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Coast Guard 'remains vigilant' after training mishap
WTOP's Mark Segraves rides along with the Coast Guard to learn more about its Potomac River patrols.
updated: Nov 20th - 9:09am

Shopping sites give to your favorite causes
Want your holiday gift to have more bang for the buck? Shop at sites that give money to your favorite cause or charity.
updated: Nov 20th - 8:21am

Metro delays planned changes to SmartBenefits
Metro is delaying planned changes to its SmartBenefits program _ to the relief of many participants.
updated: Nov 20th - 8:30am

Tickets to 'Skins-Dallas game: Weekend's No. 1 matchup
Sunday's 1 p.m. game against despised Dallas at Cowboys Stadium is the No. 1-ranked matchup on the NFL Ticket Exchange by Ticketmaster.
updated: Nov 20th - 3:49am

FAA says flight computer working again
The Federation Aviation Administration says its flight computer system is working again, although there are widespread delays and cancellations nationwide.
updated: Nov 19th - 2:24pm

Lincoln Memorial's history featured on new site
The Lincoln Memorial is expanding beyond its marble temple for those who may not get to visit the site on the National Mall.
updated: Nov 19th - 12:25pm

DDOT temporarily closing 9th Street ramp
The District Department of Transportation will be closing the ramp that connects the southbound 9th street tunnel to southbound Interstate 395.
updated: Nov 18th - 5:59pm

Detective says chief ordered mass arrests
A police detective alleges that former Washington Police Chief Charles Ramsey, despite past denials, ordered mass arrests of hundreds of demonstrators who were protesting annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in 2002.
updated: Nov 18th - 5:33pm

D.C. holding multiple H1N1 clinics this week
The first two will take place on Thursday, November 19 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Kennedy Recreation Center in Ward 2 and the Hillcrest Recreation Center in Ward 7. Two more clinics will be held on Saturday, November 21 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the North Michigan Park Recreation Center in Ward 5 and the Bald Eagle Recreation Center in Ward 8.
updated: Nov 18th - 3:08pm

House subcommittee holds hearing on D.C. autonomy
D.C.'s mayor and city council chairman are urging members of Congress to pass legislation that would give the city greater autonomy over its budget and laws.
updated: Nov 18th - 2:52pm

Metro worker allegedly asked riders to sign petition
Metro is investigating why one of its front-line union workers allegedly asked riders to sign a petition to get Metro to pay up in its ongoing pay dispute with the union.
updated: Nov 18th - 10:29am

D.C. man charged in killing at Charles County bar
A D.C. man has been charged in the shooting death of a man who was trying to rob him of drugs and money outside a Charles County bar.
updated: Nov 18th - 8:36am

D.C. schools offering free STD tests to students
This year, the District became only the second city in the country behind Philadelphia to offer free testing for gonorrhea and chlamydia in all public high schools.
updated: Nov 18th - 2:06am

D.C. staff to revive nation's oldest gay newspaper
The paper was abruptly closed Monday by Atlanta-based Window Media, along with other gay publications in Atlanta and Miami. The Blade had just celebrated its 40th anniversary and was the oldest U.S. newspaper for gays and lesbians.
updated: Nov 17th - 5:28pm

Nickles: Police discontinue checkpoint program
The District of Columbia has decided not to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over a federal appeals court decision that its police checkpoints were unconstitutional.
updated: Nov 17th - 5:23pm

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