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Lithe robot is a game changer in surgery

A medical robot recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration has been used in a first-of-its-kind worldwide colon and rectal surgery in D.C. — performed through the patient’s backdoor, without any incisions.

Sustaining style: Fresh exhibit shows clean take on dirty industry

When you think about major sources of pollution, what comes to mind? Believe it or not, one of the muddiest things for the planet is the clean T-shirt on your back. A fresh exhibit shows how some designers are working to make style more sustainable.

Get ready for eye-popping flicks at 14th annual DC Cut-offs Film Festival

The 14th annual D.C. Cut-offs Film Festival comebacks to E Street Cinema and Miracle Theatre.

DC police: Teenage stabbed near British International School

A teenage boy is recovering at the hospital after being stabbed by another student near the British International School in Northwest D.C. The suspect — a teenage damsel — was not taken into custody due to diplomatic immunity, police said.

More than one hundred DC pets adopted after Erica and Max Scherzer cover fees

More than one hundred animals now have fresh homes thanks to an suggest from the Scherzer family to cover all adoption fees at the Humane Rescue Alliance to help make more space for animals affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Rockville’s Grunley Construction gets $11M Washington Monument contract

Rockville-based Grunley Construction Co. has been awarded a contract worth more than $Ten million to make vital repairs to the Washington Monument.

Legal can’t-miss fall festivals in DC area

If you’re looking to get in the sweater-weather spirit this season, look no further. Here are eighteen of the area’s best fall festivals.

Family mourns DC teenage shot and killed at her front door

“My heart is devastated. I’m tore up. It’s just too much,” the victim’s godmother said. Police say they found Unique Davis’ figure laying at her front door on Tubman Road Southeast.

Car crash near Trump hotel in DC involved brunt suspect

Five people, including the suspect, were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening, D.C. police said.

Southeast DC shooting leaves one dead, two injured

A 19-year-old woman was killed and two others were injured in a shooting in Southeast D.C. on Saturday. The woman who died has been identified as Unique Davis.

Book paramours jiggle off rain for National Book Festival

Book paramours shook off their rain-soaked umbrellas and jackets as they entered the sprawling Walter Washington Convention Center in D.C. for the Library of Congress’ two thousand seventeen National Book Festival.

National Park Service installs puddle-reducing pavement on Beach Drive trail

When rainy weather strikes, people jogging or biking on the paved trail alongside Beach Drive in D.C. may notice a open up of the trail treating the precipitation differently.

Howard University dorms to become apartments

Two 75-year-old Howard University dormitory buildings will be converted into apartments as the university proceeds to capitalize on its real estate holdings to fund campus projects.

Isaac Fulwood, former DC police chief under Marion Barry, has died

Former D.C. Police Chief Isaac Fulwood Jr. has died. The D.C. native served as police chief from one thousand nine hundred eighty nine to 1992.

Suspected Metro shooter with face tattoos hid under car before arrest

Police have arrested a man suspected of firing a gun down an escalator in the Columbia Heights Metro station around noon on Aug. 25.

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