Matthew Cella
Articles by Matthew Cella
Virginia gay marriage could begin August 20 unless Supreme Court grants stay
A federal appeals court on Wednesday cleared the way for same-sex marriages to be performed in Virginia as soon as next week, denying a request to stay its ruling striking down the state's ban on the unions. Published August 13, 2014
Without Supreme Court stay, gay marriage to take effect in Virginia on Aug. 21
A federal appeals court on Wednesday cleared the way for same-sex marriages to be performed in Virginia as soon as next week, denying a request to stay its ruling striking down the state's ban on the unions. Published August 13, 2014
Federal judge upholds strict new Maryland gun laws
A federal judge has upheld a package of strict firearms regulations that went into effect in Maryland last year. Published August 12, 2014
Police: 13-year-old charged with attempted murder in Wheaton gang shooting
A 13-year-old boy was charged with attempted murder after shooting a female in the back because a gang he was involved with thought she had snitched to police. Published July 31, 2014
Border crisis fuels surge in immigrant enrollment at Montgomery County schools
Montgomery County schools are seeing a surge in illegal immigrant children enrolling in the school system after having crossed the border unaccompanied, schools officials say. Published July 30, 2014
Prince William County officials alarmed at illegals housed at nonprofit
Lawmakers in a Northern Virginia county are looking for answers about a contract between the federal government and a local nonprofit to house illegal immigrant children weeks after community opposition forced the Obama administration to rethink a plan to house some of the children at an abandoned college south of Richmond. Published July 15, 2014
Former P.G. County Executive Wayne K. Curry dies of cancer at 63
Former Prince George's County Executive Wayne K. Curry died Wednesday after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 63. Published July 2, 2014
Jury: HIV/AIDS grant money used to renovate building that opened as strip club
A D.C. jury found that a nonprofit group and its director misappropriated more than $300,000 from the city's HIV/AIDS program for renovations on a proposed job-training center that instead was used to open a strip club. Published June 24, 2014
Assad Facebook page displays letter of support from Virginia state senator
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has posted on his Facebook page a letter from a Virginia state senator praising the Syrian army and offering encouragement in the government's three-year battle against rebel forces. Published May 28, 2014
Deeds files notice ahead of possible lawsuit over son’s care
Virginia state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds has indicated he might sue over negligent treatment of his mentally ill son, who attacked Mr. Deeds before fatally shooting himself last year. Published May 15, 2014
D.C. woman pleads guilty in her 7-week-old son’s fatal overdose
A D.C. woman pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter Wednesday for administering a lethal dose of a prescription drug to her infant son. Published May 7, 2014
Poll: Support for Medicaid expansion eroding in Virginia
A proposal to expand Medicaid to up to 400,000 low-income residents is losing support in Virginia, poll results released Thursday suggest. Published April 24, 2014
Five former Virginia AGs want case against ex-governor Bob McDonnell dismissed
Five former Virginia attorneys general — three Democrats and two Republicans — said in a proposed court filing that corruption counts against former Gov. Bob McDonnell should be dismissed and that Justice Department attorneys overreached in bringing criminal charges for his indiscretions. Published April 3, 2014
Bowser’s D.C. primary victory caps speedy rise to political prominence
D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser's victory Tuesday in the District's Democratic mayoral primary caps a rise from relative obscurity seven years ago to front-runner status in the general election. Published April 1, 2014
Scandal-weary D.C. voters send Mayor Gray packing
D.C. voters, weary of the shadow of corruption and federal investigation that clouded the administration of Vincent C. Gray seemingly from his first day in office, rejected the mayor's bid for a second term, choosing instead a two-term council member and political protege of the man he ousted four years ago. Published April 1, 2014
New details lead police to D.C. park in search of missing 8-year-old girl
A weeklong search for a missing 8-year-old girl that has spanned the East Coast shifted Thursday to a large wooded parkland in the District, where police mounted a "recovery operation" and said they couldn't ignore the possibility that Relisha Rudd was killed. Published March 27, 2014
Police: Columbia mall shooter left chilling message before rampage
Howard County Police said a 19-year-old who fatally shot two employees at a Maryland mall in January before taking his own life had a fixation on the 1999 Columbine High School shooting and that he posted a chilling message online moments before his rampage. Published March 12, 2014
Police: 2 Alexandria shootings ‘appear to be linked’ to 2003 unsolved slaying of sheriff’s wife
Alexandria police said Thursday that the fatal shooting of a music teacher last month and the killing last year of a regional planning official "appear to be linked" to the decade-old unsolved slaying of the wife of the city's former sheriff. Published March 6, 2014
Maryland teen killer gunned down in Israeli prison shootout
A Maryland man serving a prison sentence in Israel for a horrific murder he committed as a teen in Aspen Hill was gunned down Sunday by police special forces after he stole a gun and shot three guards. Published February 23, 2014
D.C. man dies from wounds suffered in January shooting
D.C. police say a Northeast man shot last month died on Saturday. Published February 23, 2014