The District opened its newest public park Saturday morning at Seventh and N streets NW. For the ribbon-cutting, Mayor Vince Gray and members of the Shaw community were joined by McGruff. more ›

Remember Pamela Goins? She was the Metro custodian who, in 2008, was fired for her role in a prostitution ring at the Farragut North station. That didn't stop her from getting another job working for WMATA, though. more ›

The Examiner's Scott McCabe provides the details in today's strangest crime story. D.C. police officer Tyrone Hardy was dressed up as the iconic McGruff the Crime Dog on Saturday afternoon, interacting with a group of children at the corner of 14th Street and Spring Road NW, when a Metrobus driver allegedly stopped his bus, got out of the vehicle, walked over to McGruff and punched the mascot in the face. No kidding.

McGruff staggered, children screamed and the crime dog’s attacker jumped back into the bus and drove off, police said. A call of an assault on a police officer went out over the police radio while passengers on the bus yelled at Brim.