Andrea Noble

ACLU: D.C. police provide bad information, fail complaint protocol

D.C. police officers are not giving the proper information to people who ask about filing complaints against officers, the American Civil Liberties Union concluded after performing spot checks at city police stations. Published March 2, 2014

Teen boy among 6 D.C. residents killed in 36 hours

Six D.C. residents — including a teenage boy, a young mother and two brothers — were killed within 36 hours in an unsettling uptick of violence in the District. Published February 28, 2014

D.C. health plans to include gender-reassignment surgeries

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray on Thursday announced that the city will recognize gender identity disorder as a medical condition and mandate insurance companies cover associated treatments — including gender-reassignment surgery. Published February 27, 2014

Wells calls for resignation of D.C. fire chief, deputy mayor

The D.C. Council member with oversight of the fire department on Tuesday called for the resignations of the fire chief and the deputy mayor for public safety and justice, saying the administration has failed to present a plan to address chronic troubles with emergency response. Published February 25, 2014

Supporters of marijuana-legalization initiative take case to D.C. elections board

D.C. marijuana advocates defended their proposed ballot initiative before the D.C. Board of Elections Tuesday, disputing an opinion from the city's top lawyer that said legalizing possession of small amounts of the drug would violate federal law governing public housing facilities. Published February 25, 2014

D.C. Council to investigate emergency response failures

D.C. public safety officials will be asked Monday to account for several high-profile failures of the city's emergency response system, including the death of a man who collapsed across the street from a fire station and was refused aid. Published February 21, 2014

AG: Proposed D.C. marijuana-legalization referendum would violate federal law

A proposed initiative to legalize possession of marijuana in the District should not be allowed on the November ballot because it violates federal law, the city's attorney general wrote in an opinion issued to the Board of Elections. Published February 20, 2014

St. Elizabeths changing policy after patient dies in snowstorm

St. Elizabeths Hospital is revising some of its visitor and patient protocols after a 56-year-old man committed to the psychiatric facility walked away unnoticed and was found dead days later during last week's snowstorm. Published February 19, 2014

D.C. dramatically revises number of vehicles ticketed during snow emergency

The District's Department of Public Works revised their estimates for the total number of vehicles ticketed during last week's snow emergency, dramatically increasing the number of cars ticketed and issued a $250 fine. Published February 19, 2014

Heavy snowfall in D.C. creates blizzard of parking tickets; $180,000 levied for cars

Motorists who parked their vehicles on one of the District's declared snow emergency routes as the flakes began to fall Thursday night got a winter wallop in their wallets. Published February 18, 2014

Auditor: Youth trust still can’t balance books from period around Thomas theft

The troubled nonprofit from which a former D.C. Council member stole $350,000 in government funds is still unable to fully document all of the grants and expenditures made in the five-year-period around which the theft took place, according to a new audit. Published February 17, 2014

Details emerge about mentally ill D.C. man who died in the snow

A 56-year-old man found dead on a snow-covered sidewalk in Southeast D.C. Thursday had been reported missing four days earlier from the District's psychiatric hospital — where he had received on and off treatment for nearly three decades. Published February 14, 2014

Federal judge strikes down Virginia’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage

A federal judge issued a landmark ruling Thursday night striking down Virginia's constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and moving the Old Dominion a step closer to being the first state in the traditional South where such unions are legal. Published February 13, 2014

Snowstorm brings D.C. area to halt, causes chaos on roadways

The worst snowstorm in four years crippled the D.C. area and had school systems canceling classes for a second day, as officials worked to clear streets and residents attempted to dig out of the slushy mess left blanketing the region. Published February 13, 2014

St. Elizabeths patient found dead in D.C. snow

A patient of the District’s psychiatric hospital was found dead in the snow Thursday. Published February 13, 2014

Snowstorm brings D.C. area to a halt

The nation's capital awoke to a blanket of snow that closed schools, offices the federal government and its local counterparts and resulted in at least one death as of Thursday morning. And more snow was on the way. Published February 13, 2014

D.C. area braces for imminent winter storm

A winter storm that coated large swaths of the South in ice and snow and left cities at a standstill and hundreds of thousands without power was poised to bring similar complications to the D.C. region Thursday. Published February 12, 2014

D.C. tax commission eyes business levy on employees, cut in middle-class rate

A commission charged with reforming Washington, D.C.'s tax code will present recommendations to the D.C. Council on Wednesday that include cutting the income tax rate for middle-class earners and levying a fee on businesses that amounts to $100 per employee annually. Published February 11, 2014

Legal opinion hits authority of civilian-led D.C. police complaints board

The District's top attorney says the city's police chief is not required to discipline officers found guilty of misconduct by the Office of Police Complaints — a major blow to the civilian board charged with investigating public accusations of wrongdoing. Published February 10, 2014

D.C. Council to weigh November vote for attorney general

The D.C. Council on Monday is set to consider a bill that would schedule an election for D.C. attorney general in November — likely the last chance to put the issue before voters for four years. Published February 9, 2014