Police Crack Down on Crime in Adams Morgan
Jessica Forres

October 13, 2008 - In the District, police have expanded patrols in the Adams Morgan neighborhood in response to a rash of violent incidents.

In the last month, there have been nearly a dozen street robberies and another dozen shootings in the area. Metropolitan police say the patrols resulted in five arrests in the Adams Morgan and U Street neighborhoods over the weekend. They plan to continue their presence in the area.

Jessica Forres has more...

Gas Prices Fall Below $3
Jessica Forres

October 13, 2008 - Motorists in the Washington area were in for a pleasant surprise over the weekend, with the arrival of gas prices below the $3 mark. The falling prices put smiles on the faces of customers at one gas station in Frederick, Maryland, where the price of regular gasoline is $2.92

John Townsend, a spokesperson for AAA Mid-Atlantic, says the price of crude oil has plummeted in the last week which has caused gas prices to follow suit.

The average price of gasoline in the Washington region is $3.39 per gallon, which is down 19 cents since last month.

Jessica Forres has more...

Day Laborers Hard Hit By Economic Downturn

October 13, 2008 - The current financial crisis started in the real estate market. It spread to Wall Street, and is now being felt in almost every industry. But worker advocates say day laborers are being especially hard-hit by the economic downturn.

Patrick Madden reports...

Power Breakfast for October 13, 2008

October 13, 2008 - Todd Zwillich explores the language of legislators...

Virginians Challenged To Live Heart-Healthy

October 11, 2008 - Virginia's Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling and his wife, Jean Ann, are promoting weight loss and healthy-living initiatives across the state, and they've issued a challenge to join the effort to fight heart disease.

Tommie McNeil reports...

Kennedy's "Floating White House" Up For Sale

October 11, 2008 - The sailboat John F. Kennedy called his "floating White House" is for sale this weekend at the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis. The Manitou is a 62-foot Sparkman that's made of mahogany over oak frames. It was built by M.M. Davis and Sons of Solomons Island in 1937. The boat has an icebox, propane stove, bathtub and fireplace. Kennedy selected it in 1962 from sailing crafts kept by the Coast Guard. In 1999, the granddaughter of the original owner, James Lowe, bought the boat and started restoring it.

Manitou's price tag is $1.3 million.

Meymo Lyons reports...

D.C. Cites Eastern Market Management for Nine Violations

October 10, 2008 - D.C. is accusing the company that manages Washington's Eastern Market of violating its lease. The Office of Property Management cited Eastern Market Ventures for nine problems in a notice issued this week. Violations included failing to get written approval from the city before entering into large contracts; failing to register with the D.C. tax office; and failing to ensure that tenants have business licenses and liability insurance. The city is giving Eastern Market Ventures 30 days to correct the alleged problems. Representatives of Eastern Market Ventures were not able to be reached for comment.

Rebecca Blatt reports...

Virginia Governor Slashes Spending

October 10, 2008 - Governor Tim Kaine has ordered 570 layoffs, cut college funding by at least 5 percent and postponed state employee raises from next month until next summer.

Anne Marie Morgan reports...

Police in Montgomery County Say Soccer Coach Jailed Again

October 10, 2008 - Police in Montgomery County say a soccer coach has been arrested a third time on charges of sexual abuse of a minor. Forty-six-year-old Juan Jose Aranguri was arrested October 2 and charged with several sex offenses. Detectives say a third girl came forward after Aranguri's previous arrests were publicized. She told police he was her personal trainer between January and March 2007 when she was 13. She told officers that during training sessions, Aranguri touched her inappropriately and encouraged her to have inappropriate physical contact with him. He is being held on $50,000 bond.

Meymo Lyons reports...

Two Charged in Mortgage Scheme in Prince George's County

October 10, 2008 - In Maryland, a married couple and another woman have been charged in a mortgage scheme in Prince George's County. County prosecutors say Leon and Emma Coleman and Kathy Ridly scammed at least 11 victims, netting over $1 million. State's attorney Glen Ivey says the alleged con-artists sold plots of land in a development near Largo where they promised to build mansions on the lots. A study commissioned by the victims also found that a number of the lots are in a flood zone or have problems linked to wetlands.

Patrick Madden reports...

Students Use National Mall as Classroom
Jessica Forres

October 10, 2008 - Some students at The George Washington University are using the National Mall as a classroom to teach local high school students about the past.

Jessica Forres has more...

Bodies of Two Girls Identified in Maryland

October 10, 2008 - THE FOLLOWING STORY CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.

In Maryland, the names of the two girls found dead in a freezer have been tentatively confirmed.

Police in Montgomery County say the girls are likely Jasmine Nicole Bowman and Minnet Cecila Bowman. More tests will be conducted to confirm the identities. The bodies were found in a freezer belonging to their adoptive mother, Renee Bowman. Investigators believe they may have been dead since at least last November after they moved from Rockville to Calvert County. Bowman has not been charge with their deaths, though she is facing a charge of abusing another daughter.

Pat Brogan reports...

Power Breakfast for Oct. 10, 2008

October 10, 2008 - Elizabeth Wynne Johnson explains the impact of the October crop report released this morning.

U.S. President Hanson
Stephanie Kaye

October 10, 2008 - Although America's first president was George Washington, historians in Frederick, Maryland, are bringing to light one of their own: the first president of the United States. Pete Michael has been researching John Hanson, one of his ancestors, and would like to establish a memorial in his honor.

Stephanie Kaye has more...

Survivors Share Memories of the Great Depression
Kavitha Cardoza

October 10, 2008 - Today, we turn back the clock.

At the dawn of the 20th century, for the first time, regular citizens started buying on credit, and the stock market became more accessible. But in 1929 -- the year considered the beginning of the Great Depression -- there were widespread bank closures. Stocks lost ninety percent of their value. One in every four people did not have jobs. In short, life was hard.

For some residents in the Washington area, these aren't just historical facts and figures.

Kavitha Cardoza spoke with four seniors who lived through the Great Depression and has this report...

Andrews Air Force Base Gets $4.9 Million Upgrade
Stephanie Kaye

October 10, 2008 - A renovated medical center at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland is giving wounded warriors a better welcome as they return from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Stephanie Kaye has more...

American University Graduate Released by Syrian Authorities After Week in Custo

October 10, 2008 - Two American journalists who went missing near the Lebanon-Syria border were released by Syrian police Thursday and are now in Jordan. One of them is an American University graduate. Twentyseven-year-old Holli Chmela and 23-year-old Taylor Luck have told the Jordan Times that they were on vacation, hoping to travel into Syria by taxi. They say their taxi driver drove off the main road and locked the doors near the border, where the two were eventually loaded into a Syrian military vehicle. They say they were held in custody for a week.

Jonathan Wilson reports...

This Week In Congress

October 10, 2008 - Let the reckoning begin. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee kicked off a series of hearings. On Monday, former Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld, Jr., rattled off a list that now reads like the four or five horsemen of the Apocalypse:

Elizabeth Wynne Johnson of Capitol News Connection reports for this week in Congress...