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Underground cables damaged; power cut to Northeast D.C. Pepco customers
6/30/11 11:20 PM
Two underground cables were damaged Thursday afternoon by independent contractors, Pepco said.
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D.C. 311 callers face long wait times
6/30/11 7:53 PM
Some callers to the city's non-emergency number 311 say they often wait for minutes until they get a person on the line.
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Gas prices down before Independence Day travel weekend
6/30/11 7:49 PM
Drivers rejoice, we have left the territory of $4 a gallon gas.
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Opinions on red-light cameras vary, study says
6/30/11 6:34 PM
A new study released Thursday shows just how many people in Washington actually like red-light cameras, and the number may be higher than you think.
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Stephanie Huebner dies after fall from W Hotel roof
6/30/11 6:19 PM
Guests tried to keep a woman from jumping from the roof of the W Hotel Wednesday night, telling her "don't do it," an eyewitness told ABC7.
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Michelle Obama, Nationals to honor military families
6/30/11 11:13 AM
Michelle Obama will join the Washington Nationals next Tuesday for a salute to military families when the team takes on the Chicago Cubs.
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Vincent Gray pledges funding for more police officers
6/30/11 6:56 AM
Washington Mayor Vincent Gray says he plans to set aside $10.8 million to hire enough police officers to keep the city's police force at 3,900.
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Route 110 closed Thursday
6/29/11 11:13 PM
Route 110 will be closed in both directions from roughly 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
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Washington Animal Rescue League tries to revamp image of pit bulls
6/29/11 7:41 PM
Workers with the Washington Animal Rescue League are trying to counter the bad reputation of the pit bull breed with an initiative to encourage people to adopt the dogs.
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Union criticizes new policy for pregnant D.C. firefighters
6/30/11 9:48 PM
The department changed its policy for pregnant female firefighters Thursday, tripling the amount of time the women can go on light duty before they have to start using their sick leave.

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Suspect shot and killed in Northeast armored car robbery attempt
6/30/11 7:52 PM
The suspect in an armored car robbery attempt at a Capitol One Bank in Northeast on Thursday morning has died after being shot by one of the truck's guards.
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Colbert gets conditional OK from the Federal Election Commission on campaign finance
6/30/11 7:30 PM
Will watching the Colbert Report now count as a campaign donation?
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Anacostia River needs cleaning, environmentalists say
6/30/11 6:21 PM
A group of environmentalists waded the Anacostia in protective suits Thursday to spotlight that nearly 30 years after the river was supposed to be cleaned up, it remains dirty.

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Antwan Holcomb sentenced to 88 years in 2009 murder
6/30/11 1:45 PM
The man who shot and killed a man who he lured into a robbery on a phone chat line in 2009 was sentenced to 88 years in prison Thursday.
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Anacostia River protesters upset over failed cleanup efforts
6/30/11 7:08 AM
Protesters in fake hazmat suits plan to swim in the Anacostia River to protest the failure of cleanup efforts to meet a deadline in the federal Clean Water Act.
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Streetcar line along H Street delayed until 2013
6/29/11 11:43 PM
The streetcar line was scheduled to be finished in 2012, but it might be a lot later than that until it gets rolling.
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Online gambling start may be delayed in D.C.
6/29/11 8:54 PM
Place your bets... not yet.
South Dakota Avenue neighbors complain of bus used by neighbor
6/29/11 6:39 PM
Some neighbors along South Dakota Avenue in Northeast D.C. are upset about the bus their neighbor is using as an extension to his house.
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