Minimum wage goes up in Maryland, D.C.; age you can marry goes up in Virginia; Teenager arrested in fatal shooting of man in Columbia Heights; In list of most memorable Redskins games, ‘Over the Hill Gang’ trumps ‘code red’; Uber unveils software update aimed at improving driver safety– and takes credit for a decline in drunk driving; 5 best moments of Twitter’s San Francisco-L.A. transit poetry battle; Madame Tussauds: A wax museum on the wane; A recent shooting leaves Hill East neighborhood on edge; D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson to step down, leaving legacy of progress; Suspect in death of Baltimore teen Phylicia Barnes can be retried third time; Louis C.K., Amy Schumer and more just-announced events in the D.C. area; Uber urges MWAA to reconsider that $4 airport fee that you’re paying; University System of Maryland to direct its endowment away from fossil fuels; Tips for July 4 travelers heading south; Feds: Gallery Place incident ‘yet another example of the significant work’ Metro must do to repair system;
 
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Minimum wage goes up in Maryland, D.C.; age you can marry goes up in Virginia
Here are the new laws taking effect in our region as of July 1.
Report: Man shot and killed in Northeast D.C.
Police were called to the 800 block of Bladensburg Road about 10 p.m. Wednesday night.
Teenager arrested in fatal shooting of man in Columbia Heights
Police charged a 17-year-old with second-degree murder.
In list of most memorable Redskins games, ‘Over the Hill Gang’ trumps ‘code red’
Column: Casting a vote in a fan poll isn't as obvious as it seems. In Washington, one conference title is just as memorable as a Super Bowl victory.
 
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Uber unveils software update aimed at improving driver safety– and takes credit for a decline in drunk driving
Drunk driving declined by 32 percent in Atlanta over five years, a period the company notes coincides with its growth in the city.
 
5 best moments of Twitter’s San Francisco-L.A. transit poetry battle
Social media managers for San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit challenged the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to a Twitter transit poetry slam. What went down was epic.
 
Madame Tussauds: A wax museum on the wane
We visited this uncanny valley of forgotten presidents and B-list celebs so you don't have to.
 
A recent shooting leaves Hill East neighborhood on edge
About three dozen people gathered at a town hall meeting to express their concerns.
 
 
D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson to step down, leaving legacy of progress
Henderson, departing a year earlier than expected, saw significant test score gains, four consecutive years of enrollment increases and an uptick in graduation rates.
 
Suspect in death of Baltimore teen Phylicia Barnes can be retried third time
Maryland’s highest court overturns judge’s earlier declaration of acquittal
Louis C.K., Amy Schumer and more just-announced events in the D.C. area
C.K. is surprising fans in Washington again with a show at Constitution Hall in two weeks.
 
Uber urges MWAA to reconsider that $4 airport fee that you’re paying
Customers have been paying the $4 airport access fee since November.
 
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University System of Maryland to direct its endowment away from fossil fuels
The state organization will no longer invest in certain fossil fuel sources.
Tips for July 4 travelers heading south
VDOT -- and other drivers -- offer good advice on travel times and routes for holiday getaways.
 
Feds: Gallery Place incident ‘yet another example of the significant work’ Metro must do to repair system
A rail fastener began smoldering, then rekindled, prompting a closure of a segment of the Green and Yellow lines.
 
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