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Va. legislature sends texting bill to governor 02/19/2013 04:38pm • Hank Silverberg, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Put down your phone and stop texting, it could soon be illegal to drive and text all across the Capitol region. The Virginia General Assembly has sent legislation that toughens the state's no-texting-while-driving rules to Gov. Bob McDonnell for his signatur Board Bashes Governor’s Transportation Plan 01/30/2013 03:50pm • (Updated at 4:45 p.m.) County Board members spent a portion of Tuesday’s meeting expressing distaste with Governor McDonnell’s proposed transportation plan, namely the idea of eliminating Virginia’s gas tax. The proposal would do away with the 17.5 cents per gallon gas tax, but wou SHA: Plan Ahead Before Today’s Commute Home 01/25/2013 10:20am • The Maryland State Highway Administration is asking commuters to take their time and avoid traveling during the snow expected to hit the region this afternoon. Because of pavement temperatures below 20 degrees, the SHA will not pre-treat roads using salt brine that could freeze. Salt from Thursday Sexual assault victim: 'I was raised to trust the police' 01/24/2013 11:08pm • Alicia Lozano, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Like many people who are sexually assaulted, she never thought it could happen to her. She wasn't drunk. She wasn't walking down a dark alley. She was just a 30-something woman on a date. It took two days before this D.C. resident, who asked that her name n Tree-climbing anti-abortion activist banned from D.C. 01/23/2013 01:45pm • Alicia Lozano, wtop.com WASHINGTON - A California man has been banned from D.C. after climbing a 40-foot tree on Inauguration Day and yelling his way through the ceremony. Police say anti-abortion activist Rives Miller Grogan stayed in a thin tree near the Capitol for hours during Monday's sw 'Zero Dark Thirty' an Oscar-worthy hunt for bin Laden 01/10/2013 06:08pm • Jason Fraley, WTOP film critic WASHINGTON - Its access to classified intel and depiction of detainee torture have made it a target on Capitol Hill. Now, you can see for yourself as "Zero Dark Thirty" hits theaters nationwide. Nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture, the film reunites Waldorf schools focus on distraction-free education 01/02/2013 05:02pm • Josie Duckett, special to wtop.com BETHESDA, Md. - Step inside the doors at Washington Waldorf School and you'll find woodwork, cross-stitch and sculpture classes -- but you won't find web design, graphics or film classes. As schools race to the top, innovation here looks basic, artsy and unplugg Serial 'butt slasher' held without bond 12/19/2012 07:25pm • Neal Augenstein, wtop.com WASHINGTON - The man charged with slashing women's buttocks in Northern Virginia shopping malls will remain behind bars before facing trial in Fairfax County, a District Court judge ruled Wednesday. Johnny D. Guillen Pimentel appeared for a brief court hearing just one d Cuccinelli Warns of Holiday Scams 12/19/2012 03:45pm • It’s a season for giving, but apparently some scam artists are instead using the opportunity for taking. The Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s office is warning residents to watch out for holiday scams, particularly those involving false charities and phishing. Some groups use n Suspected 'butt slasher' extradited from Peru 12/19/2012 06:55am • Neal Augenstein, wtop.com WASHINGTON - The man accused of slashing women's buttocks in Northern Virginia malls last year has been extradited from Peru and transported to Fairfax County. Johnny D. Guillen Pimentel had been arrested in January 2012 by Peruvian police. In a series of nine attack 'Absolutely heartbreaking': Sandy Hook teacher's terrifying experience 12/14/2012 03:41pm • Megan Cloherty, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Teacher Laura Feinstein, a reading specialist, was inside Sandy Hook Elementary School when the shooter began his rampage. Laura is the sister-in-law of WTOP mid-day anchor Debra Feinstein and she spoke with WTOP hours after the shooting. Feinstein recall Emails, texts may not be as important as you think 12/14/2012 03:46am • Do you think you could unplug for a couple hours each day? How does technology help or hurt your productivity? Post a comment in this story, comment on WTOP's Facebook Page or use #WTOP on Twitter. Andrew Mollenbeck, wtop.com WASHINGTON - The steady chimes, rings and tones around the off Garden Plot: Gifts for gardeners, de-icers and tips for healthy holiday plants 12/13/2012 07:24pm • Mike McGrath, wtop.com It's almost winter, do you know where your de-icer is? I know it's time for me to be writing up last-minute gift tips for gardeners, reminders not to set your tree on fire and warnings not to eat the mistletoe. But we've already had some frigid nights, winter officially star Your Beermonger: Top 5 Beers of 2012 12/07/2012 12:00pm • Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Nick Anderson, beermonger at Arrowine (4508 Lee Highway) As we approach the end of 2012, end-of-year retrospectives and best-of lists saturate all forms of media across all subjects, and your humble Beermonger is here to throw one m Va. to consider tougher laws on texting while driving 12/04/2012 02:04pm • Hank Silverberg, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Efforts to make texting while driving a crime in Virginia, similar to laws Maryland and D.C., may be making some headway. Currently, typing on your smartphone while the behind the wheel in Virginia can get you only a $25 fine and even then its a secondary