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Police ID victims of fatal Bethesda crash

Montgomery County Police have identified the 20-year-old man and 18-year-old woman who died early Sunday when a sport utility vehicle they were riding in struck a tree on Jones Bridge Road in Bethesda.

January 2, 2012
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney greets supporters after delivering a speech kicking off his Iowa bus tour at a hotel in Davenport, Iowa, on Tuesday. The former Massachusetts governor chided President Obama for broken promises. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Romney 1st candidate to qualify for D.C. primary

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has qualified for the April 3 primary in the District, making him the first of five GOP candidates expected to vie for 16 delegates in the overtly Democratic city while neighboring Virginia mulls campaign gaffes that left two key contenders off its swing-state ballot.

December 29, 2011
D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown (The Washington Times)

Nod from Justice clears hurdle for online gambling

A Department of Justice legal opinion that clears the way for states to offer lottery services and gambling over the Internet reinforces the District's efforts to introduce poker and other games, but may threaten the city's status as a first-in-the-nation pioneer in the industry.

December 28, 2011
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray faces a recall attempt initiated by a D.C. resident who says he is ready to hit the pavement. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

Effort to recall D.C. Mayor Gray set to begin

Ward 6 resident Frederick Butler says he is ready to hit the pavement once D.C. voters get the green light next week to start the recall process against Mayor Vincent C. Gray and other city politicians finishing a tumultuous year.

December 27, 2011
D.C. Council member Jack Evans, Ward 2 Democrat, has scheduled a committee mark-up of a bill that would repeal authority for iGaming.

D.C. Council’s Evans sets date for iGaming hearing

A key D.C. Council member has asked the city's inspector general to testify at a hearing next month on the city's first-in-the-nation efforts to offer online gambling through its lottery system.

December 26, 2011
**FILE** In 1998, voters in the District approved the Medical Use of Marijuana Initiative. (The Washington Times)

D.C. to tap growers of medical marijuana

The District of Columbia's health department is expected within the next few days to give its first indication of who qualifies to grow medical marijuana in the nation's capital, a significant step in a program aimed at comforting the sick and dying that is more than a dozen years in the making.

December 26, 2011
** FILE ** D.C. Lottery Director Buddy Roogow (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

D.C. Lottery report says majority supports iGaming

A majority of people spoke in favor of online gambling in the District at a series of community meetings designed to inform the public about the first-in-the-nation program, according to a D.C. Lottery report released Thursday.

December 22, 2011
"I don't have any reservation in saying at this stage that the District of Columbia is an absolute leader in early-childhood education," D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray said. (Associated Press)

Poor job rating a bit ‘mysterious’ to Gray

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray says he is undeterred by a new poll that gives him a poor approval rating and indicates he would lose theoretical matchups against either of the two mayors who came before him.

December 22, 2011
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

Law aims to put more D.C. residents in jobs

Mayor Vincent C. Gray signed a bill on Wednesday intended to ensure that city residents are hired to work on D.C.-funded projects as part of an "increasingly large arsenal" in the city's fight against high unemployment.

December 21, 2011
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Gray to sign D.C. ethics reform bill

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray said Wednesday he is set to sign the comprehensive ethics bill approved by the council as an effort to close legal loopholes and set a new tone at city hall.

December 21, 2011
**FILE** D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (The Washington Times)

D.C. Council passes ethics reform bill

The D.C. Council passed a sweeping ethics-reform bill Tuesday, an attempt to restore faith in city hall after a series of problems that ranged from shaky hiring practices to deeds by elected officials that have lead to criminal probes.

December 20, 2011
** FILE ** Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Low enrollment forces River Terrace closing

The D.C. public schools system is implementing a plan to close a Northeast elementary school with the lowest enrollment in the District and move its students to another school about a half-mile away.

December 18, 2011
Allison Marman of Silver Spring visits her boyfriend, who has been living in McPherson Square, on Nov. 22, the day after U.S. Park Police arrested a person on charges of sexual assault and theft. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Gray asks feds for $1.6M to cover Occupy D.C. expenses

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray sent a letter to the National Park Service on Friday demanding "full and complete reimbursement" of the $1.6 million incurred by hosting protest camps on federal land at Freedom Plaza and McPherson Square.

December 16, 2011
Kevin B. Chavous

D.C. Council candidate accused of soliciting a prostitute

Kevin B. Chavous, a key challenger for the Ward 7 D.C. Council seat in next year's elections, was arrested early Friday on accusations he offered money to an undercover officer "for sexual favors," the Metropolitan Police Department said.

December 16, 2011
D.C. Council member Marion Barry, who owes the federal government more than $277,000 in back taxes, interest and penalties, answers questions of reporters after leaving the federal court house where he testified in Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 16, 2009. (Astrid Riecken/The Washington Times)

Barry: New tax lien a result of poor communication

D.C. Council member Marion Barry says poor communication between "my representatives and the different IRS divisions" is to blame for a tax lien the federal government recently filed against one of his properties, adding to his well documented tax woes.

December 15, 2011
Mr. Gray gets into a 2012 Freightliner dump truck after discussing his new strategy for dealing with winter weather. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Gray prepared to act quickly when snow falls

D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray pledged to make "swift, well-informed decisions" when snowstorms hit the District this winter, leveraging new trucks, early notification systems and asking city employees to "shelter in place" to avoid the traffic nightmares that followed a massive storm in January.

December 14, 2011
Matthew Knopp, owner of Tattoo Paradise, listens to testimony at the hearing. Several tattoo artists told committee members that reputable businesses already adhere to standards incorporated in the regulations being considered. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

Tattoo regulation welcome, artists say

Tattoo artists told a D.C. Council committee Wednesday they support legislation to regulate their industry for the first time as long as the associated fees and rules do not overburden them.

December 14, 2011
D.C. Council member Jack Evans (The Washington Times)

D.C. Council members push boundaries for campaign cash

Maryland and Virginia towns inside the Capital Beltway are suddenly part of "DC," subsidiary companies and their owners are each donating to campaigns despite tough talk on "bundling," and a pair of D.C. Council incumbents did not disclose who employs any of their financial backers, according to the latest reports filed with the D.C. Office of Campaign Finance.

December 13, 2011