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The Washington Examiner
Jan 25Emily Babay Examiner Staff Writer | Follow her: @emilybabay Man tries to rob officers using knife, tear gas Sandy Stancil picked the wrong people to try to hold up. According to author »
Man tries to rob police officers using knife, tear gas
Washington Examiner
Jan 25Sandy Stancil picked the wrong people to try to hold up. According to authorities, the 51-year-old Stancil approached two people who were fueling up at the Sunoco gas station at 4836 Kenilworth Avenue in Edmonston around 11 p.m. Tuesday. Stancil pulled... »
Christmas Tree Came With Unwelcome Visitor
ARLnow.com
Jan 13This week's Arlington Animal Watch blotter includes a belated but somewhat amusing holiday-related item from December. A Westover resident got more than she bargained for when her Christmas tree... »
Mishandled paperwork blamed for murder suspect’s release
Washingtonpost.com Metro
Nov 22The murder suspect mistakenly released from jail on a $75,000 bond this month was freed because courthouse clerks inadvertently put another man’s paperwork in his file, according to court officials and records. Frederick L. Scott, 24, was arrested in M... »
4 Injured in Northeast D.C. Accident
NBC Washington Local News
Nov 08Two pedestrians were among four injured in an accident in northeast Washington Tuesday afternoon. The driver of a minibike struck a compact car while making a turn the wrong way down a one-way at Kenilworth Avenue and Quarles Street, News4's Jackie Ben... »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
Why Aren’t Homeowners Getting Booted by the Purple Line Raising Hell?
Housing Complex
Jan 27Hard to see, but those little red boxes are houses that'll disappear. (MTA) Last week, the news broke that many more properties than anticipated would have to be taken to make way for Metrorail's Purple Line from New Carrollton to Bethesda—330, to be e... »
I was a bike commuting criminal
Thewashcycle
Jan 12During my commute home last night I had something happen that's never happened before. I was pulled over by the police. When passing through Riverdale Park on the NE Branch trail I saw a car and a police car parked... »
HUD announces Choice Neighborhood grants…McDonnell outlines Virginia education priorities…New board chair elected at Corporation for National and Community Service [News, 1.10.12]
Washington Grantmakers Daily
Jan 10COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced $3.6 million in Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants. Thirteen communities were chosen for funding, including Kenilworth-Parkside in the District. (HUD, 1/10) EDUCATION -... »
Monday Morning Ride - 2012
Thewashcycle
Jan 02Good morning. I hope everyone avoided Y2K+12 related computer bugs. Vincent Orange is busted for parking in the 15th Street cycletrack. He issued a twitpology, but without explaning how it happened. Dr. Gridlock has one expected bike facility for 2012... »
2012: Looking Ahead
Thewashcycle
Dec 31Before we look back at 2011, here is a look at the facilities and projects that are scheduled to (or may) happen in 2012. Work will begin to close the gap between the Anacostia Tributary Trail System in Maryland and... »