Apr 04 Senate: Few answers on U.S. theft that risked data of millions By Jack Gillum, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate investigators indicated Monday they've received few answers from the Obama administration after a laptop and portable hard drives — likely containing names and Social Security numbers of millions — were stolen from a federal building in Washington… Continue reading
Apr 01 White nose syndrome strikes bats west of the Rockies for first time By Jes Burns, OPB/EarthFix White nose syndrome, a devastating bat disease, has now been confirmed in the Pacific Northwest. Continue reading
Mar 29 Capitol returning to normal day after intruder is shot By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol complex was set to return to normal Tuesday, a day after police say officers shot and wounded a man who pulled a weapon at a security checkpoint as he entered the underground Capitol Visitor Center. Continue reading
Mar 28 FBI to investigate virus behind outage at MedStar Health facilities By Jack Gillum, David Dishneau and Tami Abdollah, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hackers crippled computer systems Monday at a major hospital chain, MedStar Health Inc., forcing records systems offline for thousands of patients and doctors. The FBI said it was investigating whether the unknown hackers demanded a ransom to restore… Continue reading
Mar 28 Man shot by police after drawing weapon at U.S. Capitol By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A U.S. Capitol Police officer was shot Monday at the Capitol Visitor Center complex, and the shooter was taken into custody, Capitol officials and police said. Continue reading
Mar 26 Sanders scores Saturday sweep; Clinton retains delegate lead By Associated Press Bernie Sanders scored three wins in Western caucus contests, giving a powerful psychological boost to his supporters but doing little to move him closer to securing the Democratic nomination. Continue reading
Feb 02 This youth classical music program turns no students away By Jenny Cunningham, KCTS A program in Yakima, Washington educates under-served students on classical music study and performance. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 6:53 Keeping the memory of WWI alive with plans for a national memorial By PBS News Hour Millions of Americans who served during the Great War may soon be memorialized in the nation’s capital. The winning design by 25-year-old architect Joe Weishaar was selected from more than 360 proposals for the National World War I Memorial in… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 7:11 News Wrap: Washington continues blizzard big dig By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Washington lurched slowly back to life, as crews worked to remove snow for a third day and subway service returned to near-normal operations. But many side streets remained unplowed, posing a challenge to reopening schools. Continue watching
Jan 26 Washington to build new memorial to mark 100th anniversary of WWI's end By Erik Andersen A winning proposal has been selected for a new World War I memorial that would be one block from the White House in the nation’s capital, the World War I Centennial Commission announced Tuesday. Continue reading