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World War II Vets Come to See Memorial

Some travelers at Reagan National Airport looked on with concern, Saturday morning, when fire trucks were stationed near a taxi-way.

Prosecutors Discuss Sniper's Execution

D.C. area sniper John Allen Muhammad is set to be executed in just four days by lethal injection at the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Virginia. 

DC Muslims React to Ft. Hood Massacre

The bloodbath at Fort Hood, Texas has thrust America's Muslim community into the spotlight.  In the District, many of them-- including military veterans--

Arab-Americans Respond to Shootings

The D.C. area Islamic community has been quick to condemn Nidal Malik Hasan's alleged attack on dozens of people at Ft. Hood, Texas. They're taking a stand,

Council Calls for Parks Contracts Audit

There was a call Thursday for an independent audit of contracting and procurement irregularities by the Fenty Administration Parks Department.

Father of Girls in Freezer Files Suit

The biological father of one of two girls whose bodies were kept in their adopted mother's freezer in Maryland has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the

DC Council Holds Hearing On Contracts

The D.C. Council is holding another hearing to discuss the recently approved emergency legislation over contracts.

Metro: $14M To Replace Power Units

Metro's massive communications meltdown this week has revealed that two critical but aging power units need to be replaced at a cost of $14 million.

DC Sniper Proclaims Innocence in Letter

Attorneys for John Allen Muhammad have released a May 2008 letter in which the mastermind of the 2002 sniper attacks in the Washington, D.C., area proclaims

Metro Communications Knocked Out

Much of Metro's communications system was disrupted Wednesday by the failure of an "internal power distribution unit" that led to a "data center computer."  By

Man Denied First Class Seat on United

A corporate executive with electronic retail giant Best Buy says a United Airlines gate agent denied him a seat in the first class cabin because he was wearing

Bike Ridden for Charity Stolen in DC

You hear stories all the time about bikes being stolen, but a recent bike theft in Northwest D.C. is particularly appalling. That's because the bike stolen was

DC Council Limits Parks Spending

Tens of millions of dollars in D.C. taxpayer dollars, but were they appropriately spent? The D.C. Council passed emergency legislation aimed at blocking any

Popular DC Restaurant Owner Found Dead

D.C. Police say the beloved owner of a U Street corridor restaurant was murdered. The body of Nora Amaya, who co-owned Coppi's Organic, was found in her

DC Sniper Case Headed to Supreme Court

Attorneys for sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad plan to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to stop next week's execution.  Muhammad is

Springsteen Crowd Surfs at DC Show

Rocker Bruce Springsteen got up close and personal with fans at D.C.'s Verizon Center on Monday night.  He played a laundry list of hits, and even crowd surfed

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