The former medical director responded to questions from the judiciary committee that were raised by her scathing resignation letter.

American Medical Response will begin next month.

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at the corner of 4th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW earlier this afternoon.

The 34-year-old carjacking suspect, identified as Nathaniel McRae, later died.

A senior official in D.C. Fire and Emergency Services was suspended this week for comments he made on Twitter and Facebook, reports the Washington Times.

We had heard rumblings this morning about a meeting held inside the corridors of the Wilson Building concerning the future of the popular D.C. Fire and EMS Twitter feed — and the result of that conference is a big win for some ten thousand local tweeters.

Mayor Vince Gray’s bi-weekly press conference was derailed today over concerns that his administration was backtracking on promises of transparency by encrypting police radio communications and limiting the use of the popular D.C. Fire/EMS Twitter account.

UPDATE (5:05 p.m.): New details now on the incident — the student who brought the cocaine to school and shared it has been charged with possession of a controlled substance. In total, four students ingested the cocaine, some orally, others inhaling it through the nose. All of the children involved are apparently okay; leadership at Thomson Elementary met with the parents of the children involved, and a letter was sent home with all students to explain what happened. Friday is a professional development day for teachers at the school, but counselors will be available on Monday to help the young students to understand what happened.

UPDATE (4:56 p.m.): D.C. Fire and EMS spokesperson Pete Piringer now states that Rubin has not submitted his resignation paperwork. According to a message left on a media information line, Piringer acknowledged the email which led to the reports of Rubin’s resignation, but said Rubin “has not submitted a resignation, [nor] has he been asked to.” D.C. Fire and EMS chief Dennis Rubin — who was last seen literally packing up his office in preparation…

It’s a story which much too sadly resembles that of former New York Times journalist David E. Rosenbaum: a medical examiner has ruled that Edward L. Givens, a 39-year-old resident of Northeast Washington, died of a heart attack late last year after paramedics adjudged him to be simply suffering from a bad case of heartburn. Givens’ family is planning to sue the city for “individual acts of negligence.” Reportedly, emergency medical workers who responded to…