Company takes issue with NTSB findings after 2016 natural gas blast

Plus: Police release composite sketch of Montgomery Village rape suspect; Lockheed Martin excels in first quarter

Notable homes sold in the last week

Plus: GW Medical Faculty and Associates to close Silver Spring practice; Bethesda painter coming to Gallery B in May

Jury begins deliberations following closing arguments

Additional days could cost Ride On transit system $1 million a year

First phase of 10-year redevelopment plan includes townhouses

Questions swirl over funding retirement benefits, making catch up raises for unions

No replacement for restaurant has been announced

‘Communication gaps’ cited in federal investigation into 2016 blast that killed 7, injured 68