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Drivers paid $10M in DC bus lane fines — but still owe over $12M
Since last November, drivers have been getting $100 fines for blocking the lanes when they’re caught by cameras installed on about 140 Metrobuses. The fines double if they’re not paid on time.
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Thousands of DC bus lane tickets going unpaid
Since last November, drivers have been getting $100 fines for blocking the lanes when they’re caught by cameras installed on about 140 Metrobuses. The fines double if they’re not paid on time. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.
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Scammers steal millions from DC residents who rely on public assistance
Scammers are stealing money from residents who receive SNAP benefits and other public assistance. In the last two years, more than $6.5 million has been stolen in D.C. alone.
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Grant program helps lure new business to downtown DC
A grant program is helping bring downtown D.C. back to life by luring new business. The first Vitality Grant was awarded in Jan. 2023. Since the program launched, $2.06 million has been given to six companies, resulting in 813 jobs and 143,475 square feet of leased office space. Travis Rush, CEO of association management firm Kellen, said the proximity to…
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Trayon White stripped of committee chairmanship as $400K probe is expected
White did not show up in person for Monday’s Council hearing but did participate in the Council’s breakfast meeting and hearing virtually.
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DC Council expected to remove Trayon White's committee chairmanship
The D.C. Council will vote to effectively take away Council member Trayon White’s committee chairmanship when it returns from summer break Tuesday. Ward 8 Council member White pleaded not guilty last week to taking a bribe to help steer government contracts. Now, the D.C. Council will vote on reorganizing the Committee on Recreation, Libraries and Youth Affairs – splitting...
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DC Council member Trayon White pleads not guilty to federal bribery charge
White, who represents Ward 8, is accused of agreeing to accept $156,000 in exchange for using his position to pressure employees of the D.C. Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE) and the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) to extend several contracts, prosecutors said. He’s chair of a D.C. Council committee that oversees several agencies, including...
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Sentencing expected for DC officers convicted in man's scooter crash death
It was a heated day in court as two D.C. police officers faced a judge. A sentencing hearing continued after the officers were convicted in the death of a man who crashed his scooter while being chased by police. There were character witnesses for the defendants and victim impact statements in court Wednesday. This all began in October 2020, when…
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DC fines drivers nearly $15M for blocking bus lanes
The District has ticketed more than 147,000 blocking bus lanes in the nine months since the city began enforcement. The tickets, at $100 a pop, add up to nearly $15 million for drivers who have blocked red-painted bus lanes.
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‘That type of impact': Fallen DC officer Wayne David remembered fondly
Outside the police department’s Special Operations Division, a memorial was growing around his police cruiser, which was covered in an array of photos and vibrant bouquets of flowers.