Tom Howell Jr.
Articles by Tom Howell Jr.
Last of 4 youth escapees is arrested in Maryland
The last of four D.C. youths who escaped from a private treatment facility in South Carolina on April 20 was arrested without incident Wednesday by task force members who spotted him outside a CVS in Laurel, authorities said. Published April 28, 2011
D.C. youth who escaped from S.C. facility caught in Md.
The last of four D.C. youths who escaped from a private treatment facility in South Carolina on April 20 was arrested without incident Wednesday by task force members who spotted him outside a CVS in Laurel, authorities said. Published April 28, 2011
Swain out at D.C. Taxicab Commission
Mayor Vincent C. Gray has decided not to reappoint Leon J. Swain Jr. as chairman of the D.C. Taxicab Commission, his office said Wednesday. Published April 27, 2011
Orange says divided field secured his council win
Vincent B. Orange, who awoke Wednesday as the newest member of the D.C. Council, said a "perfect storm" of divided support among nine candidates helped him stave off an ambitious Republican and oust the Democratic incumbent in Tuesday's special election for an at-large council seat. Published April 27, 2011
Orange returns to D.C. Council with special election victory
Vincent B. Orange, a former D.C. council member whose bids for mayor and council chairman fell short in 2006 and 2010, secured an at-large council seat Tuesday by taking majorities in wards 5, 7 and 8 and letting a crowded field of opponents split the crumbs. Published April 26, 2011
Voter turnout tepid in special election for D.C. Council
Lukewarm turnout and a few scattered problems at the polls marked a special election Tuesday to fill an at-large D.C. Council seat. Published April 26, 2011
S.C. officials troubled by presence of D.C. offenders
While D.C. officials search for two young escapees and debate whether they should place juvenile offenders in out-of-state facilities, two South Carolina legislators are looking into the types of youths being placed on their turf. Published April 25, 2011
Orange’s name back on council ballot
When the D.C. Democratic State Committee appointed a relative newcomer named Sekou Biddle to an at-large seat on the D.C. Council in January, it left former council member Vincent B. Orange in the lurch. Published April 24, 2011
Four D.C. teens escape from S.C. juvenile facility; three caught
Four District teens escaped Wednesday night for a South Carolina juvenile facility, D.C. officials said Thursday morning. Published April 21, 2011
D.C. expands Bikeshare program
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray announced Wednesday an expansion of the Capital Bikeshare program, a popular initiative that serves more than 11,000 riders in the District and Northern Virginia. Published April 21, 2011
Five face new charges for 2010 Southeast D.C. shootings
Five men previously indicted on murder charges for shootings on South Capitol Street last year that shocked the District and prompted legislation to thwart youth violence face a total of 30 new charges in a superseding indictment, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District said. Published April 21, 2011
Labor hopes escape leads to dialogue with DYRS chief
An escape from the District's juvenile detention facility that involved the brutal beating of a corrections officer has caused labor leaders and city officials to confront issues threatening to derail the confirmation of Mayor Vincent C. Gray's pick to head the city's troubled juvenile justice agency, union officials say. Published April 20, 2011
D.C. eyes ‘jock tax’ on nonresident pro athletes
Alex Ovechkin's tax preparations could soon be a hat trick of federal, Virginia and new D.C. "jock" taxes for his dazzling performances at the Verizon Center. Published April 19, 2011
Brown’s 2008 campaign hearings get under way
D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown was a no-show Monday at a hearing seeking answers from his 2008 re-election campaign as to why it failed to report numerous transactions and maintain proper records. Published April 18, 2011
OCF holds hearing on Brown campaign finance violations
The District's Office of Campaign Finance met Monday with representatives of council Chairman Kwame R. Brown's 2008 re-election campaign seeking answers as to why it failed to report numerous transactions and maintain proper records. Published April 18, 2011
‘Arrest’ raises Vincent Gray’s street cred
A large number of D.C. residents are fuming over a federal budget deal that they say took a swipe at the District's autonomy. That fervor, it seems, might save Vincent Gray's political career. Published April 17, 2011
Study finds chronic truancy in D.C. schools starts early
Thirteen percent of D.C. high school students missed at least 15 days of classes without a valid excuse during the first half of this school year, according to a report released Thursday. Published April 14, 2011
D.C. online poker talks going nowhere
Just because Congress didn't object to a bill authorizing online gambling in the District doesn't necessarily mean that federal lawmakers agree that the city can start running online poker. Published April 13, 2011
City State: Respect the bracelet
Mayor Vincent C. Gray is still wearing his bracelet. Published April 13, 2011
Union: Out-of-service trucks affected response to fire, injuring 5
A Districtwide shuffle to fill in gaps left by out-of-service ladder trucks adversely affected the response to a Friday blaze that injured five firefighters, one critically, in Northeast, according to union leaders. Published April 12, 2011
