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  • City State: Morning Roundup

    Democratic primary race turns ugly, Another Peaceoholics cofounder to run for city council, FOP: MPD brass violate residency rules, Trash inspectors aggressively ticketing, Immigrant advocacy group sues over Dream Act referendum, D.C. planning goes for naught


  • ** FILE ** Then-D.C. Mayor Marion Barry hugs his son, Christopher, in 1998. (Associated Press)

    Barry's son pleads guilty to drug possession in D.C.

    The son of former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry pleaded guilty Wednesday to drug possession charges, according to D.C. Superior Court documents.


  • ** FILE ** Then-D.C. Mayor Marion Barry hugs his son, Christopher, in 1998. (Associated Press)

    Marion Barry's son pleads guilty in drug case

    The son of former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry pleaded guilty Wednesday to drug charges.


  • ** FILE ** Then-D.C. Mayor Marion Barry hugs his son, Christopher, in 1998. (Associated Press)

    Marion Barry's son faces drug-dealing charges

    The son of former District of Columbia mayor and current Council member Marion Barry, Ward 8 Democrat, faces a drug-dealing charge after police say they found PCP and marijuana in his apartment.


  • D.C. Council member Jack Evans (right) takes a sip of a "Rickey" cocktail, which he said was enjoyed by congressmen in the 19th century. He sampled it at the JW Marriott in the District on Thursday. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

    No summer break for some on D.C. Council

    After spirited budget talks and scandals du jour emanating from City Hall in recent weeks, D.C. Council members have a summer recess to relax, barbecue and, in one case, show off a cocktail.


  • Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services nominee Neil A. Stanley is expected to be confirmed as head of the troubled agency after the D.C. Council declines to vote on his nomination Tuesday. Mr. Stanley was named DYRS interim director in December and acting director in March. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

    Questions remain as DYRS nominee nears confirmation

    Mayor Vincent C. Gray's pick to lead the District's juvenile justice agency will likely be confirmed this week by running out the clock on any objections to his nomination.


  • SIMMONS: Too many D.C. dreams deferred

    Black America will never realize its dreams if America itself isn't reconstructed — and we need to move with all deliberate speed.


  • Neil Stanley

    D.C. Council to vote on DYRS chief

    The D.C. Council will hold a confirmation hearing Tuesday on Neil A. Stanley, the nominee to lead the District's juvenile justice agency, after a council committee disapproved the nomination last week.


  • **FILE** Neil A. Stanley (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

    D.C. Council committee rejects Stanley's nomination as DYRS chief

    A D.C. Council committee formally disapproved the nomination of Neil A. Stanley to lead the District's juvenile justice agency, citing concerns about his lack of relevant experience, ongoing troubles in the agency and an inquiry into how a key post had been filled.


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