The federal inspector general for transportation launched an audit Monday of the Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport, prompted by a dispute over safety testing for a bridge that will carry trains over Interstate 66.

Linda Heskett had been watching the signs out front, waiting for Goodwill's new store in Alexandria to open. Standing in a room crowded with other shoppers, she said she never used to think of herself as someone who buys clothes at a thrift store. "But with today's economy," she said, "any time y...

Pastors at 14 churches in the Washington Archdiocese have warned that their schools could close or be reconfigured if enrollments continue to decline.

Lt. Col. Juanita Warman had been at Fort Hood only 24 hours, preparing for deployment to Iraq, when she and 12 others were gunned down there this month. She was the highest-ranking soldier killed in the Texas attack.

I can remember most of the disasters: curry and coconut pumpkin soup, dark chocolate wontons with ginger ice cream, Moroccan chicken, shiny with pomegranate glaze.

The Tuesday and Wednesday leading up to Thanksgiving are typically among the busiest air travel days of the year, but local officials say a combination of fewer travelers and mild weather should mean no major delays at area airports this week.

Television lights burned brightly Monday in the room at the National Press Club where the Consumer Federation of America was holding a news conference on holiday spending. Outside, where something called the 2010 Hunger Report was about to be released, the juice-and-muffin table was swarmed.

A D.C. man was fatally shot Sunday near the Capital Beltway in Temple Hills, police said.

Loudoun County's economic development director announced his resignation Monday amid growing criticism from business leaders and county officials over his steadfast emphasis on rural quality-of-life issues over corporate relocations.

Montgomery County school officials acknowledged Monday that the system has not met state requirements for education funding this year, setting in motion events that could lead to a fine of more than $20 million and a possible court battle.

Proposed ramps at the Dulles Toll Road and Capital Beltway interchange are pitting Fairfax County against Virginia transportation officials, who say the $110 million project is needed for commuters who must cross several lanes of traffic to enter or exit the airport access road.

Federal prosecutors in the Chandra Levy murder case told a D.C. Superior Court judge Monday that they plan to file additional charges against the suspect, Ingmar Guandique.

In a murder case that Montgomery County's top prosecutor called the most horrific he has seen since taking office, a yard worker was sentenced to life in prison Monday for forcing his way into an 83-year-old client's home, slamming her head repeatedly against the wooden arm of a sofa, dousing her...

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Margaret Feldman, 93, a community activist who organized a walking history tour of Southwest Washington and fought for neighborhood improvements for 20 years, died of heart disease Nov. 7 in Ithaca, N.Y., where she had lived since 2005. She also had Parkinson's disease.

Jurors in the theft and embezzlement trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon said Monday that they were making "progress" but were heading into a fourth day of deliberations Tuesday without handing up a verdict.

Eva Dougherty, 87, a former security specialist in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, died Nov. 16 at Potomac Valley Nursing and Wellness Center in Rockville, where she lived. She had Alzheimer's disease.

Robert E. Skinner, 92, a vice president in a real estate and insurance brokerage, died of congestive heart failure Nov. 9 at Capital Hospice in Arlington County.