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At Fisher Houses, military families share a roof and sometimes their grief Jan 4th 2013, 05:14 There were plenty of times, Bridgit Fennell remembers, when new families checked into the guesthouse at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and inevitably asked her all the personal questions. Read full article >> Justin Wolfe case moves back to federal appeals court Jan 4th 2013, 00:56 A man accused of capital murder who has been imprisoned for more than a decade was not released from jail on Thursday as his family and attorneys had hoped, as a federal appeals court issued a late ruling that it would hear additional arguments in the case. Read full article >> Water-main breaks fall slightly in 2012 Jan 4th 2013, 00:28 Topsy-turvy temperatures in November and a cold snap in late December led to a spike in water-main breaks across the Washington region, but a relatively warm year overall helped keep the total number of breaks for 2012 to the lowest count in six years. Read full article >> D.C. sees drop in killings, rise in sexual assaults Jan 3rd 2013, 23:36 Overall crime in the District rose 3 percent in 2012, with a significant rise in sexual assaults, even as the city recorded the lowest number of slayings in 50 years, Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) and Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said Thursday. Read full article >> Loudoun Board of Supervisors to Eugene Delgaudio: 'No committees for you. Two years.' Jan 3rd 2013, 23:32 Everyone's favorite orange hat-wearing politician, Sterling's Eugene Delgaudio, got a bit of a public face-slapping from his colleagues on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Wednesday: They formed their four standing committees and left him off of all of them. This is pretty unusual, seeing as he's been elected to the county board four times, and was previously serving on two of the committees. Read full article >> Former jail guard expected to reach plea agreement in Ronnie White case Jan 3rd 2013, 23:25 A former Prince George's County jail guard accused of ignoring a dying inmate suspected of killing a police officer is expected to reach a plea agreement with federal prosecutors on Friday. Anthony McIntosh was scheduled to go to trial next week at the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt on federal civil rights and obstruction charges. Instead, a plea hearing has been set for Friday, signaling that a deal is likely be entered. Read full article >> Memorializing with memorabilia Jan 3rd 2013, 23:20 The road to the White House is paved with tote bags. Also champagne flutes, cotton throw blankets, baby onesies, toddler tees, grown-up tees and a blue-and-gold golf divot tool, retailing for the entirely manageable price of $15. ("Be prepared for 18 holes with this divot tool featuring the inaugural seal. Made in the USA.") Read full article >> Mailbox bombing probed at U.S. Treasury official's Lorton home Jan 3rd 2013, 23:18 An explosive device destroyed a mailbox at the Lorton home of the Treasury Department's inspector general Monday, authorities said. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Fairfax County police and fire officials are investigating the incident at the the home of Eric M. Thorson, and they have removed evidence to be analyzed at a lab, authorities said. No one was injured. Read full article >> Man found dead in ventilation shaft most likely fell, D.C. police chief says Jan 3rd 2013, 23:10 A Maryland man who was found dead 50 feet down a ventilation shaft after celebrating New Year's Eve with friends in Adams Morgan most likely died in an accident, District police said Thursday. "It appeared that he fell," D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier said. Earlier, police said in a statement there appeared to be no sign of foul play. Read full article >> D.C. Council takes step toward e-mail transparency Jan 3rd 2013, 23:07 In my story about the start of the new D.C. Council term, I briefly noted that members voted Wednesday to adopt rules that would, for the first time, require council employees (including members themselves) to use their official council e-mail accounts to conduct public business. Here's a little more background on this small but important development. Read full article >> Kaine, Delaney take office at crucial moment on Capitol Hill Jan 3rd 2013, 23:06 One ran as a moderate dealmaker, willing to work across the aisle to get things done. The other ran as a political newcomer who would bring his experience in the worlds of business and finance to bear on the country's fiscal problems. Read full article >> Treasury to delay moving 450 jobs from Pr. George's to West Virginia Jan 3rd 2013, 22:45 The Treasury Department has agreed to delay for five years a plan to relocate 450 jobs out of Prince George's County to Parkersburg, W.Va., after Maryland lawmakers pressed federal officials to abandon the plan. Read full article >> Mari Vanna's bar opens tonight in Dupont Circle Jan 3rd 2013, 22:30 Mari Vanna, the Russian-born, babushka-chic restaurant chainlet that is aiming to transform Dupont Circle's dining scene when it officially opens Jan. 17, has decided to give Washington's barflies a chance to get in early and get the buzz going. Bigger news: The bar, at 1141 Connecticut Ave. NW., will offer all you early adopters a free shot of vodka. Read full article >> PM Update: Continued cold and quiet Jan 3rd 2013, 21:44 Today was D.C.'s coldest since February 12 last year and first day with highs only in the 30s this winter. We have cold 20s tonight but should bounce back to 40 or so Friday. These temperatures are ever so slightly below average. Best events this winter Jan 3rd 2013, 21:21 The new year has arrived, and with it, a few questions: Is it going to be this cold until spring? How long until those resolutions fly out the window? And, now that you're starting to bounce back from Monday night's partying, what's next? Read full article >> Hey, there's a baby in this cake: Celebrating the Epiphany with rosca de reyes Jan 3rd 2013, 20:50 On the 12th day of Christmas, 12 drummers drumming probably aren't headed your way (unless your true love is in a particularly spunky marching band). But if you celebrate the Epiphany on Sunday — the 12th day after Christmas that marks the three wise men's arrival after the birth of Jesus — you'll get something better: cake. Read full article >> Major development expected to come to New Carrollton Metro stop Jan 3rd 2013, 20:33 A major development, with offices, retail and housing, is expected at the New Carrollton Metro station. In a joint development deal with Metro, Forest City Washington and Urban Atlantic will build on 39 acres Metro owns near the stop. The project is expected to include 2 million to 4 million square feet of space and is estimated to be worth $1 billion, according to Metro. Read full article >> Art in focus: 'No Strings Attached' showcases the work of five emerging African American artists at the 39th Street Gallery Jan 3rd 2013, 19:26 Whatever you think about the work of the five artists currently being showcased at the 39th Street Gallery, one thing is certain: They've got a healthy sense of humor. A collective of emerging African American artists known as Delusions of Grandeur, the group consists of Wesley Clark, Shaunte Gates, Jamea Richmond -Edwards, Amber Robles-Gordon and Stanley Squirewell. Located in a 450-square-foot micro-gallery in Brentwood, their show is anything but grand. Read full article >> D.C. and the 113th Congress Jan 3rd 2013, 19:15 Members of the 113th Congress are being sworn in this afternoon, so beginning another two years of work for the District's constitutional overlord. So just how overlord-y is Congress likely to get this time around, given that some of the more District-friendly members have taken their leave from Capitol Hill? Read full article >> 2012's surreal record warmth in the U.S. Jan 3rd 2013, 19:06 It's amazing to watch 2012 warm weather records stream in at national, regional and local scales Metro police looking for four men involved in New Year's Day assault Jan 3rd 2013, 17:25 Metro Transit Police are looking for four men who allegedly stabbed one woman and hit another in the head and back in the early morning hours of New Year's Day aboard a Metro bus in Southeast Washington. Read full article >> Jeff Black plants a restaurant stake in Takoma Park Jan 3rd 2013, 17:24 Attention, denizens of restaurant-starved Takoma Park: Jeff Black (pictured) and his longtime chef, Danny Wells, are planning to open a place to eat at 6937-6939 Laurel Ave., currently home to an ice cream shop and the closing neighborhood landmark Video Americain. Read full article >> Are you a Washingtologist? Answer this question about the 49th state. Jan 3rd 2013, 16:47 Think you're a master of local trivia? Try answering the Washingtology question of the day from Cultural Tourism DC. Take your best guess, and see what others have answered in our daily quiz. Scroll down the page to find out the correct answer. Read full article >> Now open: Energy Kitchen, no-fry fast food with burgers and fries under 500 calories Jan 3rd 2013, 16:30 If you've made a New Year's resolution to get in shape, it's all about diet and exercise. But relatively speaking, getting yourself on a treadmill or an elliptical for 45 minutes is the easy part; avoiding the fast-food lunches, happy hours and Chipotle splurges is what makes dropping pounds a real challenge. Read full article >>

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