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D.C. police to resume blood alcohol testing program
D.C. police will resume blood-alcohol tests for suspected drunken drivers later this week, two years after the program was suspended because of testing equipment flaws.
Tags: Robert Hildum , D.C. Council , breath-testing
D.C. Council gives final approval to budget
The District of Columbia Council has given final approval to a $10.8 billion budget proposal.
Tags: D.C. Council , Jack Evans , Vincent Gray , D.C. budget
Lanier: Celebrity escorts part of internal investigation
D.C. police records released Wednesday show Bill Gates, Jay-Z and other celebrities have received escorts similar to the one officers gave actor Charlie Sheen.
Tags: Charlie Sheen , Jay-Z , D.C. police , Cathy Lanier , Bill Gates , police escorts , DAR Constitution Hall , Freedom of Information Act , The Associated Press , Eric Tucker , Neal Augenstein
Concussions and Kids
WTOP's Andrew Mollenbeck takes an in-depth look at concussions and the effects they have on student athletes.
Tags: concussions , Stanley Herring , Kathy Brearley , Andrew Mollenbeck
Experts have heated discussion over 'commute from hell'
Nearly a month after the 'commute from hell' crippled the D.C. region, local leaders are still trying to figure out what happened.
Tags: Council of Governments , Ron Kirby , Marc Elrich
Can drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians all get along?
D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson, chair of the D.C. Council's Judiciary Committee, held a hearing on bike and pedestrian safety and posed the question: Do drivers get a free pass when it comes to traffic enforcement?
Tags: Cyclists , Driving , road safety , traffic enforcement , Kristopher Baumann , pedestrians
D.C. asst. chief on leave amid cheating allegations
An assistant D.C. police chief is on administrative leave while the department investigates allegations that she was involved in cheating on a test given to command staff.
Tags: D.C. police , Cathy Lanier , Diane Groomes , Alfred Durham , cheating ,
Kids would be examined for concussions under D.C. proposal
A D.C. Council member says he will introduce a bill that would require kids to be examined by a professional if they are suspected of getting a concussion while playing a sport.
Tags: concussions , D.C. Council , Redskins
Councilmember wants to avoid confusion at polls
A local politician is making a strange request to avoid confusion at the polls.
Tags: D.C. Council , D.C. elections , Michael A. Brown , Michael D. Brown , Neal Augenstein
Expired tags put mom behind bars
What was supposed to be a night of dinner in the city turned into something much more for a Kensington mom.
Tags: Nycci Nellis , Nicholas Breul , Sprawl & Crawl , Adam Tuss
