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DC Council raises tax for wealthiest residents
9/20/11 7:12 PM
After an at times heated debate, the Council voted 7-6 Tuesday to hike the tax rate for residents making $350,000 or more.
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Man shot in SE D.C.
9/20/11 3:25 PM
MPD are investigating a shooting that left one man wounded in SE D.C.
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Forcible rapes up by nearly 25 percent in D.C.
9/20/11 4:57 AM
FBI statistics show that the number of rapes reported in the District of Columbia increased by nearly 25 percent last year.
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Traveling this holiday season? Better start planning
9/19/11 6:02 PM
The cost for air travel for the upcoming holiday season is starting to take flight.
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D.C.'s DMV to increase fees Oct. 1
9/19/11 4:20 PM
Starting October 1, D.C.'s Department of Motor Vehicles will increase fees on driver's license and vehicle registration services.

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Lisa Hunter, postal worker, pleads guilty
9/19/11 2:51 PM
A postal worker accused of stealing more than 900 pieces of mail pleaded guilty Monday.
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Pedestrian hit by taxicab in Northwest
9/19/11 5:53 AM
A taxicab struck a pedestrian in a crosswalk on Pennsylvania Avenue in Northwest Monday morning, D.C. police reports.
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Man fatally shot in Northeast D.C.
9/17/11 12:30 PM
A man was fatally shot in Northeast D.C. late Friday.
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Jelani Prather, MPD officer, killed in I-270 car crash
9/16/11 10:52 PM
A D.C. police officer was killed in a car crash on I-270 Friday when his car apparently slammed into a tanker truck without braking.

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Memorial planned for Dominique Frazier
9/20/11 5:06 PM
On the Bowie State Campus, a single bouquet of flowers sits outside Christa McAuliffe Hall.
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Two injured in stabbing in NW; one in custody
9/20/11 12:25 PM
Two people were injured, including one critically, and a person is in custody in connection with a stabbing at an apartment building near Mt. Vernon Square in Northwest D.C. early Tuesday morning.
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D.C. Starbucks sued over bathroom hidden camera
9/19/11 9:30 PM
A Norfolk family is suing Starbucks after they say a father and daughter were secretly videotaped inside the bathroom at the chain's location near the National Mall.
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Surveillance cameras in Washington not as effective as they could be
9/19/11 5:56 PM
Surveillance cameras don't help lower crime rates, but the footage they capture can be used in investigations, a new study finds. In Baltimore, the verdict on the camera program is more positive

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Group arrested with D.C. mayor Gray at budget has trial delayed
9/19/11 3:55 PM
A group of people arrested with District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray during an April protest on Capitol Hill set to go to trial Monday had their trial postponed.
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Smithsonian board to talk finances at public forum
9/19/11 6:48 AM
The Smithsonian Board of Regents is holding its annual public meeting to answer questions and address issues facing the world's largest museum and research complex.
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Fans at FedEx get the pat down under new NFL security rules
9/18/11 9:14 PM
Before Redskins fans could enjoy the excitement of Sunday's matchup against the Arizona Cardinals, they faced a new security challenge: enhanced pat-downs.
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Proposed toll for Bay Bridge scaled back
9/16/11 11:43 PM
The Maryland Transportation Authority board has agreed to scale back a proposed toll hike increase on the Bay Bridge after public outcry.
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Multiple people arrested for graffiti
9/16/11 7:36 PM
D.C. Police have arrested multiple people who they believe sprayed graffiti in the region, causing thousands worth of property damage.

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