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Man shot in Southeast D.C.
Published: Sun, May 19, 2013
A man was shot in Southeast D.C. early Sunday morning, police said, in an incident that took place at about 3 a.m. on the 2300 block of Pitts Place SE. The man was walking when he was approached...
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Biker killed on U Street identified
Published: Sat, May 18, 2013
Police have identified the bicyclist who was struck and killed by a car on Thursday near U street. Andre Brands, 50, was riding south on 11th Street near the U Street intersection, police said,...
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Southeast student maces others in fight
Published: Sat, May 18, 2013
A student at Ballou High School in the Southeast maced a group of other students after getting into an altercation at the school. Police said a group of at least 10 students got into a fight at...
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Councilman Tommy Wells returns focus to D.C. fire department
Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013
A day before Ward 6 Councilman Tommy Wells officially announced he was running for mayor, he undertook what has become a reoccurring role: holding D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe's feet to the...
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District man sentenced for killing ex-girlfriend's brother
Published: Sat, May 18, 2013
A District man convicted of the 2011 slaying of his ex-girlfriend's brother has been sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison, officials said. Brandon Andrews, 31, was sentenced to 39 1/2 years in...
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Language immersion high school nears approval
Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013
Students who finish elementary school fluent in French, Spanish or Chinese could soon have the chance to sharpen their language skills at an International Baccalaureate middle and high school....
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Jonetta Rose Barras: Circulating the Circulator
Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013
Call it the little red and gray bus that could. Launched in 2005, the Circulator had been designed mostly to get riders from one tourist attraction, entertainment center or retail hot spot to...
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D.C. to start counting calories on drink vending machines in municipal buildings
Updated: Thu, May 16, 2013
By placing labels with calorie counts on District government vending machines, Mayor Vincent Gray hopes city workers will pick healthier drinks. "There are a lot of calories in a lot of these...
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D.C. considering gun liability insurance requirement
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
A D.C. Councilwoman has introduced legislation that could make the District the nation's first jurisdiction to require gun owners to buy liability insurance. Ward 3 Councilwoman Mary Cheh held a...
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D.C. overnight shootings injure 3 men
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
Two separate shootings in the District overnight left a total of three men injured, police said. The first shooting took place shortly before midnight in the 800 block of Buchanan Street NW,...
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