Matthew Cella
Articles by Matthew Cella
City State: Morning Roundup
Still not enough cash for D.C.; Lawsuit in South Capitol Street shooting; Gandhi says tax collected properly; More than one-third of petition signatures came from web; Gansler seeking political points?; Parents upset about third-grade textbook's liberal agenda Published June 23, 2011
City State: Morning Roundup
Allen is 'tracked'; MPD civilian overrules trial boards; Maryland changes teacher evaluation; Former postmaster general to be named to MWAA board chief; Wells not ruling out mayoral run; D.C. schools getting better; NFL lockout hurts Maryland; McDonnell in Paris Published June 21, 2011
Escaped D.C. ward recaptured in Southeast
A ward of the District who escaped custody has been recaptured by U.S. Marshals, officials with the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) said Tuesday. Published June 21, 2011
City State: Morning Roundup
Ward 7 wants Yvette out; Lottery prepares for online games; Grand jury hears evidence on Gray; Fire department policy harmful to pregnant firefighters; DYRS ward escapes -- again; MetroAccess drivers snooze; Free State not so free; Post poll on AIDS; Va. Senate candidate calls for Holder to step down; GOP candidates visit Maryland Published June 21, 2011
City State: Morning Roundup
More poll results; troubled strip club; Peck back in government; Obama team organizing; Lasting effects from dirty tricks; Hospital fight may not be over Published June 20, 2011
IN OTHER WORDS: ‘Bizarre’ ways to pick up the tab
The best way to use additional dollars that enter the D.C. piggy bank prompted hours of debate on Tuesday among council members, prompting one to term it a "bizarre bazaar." Published June 19, 2011
IN OTHER WORDS: Civil suit not Thomas’ first rodeo
Before D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. faced a $1 million civil suit filed by the D.C. attorney general over questionable fundraising and spending by his not-a-charity Team Thomas, he faced another civil lawsuit seeking to compel him to pay back a modest sum of a few thousand dollars in student loans. Published June 12, 2011
Arrest made in Capitol Heights homicide
Prince George’s County police on Friday arrested a D.C. man in connection with a fatal shooting last month in Capitol Heights. Published June 11, 2011
D.C. campaign finance officials file complaint against Kwame Brown committee
The District's Office of Campaign Finance on Friday filed a complaint against D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown's 2008 re-election campaign with the city's Board of Elections and Ethics, upholding violations outlined in an audit released in April. Published June 11, 2011
City State: Morning Roundup
Johnson 'legacy' faces shredding; Ramsey riled by Lanier; Thomas did not disclose; GOP criticizes cost estimate of O'Malley Asia junket; Nickles on Thomas; Virginia to reconcile redistricting plans; Speed cameras heading for the Beltway; Brown quits Metro Published June 10, 2011
Interim schools superintendent named in Md.
A former Queen Anne's County Public Schools superintendent was named interim superintendent of the Maryland State Department of Education on Thursday. Published June 9, 2011
Missing swimmer’s body recovered
The body of a swimmer who went missing in the Triadelphia Reservoir in Brookville was recovered on Tuesday, Montgomery County Police said. Published June 7, 2011
IN OTHER WORDS: Which D.C. chief is tougher on cops?
Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier appeared on WTOP Radio's "Ask the Chief" program Thursday and discussed an article in The Washington Times on complaints by male command staff members of receiving harsher discipline than their female counterparts. Published June 5, 2011
City State: Morning Roundup
More Navigatorgate FOIAs, DYRS nominee in peril, juvenile escapees caught, MoCo Council versus cops, (Another) PG developer busted, Allen remains faithful, Bumpy rides for Metro, Bridge tolls increased, no charges in DC9 death Published June 3, 2011
No charges filed in DC9 case
Prosecutors will not pursue criminal charges related to the death of a Silver Spring man near the DC9 nightclub in the District's U Street corridor in October. Published June 2, 2011
D.C. man fatally stabbed, woman arrested
Metropolitan Police said a man was fatally stabbed and a woman was arrested for the crime early Thursday. Published June 2, 2011
D.C. man sentenced for 2010 armed robbery
A D.C. man was sentenced Tuesday in connection with a daylight armed robbery in Northeast last year during which he and another man fired 19 warning shots into the air — only to be caught by police who were nearby and heard the gunfire. Published May 31, 2011
‘Outrageous’ talking points from Barry, Brown
When D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown didn't even seem to notice fellow council member Marion Barry's entreaties to speak one last time at a subcommittee meeting on Thursday, you could tell things were about to get awkward. Published May 29, 2011
Conviction for man involved in Northwest D.C. burglaries
A 21-year-old D.C. man has been convicted of burglarizing a home and attempting to burglarize another home on the same day, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District said Friday. Published May 27, 2011
Mont. Co. police ID suspect, victim in fatal stabbing
Montgomery County Police on Friday identified the victim of a fatal stabbing at a Rockville house and the man charged with killing him. Published May 27, 2011
