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  • The Washington Examiner local news team says goodbye after eight years

    By Matt Connolly | 06/13/13 08:15 PM

    The Washington Examiner ended local news coverage Friday, leaving behind an eight-year legacy of public service and watchdog journalism. Readers will remember the print edition for its aggressive coverage of crime and transportation issues, its local and regional enterprise stories and its...

  • Metro train operators run five red signals

    By Kytja Weir | 06/13/13 07:15 PM

    Metro train operators ran red signals on the system's rails five times in the past three months, an unusual spate of the incidents, Metro officials said Thursday. No crashes occurred and no one was hurt in the incidents, but the agency considers them serious safety violations. "Anytime...

  • Thursday's storms bring reported tornadoes, but no widespread destruction

    By Liz Essley | 06/13/13 06:40 PM

    Two tornadoes were reported in Montgomery County, and tens of thousands of area residents lost power. But for much of the Washington region, Thursday's storm -- and the frenzy leading up to it -- turned out to be nothing but sound and fury. Residents reported funnel clouds near Olney and...

  • Some D.C. developmentally disabled residents not getting proper care

    By Eric P. Newcomer | 06/13/13 06:10 PM

    A court-ordered report shows that the District fails to properly serve some of its developmentally disabled residents. For more than three decades, the city has failed to fully comply with a court ruling that found that D.C. violated the rights of some of the city's institutionalized,...

  • Feds recommend nearly 11 years for man who stabbed gay teen

    By Naomi Jagoda | 06/13/13 05:30 PM

    Prosecutors are recommending that the ringleader in the stabbing of a gay teenage boy near the Howard Theatre last year be sentenced to about 11 years behind bars, court papers show. Ali Jackson, 20, pleaded guilty earlier this year to bias-related assault with intent to kill in connection...

  • Accused kitten thief pleads not guilty

    By Naomi Jagoda | 06/13/13 05:15 PM

    A 24-year-old woman accused of stealing a kitten from the Washington Humane Society pleaded not guilty in D.C. Superior Court on Thursday, court records show. Porsha Nicole Evans, of Southeast D.C., has been charged with second-degree theft. The brown-and-white kitten known as Callista was...

  • Thompson associate charged in campaign finance probe

    By Alan Blinder | 06/13/13 05:00 PM

    A business associate of Jeffrey Thompson, the city contractor and political donor who is the subject of a sprawling corruption investigation, has been charged with breaking federal campaign finance laws. In a court filing released Thursday, federal prosecutors charged Lee Calhoun, who worked...

  • More D.C. employees face discipline for parking abuse

    By Alan Blinder | 06/13/13 04:35 PM

    Two more employees of the District's chief financial officer have been implicated in a long-running probe into misconduct tied to the fraudulent use of disabled parking permits. D.C. Inspector General Charles Willoughby, in a confidential report obtained by The Washington Examiner, said that...

  • D.C. area outpaces nation in booming Asian, Hispanic growth

    By Matt Connolly | 06/13/13 01:50 AM

    The Washington region is gaining minorities at an even faster rate than the rapidly diversifying nation, according to census data releasedThursday, with Asian immigrants and Hispanic families leading the way. The District saw a 14.6 percent increase in its Hispanic population from 2010 to...

  • House committee votes to reopen design process for Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial

    By Eric P. Newcomer | 06/12/13 09:00 PM

    The movement to derail the Frank Gehry design plan for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial took a big step forward Wednesday, when a House subcommittee approved a bill that would begin a new selection process for the monument's design. The full House of Representatives will next consider the...


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