CRIME

D.C. woman pleads guilty in fatal April crash

Maria Werts will likely spend the next seven years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to hitting and killing a 58-year-old woman with her car while under the influence of alcohol and cocaine in April.

• Under the influence, Werts hit Gainey on sidewalk

MARYLAND

Montgomery County school bus strikes jogger

Police say Jason Alexander Estabrook, 42, was jogging through the intersection when he was struck. He was taken to Suburban Hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.

ENTERTAINMENT

And the winner is...

The top four couples danced on the season finale of Dancing with the Stars Tuesday evening. Who came out on top?

MARYLAND

La Plata survivors remember historic twister

In 2002, a deadly F-4 tornado swept through La Plata, Md. The pictures of that devastation look eerily similar to what we're now seeing in Oklahoma.

• Oklahoma Tornado: Tornado bears down on Oklahoma City

D.C.

Attorneys for Ingmar Guandique say key witness lied

The defense laid out its case Tuesday, saying the key witness against Ingmar Guandique lied and is essentially a professional snitch.

• 911 call may cast doubt on conviction in Chandra Levy murder
• Chandra Levy murder: Ingmar Guandique's lawyers want new trial

ENTERTAINMENT

Four contestants vie for DWTS title

Football pro Jacoby Jones, Olympian Alexandra Raisman, singer Kellie Pickler and 16-year-old Disney Channel star Zendaya each did three dances on Monday's episode of the ABC competition.

WEATHER

Tornado cut path of destruction through Oklahoma

By the time the massive tornado reached Moore, it was an absolute monster. The width was up to a mile wide and the winds were possibly up to 200 mph.

MARYLAND

Special Olympics athletes prove their resilience

An autistic boy who was told he would never walk or speak beat the odds Thursday and competed in the Special Olympics.  

• 2013 Special Olympics get started at Catholic University

NATION

Arias begs jurors for life in prison

Standing confidently but at times her voice breaking, Jodi Arias told the same eight men and four women who found her guilty of first-degree murder that she planned to use her time in prison to bring about positive changes

• Jodi Arias says she prefers death penalty
• Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty

WEATHER

Interest in tornado shelters rises after Oklahoma City

Far from the storm-cellars that served as hide-outs in the Oklahoma debris fields, about 100 miles southwest of D.C., past the antique shops of Ruckersville in Greene County, Va., may be a lifesaver.

ENTERTAINMENT

Carol Burnett wins Mark Twain humor prize

Carol Burnett said she can't believe she is receiving the prize from the Kennedy Center. "It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington," she said in a statement.

WORLD

U.S. can keep bin Laden photos secret, court rules

The three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia turned down an appeal Tuesday from Judicial Watch to force the government to turn over bin Laden raid photos.

• Bin Laden spokesman caught in Jordan

WORLD

Scottish club blasted for installing two-way mirror in bathroom

Clubgoers in Scotland are expressing outrage after it was revealed that one night spot was allowing male patrons to spy on women in the bathroom through a two-way mirror.

CRIME

Virginia substitute teacher accused of assaulting students

Orange County Sheriff's officials say that Laurie Millard has been charged with six counts each of assault and battery after being accused of assaulting several 6th graders at Locust Grove Middle School.  

Health

Study: Too much working out can backfire

Working out is one of the best things you can do for your overall health, but a new Columbia University study confirms the idea that too much of a good thing can actually be bad.

• Read the Columbia University study

WORLD

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square.  

VIRGINIA

FBI: Agents fell to deaths training off Virginia coast

Two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast fell to their deaths when a helicopter had trouble during a "maritime counterterrorism exercise," an agency spokeswoman said Monday night.

• Quantico-based FBI agents killed in training accident

D.C.

Ex-IRS commissioner can't say how targeting happened

In his first public remarks since the story broke, former IRS head Douglas Shulman said: "I agree this is an issue that when someone spotted it, they should have brought it up the chain. And they didn't. I don't know why."

Commute

Amtrak to resume service between Boston, New York

Amtrak will resume service between Boston and New York on Wednesday after a derailment that disrupted train service on one of the busiest tracks in the country.

• Metro-North trains crash in Connecticut, dozens injured

SPORTS

RG3 to wedding gift critics: 'Haters gon' hate'

Washington Redskins fans showered Robert Griffin III with wedding gifts after he and his fiancée's wedding registry went public last week. He's getting flak for taking the gifts, but the criticism isn't bothering him, it seems.

Commute

Sinkhole closes 14th and F St. NW intersection

A sinkhole has closed a major intersection and commuter route in downtown Washington at 14th and F streets.

VIRGINIA

Peter Laboy's wife: 'It wasn't his time to go'

"I definitely think it was a miracle,” said Suzanne Laboy of her husband, wounded Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy. “It wasn't his day to go."

• Kashif Bashir indicted on multiple counts in Peter Laboy shooting
• Officer Peter Laboy visits Alexandria Police headquarters
• Peter Laboy, Alexandria officer, shot before he could stop fleeing suspect

MARYLAND

Md. delegate aims to close gun control loophole

A Maryland lawmaker is on a “one-man crusade” to close a gun control loophole.

MARYLAND

AIG sues ex-U.Va. lax player over insurance claim

Huguely was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of Yeardley Love. He is serving a 23-year prison sentence.

D.C.

Red Cross headquarters coordinates Okla. response

Within hours of Monday’s storm, disaster relief crews began arriving in Moore, Okla. to offer food, shelter and comfort. The Red Cross' Digital Operations Center monitors what is happening in the disaster area.

• Oklahoma tornado: How to help

SPORTS

Special Olympics kick off at Catholic University

More than 1,000 athletes were off to the races Monday as they began competing in the 2013 Summer Games, put on by the Special Olympics of the District of Columbia.

TECHNOLOGY

Survey: Teens increasingly privatizing Facebook pages

An increasing number of teenagers are taking steps to make their social media profiles more secure while sharing more personal information than ever, a Pew report indicates.

MARYLAND

Memorial Day travel expected to be down

The weather is finally supposed to be nice for the Memorial Day weekend, just in time for the first real beach getaway. But the economy is forcing travelers to cut back this year and opt for less expensive road trips.

NATION

PHOTOS: Monstrous tornado tears through Oklahoma City suburbs

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A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph.

D.C.

Report: Major D.C. donors got sweetheart land deals

A pair of development companies paid just $88 for more than $17 million worth of property in the District of Columbia over the past five years, WAMU 88.5 reports.

WEATHER

How you can help tornado victims in Oklahoma

With the massive destruction in Moore, Oklahoma, there are ways you can help with the recovery efforts.      

• Oklahoma tornado: Obama pledges help
• PHOTOS: Monstrous tornado tears through Oklahoma City suburbs

WEATHER

Monday's tornado crossed path of 1999 twister

Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999. ABC7's Adam Caskey takes an in-depth look at past tornadoes in Oklahoma.

WEATHER

Sen. Mikulski bids ABC7's Bob Ryan a fond, tuneful farewell

Maryland's own Senator Barbara Mikulski sends her well wishes to ABC7's Bob Ryan, who is retiring this week.

NATION

WikiLeaks prosecutor accepts Manning's plea to 1 count

Prosecutors say they will accept an Army private's guilty plea to a lesser version of one of the 22 counts he faces.

• Bradley Manning trial: Secrecy shrouds pretrial hearing
• Bradley Manning trial: Judge allows bin Laden raid member to testify
• Bradley Manning pleads guilty to leaking documents to WikiLeaks

ENTERTAINMENT

Founding member of The Doors dies at 74

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone, has died. He was 74.

D.C.

House to vote on unveiling Douglass statue

Congress is set to take the final step toward moving the District of Columbia's statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass to the U.S. Capitol.

D.C.

D.C. Fire: Carbon monoxide sickens seven workers

A D.C. fire department official says seven construction workers were sickened by carbon monoxide and sent to area hospitals.

D.C.

Robbery victim says 911 hung up on her three times

A 28-year-old Russian grad student said the scariest part of being robbed at gunpoint in Northeast D.C. Sunday night was when she says 911 hung up on her three times.

VIRGINIA

Sterling woman accused of fatally shooting husband

Cpl. Steven Spradling was a 25-year veteran of the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority. He was fatally shot inside his Sterling home Friday night.

• Steven Spradling, MWAA officer shot, killed inside his Sterling home