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Handbell group rings in the holiday season
A local group has been defining the sounds of Washington-area Christmas for almost 20 years, and they'll be coming to a neighborhood near you soon.
Tags: Brennan Haselton , handbook , hand bells , Christmas
VIDEO: Pelosi, sixth-grader light Capitol Christmas Tree
Sub-freezing temperatures and bitter winds did not dampen the holiday spirit Tuesday night as legislators, the U.S. Navy Band, locals and tourists gathered for the lighting of the Capitol Christmas Tree.
Tags: Nancy Pelosi , pelosi , Capitol Christmas Tree , Architect of the Capitol , Christmas
Gas prices near $3 a gallon
The price of gas has never exceeded $3 per gallon during the holidays, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. You are paying 33 cents more per gallon than you were a year ago.
Tags: gas prices , AAA , AAA Mid-Atlantic , John Townsend , Kristi King
Pepco seeks increased rates, points to 6-point plan
Executives from the region's largest power provider announced increased consumer rates Monday, and a six-point plan aimed at combating the incidence of power outages, recently classified as among the country's worst.
Tags: Pepco , power outage , power outages , Neal Augenstein ,
VIDEO: 'Chopsticks,' revisited
The classic buffoonery of "chopsticks" means one thing to parents everywhere: Those expensive piano lessons did nothing for their children. Unless you're Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.
Tags: chopsticks , YouTube , Andy Johnson , College Musical ,
Friendship Heights water main bursts, swallows car
A water main burst in a Bethesda shopping district Friday, opening up a gaping hole that almost swallowed a car.
Tags: Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission , water main , Water main break , burst water main , Friendship Heights , Bethesda ,
Lanier: Wants to remain under Gray, one of D.C.'s highest paid
Cathy Lanier want to keep her job after the new mayor is sworn in next month, the D.C. police chief told WTOP Thursday.
Tags: D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier , Cathy Lanier , D.C. Police Union , Kristopher Baumann , Mayor Fenty , salary , Michelle Rhee , Vince Gray , Vincent Gray , Mark Segraves ,
D.C. celebrates Hanukkah with menorah lighting
Renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman and the U.S. Navy Band performed as the National Menorah's first candle was lit.
Tags: Hanukkah , National Menorah , Itzhak Perlman , Jack Lew , Colleen Kelleher ,
Doting grandmother charged with child's murder
Police have not said what may have motivated a grandmother to allegedly toss her granddaughter off a mall walkway at Tysons Corner Center.
Tags: fairfax county , Tysons Corner , Carmela Dela Rosa , Fairfax County Police , Kristi King , Angelyn Ogdoc , Hank Silverberg , granddaughter tossed , Diocese of Arlington , Kathlyn Ogdoc , James Ogdoc
New popular alcoholic treat drawing criticism
In the wake of bans on beverages with high levels of caffeine and alcohol, like Four Loko, comes another boozy product that is drawing similar criticism.
Tags: Cream , whipped cream , Four Loko , Food and Drug Administration , MADD , alcohol abuse , Alcohol poisoning , Veronica Robinson ,
