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Wells throws hat into D.C. mayoral ring

With the D.C. primary less than a year away, a second candidate made it official on Saturday, as Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells told a crowd of supporters in the rain, "I am officially running to be mayor of our great city, Washington, D.C."

Tags: election, Tommy Wells, muriel bowser

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Tommy Wells will launch D.C. mayoral run this weekend

D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells, D-Ward 6, will formally launch his mayoral campaign on Saturday with a rally in Northeast.

Tags: D.C. Council, Tommy Wells

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D.C. to keep 2 ambulances on standby

District of Columbia public safety officials are holding a news conference to discuss concerns over ambulance response times.

Tags: Tommy Wells, ambulance, response times, Kenneth Ellerbe, Paul Quander

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D.C. Council approves funding for 50 new officers

D.C. Councilmember Tommy Wells says the Council has approved a funding request to hire 50 new police officers.

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D.C. man says father died awaiting ambulance

A Washington man says his father died while he was waiting more than 40 minutes for an ambulance to arrive -- on the same night that dozens of city firefighters called out sick.

Tags: D.C. Fire and EMS, D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services, WRC-TV, Tommy Wells, ambulance

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Councilmembers' bill would slash D.C. speed camera fines

A proposal by three members of the D.C. Council would reduce speed camera fines in the District from the highest in the nation to a maximum of $50.

Tags: Tommy Wells, Mary Cheh, Marion Barry, D.C. Council, speed cameras, D.C. Department of Transportation, mark segraves, Metropolitan Police Department

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D.C. health dept., school system battle over pets

Two city departments are squaring off over animals in the classroom.

Tags: D.C. Public Schools, Tommy Wells, D.C. Department of Health, The Washington Examiner

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Task force looks at lowering fines for speed and red light cameras

"I want to see whether our increase in fines has actually meant anything in terms of fewer numbers of people speeding or going through red lights," says D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh, (D-Ward 3).

Tags: speed cameras, red light cameras, mark segraves, Mary Cheh, Tommy Wells

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