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WTOP: Health care services for DC’s Medicaid patients under threat

Editor Aug 24, 2021
Access to public health care services for 250,000 D.C. residents could end if MedStar kills its remaining Medicaid and Alliance contracts this fall.

WTOP: DC Council members urge Bowser to drop COVID testing option for school workers

Editor Aug 24, 2021
Several D.C. Council members want Mayor Muriel Bowser to remove the COVID-testing option for government employees who don’t get a COVID-19 vaccination — including anyone who has regular contact with kids in a school setting.

Associated Press: Report details mishandling of police emergency system on 1/6

Editor Aug 24, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Capitol Police didn’t adequately respond to frantic calls for help from officers when they pressed panic buttons on their radios seeking immediate backup as scores of pro-Trump rioters beat officers with bats, poles…

Washington Post: Most of D.C. Council calls on mayor to mandate coronavirus vaccines — without…

Editor Aug 24, 2021
A majority of the 13 D.C. Council members signed a letter Tuesday calling on Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) to mandate coronavirus vaccines — without a testing option — for all public school employees and day-care workers.

Washingtonian: DC’s Echostage Ranked Best Nightlife Venue in the World

Editor Aug 24, 2021
The concert venue and club is the first in the US to earn the top spot in DJ Mag. And it's celebrating.

Washington Post: Part of 3rd Street Tunnel in D.C. reopens after water-main break, but repair work…

Editor Aug 24, 2021
Northbound and southbound lanes in the tunnel reopened south of Massachusetts Avenue NW

WTOP: Lawsuits allege ‘disgraceful’ negligence before fatal 2019 fire, seek $300M from landlord, DC

Editor Aug 24, 2021
The families of two people killed in an August 2019 row house fire in Northwest D.C. have filed wrongful death lawsuits totaling $300 million against the landlord and D.C. authorities, alleging a stunning pattern of negligence in the…

City Paper: How the DMV Shows Up for Afghanistan and Afghan Refugees

Editor Aug 24, 2021
Nonprofit organizations overflow with donations, and how else you can help.

City Paper: Pinto Provides Snitch Hotlines in Welcome-Back-To-School Tweet

Editor Aug 24, 2021
Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto is catching some blow back for a not-so-welcoming back-to-school tweet that pits students against longtime residents.

Washington Business Journal: One Franklin Square, home to The Washington Post, hits the market

Editor Aug 24, 2021
The headquarters of The Washington Post is on the market.

DCist: D.C. Lawmakers Call For Full Vaccine Mandate For Government Workers And Educators

Editor Aug 24, 2021
Eight members of the D.C. Council are pushing for tighter COVID-19 vaccine requirements for teachers, child care providers, and D.C. government employees in light of the full approval of the Pfizer vaccine by the U.S. Food and Drug…

Washington Business Journal: Asian food hall with soup dumplings from New York’s Nan Xiang,…

Editor Aug 24, 2021
Restaurateur Zong Chen has something similar to the golden rule when it comes to the menu items he’ll offer his customers.

DCist: With An Instagram Account, KillMoeNews Becomes Go-To Source For D.C.’s Deadliest News

Editor Aug 24, 2021
The revelation was almost an afterthought in the 20-page police affidavit charging Marktwan Hargraves with the killing of Nyiah Courtney, the 6-year-old who died during a mid-July shootout outside a liquor store in Southeast D.C.

DCist: A Very Rare Electric Car Is Sitting In A Howard University Parking Lot

Editor Aug 24, 2021
To the unknowing passerby, the red two-door sedan sitting in the parking lot behind Howard University’s School of Engineering is unremarkable enough to be forgettable, if one were even to notice it on first glance. But to a small subset of…

WTOP: DC’s 3rd Street Tunnel closed to traffic for another day; repairs continue

Editor Aug 24, 2021
D.C.’s 3rd Street Tunnel is closed to commuters for a second day after a ruptured main sent water pouring down the walls and compromised the roadway, breaking up asphalt.

Washington Post: Part of Third Street Tunnel in D.C. remains closed

Editor Aug 24, 2021
A water leak forced authorities to close the tunnel on Monday

WTOP: ‘Tough to just sit and do nothing’: How a DC restaurant owner is helping Afghan refugees

Editor Aug 24, 2021
Feeling helpless and hopeless, Fatima Popal sent her brother a text message after watching five days of coverage about the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan.

Washington Post: Ten years ago, a significant earthquake rippled through the Mid-Atlantic

Editor Aug 24, 2021
People across the East Coast share their memories of the Mineral, Va., earthquake of 2011.

WTOP: DC Water unsure when 3rd Street Tunnel will reopen after water main break

Editor Aug 23, 2021
DC Water said it doesn’t know how long it will take to repair a water main break that closed the 3rd Street Tunnel in Northwest on Monday. That means commuters could be in for more traffic headaches during rush hour Tuesday morning — or…

Washington Post: Proud Boys leader Henry ‘Enrique’ Tarrio sentenced to five months in jail

Editor Aug 23, 2021
Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, a national leader of the Proud Boys, a far-right group with a history of violence, was sentenced Monday to five months in jail for two crimes, including setting fire to a stolen Black Lives Matter banner during a…
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