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Has the District changed enough for you to come back?
This is certainly not the same town it was five years ago, but has it changed enough for those living in the suburbs to come into the city?
Tags: WTOP Talkback , economy ,
Crime drops about 8 percent across the region
The crime rate fell about 8 percent in the District, suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia, which is better than the national average, according to a report from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
Tags: Metropolitan Council of Governments , Crime rate , property crimes , violent crimes , homicide
D.C. Police kick off another 'All Hands on Deck'
D.C. Police are out in force this weekend across the city as the department kicked off the second "All Hands on Deck" initiative of the year.
Tags: D.C. police , Cathy Lanier , Sursum Corda , All Hands on Deck , violence
Overall crime is down, but Lanier expects a summer increase
For most, summer means warm weather fun, but in D.C., summer can also mean an increase in crime.
Tags: Cathy Lanier , D.C. police , homicide , Robberies , summer
DC mayor says crime is at a record low
Despite one of the deadliest shootings to rock DC in recent memory, Mayor Adrian Fenty said his administration has been successful in fighting crime.
Tags: Fenty , DC , safety , police , law enforcement
Stepfather stabbed after argument over cell phone
An argument with his mother over cell phone minutes led a 30-year-old man to stab his stepfather in the upper right leg, according to charging documents.
Tags: Lajeszine Holland , Frederick Police Department , cell phone minutes , cell phone , Washington County Hospital , Shock Trauma , stabbing , Assault
Sentence suspended in parental abduction
A Frederick woman who pleaded guilty to parental abduction faces jail time if she violates conditions placed on her while on five years of supervised probation.
Tags: child custody , courts , Lydia Leverenz , Lance Leverenz
Where will Gilbert Arenas spend his 30 days?
While Gilbert Arenas has been convicted of carrying a pistol without a license, it's not clear where he will serve his 30-day, halfway house sentence.
Tags: Gilbert Arenas , Wizards , guns , Kenneth Wainstein , Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency , Federal Bureau of Prisons , halfway house
Woman, child burned with acid-like substance
The attack occurred around 7 p.m. Monday in the 1100 block of Kennebec Street in Oxon Hill.
Tags: attacks , Oxon Hill , Kennebec Street
Online daters tell some pretty good fibs
Men grow taller and women thinner online.
Tags: dating , online dating , lies , lying , social behavior
