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A sinkhole has opened up in a parking lot near the intersection of M Street and New York Avenue in Northwest D.C. More »Sinkhole opens up near M Street and New York Avenue NW

Police say man shot and wounded his relative, then took his own life. More »District police investigating double shooting in Petworth

At approximately 3:24 p.m. central, a tornado was spotted in the vicinity of Denver International Airport (DIA). The weather station at the airport clocked a 97 mph gust as the twister passed by. More »Tornado at Denver International Airport (PHOTOS)

A man shot and injured his stepfather and fatally shot himself Tuesday morning at the home they shared in the Northwest D.C. Petworth neighborhood. The shooting happened around 6 a.m. in the 500 block … More »D.C. man dead after shooting family member in attempted murder-suicide

Fairfax County police on Tuesday identified two people killed in Monday's murder-suicide — revealing that a 36-year-old man fatally shot his mother-in-law and then himself. The mother-in-law is 62-year-old … More »Police ID victims of Fairfax County murder-suicide

Matthew Fortese should be ironing out a best-man speech for his brother's wedding, but instead the 25-year-old is relearning how to talk. Rather than making friends at the new job he was supposed to start … More »Trip to Baltimore ballpark leads to serious injuries after fans fight

The Department of Labor has opened up an investigation into unfair wages by Capital Bikeshare, a company one former worker says grossly underpaid him. Photo Credit: Tim Persinko More »Dept. of Labor Investigates Capital Bikeshare Unfair Wages

A sinkhole was discovered at a parking lot on M Street NW Tuesday. More »Sinkhole Reported on M Street NW

Police arrested two suspects in the armed robbery of a bicyclist in Fairfax County Monday night. More »Two Arrested in Robbery of Bicyclist

A group of teens got into a fight on a Metro train in Washington on Monday. More »VIDEO: Several Teens Get Into a Fight On Metro

A black bag at the entrance prompted the evacuation but was later determined to not be a threat. More »Suspicious Package Forced Evacuation Of CBS News Washington

The D.C. police department arranged to use satellite communications and video equipment from the U.S. Navy as it prepared for a large 2002 demonstration. More »Concern Over 2002 DC Protest Led To Deal With Navy

Years from now, they'll grow into the King and Queens of the Jungle, but for now, they're just darn cute. Check out the photos and video of Busch Gardens' newest residents. More »The ‘mane’ attraction: Busch Gardens' lion cubs

It is the moment U.S. Marine Cpl. Thomas Thornsberry had been looking forward to for weeks: Holding his newborn daughter Abigail for the very first time. He made his emotional return home Tuesday morning … More »For first time, Marine dad meets daughter

Police arrested 24-year-old Alyssa Anderson on Sunday. They say she left her Great Dane alone for 11 days without food or water. More »Woman arrested after dog starves to death

The heated four-year debate over food truck regulations appears to be finally coming to a close: The D.C. Council voted this afternoon to approve final amendments to the mobile vending rules. More »Food Truck Rules Pass D.C. Council

As the Source Festival's short-play showcase "Afterward" makes clear, writing in short form has its challenges. Occasionally, that becomes all too evident in some of these short works, which the festival … More »Source Festival: “Afterward” 10-Minute Plays, Reviewed

H Street NE is not going hungry. A 41,000-square-foot Giant Food opened last month at the corner of 3rd Street. A Yes! Organic Market is reportedly coming to the former H Street Playhouse space at 1365 … More »A Whole Foods on H Street? Not a Done Deal.

Prince George's County children packed into the Rollingham-Chillum Splash Pool Tuesday to take part in a world-wide swim lesson. More »Local kids aim for record books by learning to swim

- A federal bank that backed a huge airplane loan for Air India will have to explain that the loan didn't hurt U.S. airlines. More »Court: Ex-Im Bank needs to explain Air India loan

- Howard County police have charged a man they say tried to hit officers with his car with attempted murder. More »Man charged after allegedly hitting police car

Gunshots were heard early Sunday morning in the area of Furnace and Valley streets and Cumberland Police found a handgun nearby after taking Gerald Allen Moore, 23, of Cumberland into custody. More »Four arrested after gunshots heard on city’s North End

Trish Staine had just finished running 10 miles while training for a half-marathon when she started going into labor. The mother of three said she hadn't gained any weight or felt any fetal movement in … More »Educator remembered

The West Virginia University School of Medicine Alumni Association has named a local physician as its 2013 Most Loyal West Virginia Physician. More »Local doctor named West Virginia’s most loyal