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District expected to announce speed limit increases

The District of Columbia Department of Transportation is expected to announce a change in speed limits on several major roads.

Tags: speed cameras, ddot, Phil Mendelson, Vincent Gray, speeding tickets,

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Ivy City residents sue over proposed bus depot

It's not every day a judge holds a proceeding out on the street. But that's what happened Monday when a judge wanted to see for herself why some Northeast D.C. residents are suing the District.

Tags: ivy city, union station, D.C. Superior Court, Judith Macaluso, WJLA,

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Dunbar edges past Anacostia 12-8 in annual Turkey Bowl

It was the third-consecutive time the Dunbar Crimson Tide played in the D.C. championship game held at Eastern Senior High School near RFK Stadium. This year, Dunbar faced the Anacostia High School Indians.

Tags: turkey bowl, Anacostia High School, Dunbar High School, Vincent Gray,

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D.C. speed cameras cost $52M to operate for three years

In the past three years, the District paid $52.7 million to the private speed camera contractor ACS State & Local Solutions to install, operate and maintain the city's network of speed and red light cameras, according to a report by the Office of the Inspector General.

Tags: speed cameras, DMV, fines,

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Metro drivers rack up hundreds of thousands in traffic fines

In the past two and a half years, Metro employees have racked up more than a quarter of a million dollars in traffic fines and late fees, most of them for either speeding or running red lights.

Tags: metro fines

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Protect your packages this holiday season

Lots of times when things get stolen it's a crime of opportunity, and local police say the holiday season presents lots of opportunities for crooks.

Tags: christmas, online orders, deliveries, packages

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Cathedral Commons breaks ground, neighbors help guide design

After one of the longest battles over a grocery store that many can remember, ground finally broke on a new Giant in D.C.

Tags: Giant Food, Cathedral Commons

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D.C. excuses millions of dollars in late fees for tickets

The District's Department of Motor Vehicles dismissed approximately $5 million in late fees for photo enforced tickets and other fines last year, many of them because the agency could not prove the original fines were ever received.

Tags: D.C. DMV, Department of Motor Vehicles, speed cameras

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Hot dog vendor, 3 others busted in GW bookstore ring

A hot dog vendor and three George Washington University bookstore workers ran a black market textbook ring stealing $200,000 worth of books in just one month. The books from the campus store were then resold to students off the cart for a quarter of the bookstore price.

Tags: George Washington University,

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D.C. debates more regulations for mopeds, scooters

New rules could be coming for scooter and moped drivers if a crackdown requested by Mayor Vincent Gray goes forward and is approved by the D.C. Council.

Tags: moped, scooter, D.C. Council

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