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  • Amid filling vacancies, Mayor Vincent Gray wants to trim D.C. boards

    By Alan Blinder | 06/04/13 06:00 PM

    D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has in recent months sharply reduced vacancies on government boards and commissions, but hundreds of open slots still remain, and a much-touted plan to trim the number of city panels will not be the ultimate antidote for the staffing woes. A Washington Examiner analysis...

  • Ousted D.C. director claims he was told not to hire whites, conservatives

    By Eric P. Newcomer | 06/04/13 05:15 PM

    The former head of a labor dispute board who resigned last month after admitting that he lived outside the District, in violation of D.C. law, claims that he was forced out for ignoring instructions not to hire white or conservative employees. Ondray Harris, a former deputy chief in the Civil...

  • The Blotter for June 5

    By Scott McCabe and Naomi Jagoda | 06/04/13 04:30 PM

    Man tried to lure girls into vehicle in D.C. District police are looking for a man who tried to lure three girls into his vehicle. About 8:15 a.m. Monday, a man driving an older model black Honda pulled up to two girls on the 4900 block of Blaine Street NE, offered them money, and asked them...

  • Cab driver killed in Adams Morgan, suspects in custody

    By Scott McCabe | 06/04/13 02:30 PM

    A cab driver was killed and two men were captured after a shooting and police chase in Adams Morgan. At about 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to D.C. police, officers on patrol heard a gunshot, and saw a taxicab crash around Kalorama and Ontario NW. Two men jumped out of the taxi and fled on...

  • D.C. man sentenced in armed robbery of senior citizen

    By Scott McCabe | 06/04/13 12:50 PM

    A 29-year-old D.C. man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for robbing a senior citizen in Northwest Washington. Reggie Gordon admitted to accosting a 69-year-old man on the afternoon of Feb. 8 in the area of 14th and Newton streets NW. Gordon pulled a knife and demanded, "Give me...

  • Pedestrian struck in downtown D.C. dies of injuries

    By Kytja Weir | 06/04/13 12:00 PM

    A 53-year-old homeless man who was struck crossing Connecticut Avenue last month in downtown Washington has died, according to D.C. police. The man, Dereck Audrey, was run over on May 16 when he was crossing Connecticut Avenue at K Street NW. A 2013 Mercedes Benz E35 hit him around 10 p.m....

  • Man tried to lure girls into vehicle in D.C.

    By Scott McCabe | 06/04/13 10:50 AM

    District police are looking for a man who tried to lure three girls into his vehicle. Around 8:15 a.m. Monday, a man driving an older model black Honda pulled up to two girls in the 4900 block of Blaine Street NE, offered them money, and asked them to get into his vehicle. The girls refused,...

  • Police investigating report of sex abuse at D.C. fire station

    By Naomi Jagoda | 06/03/13 06:30 PM

    A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by two of her fellow firefighters while at a Northwest D.C. firehouse, officials said. The alleged incident took place at the station on the 2200 block of M Street NW, which is in the West End neighborhood. D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Tim Wilson said...

  • D.C. to push free condom program on TV

    By Alan Blinder | 06/03/13 06:30 PM

    The District government, in a broadening of its efforts to promote its condom-distribution program, will debut a television advertising campaign Tuesday that public health officials hope will resonate with young residents and help to combat sexually transmitted diseases. "When you go and watch...

  • Councilman pushes for more access to D.C. school fields

    By Alan Blinder | 06/03/13 05:40 PM

    Liability issue could become sticking point A District lawmaker, frustrated by periods of idleness at D.C. Public Schools properties throughout Washington, will on Tuesday introduce a plan to give the public access to those institutions' facilities for athletic use outside of school hours....


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