million. A lot of people in the District, Maryland and Virginia just know that their lottery ticket is the lucky one. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Jackpot fever hits again with dreams of $500M

The drawing for the second-largest lottery jackpot of all time is Wednesday night, when it will either irrevocably alter the life of a lucky ticket holder or send the nation into a never-before-seen state of money mania — again.

November 27, 2012