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Capital Area Food Bank to receive $1 million gift
8/23/11 7:13 AM
The budget for the Capital Area Food Bank is about to get healthier.
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Martin Luther King Jr. memorial opens to the public
8/22/11 11:41 PM
After years of construction and anticipation, tourists and Washingtonians alike are about to get their first up-close look at the memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the National Mall's newest monument.
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GW Parkway lanes to be closed for construction
8/22/11 10:10 PM
Lanes on the GW Parkway will be closed outside of rush periods for construction starting September 6.
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D.C. celebrates the new school year
8/22/11 6:51 PM
In D.C., the new school year is being celebrated with a big block party of sorts.
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Sergio Waynes arrested for NE D.C. double homicide
8/22/11 6:24 PM
Police have arrested a suspect accused of shooting and killing two men in NE D.C.
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Haynesworth due in court
8/22/11 1:55 PM
Albert Haynesworth is due in court the day before the scheduled start of a misdemeanor sexual abuse trial.
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DC Councilmember Evans spent $135K from 'needy' fund on sports tickets
8/21/11 10:23 PM
Records show D.C. councilmember Jack Evans has paid $135,000 for professional sports tickets over the past decade from a fund that councilmembers typically use to help needy constituents.
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Volunteers plant flowers, tidy D.C. schools for "Beautification Day"
8/20/11 7:39 AM
Thousands of volunteers are expected to come out and beautify D.C. schools today before students return to school on Monday.

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Man dies after car crash
8/19/11 10:25 PM
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle near barracks row in Southeast Washington at the height of the storm.
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D.C.'s DMV raked in $80.4M last year from parking tickets
8/23/11 6:53 AM
The D.C. Dept. of Motor Vehicles is making bank off of motorists and other cities are thinking of following suit.

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Irving Harris Johnson wanted for homicide of Simmons, Barber
8/22/11 10:19 PM
Police are searching for a suspect in the July 9 shooting death of of 32-year-old Jimmie Lee Simmons and 31-year-old Dominique Barber.
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Start dates for local schools
8/22/11 6:52 PM
Find out when schools start again in Maryland, Virginia and D.C.
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Albert Haynesworth pleads no contest
8/22/11 6:51 PM
Albert Haynesworth pleaded no contest Monday in connection with the alleged groping of a waitress at a hotel bar.
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Charles White pleads guilty in connection with contracting case
8/22/11 4:35 PM
A former D.C. schools staffer pleaded guilty Monday to charges stemming from a conflict of interest that involved accepting a $20,300 check.
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Newseum to waive fees in honor of 9/11 attacks
8/22/11 11:39 AM
The Newseum will offer free admission to all visitors on September 10th and 11th to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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Exhibit of "Great Migration" to open in Union Station
8/21/11 8:12 AM
An exhibit about the "Great Migration" of Southern blacks moving to the North will be opening at Union Station.

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Storm downs power lines, trees
8/19/11 10:32 PM
The storm brought down live power-lines, sparking a tree fire in the 3600 block of Alabama Avenue Southeast.
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Motorcycle rally to honor Sept. 11 victims emotional ride for spectators, bikers
8/19/11 10:24 PM
America's 9/11 Ride rolled through Northern Virginia on Friday to honor the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.
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