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Bethesda Native Treks Through Wilderness For New Perspective 08/13/2013 02:20pm •   For 78 days, Bethesda native Sutton Truluck was without a cell phone, computer or much of an idea what was going on in the world. For him and about 15 others, the only worry was getting to the next camp site. Truluck, a rising senior at Santa Clara University in California, was part of an alm Breaking down 'Breaking Bad' (SPOILERS) 08/12/2013 10:42am • SPOILER ALERT: This piece is meant for viewers who have seen the previous night's episode. If it's still chilling on your DVR, abort now. WASHINGTON - WTOP is counting down the final eight episodes of AMC's "Breaking Bad" with an in-depth look at the show's hidden meanings, story elements and Mom who took sons from hospital faces separate prostitution charge 08/09/2013 12:10am • WASHINGTON - The mother accused of abducting her two young boys from Children's National Medical Center has a history of trouble with the law. Mikisha Funderburk, 27, was charged with prostitution after an arrest last May. D.C. police spokesman Araz Alali says Funderburk is currently under invest Cuccinelli calls for special Assembly session on ethics 08/05/2013 09:59pm • WASHINGTON - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the Republican candidate for governor, wants a special session of the General Assembly to deal with the state's ethics laws. He says he wants to repair what he calls the "severe holes" in the state's ethics laws. Those holes have been eviden Police urge drivers to slow down, save a life (VIDEO) 08/01/2013 06:57pm • WASHINGTON - Speed kills. The message from police, transportation officials and emergency medical doctors is stark and simple. At 25 miles an hour, a driver has a good chance of stopping before striking a pedestrian. But put a little more pressure on that accelerator, and you could end up taking a Congressional gridlock could raise Virginia's gas tax 07/31/2013 03:14am • WASHINGTON - The price Virginia motorists pay at the pump come January may depend on Congress and an embattled governor's ability to influence a local congressman. Virginia Republican Bob Goodlatte chairs the House Judiciary Committee where a bill to put a sales tax on online purchases has lan Va. students win national science competition (Video) 07/30/2013 08:59pm • WASHINGTON - Two northern Virginia schools now boast winners of a major student science competition. Alexandria and Chantilly each have a winning team out four top spots in the U.S. Army's research development and engineering e-CYBERMISSION competition. The competition, administered by the Nati 'Fruitvale Station' offers timely moment of reflection 07/18/2013 07:14pm • WASHINGTON - Regardless of your take on the George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin verdict, the most troubling thing, aside from the loss of life, was the predictably divisive reaction. Surely it would break along racial lines, O.J.-style, with an array of verbal Molotov cocktails. Many in black Ameri Police Chase Ends in Crystal City Wreck 07/12/2013 11:25pm • A police chase that started in D.C. ended with a wreck at a busy Crystal City intersection. U.S. Park Police had chased the car from D.C. to Crystal City when it was broadsided by a Jeep at the intersection of Jefferson Davis Highway and 23rd Street S. The fleeing vehicle slammed into a ga Iowa top court: Firing of attractive aide is legal 07/12/2013 08:18pm • By RYAN FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A dentist acted legally when he fired an assistant because he had grown too attracted to her and worried he would try to start an extramarital affair, the Iowa Supreme Court reaffirmed Friday in its second crack at the controversial case. C Mother goes on crusade after son dies in hot SUV 07/09/2013 02:53pm • WASHINGTON - The anguish that came in March 2007 was nearly unbearable for Lyn Balfour and her family. "I just couldn't believe I could forget my child," recalls Balfour. "It was very devastating for me." It was similar to every other day, but she was tired and working on a different routine. MCFRS Gives Pool Safety Tips For The Summer 06/21/2013 03:15pm • On the first official day of summer, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services have released some tips for being safe at the pool. Drowning is the second leading killer of children under the age of 14. Already this year, MCFRS has responded to a near drowning at a local pool. In that case, lifeguar Your Beermonger: Letting Go 06/21/2013 01:30pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Katie Carter, cheesemonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway) “Not everything that goes around comes back around, you know…” That’s a line from the title track of the new Queens Of The Stone Age album, …L Reflections: How Gandolfini, 'Sopranos' changed TV 06/21/2013 10:28am • WASHINGTON - The Writers Guild of America recently voted "The Sopranos" the best written show in TV history. How easy it is to forget it was also one of the best acted. When I "woke up that morning" and heard of the passing of James Gandolfini, I felt like I'd been whacked. More so, I thought a For pedestrian safety, Montgomery County cracks down on both sides 06/13/2013 08:30am • SILVER SPRING, Md. - With 11 pedestrians killed in Montgomery County this year -- more than in all of 2012 combined -- some pedestrian advocates are saying transportation officials and police are not doing enough for them. "Some of us believe that many roads have been built in Montgomery County w