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- American shad coming back in Potomac River
- Charges dropped against officer charged with DUI
- 2 Md. men charged with stealing car batteries
- Local kids aim for record books by learning to swim
- Man charged after allegedly hitting police car
- Retrial brings conviction in Md. officer's slaying
- Man arrested in December slaying of 14-year-old
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Pet of the Week: Cherry
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ADOPTED! Pet of the Week: Diego, Chihuahua mix
WTOP Living is partnering with the Washington Animal Rescue League to feature a Pet of the Week available for adoption. Meet this week's pet below.
DC Fire: Carbon monoxide sickens 7 workers
DC Fire: Carbon monoxide fumes sicken 7 construction workers
House to vote on moving Frederick Douglass statue
House to vote on unveiling date for Frederick Douglass statue in Capitol
DC man gets 4 years for armed robbery of dog
18-year-old gets 4 years in prison for stealing dog at gunpoint in Washington
GW gym floor to feature D.C. landmarks
Next fall, a local university's sports teams will play on a newly designed gym floor, which will feature several familiar landmarks.
Tadich Grill, San Francisco's seafood institution, coming to D.C.
One of the California city's oldest restaurants plans to open a location in the District.
SWA offers Houston, Reagan Wash. National flights
Southwest Airlines announced new nonstop daily service from Reagan National Airport to Houston.
Tax breaks, campaign donations linked in DC
The District of Columbia has awarded $1.7 billion in tax breaks to developers in the past decade, and more than a third of that total has gone to 10 developers that donated the most to city politicians' campaigns over that time.
Be part of WTOP's cicada coverage
Cicadas have started to emerge and will be making quite a racket in the coming weeks.
Dragon boats prowl the Potomac
On Sunday, boats with dragon heads at the bow and large, furiously paddling crews took over the Potomac River once again, as the Dragon Boat League came to the District for the 12th year.
Changes coming to D.C.'s heights?
Efforts that could literally change the landscape of the nation's capital are under way.
No charges against man in D.C. pit bull shooting
Charges will be dropped against a D.C. man who used an unregistered handgun to kill a pit bull that was mauling a child.
Metro adds 7-day short trip pass to SmarTrip cards
Metro adds weekly short-trip pass to SmarTrip cards, discontinues paper short-trip pass
BGE requests rate increase for electric and natural gas
Baltimore Gas and Electric's request for a rate hike would add 4 percent to electric bills and 4 percent to natural gas bills.
Police: man, 21, dies after fatal shooting in DC
Police: 21-year-old dies after fatal shooting in northeast Washington
D.C. archaeologists advocate for historic cemetery
Thousands of unmarked graves are buried beneath a local park, and one group wants to make sure they aren't forgotten.
Man fatally shot inside SE D.C. apartment
Man fatally shot inside DC apartment not far from Anacostia Metro station
Wells throws hat into D.C. mayoral ring
With the D.C. primary less than a year away, a second candidate made it official on Saturday, as Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells told a crowd of supporters in the rain, "I am officially running to be mayor of our great city, Washington, D.C."
Teen maces fellow student at Ballou High School
A student at Ballou High School in Southeast D.C. maced a peer on Friday afternoon in an incident school officials believe was a result of a previous neighborhood dispute, WJLA-TV reports.
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