291 days ago - Two weekend homicides increased the number of slayings in D.C. this year to 169 — tying the total number of homicides during 2006, according to police officials.
294 days ago - D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi acknowledged Thursday that the largest corruption case in city history may extend back to 1999, when he headed the tax office where prosecutors say the fraud occurred.
296 days ago - New details emerging from the worst corruption scandal in D.C. suggest that the $20 million estimated to be looted from the D.C. tax office may be a conservative number. Reports now suggest the total allegedly looted could top $30 million.
297 days ago - In the latest twist to the tax office scandal where more than $20 million of fake refunds were allegedly misappropriated by city officials, The Examiner has found numerous questionable transactions that go back to 1999 when the now D.C. CFO Natwar Gandhi was running the tax office.
303 days ago - Democrats knocked off one Republican incumbent and picked up at least two open GOP seats but were well short of the 11-seat gain they needed in Tuesday's elections to take control of the House of Delegates.
308 days ago - Mayor Adrian Fenty Thursday announced a new fare system for D.C. taxicabs, setting fares at $4 and creep up by 25 cents for each one-sixth of a mile.