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WTOP's Dave McConnell receives Career Achievement Award (Video)

WTOP's Capitol Hill Correspondent Dave McConnell received the first-ever Career Achievement Award from the Radio and Television Correspondents' Association.

Friday - 06/07/2013, 08:05pm EDT

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Frager's rebounds from fire, plans re-opening

Just days after an intense fire destroyed Frager's Hardware store, the Capitol Hill institution plans to re-open as a pop up shop across from Eastern Market.

Friday - 06/07/2013, 06:21pm EDT

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A Wider Circle: Furnishing homes and lives

A Wider Circle furnishes homes, provides clothing and trains people for the workforce in the D.C. area.

Friday - 06/07/2013, 04:27pm EDT

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Emergency breakdown: D.C. ambulances triaged

The District of Columbia Fire Department is making changes to more than a dozen ambulances in hopes of fixing the potentially life-threatening problem of breaking down during an emergency.

Friday - 06/07/2013, 02:49pm EDT

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D.C. man pleads guilty to killing girl he met online

A D.C. man is pleading guilty in the January murder of a Maryland girl he met online.

Friday - 06/07/2013, 02:01pm EDT

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Ex-D.C. councilmember facing bribery charge

Former D.C. Councilman Michael A. Brown is facing a possible prison term in connection with a bribery charge.

Friday - 06/07/2013, 01:47pm EDT

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Step Afrika dance troupe puts their best foot forward

Step Afrika is back and bold. The D.C.-based percussive dance troupe is using classical music to take the dance form developed by African-American college students in the early 1900s to new heights with Symphony in Step.

Friday - 06/07/2013, 01:05pm EDT

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Woman carjacked while pumping gas in Georgetown

A woman pumping gas at a Georgetown Exxon gas station near the Key Bridge was carjacked early Friday, officials say.

Friday - 06/07/2013, 10:40am EDT

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Column: A new 'tradition' for D.C. brewery, sports team

DC Brau and D.C. United team up on a craft brew.

Friday - 06/07/2013, 10:26am EDT

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Report: Ex-D.C. councilman Michael Brown to plead guilty

Former D.C. Councilman Michael Brown is reportedly readying a guilty plea in a bribery case against him.

Friday - 06/07/2013, 08:53am EDT

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D.C. group to host outdoor movie series in Dupont

An outdoor film series is launching this summer in downtown Washington.

Friday - 06/07/2013, 07:58am EDT

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From 500 feet, a new view of Washington Monument

Most birds don't fly high enough to see the top of the Washington Monument, though that didn't stop a group of government officials and philanthropists from clipping themselves into harnesses and climbing to the tip to see the obelisk's cracked stones.

Friday - 06/07/2013, 06:37am EDT

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Paralympian attempts cross-country wheelchair trip

You've heard of people biking or walking across the country. But what about someone going across the country in a wheelchair?

Friday - 06/07/2013, 06:18am EDT

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Selling lemonade to fight childhood cancer

Mix some lemons, sugar and water - that's a key recipe in the fight against childhood cancer.

Friday - 06/07/2013, 04:38am EDT

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Family Treatment Court hold anniversary party

Family Treatment Court holds graduation, celebration of 10 years in Washington

Friday - 06/07/2013, 03:21am EDT

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Couple robbed while dining on outdoor patio in Logan Circle

Police are looking for a man who robbed a couple dining on the outdoor patio of a Logan Circle restaurant last month.

Thursday - 06/06/2013, 04:07pm EDT

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D.C. Council begins debating immigrant driver bills

Undocumented workers can't legally obtain a driver's license in the District or vehicle insurance. The D.C. Council is considering two proposals to change that.

Thursday - 06/06/2013, 03:40pm EDT

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