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Police contemplate Betts murder setup

Police now believe more than one person killed the principal of Shaw Middle School at Garnet-Patterson.

Tags: Brian Betts , Montgomery County Police , Columbia Boulevard , Shaw Middle School at Garnet-Patterson , Paul Starks , Montgomery County murder , Shaw Middle School

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D.C. principal found dead in Silver Spring home

Faculty, students, and neighbors are expressing their grief as police investigate what they now believe is the murder of a D.C. middle school principal.

Tags: suspicious death , Silver Spring , Brian Betts , Shaw Middle School , Mark Segraves , Colleen Kelleher , Shaw Middle School at Garnet-Patterson , Montgomery County Police Department

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Parking restrictions in place until noon Wed.

WTOP's Adam Tuss says road closures will remain in effect around the area until after Tuesday's rush hour.

Tags: gridlock , gridlock congestion , Nuclear Security Summit , Lon Anderson , AAA Mid-Atlantic , Suitland Parkway , I-66 , Cathy Lanier , Andrews Air Force Base , Dulles International Airport , Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marsha , rush hour , tractor man , telecommute , traffic , Colleen Kelleher , Adam Tuss , Darci Marchese , Michelle Basch , Bob Marbourg ,

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Smell of vomit is in the air in D.C.

Female gingko trees around D.C. are bearing fruit much earlier than usual. Those fruits have an unsavory odor.

Tags: gingko trees , Dupont Circle , D.C. Urban Forestry Administration , stinky trees , Colleen Kelleher

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Nats open season with game against Phillies

You can listen to the Nationals game on 1500 AM.

Tags: nationals , Nationals Opening Day , Metro , John Lannan , Ryan Zimmerman , Jim Riggleman , Colleen Kelleher , Screech

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Murder victim's dad: Racism played role in drive-by

The murder of Jordan Howe over a missing bracelet apparently sparked the drive-by shooting that left four young people dead. Howe's father tells WTOP he believes racism on the part of D.C. prosecutors and government officials is partially to blame for the retaliation shooting.

Tags: drive-by shooting , Jordan Howe , South Capitol Street , Metropolitan Police Department , Channing Phillips , Orlando Carter , Nathaniel Simms , Southeast D.C. , D.C. police , Ari Ashe , Colleen Kelleher

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Connolly announces support for health care plan

President Barack Obama heads to Capitol Hill Saturday to drum up more support for health care reform.

Tags: Rep. Gerry Connolly , health care , Obama , health insurance , pre-existing conditions , catastrophic health care , George Mason University , Colleen Kelleher ,

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Go inside the 'social' Safeway before it opens

Safeway in upper Georgetown reopens in May, but WTOP has a glimpse of the store now.

Tags: safeway , Wisconsin Avenue , retailail , Shopping , grocery store , food , Colleen Kelleher , Craig Muckle

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March Madness gambling is a no-no for feds

Filling out those NCAA brackets for more than fun is not allowed if you work for the federal government.

Tags: federal government , March Madness , NCAA , gambling , Basketball , feds , National Institutes of Health , NIH , workplace policies , Colleen Kelleher

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Toddler's death prompts police investigation

A senior paramedic's decision not to transport a 2-year-old girl who later died is now under investigation by D.C. Police.

Tags: Mark Segraves , D.C. Fire and EMS , Peter Nickels , Stephanie Stevens , D.C. police

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