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Groups create funds to aid Navy Yard victims’ families
(Courtesy of Ridgell family / Courtesy of Ridgell family)
A number of organizations have set up fundraising efforts to help families of the Navy Yard shooting victims.
D.C. man gets 18 years in string of burglaries in Montgomery County
via The Gazette
D.C. minimum wage increase proposal coming 'very shortly'Family, friends mourn Vishnu ‘Kisan’ Pandit at service
(Jahi Chikwendiu / The Washington Post)
Pandit’s funeral was the first held for one of the 12 people killed in mass shooting at Navy Yard.
Man killed in Southwest Washington
Police are investigating a shooting Tuesday night on Irvington Street
Wheeler, White enter D.C. Council races
As the 2014 city elections edge closer, the candidate menagerie continues to expand.
Families Claiming Bodies from Navy Yard Shooting
via WNEW DC
Follow I-95 mold, and bring on the signs of the times
(File photo by James A. Parcell / THE WASHINGTON POST)
The display listing the commuting estimates to Pentagon via regular lanes vs. HOV is a good start.
Fall yields to summer Friday, 80s return
We see our first dose of 80s and above normal temperatures in a week on Friday.
Gonzaga hopes to hang with No. 1 Falcons
(Toni L. Sandys / The Washington Post)
The No. 16 Eagles are better equipped to handle Good Counsel’s physical brand of football, and Friday night they hope to prove it.
Lt. Gen. Wallace H. Robinson Jr. dies at 93
Gen. Robinson, a Washington native, was named quartermaster of the Marine Corps in 1969.
Support funds established in the wake of Navy Yard shootings
In the wake of Monday’s shooting, support funds have been established to help the families of those injured or killed.
California takes a left turn on state exams
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
State to suspend exams for a year while tests geared to its new Common Core standards are crafted.
Crisis counseling available in DC after Navy Yard shootings
via WUSA9 Washington D.C.
Wheeler, White enter D.C. Council races
As the 2014 city elections edge closer, the candidate menagerie continues to expand.
Wal-Mart will open D.C. hiring centers
Announcement comes two days after last-ditch bid to save controversial ‘living wage’ bill failed.
‘Leo the hero’ remembers
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D.C. CFO candidate is in final vetting
Mayor Vincent C. Gray said he expects to announce his pick for chief financial officer “very soon.“
A pivot to the minimum wage
D.C. lawmakers killed a narrow ‘living wage’ bill Tuesday but expressed broad support for an across-the-board wage hike.
Washingtology quiz
Are you a Washingtologist?
Think you’re a master of local trivia? Try answering the Washingtology question of the day from Cultural Tourism DC.
Five favorite places
Charles Hicks: Insider’s guide to D.C.
Chuck Hicks of the DC Black History Celebration Committee shares a list of his favorite local attractions and events.
Kenneth B. Ellerbe: Insider’s guide to D.C.
Chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department shares a list of his favorite local attractions and events.
Vernard R. Gray: Insider’s guide to D.C.
Vernard R. Gray of CA-FAM III, Inc. and East River Jazz shares a list of his favorite local attractions and events.
Andy Shallal: Insider’s guide to D.C.
Andy Shallal, founder of Busboys and Poets, shares a list of his favorite local attractions and events.
Insider’s guide to D.C.
Doris A.M. Thomas of Serenity Players shares a list of her favorite local attractions and events.
Washington photo galleries
Second D.C. chapel opens for gay marriages
To handle the demand for same-sex weddings, D.C. Superior Court opens an overflow venue.
Rampage at Navy Yard
At least 13 are dead and others are wounded after a shooter opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard, officials say.
Remembering the end of World War II
The 68th anniversary of the end of World War II is commemorated at the National World War II Memorial.
The Olympics in D.C.: Proposed events
A Washington-based group’s effort to capture the 2024 Olympics has inspired suggestions for area-appropriate events.
DNA exoneration prompts 2nd bid from co-defendant
Cleveland Wright asks that his name be cleared after an FBI lab error.
50th anniversary of the March on Washington
Crowds fill the space in front of the Lincoln Memorial and around the Reflecting Pool at the commemoration event.
Ben’s Chili Bowl 55th anniversary
With Bill Cosby serving as emcee, the D.C. eatery and civil rights movement hot spot celebrated its 55th birthday.
Unexpected things found in the Potomac
From sharks to chemical slime, the river can present some things you may not expect to find.
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