Significant delays of up to one hour on Metro’s Blue, Orange and Silver lines.; Tensions between Trone, Matthews and Raskin escalate in Congressional debate; Let’s go Tripping; Wrongful convictions cost California taxpayers $282 million over 24 years, study finds; A political wonk’s fantasy: A contested convention; A&E’s ’60 Days In’ will scare you straight; Townhouse in Centreville, Va., lists for $345,000; D.C. area forecast: Cool and damp today; Drying out and milder Tuesday and Wednesday; Prince George's County police chief: '‘One of your defenders has been lost'; With 2 candidates from D.C. suburbs, Maryland Senate race is all about Baltimore; Christine Knauth Arndt, an American trapped in Nazi Germany, dies at 96; Video shows man taken into custody near area where Md. police officer was shot; Rubio beats Kasich in D.C. Republican convention; He says the Arlington gun store will be great. He just won’t say who owns it.; Donna Edwards takes lead in new poll on Senate race in Maryland;
 
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Police officer shot and killed outside Prince George’s police headquarters; 2 suspects in custody
Jacai Colson was an undercover officer and four-year member of the force.
Significant delays of up to one hour on Metro’s Blue, Orange and Silver lines.
Major delays on to Metro's downtown stops with fire activity. Delays are on Blue, Orange and Silver lines. Avoid Metro.
Tensions between Trone, Matthews and Raskin escalate in Congressional debate
“Gerrymandering,” GOP contributions and improperly placed yard signs mark latest forum.
 
Let’s go Tripping
We live for the Road Trip. We yearn to breathe free. But when things go awry, or travelers need a place to vent, Tripping is there, too.
 
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Wrongful convictions cost California taxpayers $282 million over 24 years, study finds
Nearly 700 people were convicted of felonies and later exonerated, study looks at total cost of their prosecutions.
 
A political wonk’s fantasy: A contested convention
It could happen this year, and some people are thrilled — and a little scared.
 
A&E’s ’60 Days In’ will scare you straight
In this new reality show, seven non-criminals go to jail for two months to uncover info about illicit inmate misbehavior and corrupt guards.
 
Townhouse in Centreville, Va., lists for $345,000
AFFORDABLE HOME OF THE WEEK | The 1,330-square-foot residence, which was built in 1985, has an updated kitchen with granite counters, new cabinets and new appliances.
 
 
D.C. area forecast: Cool and damp today; Drying out and milder Tuesday and Wednesday
 
Prince George's County police chief: '‘One of your defenders has been lost'
Police Chief Henry P. Stawinski III spoke at a press conference on March 13 after an "unprovoked attack" on Prince George's County District III station killed an officer. "One of your defenders, Jacai Colson...lost his life in defense of this county today," he said.
 
With 2 candidates from D.C. suburbs, Maryland Senate race is all about Baltimore
Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollen focus on Charm City as they battle for votes in a tight Democratic primary.
 
Christine Knauth Arndt, an American trapped in Nazi Germany, dies at 96
She, her sisters and their mother endured Allied bombing in Leipzig before returning to the United States in 1944 in a Red Cross exchange.
 
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Video shows man taken into custody near area where Md. police officer was shot
Cellphone video taken near the area where a Prince George’s County Police officer was shot in Landover, Md., shows officers taking a person into custody.
 
Rubio beats Kasich in D.C. Republican convention
A roundup of news from the Washington region.
 
He says the Arlington gun store will be great. He just won’t say who owns it.
Dennis Pratte, the force behind the soon-to-open Nova Armory, has a long history in the gun-store business.
 
Donna Edwards takes lead in new poll on Senate race in Maryland
It’s the first poll in months to give her the edge over fellow House Democrat Chris Van Hollen.
 
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