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Biker killed on U Street identified
Kate Jacobson
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, when he was struck by a car. Brand was not wearing a helmet. He was transported to a local...
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Southeast student maces others in fight
Kate Jacobson
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 the school -- located at 34014th Street SE -- then one student pulled out mace and began spraying....
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District man sentenced for killing ex-girlfriend's brother
Naomi Jagoda
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 prison in D.C. Superior Court. He was found guilty in February of second-degree murder for fatally...
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Councilman Tommy Wells returns focus to D.C. fire department
Eric P. Newcomer
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 fire. As Ellerbe has faced repeated trouble and a few calls for his resignation, Wells returned to...
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Language immersion high school nears approval
Rachel Baye
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. The proposed District of Columbia International School, or DCI, is the creation of five public...
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Jonetta Rose Barras: Circulating the Circulator
Jonetta Rose Barras
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 another. Inexpensive, reliable and clean, the Circulator has become so popular it seems every D.C....
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D.C. to start counting calories on drink vending machines in municipal buildings
Eric P. Newcomer
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 beverages, and they're not necessarily the most healthful calories, either," Gray said Thursday on...
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D.C. considering gun liability insurance requirement
Eric P. Newcomer
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 hearing Thursday on her legislation, which she believes would make gun owners more cautious about...
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D.C. overnight shootings injure 3 men
Naomi Jagoda
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, which is near Sherman Circle. A man told police that he was walking when the assailant emerged from...
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'John Doe' arrested in child pornography case after manhunt
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013
A man charged in federal court in the District with producing child pornography was arrested Wednesday afternoon following what authorities called a "nationwide manhunt." The man, dubbed "John Doe" in court papers, was arrested after a tipster called U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement....
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