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I've been in and out of the car much of the day and if anything's been on the radio, I've missed it. Not much local news coverage on the country music stations, though.

I checked the websites of WMAL, WTOP, Newschannel8, WJLA, WRC, WT and nothing. Plenty of stories about the one to two feet of snow on the way and crime stories from elsewhere but nothing on this. It seems odd to me but perhaps in their eyes, the story isn't sensational enough to merit coverage.

The thing that comes to my mind is that the Fairfax Sheriff's Department is going to be very busy with the media and security when the sniper trial starts. It doesn't need these kind of distractions.

Perhaps all the other media outlets are being sensitive to what is clearly a tragedy for this family. Nope, that does not seem likely.

This is a violent death that apparently is being investigated by the subordinates of the husband. Sample question: Was it his police gun that killed her?

The poilitcal tie in is interesting also. As Legia wrote, the testimony was emotional and intense on the seat belt debate. The seat belt vote was a wild one. It passed Thursday night, 49 to 48. But then on Friday morning, a parliamentary maneuver resulted in a revote. After a night of intense lobbying on both sides and a brief debate, the votes was 48 to 49. Three changed their votes to go against it; two more switched to vote for it.

The whole seat belt vote now appears to be about politics, not seat belts. As the Post says, the democrat governor "Warner, who repeatedly lobbied Democratic lawmakers to get the bill through unfriendly committees and onto the House floor, issued a statement today expressing disappointment. ... Angry Democrats and road safety advocates accused Republicans of killing the measure rather than allow Warner to succeed on one of his priority bills."

Somehow this has become "a primary piece of legislation for the governor of Virginia." But enough to drive this woman over the edge?