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Traffic makes its way through road construction along P Street at Dupont Circle in Northwest. The District would be the last jurisdiction in the nation to
increase
penalties for drivers who disobey traffic laws in work zones
under
legislation unanimously adopted Tuesday by a D.C. Council
committee.
Ward 1 Council Member Jim Graham, chair of the public works
and
environment committee, introduced the bill in February to
further
address the problem of speeding, particularly along busy city
commuter
corridors. The District has seen a steady decrease in work
zone
crashes in recent years: 398 in 2004, 311 in 2005 and 286 last year. In Washington, DC on Tuesday September 25, 2007.

Drivers hit summer slowdown as construction crews go to work

Liz Essley -

May 25, 2013 4:00 am

Talking Points for May 26

Talking Points for May 26

Rachel Baye -

May 25, 2013 4:00 am

Prince George’s County police identify suspected car thief

Crime

Prince George’s County police identify suspected car thief

Rachel Baye -

May 25, 2013 4:00 am

A maintenance worker has been arrested and charged with stealing defibrillators from rail stations, then selling them in online aucitons. (Photo: Examiner file)

Crime

WMATA worker charged with stealing agency defibrillators

Kytja Weir -

May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Teenage birth rates dropped in D.C. and nearly every other state from 2007 to 2011, with the country as a whole hitting a record low. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Healthcare

D.C. teen birth rate drops 15 percent as U.S. hits record low

Matt Connolly -

May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Crime

Alexandria mayor urges patience with slaying investigation involving Arlington officer

Naomi Jagoda -

May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Fairfax standardized tests rescheduled after Internet outage

Education

Fairfax standardized tests rescheduled after Internet outage

Rachel Baye -

May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Man arrested in Gaithersburg hatchet slaying

Crime

Man arrested in Gaithersburg hatchet slaying

Naomi Jagoda -

May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Basketball-playing teen stabbed near Silver Spring park

Crime

Basketball-playing teen stabbed near Silver Spring park

Scott McCabe -

May 23, 2013 4:00 am

A Metrobus struck a man in Olney in Montgomery County. He later died at the hospital. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Pedestrian killed by Metrobus in Olney

Kytja Weir -

May 23, 2013 4:00 am

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