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DCPS to announce final school closures Thursday Jan 17th 2013, 13:05 D.C. school officials said Chancellor Kaya Henderson will announce final decisions about District school closures Thursday, two months after she first proposed shuttering 20 city schools for low enrollment. Read full article >> Blue flu shot Jan 17th 2013, 13:00 On New Year's Eve, the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services department suffered a rare spate of sick firefighters, with nearly 100 not showing up for their shifts. That meant dozens of ambulances went unstaffed, and the results in one case may have been tragic: A Southeast man, Durand Ford Sr., died of a heart attack and waited about 40 minutes for an ambulance to arrive. There is debate over whether a faster response would have mattered and whether the high absentee rate that night was a wildcat job action or the product of bad luck and bad planning. But his son has spoken out to WRC-TV, and city leaders are stepping in to make sure inauguration weekend won't see a reprise. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe tells WRC-TV that he is taking steps that include taking quicker action to replace absent personnel. Meanwhile, the Ford death is under investigation, Ellerbe told me yesterday. Read full article >> Washington Metropolitan High School closed due to power outage Jan 17th 2013, 11:47 As many D.C. students wake up wondering if there's a snow day in their future, school officials announced that one school will be closed due to a power outage. Washington Metropolitan High School is closed Thursday because of the lack of power. Read full article >> Tysons Forest is preserved by Fairfax supervisors Jan 17th 2013, 10:15 The last remaining green space in Tysons Corner will stay green. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to eliminate a proposed big fat road through the middle of Old Courthouse Spring Branch park, which could have linked the Dulles Toll Road to the future street grid in the future Tysons City. Read full article >> D.C. area forecast: Significant snow likely to stay south of city today, Inauguration chilly Jan 17th 2013, 10:00 It appears that today's storm is suffering from performance anxiety. While I could always end up with snow on my face, the reality is that the track of this system is just a little too far south to really hammer D.C. What is certain is it drags cold air in behind it on Friday, messing up what seems like our first sunny day in forever. The weekend warms up much nicer as the sun holds strong. Arctic cold starts moving in on Sunday and we feel it by Inauguration Monday, so bundle up parade-goers. St. John's rector will appear in second inauguration, this time on short notice Jan 17th 2013, 04:45 The Rev. Luis Leon doesn't mind preaching in relief. Leon, who feels a little as if he has been summoned from God's bullpen to offer the closing benediction at President Obama's inauguration next week, said he's honored, thrilled and just a little nervous. Read full article >> Thursday snow update: Minor accumulation possible, best chance from D.C. south Jan 17th 2013, 03:54 After looking at the latest model information, tomorrow's iffy chances of accumulating snow are still just that. Va. executes convicted killer who sought death penalty Jan 17th 2013, 03:06 A convicted murderer who killed two fellow inmates while serving a life sentence and vowed to keep on killing unless he was put to death was executed Wednesday night in Virginia. Robert Gleason Jr., 42, originally of Lowell, Mass., was pronounced dead at 9:08 p.m. at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, the Associated Press reported. Read full article >> Inauguration: Everything an out-of-towner needs to know Jan 17th 2013, 02:29 Hi, tourists — welcome to Washington. We're glad you're here to see President Obama get sworn in for the second time. Whether you're in town for just a day or two, or for the entire week, we've got you covered: Here's how you should spend your non-inaugural time — and a few tips to make your trip smoother. Read full article >> From the Capitol to eBay, the hunt for tickets to Obama's inauguration is fierce Jan 17th 2013, 02:15 They are among the most highly coveted items published by the U.S. Government Printing Office, offering the lucky and usually politically well-connected bearers a chance to witness history. Tickets. Anybody got one? Read full article >> Magruder's to sell its remaining stores in Washington region Jan 17th 2013, 01:56 For more than a week, loyal shoppers of Magruder's supermarkets took note of the emptying shelves. Where was the fresh produce they treasured? Where were the choices of fine meats? They feared the worst, and so the rumor mill took off quickly. The somewhat shabby but cozily familiar grocers were going the way of so many neighborhood stores before them. Read full article >> D.C. ethics board looking into Orange's role in market's reopening Jan 16th 2013, 21:46 (Editor's Note: A previous version of this story incorrectly spelled Sam Wang Produce.) The District's ethics board is launching a preliminary inquiry into D.C. Council member Vincent B. Orange's visit to a city produce market that health inspectors were attempting to close, according to sources familiar with the matter. Read full article >>

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