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Secret Service scandal investigation will have Senate hearing
5/13/12 12:30 PM
A Senate committee will meet May 23 for a hearing on the Secret Service investigation of the Colombia prostitution scandal.
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Darquesha Wilkinson, Latasha Mungo arrested in JC Penney thefts
5/12/12 2:10 PM
Two members of a D.C. gang were arrested Friday in connection with the theft of nearly $20,000 worth of merchandise from a Prince George's County department store.
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American University holds commencement ceremonies
5/12/12 11:00 AM
American University held commencement ceremonies Saturday, featuring speakers from government, business and media.
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District Taco D.C. location opens, more expansion planned
5/11/12 6:49 PM
The rapid and successful growth of District Taco from food cart to two brick-and-mortar locations is impressive, but founder Osiris Hoil will quickly tell you that it's still a family business.
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Canal Road lanes closed Friday night for safety net installation
5/11/12 3:20 PM
Two lanes of Canal Road near Arizona Avenue in Northwest Washington will be closed Friday night into Saturday morning to allow for the installation of a safety net, the National Park Service says.
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How a car's speed affects the chances a struck pedestrian survives
5/11/12 1:58 PM
How likely are you to survive if an automobile strikes you at 20 miles an hour? 30 miles an hour? 40?
Jermaine Livingston arrested for killing Raquel Israel, police say
5/11/12 11:05 AM
Police say 40-year-old Jermaine Anthony Livingston was arrested Thursday and is accused of killing a 32-year-old woman.
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D.C. zoo to debut family of otters
5/11/12 9:50 AM
A family of Asian small-clawed otters is making its home at the zoo in Washington. Saturday is the public debut of the otters: two parents and nine kids.
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101 Women of Hope helping D.C.'s youth
5/11/12 8:17 AM
Over 100 young women from across the D.C. region will be taking off a day from work Friday to help the city’s youth.
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DNA match leads to cold case conviction in 2003 sexual assault
5/12/12 4:15 PM
A woman was walking home from Union Station on July 14, 2003 when a man grabbed her, choked her, dragged her into bushes, and sexually assaulted her. Eight years later, a DNA match linked Shepardson Blair to the crime.
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Charter school admissions could become neighborhood based
5/12/12 1:50 PM
Officials in Washington, D.C. are considering giving people who live in neighborhoods near charter schools preference when it comes to admission.

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FBI cracks down on economic espionage
5/11/12 6:56 PM
American businesses are at almost constant risk of losing sensitive data, such as unique technology, to foreign hackers.
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Michael Davis imcompetent to stand trial, judge rules
5/11/12 5:41 PM
D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert Morin declared Davis incompetent to stand trial Friday based on a psychiatrist's recommendation.
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Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez faces two more charges
5/11/12 2:02 PM
Oscar Ortega-Hernandez is charged with using an assault rifle with an attached scope to fire a series of shots at the White House from long range on the night of Nov. 11 while President Obama and the first lady were out of town.
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Michael Davis incompetent to stand trial
5/11/12 12:34 PM
D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert Morin declared Michael Davis incompetent to stand trial Friday based on a psychiatrist's recommendation.
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Eastern Market Metrobus accident injures at least 17
5/11/12 11:03 AM
At least 17 people were injured Friday morning in an accident involving a Metrobus near Eastern Market, police say.
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Pedestrian struck in Northeast
5/11/12 9:46 AM
D.C. police say a man was struck by a truck on North Capitol Street in Northeast Friday morning.
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D.C. Red Line Metro crash: Victims to be honored with plaque
5/11/12 8:14 AM
The nine people killed in a Metrorail crash in June 2009 near Fort Totten in Northeast will be honored with a plaque near the crash site.
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