Closed! more ›

One of the most gruesome images one can come across is that of a hacked-off limb. To shield your sensitive eyes, we decided to post this photo of a fairly innocent-looking machete. This one isn't curved like normal ones are, but you get the point. To the friendly local satellite organizations for Central American-based gangs, the wielding of a machete carries with it more gravitas than ever before. more ›

Today will be mostly cloudy with highs around 50 with rain likely this morning. The photo is from photographer Elliott Teel's photoblog "D.C. In B&W" NoVa Gang Slices Again: The Northern Virginia street gang Mara Salvatrucha is in the news again, this time for slicing three fingers off the hand of a man at the Lee Highway Multiplex Cinemas in Merrifield. Millions of dollars in funding for anti-gang programs have flowed to authorities in... more ›