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Comedians find happiness in times of tragedy 04/26/2013 06:01pm • WASHINGTON - After enduring a recent tragedy such as the Boston Marathon bombings, many people are left asking, "When it is OK to laugh again?" Humor blogger Phillip Scepanski offers some advice. "It's not necessarily about being disrespectful toward the event or anything, it's about coping," Metro says taped near-misses improve bus safety 04/22/2013 04:37pm • LANDOVER, Md. -- The distracted Metrobus driver didn't notice the light had turned red, and had to stop quickly as he approached pedestrians in a downtown crosswalk. The drivers reaction: "My bad." This scenario was one of many similar incidents captured on video by Metro's DriveCam in the last ye More than 3,000 people killed from driving while distracted 04/17/2013 06:29pm • Dr.Drew, One Minute Clinic Monday, April 15, 2013 04/15/2013 05:37am • 5:30 p.m. - Prof. Michael Greenberger, director, Center for Health and Homeland Security, University of Maryland Download Bombings in Boston 2:20 p.m. - Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer Download Tips for staying healthy and fit 11:20 a. Metro operator caught using cellphone now out of a job 04/12/2013 05:36pm • WASHINGTON - A Metrorail operator caught on camera looking at his cellphone no longer works for the transit agency. "We identified the person in the photo. His employment with WMATA ended on March 27," Metro said in a Twitter post Friday. "Metro has a zero-tolerance policy on the use of electronic 'Kill The Wave' effort at Nats Park gains following 04/12/2013 01:04pm • ">Megan Cloherty, wtop.com --> WASHINGTON - A group of Washington Nationals fans want to end the fan tradition of doing the wave at Nats Park. But the effort, called "Kill The Wave," is getting mixed reviews from Nats fans. Nationals fan blog, Nats101.com, is one blog behind the push to end th Friday, April 12, 2013 04/12/2013 07:34am • Data Doctors Download Facebook peers into your grocery bags 7:50 p.m. Jeff Dufour, D.C. editor, Urbandaddy.com Download A taste of Paris in D.C. and a doughnut shop 6:50 p.m. Scott Greenberg, Wine of the Week Download A wi ACPD Warns of Distracted Driving Danger 04/05/2013 01:50pm • The Arlington County Police Department is warning local drivers to put the cell phone down and stay alert while driving. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the police department has issued a press release (after the jump) highlighting the need to pay attention while at the wheel, espec Thursday, April 4, 2013 04/04/2013 05:32am • 9:20 p.m. - Laura Adams, senior insurance analyst for Bankrate.com Download New survey on American's not knowing much about healthcare law 8:20 p.m. - Christian Toto, assistant editor, Big Hollywood Download The new Evil Dead 7:50 p.m. - T Bowser announces run for D.C.'s top job 03/23/2013 06:57pm • Thomas Warren, wtop.com WASHINTON - The 2014 D.C. mayor's race is officially on. Saturday afternoon, Ward 4 Councilwoman Muriel Bowser formally announced her candidacy. She is the first to the enter what could become a crowded field for the city's top job. Standing in the front yard of her pare More Americans guilty of distracted driving, study finds 03/20/2013 07:42pm • Dick Uliano, wtop.com WASHINGTON - What will it take to reduce distracted driving? More and more people are talking on cellphones and texting while driving, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study finds. The risky behavior is much more prevalent in the U.S. than in several Euro County Responds To Recent Series Of Pedestrian Collisions 03/14/2013 12:22pm • Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett today said it’s up to drivers to obey the law and pedestrians to keep from getting distracted to prevent the type of pedestrian collisions the county has seen this week. The issue has again come to the forefront after pedestrian collisions in Bethesda Crime Report: Thief Comes Clean to Victim 03/14/2013 10:55am • A woman was recently arrested for breaking and entering, according to police, after she admitted to her victim that she broke into his home and stole his stuff. From this week’s Arlington County crime report: BURGLARY, 03/02/13, 4400 block of S. 31st Street. Between 3 pm on March 1 and 2 am on Hooters ball girl snatches fair ball from play (VIDEO) 03/12/2013 02:15pm • WASHINGTON - If you think having a Hooters girl fielding foul balls during a baseball game could be a distraction, you'd be right -- it just might not be distracting in the way you'd expect. During a recent spring training game in Florida between the Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies, NES Controversial Verizon Center sign project gets green light 03/07/2013 04:11pm • WASHINGTON - The Verizon Center is about to get a whole lot brighter. After a two-year fight, the arena's owners have received approval to install two digital advertising signs. And despite lingering concerns about the bright light the signs will emit, construction is set to begin in several weeks.