Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Long-running probe ends without charges against former D.C. mayor Vincent Gray
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Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 15:53:29 -0500 (EST)

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LONG-RUNNING PROBE ENDS WITHOUT CHARGES AGAINST FORMER D.C. MAYOR VINCENT GRAY 
Ann E. Marimow, Spencer S. Hsu, Keith L. Alexander
The District’s top prosecutor announced Wednesday that his office would not file additional charges in the long-running investigation into the illegal financing of Vincent C. Gray’s winning 2010 mayoral campaign.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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‘I CALL HIM AND HE DOESN’T ANSWER’: PORTER TESTIFIES ABOUT FREDDIE GRAY 
Rachel Weiner, Justin Jouvenal, Matt Zapotosky
Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter took the witness stand in his own defense Wednesday, providing jurors his account of the day Freddie Gray was fatally injured and casting himself as a well-meaning cop who doing his job the best way he knew how. Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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POLICE IN STANDOFF WITH CARJACKING SUSPECT IN NORTHWEST D.C. 
Peter Hermann, Candice Norwood
A six-square-block area of the Brightwood neighborhood was shut down for more than five hours on Wednesday after a man wanted in a carjacking and shooting barricaded himself inside a house, D.C. police said.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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LANIER, BOWSER SAY POLICE MADE ARRESTS IN 12 HOMICIDES IN PAST MONTH 
Peter Hermann
D.C. police have made arrests in one dozen homicide cases over the past month and say they need more help from the public to bring closure to additional slayings, the mayor and police chief told reporters on Wednesday.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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HOME PRICES IN THE CENTER OF D.C. HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED SINCE 2001 
Perry Stein
The neighborhoods in Upper Northwest Washington are among the most expensive in the city, and an address west of Rock Creek Park has long been considered a status symbol for many.And while a good portion of the city’s most expensive homes are still there, it’s the neighborhoods in the center of the city where home values have appreciated the most over the last 15 years, showing that you no longer have to go west of the park to find a million-dollar home.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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WANT TO MEET THE NEW METRO CHIEF? TODAY’S YOUR CHANCE. 
Lori Aratani
When he took the top job at Metro, Paul J. Wiedefeld pledged to spend less time in the office and more time in the field.It seems the former airport executive is making good on that promise. This week he appeared at the Riders’ Advisory Council meeting. On Friday’s he’s slated to be on The Kojo Nnamdi Show. Monday, he’ll be doing an online chat with The Post’s Dr. Gridlock. And this afternoon, he’ll be greeting commuters at the L’Enfant Plaza Metro station.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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FAIRFAX WILL SPEND $22 MILLION ON SILVER LINE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS 
Luz Lazo
Fairfax County is spending $22 million on road improvements around the future Silver Line stations to provide the infrastructure for better bike and pedestrian access to the transit hubs.The county is planning 31 projects, including the addition of new signalized crosswalks, sidewalks, better lighting, bike lanes and bike-share stations near the three Metro stations scheduled to open in the county as part of the second phase of the Silver Line project.  The rail extension, slated for a 2020 opening, will also bring Metro to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County.Read full article &gt;&gt; [
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D.C. AREA FORECAST: COOLER CLOUDS TODAY, THEN STEADY WARMING THROUGH THE WEEKEND 
Dan Stillman
Clouds make it feel a bit cooler today, but overall this warming trend can’t be stopped! [
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