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- Former Metro police officer says the transit system gutted safety-sensitive programs, and no one cares. [Post]
- There was a major power outage in Ballston right before the Super Bowl began. [ARLnow]
- Five local hotels named best in the country. [WTOP]
- A recent history of people walking thousands of miles to Washington. [Washingtonian]
- Reopened Frederick Douglass Community Center in southeast brings a tech boost to the community. [NBC Washington]
- 14 year old robs two D.C. cabs. [WTOP]
- 20-year-old mother said she kicked her daughter for not brushing her teeth—now the girl is dead. [Post]
- Zenith Gallery features African American artists for black history month. [NBC Washington]
- A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed overnight in Northeast. [Fox 5]
- Police found Dumfries councilman William Murphy dead in his home Friday. [Post]
- ICYMI: Local trans Latina activist targeted by cyber bullies amid campaign to out undocumented immigrants. [DCist]
- This Day In DCist: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said denying D.C. residents their voting rights is a violation.