Ryan M. McDermott

National Police Week begins in D.C. with memorial to 5 killed in capital region

Officials from around the D.C. region gathered Monday at Metropolitan Police Headquarters in Northwest to commemorate five local police officers who died in the line of duty last year and to kick off events for National Police Week.

May 8, 2017

Maryland bathroom rape case sees charged dropped due to lack of evidence

Montgomery County prosecutors have dropped rape charges against two illegal immigrant students accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in a high school bathroom in March.

May 7, 2017

D.C.’s poorest residents more likely to have health issues, says new report

Conditions in the District's poorest communities foster higher rates of obesity, longer periods of depression, shortened life expectancy and other health issues not shared by their wealthier counterparts, a new report says.

May 3, 2017

Peter Newsham confirmed as D.C.’s police chief

The D.C. Council confirmed Assistant Chief Peter Newsham as the Metropolitan Police Department's top cop, but some lawmakers expressed reservations about his appointment before the vote.

May 2, 2017

Maryland Democrats jockeying to challenge Larry Hogan

More than a year before Maryland's gubernatorial primaries, Democrats already are jockeying for position to challenge Gov. Larry Hogan.

May 1, 2017

D.C. Metro closes portion of red line after reports of smoke in tunnels

A downtown portion of Metro's red line closed Thursday morning after reports of smoke in the tunnels.

April 27, 2017

Metro’s grant funding from Feds may be reduced if no safety plan

The Federal Transit Administration has threatened to cut a quarter of Metro's grant funding if the transit system fails to put in place a plan to better protect track workers and inspectors.

April 25, 2017

Karl Racine, D.C. AG considering mayor run, yet to make his mark

Halfway through his first term, Karl Racine has set out to make his mark as the District's first elected attorney general, but critics charge that he has done little to define the office — or himself — since stepping into the spotlight.

April 25, 2017

Jack Evans backs Metro sales tax from D.C., Maryland, Virginia

The chairman of Metro's board of directors is hailing General Manger Paul Wiedefeld's call for dedicated funding for long-term repairs and lower labor costs for the troubled transit system, but the union representing most Metro workers said it is "bad for the region."

April 20, 2017

Metro says it’s improved offloading passengers, but riders remain skeptical

Just hours after Metro had touted a "significant improvement" in train reliability, a small fire on the Red Line at Gallery Place left rush-hour passengers waiting up to 30 minutes as trains single-tracked through the evening on Tuesday.

April 19, 2017

Diane Groomes, chief of MPD Patrol Division, announces her retirement from D.C. police

Assistant Chief Diane Groomes, head of Metropolitan Police Department's Patrol Division, announced her retirement , ending a 27-year career with the department.

April 19, 2017

Washington, D.C., ‘technology fee’ shows little benefit to city: report

The District has collected more than $7 million from businesses to upgrade its licensing system but has little to show for its so-called "technology fee," a new report says.

April 18, 2017

Washington, D.C., education budget sufficient, Mayor Bowser says

Education advocates on Monday called on the D.C. Council to reject Mayor Muriel Bowser's per-student funding increase for next year, saying it falls far short of what city schools need.

April 17, 2017

Phil Mendelson blasts Muriel Bowser over Anacostia property plans

The power struggle over several blighted properties in Anacostia boiled over this week with the chairman of the D.C. Council accusing Mayor Muriel Bowser of illegally awarding contracts to redevelop the sites.

April 13, 2017

Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue life members fight plan to shrink their station

A group of Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue life members are fighting plans to sell a large swath of the squad's property to be developed into a residential high-rise apartment building, challenging arguments by their leadership that the money is needed to replace a facility that has fallen into disrepair.

April 12, 2017

Larry Hogan, Maryland GOP governor, hails success with Democrat-led legislature

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan scored several legislative wins this year in the state's traditionally hurried 90-day legislative session, including tax incentives for new manufacturing companies and an ethics reform measure that targets conflicts of interest and corruption among state officials.

April 11, 2017

Muriel Bowser, D.C. council seek police force solution

Already facing a shortage of police officers and a worrying rebound in homicide rates, the District is scrambling to attract new officers even as it faces a wave of retirements from the force in the next few years.

April 10, 2017

Muriel Bower’s budget slammed by D.C. Council

D.C. Council members from the city's poorest wards slammed Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed budget for continuing to leave behind the District's most vulnerable residents.

April 6, 2017

Metro Transit Police arrest D.C. man twice for indecent exposure, masturbation on bus, train

Metro Transit Police have arrested a man twice in two days on charges of exposing himself to passengers.

April 5, 2017

Military jet crashes outside Joint Base Andrews in Maryland

A jet fighter pilot flying with training ammunition experienced a "mechanical issue" with his aircraft, steered it toward a wooded area and ejected safely before it crashed near Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Air Force officials said Wednesday.