Washington, District of Columbia News http://www.news-spider.com/Local/District_of_Columbia/Washington/index.html Latest Washington, District of Columbia News from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously. en-us Copyright (c) 2008 news-spider.com. All rights reserved. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:47:34 GMT FBI Joins Investigation Into Trinidad Violence http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216860854 Increasing violence in one northeast Washington neighborhood has prompted the FBI to investigate. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216860854 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:31:51 GMT Northeast Corridor Rail Service Resumes After Power Problem http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216857243 Thousands of evening commuters and rail travelers in the Northeast are on their way to their destinations after train service was shut down for more than an hour by a power problem. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216857243 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:30:53 GMT 1-Year-Old Boy Dies At Day Care Center In Oxon Hill http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216860856 A 1-year-old boy died at a day care Wednesday afternoon in Oxon Hill, authorities said. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216860856 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:25:59 GMT Thousands Of Homeowners Seek Help To Avoid Foreclosure http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216857244 Tens of thousands of worried homeowners crammed the Capitol Hilton Wednesday to ask for help from a community advocacy group that works to restructure loans. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216857244 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:14:47 GMT MARC Trains Ran Behind Schedule In June http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216857245 The state transit administrator says fewer than two-thirds of MARC trains on the Camden and Brunswick lines were on time in June, but the Maryland Transit Administration is working to correct problems ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216857245 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:04:21 GMT Court Affirms Fredericksburg Council's Prayer Policy http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216857246 A federal appeals court has upheld the Fredericksburg City Council's policy requiring that official prayers used to open its meetings be nonsectarian. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216857246 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:56:02 GMT Subject Of Sex Assault Investigation Shoots Himself http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216853610 Police confirm that a man who shot himself Wednesday at a Hyattsville apartment was under investigation in connection with a July 14 sexual assault. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216853610 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:31:48 GMT Child Injured In Bike Crash Urges Others To Wear Helmets http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216853615 For many children, summertime means riding bikes with friends, but children who aren't careful could suffer serious injuries. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216853615 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:27:22 GMT Columnist Novak Issued Citation After Hitting Pedestrian http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216853618 Syndicated columnist Robert Novak is issued a $50 citation after hitting a pedestrian while driving in downtown Washington. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216853618 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:50:56 GMT Judge To Moussaoui Juror: You Got It Right http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216853611 The judge who presided over the trial of Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui says she told jurors they made the right decision by sparing him from execution. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216853611 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:45:08 GMT