POLITICS

NH lawmakers reject resolution on D.C. statehood

While a leading presidential candidate advocates statehood for a colony on the moon, New Hampshire lawmakers have rejected a resolution that would have supported admitting the District of Columbia as the 51st state.

CRIME

PG Police: Body in well has been extracted

The body found in a Fort Washington well has been extracted. Autopsy on the body and identification will be done Sunday, says PGPD's Julie Parker.

• Body found in well not yet ID'd

BUSINESS

2012 Washington Auto Show

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The Washington Auto Show is in town showing off more than 700 new makes and models of cars, trucks, mini-vans and sport utility vehicles from over 42 domestic and import automakers.

• Washington Auto Show rolls into town

2012 ELECTION

Romney would rank among richest presidents ever

Mitt Romney would be among the richest presidents in American history if elected - probably in the top four.  

POLITICS

Obama to senators: Change the way you do business

President Barack Obama is pressing his case for changes in how the Senate does business, hoping to ease the partisan gridlock, and he wants to bar lawmakers from profiting from their service.  

CRIME

Man wearing white plastic mask robs M&T Bank in Potomac

  Montgomery County Police are looking for a man who robbed a Potomac bank Friday morning.

ENTERTAINMENT

Teens launch LEGO man into outer space

A LEGO man was sent on an odyssey about 80,000 feet into the stratosphere by two Canadian teens via a homemade weather balloon and it was all caught on tape.  

Commute

D.C. taxicab survey: 94 percent support proposed changes

According to a new survey three out of four residents called D.C. taxis poor or fair. But D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh plans to change that.

CRIME

Crying teenaged girl used as lure for violent home invasion

A desperate cry for help makes a husband and wife the targets of a violent home invasion.

CRIME

Sandusky asks Pa. court's permission to see his grandchildren

The former Penn State assistant football coach charged with child molestation asked for court permission Friday to see his grandchildren, visits currently prohibited under his bail conditions.

2012 ELECTION

GOP insiders try to derail Gingrich to avoid fall disaster

Republican insiders, including Bob Dole, are rising up to cut Newt Gingrich down to size, testament to the GOP establishment's fear that the mercurial candidate could lead the party to disaster this fall.

CRIME

Ex-Manassas school library assistant facing sex abuse charges in court

Stefon Christian, a former Manassas school library assistant, is charged with child sexual abuse. He's facing the prospect of many more charges from other victims who have spoken to police in just the past few weeks.

• Stefon Rodney Christian, former Manassas teacher's aide, charged with child sexual assault

CRIME

Four arrested for prostitution, human trafficking in Rockville

Police arrested four people on charges of human trafficking and running prostitution houses in brothels disguised as spas and massage parlors in Rockville.

CRIME

MPD officer sentenced to 180 days in theft case

Dioni Fernandez, who's been on the police force for eight years, was arrested in an internal sting operation. He was sentenced Friday to 180 days in jail.

• Dioni Fernandez arrested in sting found guilty

MARYLAND

Bar sued after girl, 10, dies in DUI crash

Maryland is one of the few states that doesn’t allow bars or restaurants to be sued for over serving alcohol to customers. A family is now trying to change that.

CRIME

Man pleads guilty to 2007 burglary that ended in murder

Authorities said Beidleman had been bound, gagged and stabbed to get him to reveal the combination of a small safe he kept in the apartment.

NATION

Space camp for the blind (photos)

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For one week each year, space camp in Huntsville, Alabama, caters to visually impaired students. Tune in to ABC7 reporter Pamela Brown's interview with some lucky local students who get to attend this year today at 5 p.m. on WJLA.

EDUCATION

Attorneys argue in Md. illegal immigrant tuition suit

Should a Maryland bill to allow in-state tuition for illegal immigrants under certain circumstances be put to voters in November?

CRIME

Woman who robbed elderly woman arrested in NYC

Prince George’s County Police say a woman wanted in connection with the robbery of an 84-year-old woman in Langley Park has been arrested in New York.

• Prince George's County investigating Langley Park robbery

CRIME

Md. court upholds $151,000 award in dog shooting

Maryland's second highest court has upheld most of a $151,000 jury award against a man sued by his neighbors for shooting two of their pet dogs.

Commute

3 of 4 victims ID'd in U.S. 50 crash in Anne Arundel

A head-on crash killed four people early Saturday on U.S. Route 50 in Anne Arundel County. Three of the victims have been identified as Breanna Marie Franco, 18, Brittany Ann Walker, 19, and Zachary Tyler Rose, 19.

WEATHER

D.C. forecast: cool Sunday followed by BIG warm-up

Temperatures will fall into the 20s to lower 30s overnight with shot of cooler air for the remainder of the weekend. Temperatures will jump into the 60s by midweek.

WORLD

Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor

Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.

Commute

Dupont Circle, Van Ness red line stations closed for weekend work

Two stations on Metro's red line are closed this weekend for maintenance work, and customers will have to take shuttle buses to travel through the affected stations.  

CRIME

Brittany Norwood gets life without parole

The final chapter in the Lululemon yoga shop slaying case came to a close Friday after a judge sentenced Brittany Norwood to life without parole.  

• Brittany Norwood family asks for parole in life sentence
• Brittany Norwood guilty of first-degree murder
• Evidence in the Lululemon murder trial

CRIME

PHOTOS: A look back at Lululemon murder case

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Brittany Norwood, convicted of killing her Lululemon Athletica co-worker Jayna Murray, is being sentenced today. Here's a look at the case from beginning to now.

SPORTS

Rockets blow out Wizards 103-76

The Wizards had 10 turnovers in the last 18 minutes, helping Houston outscore them 46-21 over that span.

WORLD

Panetta cites key intelligence on bin Laden raid

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S. in advance of the successful Navy SEAL assault on Osama bin Laden's compound last May.

D.C.

Occupy protesters must leave McPherson Square, Freedom Plaza

The National Park Service is distributing fliers to protesters Friday at McPherson Square and at Freedom Plaza telling demonstrators that they must leave.

• Congressional hearing on Occupy D.C. encampment
• Protesters 'occupy' the Supreme Court

WEATHER

Weekend weather outlook (Video)

Will it be a good weekend to head outdoors or will you be stuck inside like last weekend?

ENTERTAINMENT

Kim Kardashian 'Drop Dead Diva' role set for story arc

Daybreak Daily’s afternoon scouring of the pop-culture pans finds a name that sounds strangely familiar, some Al Green bars, other things, and the mystery music video.

EDUCATION

Nine 8th-graders suspended for bringing pot brownies to Va. school

Nine eighth-grade students have reportedly been suspended for 10 days for taking marijuana-laced brownies to Farmwell Station Middle School in Ashburn, according to some of their fellow students who spoke with ABC7.

Commute

Southwest worker killed after Dulles collision

A collision Thursday on the Dulles airfield between a mobile lounge and baggage cart driven by a Southwest airlines employee left one dead.

NATION

Britax car seat recalled for defective harness adjuster

The NHTSA is unaware of any deaths or injuries related to the issue but the defect can result in ineffective safety harness straps.

CRIME

Prince George's County detective's trial ends in mistrial

Juan Carter, a detective, was indicted in 2010 on 13 counts of misconduct in office and theft. His trial ended Friday in a mistrial.

NATION

Space camp offers blind kids an out-of-world experience

Matthew and his little brother Matthew, both blind, attend space camp. They operate shuttle simulators, work a NASA-like control room and even swim their way out of a sinking helicopter.

• Space camp for the blind (photos)

Health

Va. House passes repeal of HPV vaccination mandate

Virginia state law mandates the HPV vaccination be given before girls reach sixth grade. The house passed a law repealing that requirement.

• Bill to end HPV vaccine mandate passes Virginia panel
• HPV vaccine recommended for boys, committee says

NATION

Cocaine seized at U.N.

A shipment of 16 kilograms of cocaine was found last week at the United Nation's mail center, the U.N. said Thursday night.