Everyone gets three extra days to file taxes in 2016. Happy Emancipation Day, America.; D.C. will test bus-only lanes on a short stretch of Georgia Avenue; No. 3 at Justice Department is stepping down; Woman found beaten in September has died from her injuries, D.C. police say; Ramp work may slow travel near Reagan National Airport; Police identify man killed in fire near American University; Stark racial divide remains in pot arrests in D.C.; Delays on Metro’s Orange and Silver lines, creates long waits and crowded stations; Glitch with Metro’s new system for tracking when buses arrive has been resolved; A Muslim teacher is visiting a D.C. school to share Arabic and his culture; Storm, power outage forced District to use backup 911 center Saturday; D.C. Superior Court chief judge seeks unprecedented third term; Authorities: Man found inside Bureau of Labor Statistics near window; Man arrested in triple stabbing at Fort Washington lounge;
 
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Everyone gets three extra days to file taxes in 2016. Happy Emancipation Day, America.
Because of D.C.'s little known Emancipation Day holiday, the entire county has three extra days to file their taxes.
D.C. will test bus-only lanes on a short stretch of Georgia Avenue
Operation and enforcement of new transit lanes from Florida Avenue to Barry Place, NW., begin next Monday in what would be the District's first enforceable bus lanes in years, if not decades.
 
No. 3 at Justice Department is stepping down
Stuart Delery was the highest-ranking openly gay man to serve in the department.
 
Woman found beaten in September has died from her injuries, D.C. police say
The case is now being investigated as a homicide.
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Ramp work may slow travel near Reagan National Airport
Add a little extra travel time for this week's road work, and watch for detours.
 
Police identify man killed in fire near American University
Cause of fire still undetermined.
Stark racial divide remains in pot arrests in D.C.
Arrest data released was released Tuesday as the D.C. Council considers halting a study of pot clubs where residents could safely smoke in private.
 
Delays on Metro’s Orange and Silver lines, creates long waits and crowded stations
Metro trains are sharing a track on the Orange and Silver lines between Ballston and Courthouse stations.
 
Glitch with Metro’s new system for tracking when buses arrive has been resolved
"There was a period this morning — roughly an hour — where there was slow response on the server side," a Metro spokesman said.
 
Downed tree closes part of Foxhall Road in Northwest Washington
Part of Foxhall Road is closed near Reservoir Road because of a downed tree
A Muslim teacher is visiting a D.C. school to share Arabic and his culture
Egyptian is teaching at H.D. Cooke Elementary as part of a State Department program.
 
Storm, power outage forced District to use backup 911 center Saturday
Call takers were transferred to alternate site until Monday morning
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D.C. Superior Court chief judge seeks unprecedented third term
Despite health challenges including heart transplant, Lee Satterfield seeks reappointment.
 
Authorities: Man found inside Bureau of Labor Statistics near window
The man was taken to the hospital, a spokesman said.
Man arrested in triple stabbing at Fort Washington lounge
A security guard is among those injured.
 
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