D.C.’s police chief welcomes postponement of gun ruling D.C.’s police chief says she’s happy the District has time to figure out how best to react to a ruling that strikes down its ban on carrying guns in public. A federal judge postponed until Oct. 22 his ruling that carrying a gun outside a home is protected under the Second Amendment.
D.C. philanthropist, presents alternative plan in court to save Corcoran Gallery Wayne Reynolds, a leading Washington philanthropist, laid out an alternative plan in court hearings this week to save one of the nation’s oldest museums and its college as a judge considers whether to break up the nearly 150-year-old Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Haze in D.C. today most likely smoke from Canadian wildfires A distinct haze has been hanging around the D.C. area today, which may actually be smoke from over 2,000 miles away.
D.C. Attorney General Files Motion to Halt Implementation of Judge’s Ruling on Gun Laws The District’s Office of the Attorney General filed a motion this afternoon requesting that a federal court delay overturning a gun law until the city’s appeal is heard. A U.S. District Court ruled this weekend that a D.C. gun law that prevents people from legally carrying handguns in the District’s public places is unconstitutional.
Pedestrian struck in hit-and-run in northwest D.C. A pedestrian was struck in a hit-and-run incident in northwest D.C. early Tuesday. Metropolitan police said the crime occurred in the 800 block of 19th St. NW just before 3 a.m.
D.C. Mayor to Sign Bill Banning Styrofoam Mayor Vincent Gray plans to sign a bill that would ban the use of plastic foam food containers in the District of Columbia.
Washington D.C. among best cities for millennial homebuyers The homeownership rate among Americans under 35 years old has dropped to 36 percent from 42 percent less than a decade ago, but the National Association of Realtors says there are metropolitan areas where millennial homeownership is likely to grow in coming years. Washington, D.C., gets an honorable mention on the list.
House Republican Suggests Returning D.C. to Maryland A House Republican who chairs a subcommittee overseeing the District of Columbia is suggesting giving most of the District back to Maryland and “possibly” getting rid of the local government.
Jury convicts woman in Dupont Circle hit-and-run Prosecutors say a D.C. Superior Court jury found Jorida Davidson of Chevy Chase guilty Wednesday. Davidson was previously convicted of other charges in the same incident, including leaving the scene of a collision involving injury and driving while under the influence of alcohol, and sentenced to more than three years in prison. But the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the charge of voluntary manslaughter.
FOX 5 Investigates: DC parking ticket fight There’s a good chance that most of you who are reading this have gotten a parking ticket in D.C. at one time. It’s always frustrating — even if you deserve it. But what if you didn’t deserve it? You parked legally, your tags were up to date and you still got a ticket on your windshield? Would you take on the fight?
