Tom Howell Jr.

Lululemon killing suspect indicted

A D.C. woman accused of brutally killing her co-worker at a yoga clothing boutique in Bethesda has been indicted. Published May 6, 2011

More suspicious letters retrieved from D.C. schools

The FBI is investigating six additional letters containing a white powdery substance that were sent to D.C. schools and received Friday morning, after at least 29 similar letters were recovered on Thursday. Published May 6, 2011

Subpoenas for reluctant witnesses sent by mail

A D.C. Council member took a new approach to reeling in a pair of elusive witnesses to testify at hearings on Mayor Vincent C. Gray's hiring practices: the mail. Published May 5, 2011

Youth fund told it needs ‘vision’ to regain money

D.C. Council member Tommy Wells on Wednesday challenged leaders of a nonprofit fund for D.C. youth programs to work with Mayor Vincent C. Gray on their vision for the city after program leaders and parents testified that budget cuts will have a dramatic effect on their children's progress. Published May 5, 2011

D.C.’s Cheh goes postal over hearing subpoenas

A D.C. Council member has taken a new approach to reeling in a pair of elusive witnesses to testify at hearings on Mayor Vincent C. Gray's hiring practices: the mail. Published May 5, 2011

Graham targets child agency salaries

A D.C. Council member rebuked the District's child welfare agency for failing to identify what positions could be cut among the dozens of "memo writers" and "meeting attenders" making more than $100,000 per year, arguing it could free up money for key priorities facing the budget ax. Published May 4, 2011

McDonnell asks Gray to intervene on Metro station

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray says he will speak with the three D.C. appointees to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority about their votes to build a Metrorail stop under Washington Dulles International Airport instead of an above-ground option $300 million cheaper. Published May 4, 2011

City State: Farewell Sekou

The D.C. council sent off at-large member Sekou Biddle through gift and song at his last legislative meeting. Published May 3, 2011

Council tables study of police staffing

D.C. Council members batted away a proposal Tuesday that would pair the Metropolitan Police Department and its labor union to study retention and recruitment of D.C. officers, but they agreed that staffing is a key priority ahead of a potentially violent summer. Published May 3, 2011

D.C. Council approves Gray’s AG nominee

The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved Mayor Vincent C. Gray's nominee for attorney general. Published May 3, 2011

Graham bill would ID young escapees

In response to two highly publicized escapes, a D.C. Council member who oversees the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services wants to speed up the release of pertinent information to the public when a young offender flees from custody. Published May 2, 2011

Catania bill would study police attrition

D.C. Council Member David A. Catania will introduce a bill Tuesday that creates an advisory commission on retention and recruitment of officers in the Metropolitan Police Department. Published May 2, 2011

Catania bill would authorize police attrition study

D.C. Council Member David A. Catania will introduce a bill Tuesday that creates an advisory commission on retention and recruitment of officers in the Metropolitan Police Department. Published May 2, 2011

Nominee for D.C. attorney general approved by city’s Judiciary Committee

Mayor Vincent C. Gray's nomination for D.C. attorney general will go before the full council after receiving a green light Monday from the city's Judiciary Committee. Published May 2, 2011

Hearings on Gray’s personnel staff still at ‘he said, she said’ stage

A former personnel director for Mayor Vincent C. Gray is sticking to her story that the District's fire chief wanted to hire the son of a D.C. Cabinet member in January, though three people and a chain of emails point to her as "the architect" of the decision. Published May 1, 2011

Latest Gray ‘cronyism’ hearing fails to resolve discrepancies

A former personnel director for Mayor Vincent C. Gray on Friday stuck to her story that the fire chief wanted to hire the son of a D.C. Cabinet member in January, even though three people and a chain of emails point to her as "the architect" of the decision. Published April 29, 2011