>> D.C. police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect in the Jan. 11 drive-by shooting of five teenagers in Southeast. [WaPo]

>> A 74-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday night in Olney, Md.. [WTOP]

>> The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments conducted its eighth annual count of the region’s homeless population today. [WJLA]

>> “Has anyone else noticed an extremely high pitched whistle going off for an extended period of time? Not like a referee whistle. More like a dog whistle that’s just low enough for humans to hear it. Almost like a tea kettle.” [why.i.hate.dc]

>> “Eleven months after the valve replacement project was completed, DC Water & Sewer Authority’s super-gigantic friggin’ metal sign is still with us.” [Intangible Arts]

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