The Wall Street-style protests gaining momentum across the country arrived in the District on Thursday as demonstrators rallying against corporate and government greed called for leadership changes and joined others in Freedom Plaza opposing the war in Afghanistan. Published October 6, 2011
Lacy MacAuley of Adams Morgan signed on after hearing of the movement by word-of-mouth. Eric Sponaugle of Olney joined after seeing images of what he called police brutality. "Joe" from Frederick, Md., saw the handmade signs and wondered what all the fuss was about. Published October 5, 2011
D.C. laws prohibiting assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices do not violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. Published October 4, 2011
The number of accidents in which deer were struck by vehicles has increased by 2 percent in Maryland, while such crashes decreased by 7 percent nationwide, according to a 12-month report released Monday by the State Farm insurance company. Published October 3, 2011
High-climbing engineers rappelling the Washington Monument looking for earthquake damage are focusing on the tip of the 555-foot-tall obelisk, the National Park Service said Thursday. Published September 29, 2011
The first 36 hours after mock-Hurricane Zoe pummeled the District were the hardest for the city. Evacuation attempts were blocked in Southeast. Thousands of residents were sleeping on cots underneath gymnasium roofs and officials were struggling to move 37 bodies from a flooded morgue. Published September 28, 2011
A four-member team of engineer climbers began a dramatic exterior inspection Wednesday afternoon of the 555-foot-tall Washington Monument, examining the landmark for earthquake damage in an operation delayed by the threat of thunderstorms. Published September 28, 2011
An engineering firm tasked with rappelling down the Washington Monument to inspect the structure for earthquake damage postponed its 555-foot descent Tuesday because of looming thunderstorms. Published September 27, 2011
The National Park Service says it has no time frame for reopening the Washington Monument. Published September 26, 2011
Engineers will provide an updated assessment today on earthquake damage to the Washington Monument. The 555-foot structure has been closed to the public since cracks appeared after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the city Aug. 23. Published September 26, 2011
Last year there were 290,508 kitchens in the District, more than 74,000 Maryland children spoke Spanish Creole and only 130 Virginians chose to heat their homes with solar power. Published September 22, 2011
Years of scraping away stones and sifting through loose dirt taught Dave Hacker some valuable lessons on fossil finding. So when the recent storms dumped nearly 10 inches of rain on the area, the Silver Spring resident grabbed his trowel and headed to the Dinosaur Park in Laurel to see what he could find. Published September 21, 2011
A man jumped the north fence of the White House Tuesday evening, prompting an evacuation of Pennsylvania Avenue and Lafayette Park. Published September 20, 2011
Prince George's County police are investigating how a toddler got hold of the gun he used to fatally shoot himself in his family's apartment Monday night. Published September 20, 2011
A former mechanical engineer who realized that her true calling was education is the 2011 D.C. Public Schools' Teacher of the Year. Published September 19, 2011
A unidentified male was killed early Sunday morning in a hit-and-run accident in College Park, according to Prince George's County police. Published September 18, 2011
The woman who made headlines for crashing a White House party was reported missing Tuesday night by her husband, but a police report Wednesday afternoon states she is safe and just needs time away from home. Published September 14, 2011
An insanity plea appears to be off the table for the woman charged with killing a co-worker in a Lululemon yoga store in Bethesda. Published September 13, 2011
A Northeast D.C. man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the shooting of a transgender woman, Metropolitan Police Department officials said. Published September 13, 2011
The damage from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee is being assessed across the region, as officials prepare to repair and pay for washed-out roads, collapsed bridges and a government building that was soaked in 3 feet of water. Published September 12, 2011
