June 19, 2013

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  • Smoke from Capitol Hill store fire seen for miles

    By Associated Press | 06/05/13 09:30 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 100 firefighters have been battling a 4-alarm fire in a Capitol Hill hardware store that sent up plumes of smoke that could be seen for miles in Washington. The fire broke out at Frager's Hardware about 6 p.m. Wednesday. NBC4 in Washington reports that crews...

  • 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...

  • 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....

  • Opening of D.C. medical marijuana dispensaries delayed

    By Eric P. Newcomer | 05/31/13 06:40 PM

    D.C. marijuana dispensaries thought they'd be open a month ago, but a slow-moving District Department of Health still needs to give doctors the authority to recommend marijuana to their patients. "If you drove by now you'd see the signs are up and everything is ready -- except the doors are...

  • Harry Jaffe: Vincent Gray weighs a second term as D.C. mayor

    By Harry Jaffe | 05/21/13 05:50 PM

    In working the streets and the phones to figure out where our nascent mayoral campaign is headed, I realized I was dealing with two realities — parallel universes, if you prefer.

  • D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells to run for mayor

    By Kate Jacobson | 05/18/13 05:55 PM

    Another D.C. council member is throwing his hat in the ring to be the next mayor of D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells announced on Saturday that he will enter the 2014 mayoral race. Wells spoke to a group of supporters on H Street in the District, saying there is a crisis of ethics inside city hall...

  • Councilman Tommy Wells returns focus to D.C. fire department

    By Eric P. Newcomer | 05/17/13 07:25 PM

    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...

  • Councilman Tommy Wells set to enter D.C. mayoral race

    By Alan Blinder | 05/13/13 05:25 PM

    After months of publicly flirting with a citywide run for public office, D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells will on Saturday enter the 2014 mayoral race. Wells, who launched an exploratory committee in February after hinting last summer that he would run, said on Monday that will formally open his...

  • D.C. aims to ban guns printed at home

    By Eric P. Newcomer | 05/07/13 05:45 PM

    A District councilman wants to ban guns created on 3-D printers. The proposal comes after a self-proclaimed anarchist posted a YouTube video showing himself firing a handgun created using a 3-D printer. The video has attracted national media attention. On Tuesday, Ward 6 Councilman Tommy...



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