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June 19, 2013

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  • Capital Bikeshare becoming an economic development tool

    By Kytja Weir | 06/09/13 05:55 PM

    Capital Bikeshare is doing more than moving people around on red bikes. It's also helping sell houses and apartments and draw people to businesses. The bike-sharing system, which has more than 175 docking stations across the District, Arlington and Alexandria, has become the latest tool to...

  • VIDEO: Sen. Lautenberg buried in Arlington

    06/07/13 01:35 PM

    Frank Lautenberg, the last World War II veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate, was buried Friday with military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.

  • Teen dies after skateboarding accident in Arlington

    By Naomi Jagoda | 06/05/13 10:35 AM

    A high-school senior died after he fell off a skateboard and was run over by his friend's pickup truck in Arlington, officials said. The incident took place at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of S. Highland Street. Both the driver and the victim were students at Washington-Lee High...

  • Arlington deputy sheriff arrested in Alexandria shooting death

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/31/13 10:20 AM

    Arlington County Deputy Sheriff Craig Patterson has been charged in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in Alexandria, police said. Patterson, 44, was taken into custody Thursday evening at a residence in Spotsylvania County, Alexandria police said. He is charged with murdering Julian...

  • D.C. labor board leader resigns over residency requirement

    By Eric P. Newcomer | 05/30/13 05:20 PM

    The head of the D.C. board tasked with resolving labor disputes resigned last week after allegations surfaced that he did not reside in the District as required by city law. On April 30, Ondray T. Harris -- a lawyer who was then serving as executive director of the Public Employee Relations...

  • Alexandria mayor urges patience with slaying investigation involving Arlington officer

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/24/13 11:05 AM

    Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille urged residents to be patient while authorities investigate the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man by an off-duty Arlington County deputy sheriff. "I am confident that appropriate justice will prevail once all facts are known," Euille said in a statement Thursday....

  • Surveys: Many Bikeshare riders wouldn't have driven

    By Kytja Weir | 05/22/13 05:20 PM

    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

    By Naomi Jagoda | 05/22/13 04:40 PM

    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...

  • Northern Virginia leaders plan wish list of road projects for new funds

    By Liz Essley | 05/22/13 04:35 PM

    Northern Virginia transportation officials have a long wish list for the first $180 million expected to flow into their coffers in the next year from tax increases in Gov. Bob McDonnell's new roads package -- including widening traffic-clogged Route 28 and Route 1. The Northern Virginia...

  • Officials: Only handful of Capital Bikeshare bikes stolen

    By Kytja Weir | 05/22/13 04:20 PM

    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,...


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