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  • D.C.-area cities keep pace with Sun Belt growth

    Matt Connolly

    Published: Wed, May 22, 2013

    The nation's fastest-growing cities may be in the Sun Belt, but the District and nearby Alexandria and Gaithersburg are gaining residents at a blistering pace, according to census data released Thursday. D.C.'s population grew by 5.1 percent to 632,323 from 2010 to 2012, according to the...

  • Surveys: Many Bikeshare riders wouldn't have driven

    Kytja Weir

    Published: Wed, May 22, 2013

    Capital Bikeshare is saving cash and time for its riders, making them healthier while also taking cars off the roads and spurring economic development, according to two new surveys of riders. But the service appears to be having an unintended result of shifting some riders away from walking or...

  • Off-duty deputy sheriff fatally shoots man in Alexandria

    Naomi Jagoda

    Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

    A 22-year-old man is dead after being shot by an off-duty Arlington County deputy sheriff in Alexandria, police officials said. Family and friends identified the victim as Julian Dawkins, who worked for the "PBS NewsHour" program. The deputy sheriff, 44-year-old Craig Patterson, was questioned...

  • Officials: Only handful of Capital Bikeshare bikes stolen

    Kytja Weir

    Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

    Capital Bikeshare has shiny red bikes on street corners all over the region, with plans to expand. But surprisingly, those cherry red numbers haven't been stolen very often. Only 15 bikes have gone missing out of the 1,900 bikes ordered for the bikesharing service since it began in fall 2010,...

  • Potomac Yard Metro station delayed again

    Kytja Weir

    Published: Tue, May 21, 2013

    Plans to build a Metro station at Alexandria's Potomac Yard have hit another snag, pushing back the opening of a potential station there to 2017 at the earliest.

  • Suspects indicted in Alexandria cop shooting, eldery man's slaying

    Naomi Jagoda

    Published: Tue, May 21, 2013

    An Alexandria grand jury has indicted a man in the shooting of a police officer and a woman in the slaying of a 94-year-old man, officials said. Kashif Bashir, 27, was indicted for shooting Alexandria Police Officer Peter Laboy during a Feb. 27 traffic stop. Bashir is charged with attempted...

  • The Blotter for May 20

    Naomi Jagoda

    Published: Sun, May 19, 2013

    Man dies after Northeast D.C. shooting A 21-year-old man who was shot early Saturday morning in Eckington area has died, police said. About 3:20 a.m. Saturday, police went to the unit block of S Street NE and found Dontel Price, of Northeast D.C., suffering from gunshot wounds. Price was...

  • Heating problem leads to smoke in Alexandria restaurant

    Naomi Jagoda

    Published: Sun, May 19, 2013

    A well-known Alexandria restaurant had smoke on all three floors of its establishment after its heating system overheated, officials said. About 9:15 a.m. Sunday, firefighters received a called to Bugsy's Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar, located at 111 King Street. When they arrived,...