Power Companies Gearing Up for Thursday Storms

Wednesday, June 12th, 2013, 5:52pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA9) -- Myra Oppel was sitting in her office at Pepco's Headquarters when the Derecho of 2012 hit.

She watched as the power company's outages jumped from a few thousand to almost half a million. By the time it was all over, more than two-million people in Virginia, Maryland, and the District were in the dark, and it would take nearly two weeks before all the power was restored.

Almost a year later, Oppel met with WUSA9 to discuss what Pepco's doing to prepare for this latest round of storms.

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Searchable Payroll Shows $332M In Federal Worker Bonuses

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Thursday, June 6th, 2013, 10:03am

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A new federal payroll database obtained by WUSA9 and the Asbury Park Press shows $105 billion in federal wages including $332 million in 2012 bonuses and identifies the government's biggest payouts going to workers who deal with natural disasters.

The searchable database shows individual payroll records for fiscal year 2012, including some bonuses, for about three out of four government workers.

Follow Investigative Reporter Russ Ptacek on Twitter or Facebook.

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Rolling Thunder Rolls into DC Area

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Sunday, May 26th, 2013, 11:20pm

WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA9) -- The rumble of hundreds of thousands bikers could be heard on the National Mall Sunday. It is the 25th annual Rolling Thunder to bring attention to America's Prisoners of War and Missing in Action.

Jim Kelly said, "It's a great time to stop and thank the veterans who provide the freedom we all live under.

It's important for Victor Ayala to support those who've served.

"Mostly friends that I've lost and every year the group gets smaller because some of the guys die off," said Ayala.

Veterans are not the only ones who ride or give a patriotic wave

There are friends such as Jim Kelly: "I haven't served, a lot of my friends have served. I've been coming 6 or 7 years."

From the first run 25 years ago, with 2500 riders, to now with hundreds of thousands on the National Mall.

"We came because we remember the fallen of this nation through all the wars."

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Actress Ashley Benson Kicks Off #AweSummer ::: 49-cent Slurpees all Memorial Day Weekend Nationwide

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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 4:11pm

Actress Ashley Benson Kicks Off #AweSummer ::: 49-cent Slurpees all Memorial Day Weekend Nationwide

Actress Ashley Benson of hit TV show “Pretty Little Liars” and box office hit “Spring Breakers,” appeared at a Los Angeles 7-Eleven store to take the ceremonial first Slurpee sip of summer. 7-Eleven is kicking off the Slurpee season as the country heats up for summer this Memorial Day weekend. The convenience retailer is making summer #Awesummer with Summer Slurpee Days – a 49-cent medium-size Slurpee drink offer Friday through Monday, May 24-27, at participating 7-Eleven stores nationwide.

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Dinners by Design Raised Money for Smithsonian Programs

Submitted by Sherry Moeller

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 11:29pm

Dinners by Design Raised Money for Smithsonian Programs

Smithsonian Women's Committee Members, Smithsonian Craft Show Artists and Dinner Guests Joined Five of DC's Top Interior Designers at Their Homes for the Second Annual Dinners by Design

David Mitchell, Andrew Law, Camille Saum, Skip Sroka, and Rosemarie Howe generously and creatively supported the recent Smithsonian Craft Show by hosting five exciting Dinners by Design. David Mitchell founded this annual event in 2012 and is working towards declaring April Design Month in DC.

Guests had the unique opportunity to tour the designers' homes, who offered a rare behind-the-scenes look at their residences while also sharing insight into the process of designing homes for some of the DC area's celebrities.

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IRS Scandal: Should White House Counsel Resign?

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Friday, May 17th, 2013, 11:50pm

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- In Washington, holding people accountable often means who knew what and when.

White House Spokesman Jay Carney admitted on Monday that the White House General Counsel's Office was notified three weeks ago of "a review about matters involving the IRS office in Cincinnati."

That review was being conducted by Treasury Inspector General, J. Russell George, and he testified Friday before the House Ways and Means Committee.

"Was the IRS using inappropriate criteria in its review of organizations applying for tax exempt status? Yes," said George.

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The Independent Collection Maps a New Course for Destination Travel

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Friday, May 17th, 2013, 4:16pm

The Independent Collection Maps a New Course for Destination Travel

Neighborhood collaborations make the getaway experience one to savor

City scenes and insider information greet guests who visit The Independent Collection’s new in-the-know websites, http://independentcollection.com. The recently relaunched sites are for a select group of hotels located in unique urban neighborhoods along the East Coast, all part of The Independent Collection. The Independent Collection, a growing collection of intimate lifestyle hotels managed by HHM, maps a course of travel for its guests that make the entire experience one to remember.

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