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Senior housing building in SE DC still not secure after fire
Damage to the 4-story building at 900 5th Street Southeast is so extensive, fire investigators have been unable to enter the building until it’s made safe to do so.
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DC changes course on custody for public marijuana use
From now on, people caught smoking pot in public in D.C. will receive a citation instead of being detained thanks to a policy change announced by Mayor Muriel Bowser.
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Injured woman rescued from steep slope in DC
A woman was rescued from a steep slope near Rock Creek Parkway, and D.C. firefighters used a system to haul her up 25 feet.
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Photos of the week: Sept. 15-22
Here are some photos from stories that happened last week. Scroll through to see if you’ve missed any.
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Police ID man struck, killed while on electric scooter in Dupont Circle
D.C. police said that a Silver Spring, Maryland, man who was riding an electric scooter in Dupont Circle was struck and killed Friday.
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Police: Man dies after shooting in Southwest DC
Around 11 a.m. Friday, D.C. police responded to the 900 block of 3rd Street Southwest for the sounds of gunshots. When officers arrived, they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds.
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DC police: College students targeted in kidnapping, extortion schemes
People claiming to be affiliated with the Chinese Embassy or an international law enforcement agency targeted the victims, and accused the students of money laundering.
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Wood dresses, vinyl gowns: Photos from 9th annual Cosmo Couture DC fashion show
The 2018 Cosmo Couture DC fashion show had models strutting down the catwalk with garments made from tile, carpet, wood, vinyl, glass and rubber. See photos, courtesy of Shannon Finney.
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Suspect’s utterance may play role in prosecution of DC runner murder
Though D.C. police said Thursday that they didn’t have a motive for the fatal stabbing of Wendy Martinez, court documents give some insight as to what happened Tuesday night and who the suspect, Anthony Crawford, may be.
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In wake of DC runner’s stabbing death, coaches share running safety tips to remember
After a D.C. woman was killed during a run through Logan Circle earlier this week, two local running coaches share safety tips for all runners to remember when they step out the door.
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DC runner killed 1 week after getting engaged to be buried in wedding dress, mother says
During an emotional vigil in Northwest D.C. Thursday, the mother of slain runner Wendy Martinez said she forgives the man who killed her daughter. Wendy will be buried in the dress she planned to wear at her upcoming wedding, the dress mother and daughter shopped for just last weekend.
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Cracking code to ‘break the cycle’: STEM middle school opens in DC
A new D.C. middle school is preparing kids living in one of the city’s most underserved areas for a future in one of the world’s most in-demand fields.
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Woman pleads guilty in cyberattack on DC police cameras before 2017 inauguration
A Romanian woman has pleaded guilty Thursday for the role she played in a ransomware attack that left more than a hundred D.C. police surveillance cameras inoperable just days before last year’s presidential inauguration.
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The Smithsonian African American Film Festival announces inaugural lineup
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is teaming up with Netflix for its first film festival in October.
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Jurors in Savopoulos family murder trial shown graphic photo of youngest victim
Daron Wint’s team of public defenders objected to the use of the photo of the 10-year-old boy’s badly burned body, calling it “graphic and disturbing.”
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