VIRGINIA

FBI mourns loss of agents killed in training accident off Va. coast

Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw, Quantico-based agents with the FBI's Critical Incident Response Group, were killed in a training accident off the coast of Virginia Beach.

NATION

Florida ticket wins Powerball; Va. winner gets $1 million

A single ticket sold in Florida has the winning number for the top Powerball prize of an estimated $590.5 million. In Lorton, Virginia, a ticket was sold to a lucky $1-million winner.

• Powerball winning numbers: May 18, 2013
• Powerball lottery jackpot up to $600 million for May 18 drawing
• May 18 Powerball jackpot reaches $600 million

D.C.

Scandal's Kerry Washington speaks at GW's commencement

One of the hottest stars on television was back in D.C. for her alma mater's commencement. Kerry Washington addressed students at George Washington University Sunday morning.

WORLD

North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters

South Korea has deployed dozens of Israeli-made precision guided missiles on islands near a western sea boundary disputed by North Korea.

VIRGINIA

Fire at Bugsy's Pizza in Old Town

Firefighters were called to Bugsy's Pizza in Old Town Alexandria for a two alarm fire early Sunday morning.  

CRIME

MWAA officer shot, killed inside his Sterling home

Police have identified the man shot and killed in his Sterling home Friday night as Steven Spradling, 52, an officer of the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Police Department. Rosangela Spradling, 42, has been charged with first degree murder.

VIRGINIA

Driver who hit hikers in Va. parade likely had medical condition

Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday.

NATION

Historic winning numbers drawn for $600M Powerball

Grab your tickets and cross your fingers. The winning numbers for Saturday night's Powerball lottery have been drawn.

• Jackpot is largest in Powerball history
• Are some numbers luckier than others?

WEATHER

PHOTOS: Mystifying desert "Cloudscrapers"

12 Photos

Stunning photographs by Daniel Choeng capture modern skyscrapers piercing through the fog over Dubai.

MARYLAND

HHS: Maryland families have highest median income

Families of four in Maryland, Virginia and D.C. will have three of the top 10 median incomes in the United States next year, according to government estimates. At more than $105,000, the Free State's estimate tops the list.

POLITICS

Cuccinelli gets unanimous nod by GOP for governor

At the GOP's statewide convention Saturday, thousands of conservatives and tea party followers who dominated the Richmond Coliseum Saturday roared their unanimous support for Ken Cuccinelli, who was unopposed.

• Cuccinelli, McAuliffe pursuing women's vote

NATION

FBI executes search warrant in latest ricin letter case

The FBI and other law enforcement agencies are executing a search warrant Saturday in the case of two letters containing the deadly poison ricin that were intercepted this week at a post office in Washington state.

SPORTS

Terps beat Duke, advance to NCAA women's lacrosse semifinal

The Maryland Terrapins are two wins away from their first women's lacrosse national championship after eliminating Duke 14-9 Saturday in an NCAA quarterfinal in College Park  

VIRGINIA

Stafford mom says daughter assaulted on bus

"He grabbed her breast and told her he was going to raper her," the 13-year-old victim's mother says. She's incensed that Stafford County school administrators haven't done more.

Health

Flesh-eating bacteria victim gets bionic hands

Aimee Copeland, the woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease, was on her way back from Ohio Friday after being fitted with prosthetic hands.

• Contracted bacteria after cutting leg in Georgia

BUSINESS

Casino Wars: Maryland Live! vs. Hollywood Casino

The casino business is no game! Maryland Live and West Virginia's Hollywood Casino are both betting on table games and unique experiences to win over gamblers.  

• Maryland casinos pulled in $59M in April
• Table games introduced in early April

WEATHER

Tornadoes tear through Plains, upper Midwest

The tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa were part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota.

EDUCATION

Obama calls on Morehouse Men to 'defend the powerless'

President Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, told graduates of historically black Morehouse College, Martin Luther King's alma mater, to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives.

WEATHER

The Cave Bear and Climate Change

Do we really only respond to immediate threats?

ENTERTAINMENT

ABC7's Tommy McFly catches up with Jessica Alba in Bethesda

Jessica Alba has gone from super hero to super mom. The actress was in Bethesda this weekend to meet fans and sign copies of her book, "The Honest Life".

NATION

AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.

SPORTS

Zimmermann hurt by his own mistakes in Nats' loss

Nats starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann made three mistakes Saturday night, two while on the mound and one on the base paths. All three were costly as San Diego knocked off Washington 2-1.

NATION

Hundreds become new U.S. citizens in Sterling

“Congratulations, you are Americans.” More than 500 people became US citizens in Sterling Saturday, taking the oath of allegiance in unison at a naturalization ceremony at Dominion High School.  

SPORTS

Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness Stakes

Oxbow has won the Preakness, ruining Orb's bid to capture the Triple Crown.
Oxbow led from start to finish. Orb finished fourth.

NATION

Hofstra student shot, killed by errant police bullet

A Hofstra University student, Andrea Rebello, was shot once in the head Friday morning by an officer who opened fire after a masked intruder pointed a gun at the officer while holding Rebello in a headlock, police said Saturday.

D.C.

Wells vows to fix Washington at mayoral kickoff

Preaching that there is a "crisis of ethics" inside the District's city hall, D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells says that he's committed to bringing an end to corruption in Washington as the city's next mayor.

• Wells becomes Gray's 2nd challenger
• Muriel Bowser also running in 2014

POLITICS

GOP nominates Obenshain for Va attorney general

State Sen. Mark Obenshain's father, Richard Obenshain, won the party's U.S. Senate nomination in the same building in 1978, but was killed in a small plane during the campaign. John W. Warner took his place on the ballot and won the first of five U.S. Senate terms.

• Cuccinelli gets unanimous nod by GOP for governor

CRIME

Police: Eastern Shore doc made advances toward patient

A therapist at a community health clinic in Salisbury has been charged with making unwanted sexual advances on a patient, including asking her to expose herself to him.

Commute

Now boarding: All passengers without suitcases

American Airlines says that people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat - no rolling suitcases - will be allowed to board before most other passengers.

SPORTS

Michael Phelps mum on comeback rumors

A report out of Florida indicated that Olympic swimming legend and Baltimore native Michael Phelps might come out of retirement for the 2016 Summer Games, but he was cryptic about any such announcement on Twitter.  

NATION

Thankful teen patron pays back 15-year debt

Fifteen years after a New Mexico restauranteur picked up a $40 tab for a teen who was a little short, that patron, now fully grown, came back last week to finally pay off his debt