Andrea Noble
Articles by Andrea Noble
Former P.G. county executive to be sentenced
Former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson is due to be sentenced in federal court Tuesday, bringing closure to a more than year-long public corruption scandal that broke open the county's "pay-to-play" political culture. Published December 5, 2011
Police record two weekend killings in Northeast D.C.
Two people were killed in separate homicides over the weekend in Northeast Washington, the Metropolitan Police Department said. Published December 5, 2011
FAA Administrator Babbitt arrested for DWI
The administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration was placed on a leave of absence Monday after he was arrested and charged in Fairfax City over the weekend with driving while intoxicated. Published December 5, 2011
D.C. Council to hold closed-door talks after Thomas raid
D.C. Council members are to meet Monday behind closed doors to discuss the latest development in the federal investigation of colleague Harry Thomas Jr., whose house was raided Friday by federal agents. Published December 4, 2011
FBI raids D.C. Council member Thomas’ home
FBI and IRS agents on Friday were searching the Northeast home of D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr., a significant uptick in the pace of a criminal investigation into whether the council member used public funds for personal gain. Published December 2, 2011
D.C. alcohol board suspends Heritage India’s license
A Dupont Circle restaurant that was the site of a deadly fight Sunday as a party let out had its liquor license suspended indefinitely but will be allowed to resume food sales. Published December 1, 2011
Reagan shooter seeks more time outside hospital
The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan 30 years ago secretly perused books about Reagan and presidential assassinations this year on unsupervised trips outside of the D.C. psychiatric hospital where he now resides. Published November 30, 2011
Police make arrest in Wheaton carjackings
Montgomery County police have arrested a Landover man in connection with the carjacking and abduction of three older men in separate incidents within a week in Wheaton. Published November 30, 2011
D.C. ruling: Same-sex dorms not discriminatory
Catholic University is allowed to segregate students' living quarters into same-sex dormitories, according to a ruling handed down Tuesday. Published November 29, 2011
Cooperation pledged in probe of fatal melee in D.C.
The managers of a Dupont Circle restaurant that was closed following a deadly melee after a private party ended said Tuesday they are "reviewing its contracting procedures for private events." Published November 29, 2011
Two more victims die after Sunday house fire in P.G.
The mother and aunt of a 6-year-old boy killed in a Lewisdale house fire Sunday have died, a fire official said Tuesday. Published November 29, 2011
Man fatally struck in P.G. County
A 78-year-old man was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing a Mitchellville road, Prince George's County police said Tuesday. Published November 29, 2011
Police: Md. carjacking suspect may have left DNA evidence
Montgomery County police say a man suspected in the carjacking and kidnapping of three elderly men in separate incidents this week in Wheaton man may have cut his finger and left DNA evidence behind. Published November 28, 2011
Aruban judge orders Giordano released
A Gaithersburg man is scheduled to be released from an Aruba prison Tuesday after being held for nearly four months in the disappearance of a female travel companion. Published November 27, 2011
Police ID man killed in Hyattsville crash
Police on Friday identified the man killed in a Thanksgiving Day collision in Hyattsville that also left four others in critical condition. Published November 25, 2011
One dead, five injured in Home Depot accident
One person was killed and five others injured Thanksgiving Day when a car struck a group of people outside a Home Depot in Hyattsville, police and fire officials said. Published November 24, 2011
Black Friday’s gray area: Loss of Thanksgiving
The decision this year by more retail stores to bump up opening times for their traditional Black Friday sales has critics asking whether the so-called "holiday creep" is at the expense of the meaning behind the American holiday. Published November 24, 2011
$2,000 could buy former P.G. executive Johnson, tapes reveal
The favors that people asked of former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson in exchange for money were not always extravagant. Published November 23, 2011
Video shows Johnson taking bribe
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday released a secretly recorded video showing former Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson casually accepting a cash bribe on the day he was arrested in connection with a wide-ranging corruption probe. Published November 22, 2011
Prince George’s police hunt for released murder suspect
A man suspected of a fatal shooting at a Prince George's County nightclub was accidentally released on bond this month after information related to another defendant's bond was mistakenly placed in his court file, prosecutors said Monday. Published November 21, 2011