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"This is just a good place to get peace of mind," says Stephen Askins of New Carollton, Md., who came to the Reflection Terrace in Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Md. on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012 to "get away from it all" for a little while. Askins, who has lost both his parents and grandparents, said he did not know that this spot is a memorial to the 2002 Washington area sniper victims. In the foreground, someone left flowers at the memorial, presumably in honor of the 10-year anniversary of the attacks. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Residents remember D.C. sniper shootings 10 years later

Ten years after the Beltway snipers terrorized the D.C. area, residents said they can remember the collective fear felt each day another death was reported and the paranoia that accompanied the most mundane errands.

October 4, 2012
The Occupy movement marches on Washington, D.C. on the one-year anniversary of Occupy D.C., Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. "Real change takes time, even generations," said one occupier. Another said that they are now changing their tactic from long-term occupation to short bursts of protests so that occupiers can go to work and earn a living. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Occupy D.C. marches through downtown

Members of Occupy D.C. once again took to the streets Monday with voices angry about economic inequality and colorful flags demanding accountability as they stepped off for their first substantial march in eight months.

October 1, 2012
Financially ill-prepared college students "take on mountains of student debt without any hope of paying it off," says Jordan Goodman. Shown: scene from a 2011 protest in Washington, D.C.. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Occupy D.C. group comes back on anniversary

Eight months have gone by since chants about corporate greed and government accountability echoed off the office buildings in downtown Washington, but on Monday, protesters plan to take up their flags and megaphones once again as part of the one-year anniversary of Occupy D.C.

September 30, 2012
Mei Xiang, the female giant panda at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo in Washington, eats breakfast in December 2001. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Panda cub had discolored liver, excess abdominal fluid

The week-old giant panda cub that died at the National Zoo had a hard, discolored liver, and fluid floating freely in its abdomen, officials said Monday, conditions that might have contributed to its sudden death — but the exact cause can't be confirmed for several weeks.

September 24, 2012
Fans walk to the Redskins game from the Morgan Boulevard Metro Station on Sunday. Taking Metro is an option for fans getting to and leaving the game, but they still face a walk. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Veteran Redskins fans find opening day a breeze

Bumper-to-bumper traffic and packed parking lots have plagued Washington Redskins fans who've sojourned to FedEx Field for years, but on Sunday, it seemed the only thing fans had to worry about was whether they had time for one more round of beer and burgers before kickoff.

September 23, 2012
**FILE ** A Baltimore County Police car (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

Cookie theft crumbling with arrest of two Md. teens

Baltimore County police are investigating whether two sweet-toothed teenagers arrested in the theft of cookies from a Towson, Md., bakery are the same sticky fingers who lifted 24 pounds of cookies from the same place days earlier.

September 19, 2012