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13 hurt in North Capitol Street drive-by

Metropolitan police are now reporting that 13 people were injured as a result of the drive-by shooting early Monday morning.

Tags: northwest, shooting, Michael Sulsby

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D.C. bans 'bison,' 'Barack' from license plates

Banned D.C. license plates run the gamut.

Tags: banned license plates, Dick Uliano

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D.C. region has second-worst traffic in U.S.

New data from the Census Bureau shows the D.C. region has the nation's second-worst commute, and that 72 percent of workers in the nation's capital live elsewhere.

Tags: commute, sprawl & crawl

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14th Street most dangerous for cyclists, pedestrians

There are more collisions involving cyclists and pedestrians along 14th Street Northwest, than anywhere else in the District, but a DDOT review finds a "very high percentage" of the crashes in that corridor and across the city are caused by drivers, cyclists or pedestrians behaving badly.

Tags: Max Smith, u street, 14th Street, bicycling, dangerous roads

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Barbershop owner pleads guilty in $20M tax fraud scheme

The owner of a Southeast barbershop pleaded guilty to charges connected to his role as a ring leader of an elaborate scheme that targeted dead people, drug addicts and people duped into believing they would receive "Obama Stimulus Money."

Tags: Kevin Brown, Ronald Machen, tax fraud, identity theft,

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Tree falls on bus in Northwest D.C.

A tree fell onto a Metrobus Monday night in Northwest D.C.

Tags: Metro, bus

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Streetcars in D.C. in 2013? Gray says yes

Will the District see streetcars by the end of this year? According to Mayor Vincent Gray, the answer is yes.

Tags: streetcars, Vincent Gray, Jamie Forzato

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Police identify Southeast fire victims

Metropolitan police have released the identities of two people killed in a fatal fire in Southeast Washington earlier this week.

Tags: southeast, R Street fire

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Security upgrades at Hoover Building may liven up dull block

The General Services Administration is eyeing a long, drab but well traveled D.C. block for a series of pedestrian-friendly upgrades.

Tags: Herbert C. Hoover Building, National Capital Planning Commission

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Barry says D.C. should spend some of surplus

D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry says he's going to try to force the city to spend up to $100 million of its $417 million budget surplus on services for disadvantaged residents.

Tags: Jack Evans

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