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Four people hurt, one seriously, in Maryland apartment fire
April Burbank
Published: Tue, Apr 2, 2013
Four people, including a 6-year-old child, were injured after a fire broke out in a Silver Spring apartment building just after sunrise Tuesday morning. One person, an adult male officials believe to be in his 60s, was taken to a burn center with life-threatening injuries. Officials said the...
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3-Minute Interview: Amy Bormet, founder of the Washington Women in Jazz Festival
April Burbank
Published: Sat, Mar 30, 2013
Bomet is a jazz pianist, vocalist and composer. She is a member of the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra and founded the Washington Women in Jazz Festival, which recently wrapped up its third year. What prompted you to start the Washington Women in Jazz Festival? I wanted to push women to the...
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Top Cop: K-9 dog and detective honored in Prince George's County
April Burbank
Published: Sat, Mar 30, 2013
A Prince George's County police detective-and-dog team has been recognized for a search of a home last year that uncovered crack cocaine. The K-9 dog, a Labrador named Pele, found the drugs hidden in the leg of an ironing board during a search of a home in Upper Marlboro in February 2012....
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D.C. man fights ambulance fee after father's death
April Burbank
Published: Wed, Mar 27, 2013
A man whose father died after waiting at least 30 minutes for a D.C. ambulance is pressing the District to address a series of delays in its ambulance service. Durand Ford Jr.'s 71-year-old father went into cardiac arrest on New Year's Eve, and D.C. did not have any units immediately available...
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Accused shooter arrested in Silver Spring slaying
April Burbank
Published: Wed, Mar 27, 2013
A man sought by police for more than two years after a fatal shooting in Silver Spring has been arrested in Knoxville, Tenn. on other charges. Montgomery County police had issued a warrant for Tyshon Jones after four men assaulted Julian Kelly, 27, on Aug. 21, 2010. One person shot Kelly, and...
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