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June 19, 2013

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  • Shih Tzu thriving months after being stabbed in D.C.

    By Naomi Jagoda | 06/09/13 07:00 PM

    Months after a Shih Tzu named Coco was stabbed multiple times in Southeast D.C., the dog is doing well with a new family. Coco was stabbed with a kitchen knife on Sept. 21 on the 4300 block of Hillside Road in a case of domestic violence. She experienced significant blood loss and had severe...

  • Science intern beaten to death in Georgetown

    By Scott McCabe | 06/09/13 06:45 PM

    Christine Mirzayan had a promising future as a biochemist before she was bludgeoned to death in Georgetown, thelast known victim of a man known as the Potomac River Rapist. The daughter of Iranian immigrants, Mirzayan had completed her doctorate from the University of California, San...

  • 'Devil Wears Prada' author promoting sequel in Washington

    By Nikki Schwab | 06/09/13 06:40 PM

    It was 10 whole years ago that Lauren Weisberger became a breakout book author thanks to her first novel, "The Devil Wears Prada," a tome that may or may not be about Weisberger's time working for Anna Wintour at Vogue. Now, she's back with a sequel, "Revenge Wears Prada," which looks at where...

  • 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...

  • Maryland tops nation in progress for low-income students

    By Rachel Baye | 06/09/13 05:25 PM

    Low-income students in Maryland made more academic progress over an eight-year period than in any other state in the country, according to a new report. Fourth- and eighth-grade students in Maryland eligible for free and reduced meals raised their reading and math scores on the National...

  • Local Editorial: Don't make CityCenterDC a prize for Big Labor

    By Examiner Editorial | 06/09/13 04:10 PM

    Exactly how far does the federal government's power to regulate publicly funded construction projects go? According to the Labor Department, it goes all the way to privately funded construction projects. The feds and the D.C. government are currently engaged in a struggle over precisely this...

  • Frager's opening temporary Eastern Market location

    By Andy Brownfield | 06/09/13 12:55 PM

    Mayor Vincent Gray and District officials announced Sunday that Frager's Hardware Store is opening a temporary pop-up location after the Capitol Hill institution was destroyed in a fire last week. Officials and Frager's owner John Weintraub announced that the temporary store would be located...

  • Former Councilman Michael Brown charged with bribery

    By Alan Blinder | 06/07/13 03:35 PM

    Federal prosecutors on Friday charged former D.C. Councilman Michael Brown with one count of bribery, ending months of silence about long-running probes of corruption in District politics and triggering speculation about where the investigations will ultimately lead. U.S. Attorney Ronald...

  • Crime jumps at D.C. elementary schools

    By Rachel Baye | 06/07/13 11:54 AM

    Violent crime has jumped 33 percent at the District's public elementary schools this school year, while the amount of those crimes occurring at middle and high schools fell. Public elementary schools saw 57 incidents of violent crime -- which includes robbery, assault, sex abuse and homicide...

  • One in custody, two sought after Georgetown carjacking

    By Naomi Jagoda | 06/07/13 11:20 AM

    A juvenile has been taken into custody after a carjacking at a Georgetown gas station, and police said that they are looking for two others involved in the crime. About 1:10 a.m. Friday, a Virginia woman was at the Exxon station in the 3600 block of M Street NW when she was approached by a...


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