Ryan M. McDermott

Deonte Carraway, school aide charged with filming child porn, faces new indictment

Deonte Carraway, the Prince George's County school aide charged with filming child pornography, is facing a new indictment after another victim came forward.

November 15, 2016

D.C. weighs ban on flushable wipes as manufacturers cry foul

The D.C. Council wants to take a better look at what residents are flushing down their toilets. City lawmakers are weighing a ban on so-called "flushable" wipes — those thick, moistened towelettes that promise not to clog your pipes.

November 14, 2016

Maryland voters limit council terms in Montgomery, add 2 seats in Prince George’s

Voters wanting change in the Maryland suburbs got it Tuesday: Montgomery County approved a term limits initiative, and Prince George's County added two at-large members to the county legislature.

November 9, 2016

D.C. votes for statehood but faces long road to congressional approval

Voters in the District overwhelmingly embraced a measure calling for a formal request for statehood and ushered in a couple of new faces — and a few familiar ones — onto the D.C. Council in Tuesday's general elections.

November 8, 2016

Washington, D.C., voters cast a half-million early ballots

More than 100,000 registered voters in the District, almost 540,000 in Virginia and about 870,000 in Maryland, already have cast ballots in Tuesday's general elections, according to elections officials.

November 7, 2016

D.C. Council slows labor bills, eyes business impact

After a gung-ho push for pro-labor legislation this spring, the D.C. Council has slowed its rollout considerably this fall.

November 3, 2016

D.C. Council votes to allow medical marijuana users from elsewhere to buy in city

The D.C. Council has approved a measure that would allow medical marijuana users from other jurisdictions to use their out-of-state registration cards to purchase cannabis in the District.

November 2, 2016

Metro will close 4 sales offices to help close $300 million budget deficit

Metro will close most of its in-person sales offices in coming weeks as part of a series of moves to close a nearly $300 million budget gap.

November 1, 2016

Baltimore school bus collides with MTA bus, killing six

Baltimore police, state officials and federal investigators sifted through twisted metal and shattered concrete in search of the cause of a crash involving a school bus and a commuter bus that killed six people early Tuesday in southwest Baltimore.

November 1, 2016

Phil Mendelson’s D.C. paid leave bill proposes 1% payroll tax

A bill that would grant workers in the District paid time off to care for a new child or to tend to an extended illness could still come up for a vote in the D.C. Council this year, but Mayor Muriel Bowser says the money the legislation would cost could be better spent elsewhere.

October 31, 2016

D.C. Metro plan to eliminate debt will hike rider fares

Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld's plan to wipe out the transit agency's $290 million deficit could result in higher fares, longer waits for subway trains and 1,000 fewer employees.

October 30, 2016

District of Columbia sues Sanford Capital for 129 code violations

For the second time this year, the District is suing a property management company over housing code violations that the city says have left tenants with bed bugs and rodents, and without heat and hot water.

October 27, 2016

MGM National Harbor foes fear oversaturation of casinos in Maryland

The Dec. 8 grand opening of the MGM National Harbor's casino heralds new jobs and revenue in Prince George's County amid concerns that it will merely siphon revenue from Maryland's other gambling palaces rather than generate new tax dollars.

October 27, 2016

D.C. taking possession of Walter Reed property from Army for redevelopment

After 11 years of wrangling, the campus of Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Georgia Avenue now belongs to the District — and in coming years will become a town center featuring office buildings, shops, apartments and a grocery store.

October 26, 2016

Mild winter in D.C. forecast, but officials say they are ready for snow

As they say in "Game of Thrones," winter is coming. And with it, snow — the bane of daily commuters. But there could be some relief from last winter's punishing snowfall as local meteorologists say this season should be relatively mild.

October 25, 2016

D.C. lawmakers, landlords split over rent-control measures

Lawmakers and landlords in the District are at odds over housing legislation that some say would empower low-income tenants and others say would punish property owners already operating at low profit margins due to rent control.

October 24, 2016

D.C. police arrest fellow officer on drunken driving charges

A D.C. police officer has been arrested on charges of drunken driving while he was on duty early Sunday.

October 23, 2016

Prince George’s County school bus aide indicted on child abuse charges

A Prince George's County school bus aide has been indicted on charges of child abuse and sexual molestation of two specials needs children.

October 20, 2016

D.C. tenants legal aid bill pushed in council

Legal scholars and tenant advocates pushed Wednesday for the D.C. Council to approve a bill that would provide low-income residents with free legal representation in housing court.

October 19, 2016

D.C. landlords favored white female tenants with criminal records over blacks, new report says

D.C. landlords vastly favored white female tenants with criminal records over black female tenants with similar backgrounds, according to a study released Tuesday by the Equal Rights Center.

October 18, 2016