Mayor Vince Gray has proposed enough new speed and traffic cameras to produce $30 million in additional fines next year. But that's not all—he told the D.C. Council yesterday that he'd like see to cameras dot the city's landscape. more ›

And you thought the biggest problem with D.C. water was the possible lead contamination. The Environmental Working Group will release a study Monday showing that out of 35 cities surveyed, 31 have hexavalent chromium in their tap water. You might have heard of hexavalent chromium, as you might remember by Erin Brockovich, who sued the Pacific Gas & Electric in California when the possible carcinogen was found in Hinkley, CA's water supply. more ›

Good morning, Washington. It really is freezing outside, people are dropping like flies from this terrible cold going around town, and over in Iowa, we hear there's some kind of a fake election going on that's going to dominate the news cycle all day. It could all be enough to get us down, but yet, we carry on ... until we read this story about an 11-year-old boy in Burke, VA who has been arrested on charges of breaking and entering and sexual assault. Eleven years old! Kid hasn't even gone through puberty yet. WTF? more ›

Written by DCist Contributer Josh Kramer The Eagle – American University: >>AU students lamented losing their Hollywood Video this week, which is holding a giant closing sale and selling all of its movies. It's unclear what will become of the space, conveniently located next to the AU shuttle bus stop and the Tenleytown-AU Metro station. >>Sgt. Zachary Tellier, a 1998 AU graduate, was killed by enemy fire while fighting in Afghanistan on the 29th of... more ›

We got an email today from the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District announcing a little lunchtime commuter fair for tomorrow. It's a fairly benign event, but one little detail jumped out at us: Workers and visitors in downtown DC’s central business district can navigate Metro’s online trip planner, pick up bus schedules, register their bikes, get information on car sharing, and learn about MARC, VRE and commuter buses during a lunchtime commuter fair at Farragut... more ›

As some of you already know, yesterday was a big day on 9 1/2 Street, crime-wise at least. Yesterday afternoon a man was beaten and robbed in front of my house (around 4pm). I heard and saw part of the ruckus and called 911. The incident was a bit horrifying but one of the scariest parts was the fact that I spent quite a few minutes trying to walk the 911 dispatcher through the process of entering our street address. Finally, she got someone from the ambulance dispatch to explain to her (via conference call) that she needed to override the standard address feature and type it manually. Even after that, I received multiple calls when the police could not find our street (she kept saying that he was in front of our house but the only man in front of my house was unconscious and bleeding). Eventually, police and ambulance responded and the man was taken to the hospital.