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  • Fire and EMS Chief Kenneth Ellerbe says incident involving dying man near fire station is “tragic”: “I’m not going to say I’ll take the blame. I’ll take the responsibility for the agency and I don’t think it’s unfair.” [Fox5]
  • D.C. records 14 homicides in January, one of the worst months in years. [Times]
  • Gray will attend tonight’s Ward 4 straw poll “under protest.” [Post]
  • Former Italian Embassy will become … condos. [Post]
  • Four months later, some cab drivers are still using Square to accept credit cards. [WAMU]
  • Maryland may ban high proof alcohol like Everclear. [WAMU]
  • House where Minor Threat played first show on the market. [UrbanTurf]
  • Four people injured in Metrobus incident. [NBC4]
  • Freezing rain disruption! [Post]
  • This Day in DCist: Washington area traffic was still the worst.