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Metro cellphone service may be further delayed

Don't hold your breath for using cellphones underground while riding Metro.

Tags: metro, Powerwave Technologies Inc.

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More than 1M drivers skipped paying on Dulles Toll Road

It's a problem taking a bit of a toll on Virginia transportation.

Tags: Dulles Toll Road, metro

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Va. lawmaker brings AK-47 to House floor

The gun control debate caused a wild scene Thursday in Virginia's House of Delegates.

Tags: Joe Morrissey, ak-47, Virginia General Assembly,

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Metro plans to add 327 jobs, many for Silver Line

Metro is proposing to add more than 300 new jobs in the next budget year.

Tags: Silver Line, metro, Dulles International Airport,

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6-year-old back in school, suspension cleared

News Channel 4 reports that the 6-year-old boy who was suspended from a Silver Spring elementary school after being accused of holding his finger like a gun will have his record cleared.

Tags: Montgomery County Public Schools

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D.C. region home to 6 of nation's 10 richest counties

Six of the 10 wealthiest counties in the country are located in the D.C. region, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

Tags: U.S. Census Bureau

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Mistakes cost D.C. millions in parking, traffic tickets

D.C. has lost out on millions of dollars by tossing out thousands of parking and traffic tickets due to employee mistakes.

Tags: tickets, Vincent Gray

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Half of D.C. schools slated for closure won grants

Half of the District of Columbia public schools slated to close were recently awarded grants for their creative plans to improve test scores with funds totaling more than $1 million.

Tags: D.C. Public Schools, Kaya Henderson

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Metro finds bed bugs in its D.C. headquarters

Metro is working to exterminate bed bugs that have been discovered at its headquarters in downtown Washington.

Tags: bed bugs, metro, Dan Stessel

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Report finds problems with D.C. emergency fireboat

A new report says the only rescue boat in the District of Columbia capable of responding to large-scale emergencies needs more than $700,000 in repairs.

Tags: D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services, John Donnelly, John H. Glenn Jr.,

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