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New visitors center proposals for Washington Monument
The National Park Service is considering five different plans for a new security checkpoint at the base of the iconic obelisk at the center of the National Mall.
Tags: Paul D. Shinkman , Washington monument , National Park Service
Pedestrian killed by hit-and-run driver in Marlow Heights
Police are trying to determine the man's identity and what type of vehicle struck him.
Tags: Marlow Heights , Prince George's County Police , hit-and-run , St. Barnabas Road , Colleen Kelleher ,
Va. event seeks homes for wild horses
The tough economy is even taking a toll on descendants of the old Wild West.
Tags: Bureau of Land Management , Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program , Kathy Stewart , Gary Emerling
Researchers find link between strep, OCD
Leaving strep throat untreated in children can cause long-term issues including brain dysfunction and obsessive-compulsive disorder, researchers say.
Tags: strep , obsessive-compulsive disorder , OCD , Tel Aviv University , University of Oklahoma , Daphna Joel , Gary Emerling
What's the difference in the regular flu and the H1N1?
"It's just another strain of the flu we haven't seen for a very long time," says Dr. Juanita Smith with Shady Grove Adventist Hospital.
Tags: flu , swine flu , Colleen Kelleher
New transit system to relieve area commuters
Construction on a 37-mile, 8 line surface-level street car system has already begun along the H Street corridor in Northeast and across the river in Anacostia.
Tags: Paul D. Shinkman , street cars , Department of Transportation , D.C. Department of Transportation
Embassy hosts viewing party for miners' rescue
Onlookers who wanted an up-close view of the Chilean miners being rescued joined a celebration at the country's embassy in Northwest Wednesday.
Tags: Chilean miners , Chilean Embassy , Arturo Fermandois , Andrew Mollenbeck
Metro stations remain closed Columbus Day
The Farragut West and McPherson Square Metro stations remain closed on Columbus Day, along with the part of Metro Center that handles the Orange and Blue lines.
Tags: Metro , Farragut North , McPherson Square , Hank Silverberg , Paul D. Shinkman , Orange Line , Blue Line , metro crash , WMATA , Metro Center ,
Hit-and-run driver turns herself in, charged
The driver who allegedly killed a 24-year-old woman in Dupont Circle Thursday in a hit-and-run turned herself in Friday at the D.C. Second District Police Station in Northwest, and was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Tags: Metropolitan Police Department , hit-and-run , D.C. police , Big Hunt nightclub , Dupont Circle , Colleen Kelleher
Women closing the gap in 100K salaries
New census figures show the nationwide rate of six-figure salary earners is growing significantly faster for women than for men, according to a Washington Post report.
Tags: women salaries , women earners , $100,000 salary , six figure salary , Paul D. Shinkman , jobs , employment , salaries
