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  • Mayor Fenty fractured his foot playing football on the beach while he was on vacation. [WTOP]
  • The D.C. Fire and EMS department is looking into allegations that two D.C. ambulance crews went missing for hours while they were supposed to be saving lives. [WJLA]
  • Strong contender for most effed up crime of the summer: A 25-year-old Fairfax-area man is accused of sexually assaulting a 1-year-old baby girl at a party to celebrate the child’s christening. [NBC4]
  • Is AlertDC sending out too many messages about things that aren’t major emergencies? [14th & You]
  • Eastern Senior High School’s marching band need $3,400 so they can to travel to play in a parade for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival in Canton, Ohio. [City Desk]
  • The AstroTurf in Silver Spring will be gone by the end of August. [Silver Spring Penguin]