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D.C. paramedics' response studied in child's death

First report of difficult breathing brings 'no transport'

Thursday, March 4, 2010

D.C. fire officials are investigating the death of a Southeast Washington child who died hours after a paramedic responding to a 911 call complaining that the child was having trouble breathing told the mother to run a hot shower to clear the congestion from the child's lungs.

Supreme Court appears set to widen gun rights

Justices balk at attorney's approach to overturning precedents

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The Supreme Court majority that two years ago ruled a near-total ban on handguns in the District to be unconstitutional seemed equally willing on Tuesday to extend the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms to the states.

Gun rights lawyer gives hope to liberal causes

14th Amendment argument opens to gay rights, abortion

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

An attorney who won a landmark case overturning the District's handgun ban has rankled conservatives who say a Second Amendment case he will argue Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court could be fodder for liberal judges to mandate constitutional guarantees for gay marriage, abortion rights or government-provided health care.

Deputy fire chief resigns from D.C. job

Had kept retirement status after taking Florida position

Monday, Feb. 1, 2010

A deputy fire chief placed on leave-without-pay status in Washington so he could stay on the department's books after he took a job as a fire chief in Florida has resigned from the District's fire department.

Winter storm slams D.C.

Record December snowfall stalls travelers, shoppers

Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009

The region's largest December snowstorm played havoc with the area on Saturday, choking off highways, halting most public transportation and prompting officials to plea to residents to stay indoors.

Tiger Woods to take break from pro golf

Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009

Tiger Woods on Friday announced he was taking an "indefinite break" from golf, capping a dramatic two weeks since a car accident sparked a string of revelations about the athlete's troubled personal life.

District sued over man's death

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009

The family of a Northeast Washington man who died of a heart attack hours after being told by a D.C. paramedic that he suffered from acid reflux filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the District on Tuesday.

D.C. taxi probe yields more arrests

Drivers charged with conspiring to bribe commission head

Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009

Federal law-enforcement authorities Friday unsealed indictments against 39 D.C. taxicab drivers, charging them with conspiring to bribe the head of the city's taxicab commission in a widening criminal investigation into the industry.

Panel upholds death sentence of D.C. sniper

Appeals on competence, withheld evidence rejected

Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009

A federal appeals court Friday upheld the death sentence of John Allen Muhammad, bringing the convicted sniper closer to execution.