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A utility worker secures a power line on a pole as his team repairs lines downed by fallen trees in Springfield, Va., Sunday, July 1, 2012. A severe storm late Friday, June 29th knocked out power to approximately one million residents, traffic signals and businesses in the region. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Drenching storms topple trees, cut power around D.C.

A line of thunderstorms that stretched from Pennsylvania to Virginia walloped the D.C.-area Tuesday afternoon, toppling trees, knocking out power to thousands, and flooding roads as commuters started their evening trip home.

September 18, 2012
Mei Xiang, the female giant panda at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo in Washington, eats breakfast in December 2001. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Panda cub born at the National Zoo

A baby panda born Sunday night at the Smithsonian National Zoo delighted zoo officials, biologists and visitors to the park on Monday.

September 17, 2012

Vandals target Islamic center, cars

Vandals ruined property around two Virginia Islamic centers within a day of each other, prompting an outpouring of community support amid worry that violent Middle East protests against an American film have incited a hateful knee-jerk reaction at home.

September 16, 2012
Memorial Bridge and Roosevelt Bridge, which link Virginia and the District, are among those that will be closed on Inauguration Day. Authorities are asking people to use public transportation, as drivers in the city will face restrictions, including street closures. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Memorial Bridge repairs to take two months

Work began Monday on a two-month project to repair the Arlington Memorial Bridge, the landmark southwest span over the Potomac River that has played host to marching protesters, solemn funeral processions and silver-screen productions.

September 10, 2012
The tarp is on the field during a rain delay during the ninth inning of a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Power being restored after strong Saturday storms

More than 3,500 people in the D.C. area were without power late Sunday afternoon after a bout of severe weather whipped through the region on Saturday afternoon, knocking down trees, blowing out car windows and spawning reports of funnel clouds.

September 9, 2012

Head-on bus crash kills one, injures nine

An Odenton man was killed and nearly a dozen people were injured when a car crashed into a Maryland Transit Administration bus and burst into flames, police said.

September 9, 2012
When Mary J. Blige’s backup singers practiced before the musical acts performed, it had Ingrid Nurse putting on her dancing shoes. (Andrew Geraci/The Washington Times)

Big acts take to a smaller stage

When President Obama moved his Thursday night acceptance speech from Bank of American Stadium to an indoor arena, the star-studded entertainment moved with him, giving the fortunate few delegates and special guests an intimate evening with some of the superstars of music.

September 6, 2012

In three-way Senate race in Maine, Democrat Dill in a pickle

Maine delegates in town for the Democratic National Convention remained optimistic about the three-way Senate race in the Pine Tree State, gamely insisting the values of their candidate, Cynthia Dill, can still prevail even though centrist independent Angus King appears ready to run away with the race.

September 6, 2012
North Carolina delegate Vani Hari is staging a one-woman protest of the Obama administration’s lack of action on food labels that include what genetically modified organisms were used. “Every American needs to know that 90 percent of the processed foods they eat are genetically modified,” she says. (Barbara L. Salisbury/ The Washington Times)

Delegate’s front-row seat a bully pulpit on what we eat

Vani Hari had a tube of lipstick, a front-row seat and a message. Amid the sea of signs waved by delegates at the Democratic National Convention, the 33-year-old North Carolina delegate stood with her "Forward" sign held high, crowned by the words "Label GMOs!" written in lipstick red.

September 5, 2012
Lauren Digioia (center) of New York City, a member of the Occupy Wall Street movement, addresses fellow protesters on the streets of Charlotte, N.C., outside the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Protesters snarl traffic, leave Gray snarling over missed speech

Dozens of protesters shut down a downtown Charlotte, N.C., intersection on Tuesday as they spent roughly two hours in a stalemate with police blocks from the Democratic National Convention, chanting a hodgepodge of complaints ranging from abuse of political power to a lack of paychecks.

September 4, 2012
Viola Drath, seen here in 1987, died under mysterious circumstances last year at the age of 91. (The Washington Times)

Prosecution experts: Muth a con man, competent for murder trial

Prosecution experts say Albrecht Muth should stand trial for killing his 91-year-old wife, concluding in court filings that the accused murderer is not insane but is a con artist delighted with his own publicity, who since being confined to a mental hospital has written a five-volume memoir and selected an actor to play him.

August 29, 2012