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Gray: Federal shutdown threatens D.C. city services

A shutdown of the federal government could cause a chain reaction and lead to the loss of many D.C. city services, the District's mayor says.

Tags: NewsChannel 8 , Vincent Gray , government shutdown , Gary Emerling

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BRAC traffic impacts sooner than expected

Major changes are coming to the entire D.C. Metro Region and WTOP has learned that the upcoming Base Realignment and Closure Plan will impact commuters sooner rather than later.

Tags: BRAC , Darci Marchese ,

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D.C. student brought crack cocaine to grade school, attorney says

A 10-year-old boy who brought drugs to his D.C. elementary school last week was in possession of a "large amount of crack cocaine," an attorney with the D.C. Attorney General's Office says.

Tags: Thomson Elementary School , cocaine , crack cocaine , D.C. Attorney General , Robey Oliver , Mary Grace Rook , Prince George's County , D.C. Superior Court , D.C. Family Court ,

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Child who brought cocaine to school put in foster care

Several children at a local elementary school have been taken to the hospital after ingesting cocaine.

Tags: Thomson Elementary School , cocaine , D.C. Public Schools , Pete Piringer ,

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New D.C. schools chief expects staff cuts, larger classes

Kaya Henderson has formally accepted her new position as D.C. schools chancellor, solidifying an appointment Mayor Vince Gray called the "worst kept secret in the city."

Tags: Paul D. Shinkman , Kaya Henderson , D.C. Public Schools

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D.C. mayor's cabinet officials rack up unpaid tickets

Top officials in D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray's administration have racked up thousands of dollars in unpaid traffic tickets.

Tags: Vincent Gray , Parking tickets , Deborah Carroll , Judy Banks , D.C. Department of Human Services , D.C. Department of Human Resources , Kwame Brown , SUV , Washington Examiner , Gary Emerling

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Top D.C. official resigns following report

Just days after D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray announced stricter vetting of his excepted service appointees, a top District official has resigned.

Tags: Talib Karim , Vincent Gray , Alan Suderman , Washington City Paper , Linda Wharton Boyd ,

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Behind the cost of Chairman Brown's SUVs

Many have criticized the expense of the vehicles that newly minted D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown requested the city purchase for his use, but documents attained by WTOP demonstrate just how unusual his request was, particularly during dire financial times.

Tags: Kwame Brown , SUV , Lincoln Navigator , D.C. Council , Committee on Public Works and Transportation , Paul D. Shinkman

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Controversial Gray hire escorted from office by police

A fellow mayoral candidate hired by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray to work in the Department of Health Care Finance has been escorted from his office by police.

Tags: Sulaimon Brown , Vincent Gray , Department of Health Care Finance ,

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D.C. Council chair to return fully-loaded SUV

D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown is seeking to return an SUV the city leased for his use, WTOP has learned, following criticism over the vehicle's cost and leasing agreement.

Tags: SUV , Kwame Brown , D.C. Council , D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray , Paul D. Shinkman

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